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

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