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Ralph Sanford
Acting

Ralph Sanford

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

20 May 1899

Age

127 Years

Born In

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Total Projects

171

Years Active

31 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.4 ★

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 200 films between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently appeared in Westerns and often portrayed "tough guys". He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Mister Ed

tv

Mister Ed

1961

Mister Ed

as Policeman

Dennis the Menace

tv

Dennis the Menace

1959

Dennis the Menace

as Sleeping Man (uncredited)

Dennis the Menace

tv

Dennis the Menace

1959

Dennis the Menace

as Man in Park (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

tv

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Fred (uncredited)

The Deputy

tv

The Deputy

1959

The Deputy

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Oregon Trail

movie

The Oregon Trail

1959

The Oregon Trail

as John Decker

The Big Country

movie

The Big Country

1958

The Big Country

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Up In Smoke

movie

Up In Smoke

1957

Up In Smoke

as Sam

Leave It to Beaver

tv

Leave It to Beaver

1957

Leave It to Beaver

as Fats Flannaghan

The Restless Gun

tv

The Restless Gun

1957

The Restless Gun

as Gallagher

Maverick

tv

Maverick

1957

Maverick

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as Pat

Beginning of the End

movie

Beginning of the End

1957

Beginning of the End

as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Footsteps in the Night

movie

Footsteps in the Night

1957

Footsteps in the Night

as Bartender (Uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

movie

Friendly Persuasion

1956

Friendly Persuasion

as Businessman (uncredited)

CineRaya

tv

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

Hey, Jeannie!

as Policeman

CineRaya

tv

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

Hey, Jeannie!

as Expressman

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

tv

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Mayor Jim Kelley

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Bartender Larsen

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Butch McGuire

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Slip Madigan

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Fireman Whitty

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

tv

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited)

Shotgun

movie

Shotgun

1955

Shotgun

as Chris

Cattle Queen of Montana

movie

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Cattle Queen of Montana

as Store Clerk (uncredited)

Climax!

tv

Climax!

1954

Climax!

as The Warden

Climax!

tv

Climax!

1954

Climax!

December Bride

tv

December Bride

1954

December Bride

as Guard

Father Knows Best

tv

Father Knows Best

1954

Father Knows Best

as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

The Forty-Niners

movie

The Forty-Niners

1954

The Forty-Niners

as Bartender Joe

River of No Return

movie

River of No Return

1954

River of No Return

as Bartender (uncredited)

Annie Oakley

tv

Annie Oakley

1954

Annie Oakley

as Pete the Drunk

Torpedo Alley

movie

Torpedo Alley

1953

Torpedo Alley

as Charles Hedley

The Pride of the Family

tv

The Pride of the Family

1953

The Pride of the Family

as Uncle Harry

I Was a Burlesque Queen

movie

I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

I Was a Burlesque Queen

as Nunnally LaVitte

Count the Hours!

movie

Count the Hours!

1953

Count the Hours!

as Alvin Taylor

General Electric Theater

tv

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater

as Backstage Doorman

General Electric Theater

tv

General Electric Theater

1953

General Electric Theater

as Watchman

The Life Of Riley

tv

The Life Of Riley

1953

The Life Of Riley

as Hawkins

The Abbott and Costello Show

tv

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Police Sergeant

Springfield Rifle

movie

Springfield Rifle

1952

Springfield Rifle

as Barfly (uncredited)

Mr. & Mrs. North

tv

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

The Ford Television Theatre

tv

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Chief Bates

The Ford Television Theatre

tv

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Man in hallway holding newspaper

CineRaya

tv

Four Star Playhouse

1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Man (voice)

Adventures of Superman

tv

Adventures of Superman

1952

Adventures of Superman

as George - Customer

Adventures of Superman

tv

Adventures of Superman

1952

Adventures of Superman

as Buckets

Sea Tiger

movie

Sea Tiger

1952

Sea Tiger

as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

The Turning Point

movie

The Turning Point

1952

The Turning Point

as Harry (uncredited)

My Little Margie

tv

My Little Margie

1952

My Little Margie

Rancho Notorious

movie

Rancho Notorious

1952

Rancho Notorious

as Politician (uncredited)

CineRaya

tv

Gang Busters

1952

Gang Busters

Let's Make It Legal

movie

Let's Make It Legal

1951

Let's Make It Legal

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

I Love Lucy

tv

I Love Lucy

1951

I Love Lucy

as Guard (uncredited)

