Hayden Rorke

William Henry Rorke (October 23, 1910 – August 19, 1987) was an American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was best known for playing Colonel Dr. Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s American sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie".
Rorke died on August 19, 1987 at his home in Toluca Lake, California of multiple myeloma at the age of 76.
In a 2011 memoir by "Jeannie" co-star Barbara Eden revealed that Rorke was "unashamed to be gay" and that they were close friends.