Ralph Sanford

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

20 May 1899, 126 years old

Known For

The Best Years of Our Lives

River of No Return

The Big Country

The Heiress

Easter Parade

Friendly Persuasion

They Drive by Night

Rancho Notorious

Dodge City

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

The Oregon Trail

John Decker

1959

The Big Country

Party Guest (uncredited)

1958

Up In Smoke

Sam

1957

Beginning of the End

Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

1957

Footsteps in the Night

Bartender (Uncredited)

1957

Friendly Persuasion

Businessman (uncredited)

1956

Shotgun

Chris

1955

Cattle Queen of Montana

Store Clerk (uncredited)

1954

The Forty-Niners

Bartender Joe

1954

River of No Return

Bartender (uncredited)

1954

Torpedo Alley

Charles Hedley

1953

I Was a Burlesque Queen

Nunnally LaVitte

1953

Count the Hours!

Alvin Taylor

1953

Springfield Rifle

Barfly (uncredited)

1952

Sea Tiger

Fat Harry, Innkeeper

1952

The Turning Point

Harry (uncredited)

1952

Rancho Notorious

Politician (uncredited)

1952

Let's Make It Legal

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

1951

Fort Defiance

Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

1951

Rhubarb

Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

1951

Kentucky Jubilee

Steve Frome

1951

Danger Zone

Larry Dunlap

1951

Missing Women

Sam (man at ballpark)

1951

Rogue River

Max Bonner

1951

Rhythm Inn

Pete Harris

1951

Father's Wild Game

First Policeman

1950

Union Station

Detective Fay

1950

The Glass Menagerie

Mendoza

1950

So You Want to Move

1950

Hi-Jacked

Stephen Clark

1950

The Damned Don't Cry

Norman Riley (uncredited)

1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Prison Warden (uncredited)

1950

Appointment with Danger

Maxie Wilder

1950

So You Want to Be an Actor

Mr. Sherbert

1949

The Heiress

Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

Burly Policeman (uncredited)

1949

Champion

Hammond

1949

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Police Lt. Steve Mulford

1948

Easter Parade

Hotel Detective (uncredited)

1948

French Leave

Skipper Muldoon

1948

Let's Live Again

Policeman

1948

Linda, Be Good

Nunnally LaVitte

1947

Web of Danger

Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

1947

So You Want to Be in Pictures

Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

1947

Copacabana

Liggett

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

Knifey

1947

The Best Years of Our Lives

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

1946

That Brennan Girl

Fatso (uncredited)

1946

Sioux City Sue

Big Gulliver

1946

Never Say Goodbye

Cab Driver (uncredited)

1946

My Pal Trigger

Auctioneer Al

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

1946

They Made Me a Killer

Patrolman Roach

1946

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Charlie Sargent

1945

High Powered

Sheriff

1945

There Goes Kelly

Police Lt. Marty Phillips

1945

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

1945

Lost in a Harem

Mr. Ormulu

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

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

1944

Maisie Goes to Reno

Policeman (Uncredited)

1944

Wilson

Minor Role (uncredited)

1944

Take It or Leave It

Taxi Driver

1944

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

Gilhooley

1944

Minesweeper

Seaman Cox

1943

Submarine Alert

Agent Freddie Grayson

1943

Alaska Highway

Frosty Gimble

1943

High Explosive

Squinchy Andrews

1943

Aerial Gunner

Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

1943

A Night for Crime

Det. Hoffman

1943

No Place for a Lady

Hal, truck driver-henchman

1943

Lucky Legs

Bartender

1942

Wildcat

'Grits' O'Malley

1942

I Live on Danger

Angie Moss

1942

Come on Danger

Bartender

1942

Meet the Stewarts

Cop (uncredited)

1942

Obliging Young Lady

Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

1942

Torpedo Boat

Hector Bobry

1942

No Hands on the Clock

Officer Gimble

1941

Who's a Dummy?

1941

Down in San Diego

Man (uncredited)

1941

Melody for Three

Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

1941

Men of the Timberland

Cafe Owner (uncredited)

1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Police Desk Sergeant

1941

Blondie Goes Latin

Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

1941

Blonde Inspiration

Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

1941

Four Mothers

Bill (uncredited)

1941

East of the River

Policeman (uncredited)

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

1940

They Drive by Night

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

1940

Carolina Moon

Foreman Nelson

1940

Cross-Country Romance

Henry

1940

Gaucho Serenade

Motorcycle Cop

1940

Tear Gas Squad

Officer

1940

Kid Nightingale

First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

Second Night Guard (uncredited)

1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

1939

Quiet, Please

Tony (uncredited)

1939

Undercover Agent

Joe Blake

1939

Dodge City

Brawler (uncredited)

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Truck Driver (uncredited)

1939

Girls on Probation

First Detective

1938

If I Were King

Cook (uncredited)

1938

Give Me a Sailor

Iceman (uncredited)

1938

Blondes at Work

Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

1938

The Patient in Room 18

Detective Donahue

1938

Sea Racketeers

Henchman Turk

1937

While the Cat's Away

Superintendent (uncredited)

1936

The Policy Girl

Radio Station Usher

1934

Kissing Time

Corporal (uncredited)

1933

In the Dough

Cop

1933

Salt Water Daffy

Cop (uncredited)

1933

The Radio Murder Mystery

Pat the detective

1933

Nearly Naked

1933

What Price Pants

Bartender (uncredited)

1931

Grounds for Murder

1930