Fort Defiance

movie

Fort Defiance

1951

Fort Defiance

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

tv

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Red Skelton Show

tv

The Red Skelton Show

1951

The Red Skelton Show

as Graft collector

The Red Skelton Show

tv

The Red Skelton Show

1951

The Red Skelton Show

as the Admiral

Rhubarb

movie

Rhubarb

1951

Rhubarb

as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

The Adventures of Kit Carson

tv

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

CineRaya

tv

Front Page Detective

1951

Front Page Detective

Kentucky Jubilee

movie

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

Kentucky Jubilee

as Steve Frome

Danger Zone

movie

Danger Zone

1951

Danger Zone

as Larry Dunlap

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

tv

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

tv

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Doc Bunion

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

tv

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Storekeeper Buck Jameson

Missing Women

movie

Missing Women

1951

Missing Women

as Sam (man at ballpark)

Rogue River

movie

Rogue River

1951

Rogue River

as Max Bonner

Rhythm Inn

movie

Rhythm Inn

1951

Rhythm Inn

as Pete Harris

Father's Wild Game

movie

Father's Wild Game

1950

Father's Wild Game

as First Policeman

Union Station

movie

Union Station

1950

Union Station

as Detective Fay

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Police Sergeant

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as McConigle

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as McGee

The Glass Menagerie

movie

The Glass Menagerie

1950

The Glass Menagerie

as Mendoza

CineRaya

movie

So You Want to Move

1950

So You Want to Move

The Gene Autry Show

tv

The Gene Autry Show

1950

The Gene Autry Show

as 'Doc' Bailey

The Gene Autry Show

tv

The Gene Autry Show

1950

The Gene Autry Show

as Harper, the Hustler

Hi-Jacked

movie

Hi-Jacked

1950

Hi-Jacked

as Stephen Clark

The Damned Don't Cry

movie

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

The Damned Don't Cry

as Norman Riley (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

movie

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

The Bob Hope Show

tv

The Bob Hope Show

1950

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Appointment with Danger

movie

Appointment with Danger

1950

Appointment with Danger

as Maxie Wilder

CineRaya

movie

So You Want to Be an Actor

1949

So You Want to Be an Actor

as Mr. Sherbert

The Heiress

movie

The Heiress

1949

The Heiress

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger

tv

The Lone Ranger

1949

The Lone Ranger

as Ben Chalmers

The Lone Ranger

tv

The Lone Ranger

1949

The Lone Ranger

as Sheriff Wirt

In the Good Old Summertime

movie

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

Champion

movie

Champion

1949

Champion

as Hammond

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

movie

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

Easter Parade

movie

Easter Parade

1948

Easter Parade

as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Shaggy

movie

Shaggy

1948

Shaggy

as Fuzzy

French Leave

movie

French Leave

1948

French Leave

as Skipper Muldoon

Let's Live Again

movie

Let's Live Again

1948

Let's Live Again

as Policeman

Linda, Be Good

movie

Linda, Be Good

1947

Linda, Be Good

as Nunnally LaVitte

Web of Danger

movie

Web of Danger

1947

Web of Danger

as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

CineRaya

movie

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

So You Want to Be in Pictures

as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Copacabana

movie

Copacabana

1947

Copacabana

as Liggett

It's a Joke, Son!

movie

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

as Knifey

The Best Years of Our Lives

movie

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl

movie

That Brennan Girl

1946

That Brennan Girl

as Fatso (uncredited)

Sioux City Sue

movie

Sioux City Sue

1946

Sioux City Sue

as Big Gulliver

Never Say Goodbye

movie

Never Say Goodbye

1946

Never Say Goodbye

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

My Pal Trigger

movie

My Pal Trigger

1946

My Pal Trigger

as Auctioneer Al

Two Sisters from Boston

movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

They Made Me a Killer

movie

They Made Me a Killer

1946

They Made Me a Killer

as Patrolman Roach

Girl on the Spot

movie

Girl on the Spot

1946

Girl on the Spot

as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

movie

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

as Charlie Sargent

High Powered

movie

High Powered

1945

High Powered

as Sheriff

CineRaya

movie

There Goes Kelly

1945

There Goes Kelly

as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

movie

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Lost in a Harem

movie

Lost in a Harem

1944

Lost in a Harem

as Mr. Ormulu

Mystery of the Riverboat

movie

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]

Maisie Goes to Reno

movie

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

Maisie Goes to Reno

as Policeman (Uncredited)

