Ralph Bell

Ralph Bell was born Ralph Scognamiglio in New York City on November 27, 1915. Source: RUSC

He grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, earned an A.B. at the University of Michigan in 1937, took small Broadway parts, and was typecast as a criminal as soon as he moved into radio. Source: TIME, August 11, 1947

TIME reported in 1947 that he often played the villain on as many as 16 shows a week, with a record of seven in one day; he told the magazine, "I figure I just have a talent for murder." Source: TIME, August 11, 1947

He was married to actress Pert Kelton, with whom he had two sons, Brian and Stephen. Source: Wikipedia (Pert Kelton)

RadioGOLDINdex lists him in seven Cloak and Dagger broadcasts from July to September 1950. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He appeared on Suspense from 1950 to 1960 and is credited as both writer and performer of the episode "The Last Trip" (November 8, 1959). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He was in nine CBS Radio Workshop programs in 1956 and 1957, narrating "Adopting A Dog" (March 31, 1957). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He also worked in radio science fiction, on Dimension X (1950-51) and X Minus One (1956-57). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He played Lieutenant Travis Rogers on NBC's Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, and his longest radio run was The CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982); he died in New York City on August 2, 1998. Source: RUSC