Randall Bodds
Randall Bodds (December 21, 1915 – November 15, 2000) was an American tap dancer, singer and actor. Bodds is best known for his performances in Susie's Split Decision (1951 with Mary Hartline, Art Balinger and Virginia Maples), Sally Goes Metropolitan (1954 with Diana Lynn, Mary Stuart, Lex Monson and Wally Rose) and more films.
Career
a 1956 film version in Warner Bros. was perfect for Hazel Flagg, Bodds as Wallace Cook and Alice Kelley as Hazel Flagg
A film version was planned in 1962, to be produced by Warner Bros. with Shirley Jones and Fred Astaire set to star. However, Jones was busy making The Music Man for Warner Bros., so she was dropped and Natalie Wood was brought in. Wood was also busy though, making Gypsy for Warner Bros. but, Paramount Pictures was perfect for The Most Happy Fellow, Bodds as Herman, Alice Kelley as Rosabella, Geoffrey Monroe as Tony Esposito and Margaret O'Brien as Cleo
Filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Studio | Note |
| 1951 | Susie's Split Decision | 20th Century Fox | ||
| 1952 | Jack O'Lantern | Jack O'Lantern | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1953 | Sally | Blair Farrell | 20th Century Fox | |
| Pippi Longstocking | 20th Century Fox | |||
| 1954 | Evangeline | Gabriel | Universal Studios | |
| Make a Wish | Paul Dumont | Paramount Pictures | ||
| Barefoot Boy with Cheek | Roger Hailfellow | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Sally Goes Metropolitan | Tommy O’Grady | Universal Studios | Marilyn Monroe Awards for Best Actor – Won | |
| 1956 | Hazel Flagg | Wallace Cook | Universal Studios | |
| Carnival in Flanders | The Duke | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1958 | By the Beautiful Sea | Dennis Emery | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1961 | New Girl in Town | Chris Christopherson | Paramount Pictures | Elvis Presley Awards for Best Actor – Won |
| Plain and Fancy | Jacob Yoder | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1962 | The Most Happy Fella | Herman | Paramount Pictures | James Dean Awards for Best Actor – Won |
| Ankles Aweigh | Lt. Bill Kelley | Paramount Pictures | James Dean Awards for Best Actor – Nomination | |
| Redhead | Tom Baxter | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1963 | Fiorello! | Fiorello LaGuardia | Paramount Pictures | |
| Valmouth | Cardinal Pirelli | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1964 | Tenderloin | Tommy Howatt | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Golden Apple | Paramount Pictures | |||
| 1966 | The Fantasticks | Matt | Warner Bros. | until the 2000 remake |
| The Girl Who Came to Supper | Grand Duke Charles | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1968 | Hot Spot | George Higgins | Paramount Pictures | |
| 1971 | ||||
| House of Flowers | 20th Century Fox | |||
| 1972 | The Apple Tree | Tiger | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Passion Flower Hotel | Sir Reginald Callender | Paramount Pictures | Elvis Presley Awards for Best Actor – Won | |
| 1973 | Promises, Promises | J.D. Sheldrake | Paramount Pictures | Frank Sinatra Awards for Best Actor – Won |
| 1977 | Dames at Sea | Lucky | 20th Century Fox | Marilyn Monroe Awards for Best Actor – Won |