Wilson

movie

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Take It or Leave It

movie

Take It or Leave It

1944

Take It or Leave It

as Taxi Driver

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

movie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

as Gilhooley

Minesweeper

movie

Minesweeper

1943

Minesweeper

as Seaman Cox

Submarine Alert

movie

Submarine Alert

1943

Submarine Alert

as Agent Freddie Grayson

Alaska Highway

movie

Alaska Highway

1943

Alaska Highway

as Frosty Gimble

High Explosive

movie

High Explosive

1943

High Explosive

as Squinchy Andrews

Aerial Gunner

movie

Aerial Gunner

1943

Aerial Gunner

as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

A Night for Crime

movie

A Night for Crime

1943

A Night for Crime

as Det. Hoffman

No Place for a Lady

movie

No Place for a Lady

1943

No Place for a Lady

as Hal, truck driver-henchman

Lucky Legs

movie

Lucky Legs

1942

Lucky Legs

as Bartender

Wildcat

movie

Wildcat

1942

Wildcat

as 'Grits' O'Malley

I Live on Danger

movie

I Live on Danger

1942

I Live on Danger

as Angie Moss

Come on Danger

movie

Come on Danger

1942

Come on Danger

as Bartender

Meet the Stewarts

movie

Meet the Stewarts

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as Cop (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

movie

Obliging Young Lady

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Torpedo Boat

movie

Torpedo Boat

1942

Torpedo Boat

as Hector Bobry

No Hands on the Clock

movie

No Hands on the Clock

1941

No Hands on the Clock

as Officer Gimble

Who's a Dummy?

movie

Who's a Dummy?

1941

Who's a Dummy?

Down in San Diego

movie

Down in San Diego

1941

Down in San Diego

as Man (uncredited)

Melody for Three

movie

Melody for Three

1941

Melody for Three

as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

Men of the Timberland

movie

Men of the Timberland

1941

Men of the Timberland

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

movie

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as Police Desk Sergeant

Blondie Goes Latin

movie

Blondie Goes Latin

1941

Blondie Goes Latin

as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

Blonde Inspiration

movie

Blonde Inspiration

1941

Blonde Inspiration

as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Four Mothers

movie

Four Mothers

1941

Four Mothers

as Bill (uncredited)

East of the River

movie

East of the River

1940

East of the River

as Policeman (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

movie

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor

movie

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

movie

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Carolina Moon

movie

Carolina Moon

1940

Carolina Moon

as Foreman Nelson

Cross-Country Romance

movie

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as Henry

Gaucho Serenade

movie

Gaucho Serenade

1940

Gaucho Serenade

as Motorcycle Cop

Tear Gas Squad

movie

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Tear Gas Squad

as Officer

Kid Nightingale

movie

Kid Nightingale

1939

Kid Nightingale

as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

movie

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

movie

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

Quiet, Please

movie

Quiet, Please

1939

Quiet, Please

as Tony (uncredited)

Undercover Agent

movie

Undercover Agent

1939

Undercover Agent

as Joe Blake

Dodge City

movie

Dodge City

1939

Dodge City

as Brawler (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

movie

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Girls on Probation

movie

Girls on Probation

1938

Girls on Probation

as First Detective

If I Were King

movie

If I Were King

1938

If I Were King

as Cook (uncredited)

Give Me a Sailor

movie

Give Me a Sailor

1938

Give Me a Sailor

as Iceman (uncredited)

Blondes at Work

movie

Blondes at Work

1938

Blondes at Work

as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18

movie

The Patient in Room 18

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as Detective Donahue

Sea Racketeers

movie

Sea Racketeers

1937

Sea Racketeers

as Henchman Turk

While the Cat's Away

movie

While the Cat's Away

1936

While the Cat's Away

as Superintendent (uncredited)

The Policy Girl

movie

The Policy Girl

1934

The Policy Girl

as Radio Station Usher

CineRaya

movie

Kissing Time

1933

Kissing Time

as Corporal (uncredited)

In the Dough

movie

In the Dough

1933

In the Dough

as Cop

Salt Water Daffy

movie

Salt Water Daffy

1933

Salt Water Daffy

as Cop (uncredited)

The Radio Murder Mystery

movie

The Radio Murder Mystery

1933

The Radio Murder Mystery

as Pat the detective

Nearly Naked

movie

Nearly Naked

1933

Nearly Naked

What Price Pants

movie

What Price Pants

1931

What Price Pants

as Bartender (uncredited)

CineRaya

movie

Grounds for Murder

1930

Grounds for Murder

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