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Ralph Moody

Ralph Moody

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 05, 1886
Died Sep 16, 1971 (84)
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Moody (November 5, 1886–September 6, 1971) was an American actor with over 50 movie and over 100 television appearances plus numerous radio appearances. Moody spent more than four decades working in stock theater throughout the United States, including h ... aving his own troupe for almost half of that span. In 1939, he began working in radio at WIBW in Topeka, Kansas. Later, he became an announcer and actor at WLW radio in Cincinnati. Moody was a regular on radio broadcasts of Gunsmoke, and also performed on the Roy Rogers Show, Wild Bill Hickok and X Minus One. He portrayed Gramps on The Trouble with the Truitts on NBC Rado. At the age of 62, Moody began a string of film and television appearances, including films such as Road to Bali, Toward the Unknown, The Legend of Tom Dooley, and The Story of Ruth. On television, he played Jay Burrage in The Rifleman. He was also seen in episodes of Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Circus Boy, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Have Gun - Will Travel, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Wanted Dead or Alive, and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He was also among a rotation of actors used by Jack Webb in the 1950s version as well as the 1967-70 revival of Dragnet, and in 1970 appeared in the last Dragnet episode produced by Webb. His most frequent television roles were as a kindly old man or Native American. CLR

Known For

Filmography

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as (voice) (archive footage)

The Impatient Heart

The Impatient Heart

1971

as Rothchild

The Chase

The Chase

1966

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Rounders

The Rounders

1965

as Horse Doctor (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1962

as Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)

The Outsider

The Outsider

1961

as Uncle

Homicidal

Homicidal

1961

as First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)

The Legend of Tom Dooley

The Legend of Tom Dooley

1959

as Doc Henry

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as Aged Pharisee

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958

as Padre Vincente Esteban

Going Steady

Going Steady

1958

as Justice of the Peace

Pawnee

Pawnee

1957

as Chief Wise Eagle

Guns Don't Argue

Guns Don't Argue

1957

as Arthur 'Pa' Barker

The Monster That Challenged the World

The Monster That Challenged the World

1957

as Watchman at Lock 57

No. 5 Checked Out

No. 5 Checked Out

1956

as Jarvis

The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt

1956

as Indian agent

Reprisal!

Reprisal!

1956

as Matara

The Steel Jungle

The Steel Jungle

1956

as Andy Griffith

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

as Harvey Gilbert

24 Hour Alert

24 Hour Alert

1955

as City Councilman Boggs

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

1955

as Noah Euall

I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

as Pa Goodhue

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

1955

as Chief Le Borgne (uncredited)

Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross

1955

as Sandak

Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

1955

as Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)

Road to Bali

Road to Bali

1953

as Bhoma Da

Seminole

Seminole

1953

as Kulak

Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

1953

as Aguila

Column South

Column South

1953

as Joe Copper Face

Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

1953

as Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)

The Living Bible

The Living Bible

1952

as Zacharias

Talk About a Stranger

Talk About a Stranger

1952

as Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

1952

as Coroner (uncredited)

Red Mountain

Red Mountain

1951

as George Meredyth, Undertaker

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

as Kusac - Miner (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

as Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

1950

as Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice)

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail

1950

as Keokuk

The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

as Old Man (uncredited)

Square Dance Jubilee

Square Dance Jubilee

1949

as Indian Chief

Man-Eater of Kumaon

Man-Eater of Kumaon

1948

as Villager

The Wild Country

The Wild Country

1970

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Black Saddle

as Judge Tennifree

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 10, 1959

Johnny Ringo

as Sam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Gunsmoke

as Long Robe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

The Lone Ranger

as Swift Eagle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

The Twilight Zone

as Pa Myrtlebank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Night Gallery

as Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag")

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Johnny Ringo

as Carl Cobb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Law of the Plainsman

as Danforth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Victor Flam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Gunsmoke

as Harvey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Adam-12

as Gus Archer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Four Star Playhouse

as Realtor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Conductor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Doc

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Stranger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Uncle Lee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Jarvis Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Four Star Playhouse

as Moreland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Perry Mason

as Jenkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Local Citizen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Jarvis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Bonanza

as Tall Pony

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Rifleman

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

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