The Winds of War
An Emmy Award nomination for the mini-series "The Winds of War" (1983) – in which Bellamy reprised his "Sunrise at Campobello" role of Franklin D. Roosevelt – brought him back into the spotlight. This was quickly followed by his role as Randolph Duke, a conniving millionaire commodities trader in "Trading Places" (1983) alongside Don Ameche. The Eddie Murphy film, "Coming to America" (1988), included a brief cameo by Bellamy and Don Ameche, reprising their roles as the Duke brothers. Around this time, he again portrayed Franklin Roosevelt in the sequel to "The Winds of War", "War and Remembrance" (also 1988).