Rudy Behlmer (October 13, 1926 – September 27, 2019) was an American film historian and writer. He was an expert in the history and evolution of the motion picture industry. Behlmer began his career with KLAC-TV in Hollywood as a stage manager. At the beginning of the 1960s, Behlmer started researching and writing articles on various aspects of film history. One such project, a career piece on film producer David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind, Rebecca), led to his book Memo from David O. Selznick (1972). It was followed by nine other books as well as numerous magazine articles and film music recording booklets. Behlmer also contributed to a wide variety of works about the Golden Age of Hollywood.

KNOWN FOR

The Dick Cavett Show
1972
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Desire and Censorship
2006
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
57
Directing
1
2012
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
as Self
2012
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
as Self
2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self
2010
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
as Self
2009
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
as Self
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self
2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
2008
A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck'
as Self
2008
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox
as Self
2008
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Self
2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
as Self
2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
as Self
2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
as Self
2008
In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic
as Self
2007
Becoming John Ford
as Self
2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
as Self
2006
Desire and Censorship
as Self
2006
Jezebel: Legend of the South
as Self
2006
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self
2006
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
as Self - Author, Film Historian
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self
2006
A Streetcar in Hollywood
as Self
2006
A Streetcar on Broadway
as Self
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
2006
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
as Self
2006
Credit Where Credit is Due
as Self
2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Author and Film Historian
2005
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
as Self
2005
Captain Blood: A Swashbuckler Is Born
as Self - Author & Film Historian
2005
The Music of 'Humoresque'
as Self
2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
as Self
2005
Alias Nick and Nora
as Self
2004
Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle
as Self
2003
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
as Self, Film Historian
2003
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as Self
2003
The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
as Self
2002
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
2002
The Universe According to Universal
as Narrator
2001
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
as Self
2001
Celebrating Dumbo
as Self
2000
Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!
as Self - Host
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self - Host
2000
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked
as Self
2000
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
2000
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
as Self
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self
1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Film Historian
1993
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
as Self
1992
You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'
as Self - Film Historian
1992
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
as Self
1991
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
as Self
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest