Ralph Sanford

Known For	Acting
Birthday	May 20, 1899
Died	Jun 20, 1963 (64)
Birthplace	Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity	0.3 (history)
Updated	Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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 Springfi ... eld, Massachusetts, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Known For

Filmography

The Oregon Trail

1959

as John Decker

The Big Country

1958

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Up In Smoke

1957

as Sam

Footsteps in the Night

1957

as Bartender (Uncredited)

Beginning of the End

1957

as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Businessman (uncredited)

Shotgun

1955

as Chris

The Forty-Niners

1954

as Bartender Joe

River of No Return

1954

as Bartender (uncredited)

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

as Store Clerk (uncredited)

I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

as Nunnally LaVitte

Count the Hours!

1953

as Alvin Taylor

Torpedo Alley

1953

as Charles Hedley

Sea Tiger

1952

as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Barfly (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Politician (uncredited)

Rogue River

1951

as Max Bonner

Rhythm Inn

1951

as Pete Harris

Fort Defiance

1951

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Danger Zone

1951

as Larry Dunlap

Missing Women

1951

as Sam (man at ballpark)

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

as Steve Frome

Let's Make It Legal

1951

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Rhubarb

1951

as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

The Glass Menagerie

1950

as Mendoza

Hi-Jacked

1950

as Stephen Clark

Father's Wild Game

1950

as First Policeman

Union Station

1950

as Detective Fay

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Maxie Wilder

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Norman Riley (uncredited)

Champion

1949

as Hammond

The Heiress

1949

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

French Leave

1948

as Skipper Muldoon

Let's Live Again

1948

as Policeman

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

Linda, Be Good

1947

as Nunnally LaVitte

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

as Knifey

Web of Danger

1947

as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Copacabana

1947

as Liggett

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Sioux City Sue

1946

as Big Gulliver

They Made Me a Killer

1946

as Patrolman Roach

My Pal Trigger

1946

as Auctioneer Al

Never Say Goodbye

1946

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl

1946

as Fatso (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

There Goes Kelly

1945

as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945

as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

High Powered

1945

as Sheriff

Thunderhead - Son of Flicka

1945

as Charlie Sargent

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944

as Gilhooley

Lost in a Harem

1944

as Mr. Ormulu

Take It or Leave It

1944

as Taxi Driver

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

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

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

as Policeman (Uncredited)

Wilson

1944

as Minor Role (uncredited)

A Night for Crime

1943

as Det. Hoffman

Alaska Highway

1943

as Frosty Gimble

High Explosive

1943

as Squinchy Andrews

Submarine Alert

1943

as Agent Freddie Grayson

Minesweeper

1943

as Seaman Cox

No Place for a Lady

1943

as Hal, truck driver-henchman

Aerial Gunner

1943

as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

Torpedo Boat

1942

as Hector Bobry

Wildcat

1942

as 'Grits' O'Malley

I Live on Danger

1942

as Angie Moss

Come on Danger

1942

as Bartender

Lucky Legs

1942

as Bartender

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Cop (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

No Hands on the Clock

1941

as Officer Gimble

Men of the Timberland

1941

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Blonde Inspiration

1941

as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Down in San Diego

1941

as Man (uncredited)

Blondie Goes Latin

1941

as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

as Police Desk Sergeant

Four Mothers

1941

as Bill (uncredited)

Carolina Moon

1940

as Foreman Nelson

Cross-Country Romance

1940

as Henry

Gaucho Serenade

1940

as Motorcycle Cop

Tear Gas Squad

1940

as Officer

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

East of the River

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Undercover Agent

1939

as Joe Blake

Quiet, Please

1939

as Tony (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale

1939

as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

1939

as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

Dodge City

1939

as Brawler (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18

1938

as Detective Donahue

Blondes at Work

1938

as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Girls on Probation

1938

as First Detective

If I Were King

1938

as Cook

Sea Racketeers

1937

as Henchman Turk

While the Cat's Away

1936

as Superintendent (uncredited)

The Policy Girl

1934

as Radio Station Usher

Salt Water Daffy

1933

as Cop (uncredited)

Kissing Time

1933

as Corporal (uncredited)

In the Dough

1933

as Cop

What Price Pants

1931

as Bartender (uncredited)

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Mayor Jim Kelley

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

Leave It to Beaver

as Fats Flannaghan

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

The Life Of Riley

as Hawkins

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 02, 1953

Mister Ed

as Policeman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1961

I Love Lucy

as Guard (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1951

Perry Mason

as Pat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

General Electric Theater

as Backstage Doorman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

as Police Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Gene Autry Show

as 'Doc' Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

Climax!

as The Warden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Fred (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1959

Hey, Jeannie!

as Policeman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1956

Dennis the Menace

as Sleeping Man (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

Hey, Jeannie!

as Expressman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1956

The Deputy

as Townsman (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Dennis the Menace

as Man in Park (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1959

The Restless Gun

as Gallagher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1957

Maverick

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Bartender Larsen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Butch McGuire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Slip Madigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Fireman Whitty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

December Bride

as Guard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1954

Annie Oakley

as Pete the Drunk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1954

The Pride of the Family

as Uncle Harry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1953

The Ford Television Theatre

as Chief Bates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The Ford Television Theatre

as Man in hallway holding newspaper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

Adventures of Superman

as George - Customer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

Adventures of Superman

as Buckets

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Police Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1952

The Red Skelton Show

as Graft collector

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Red Skelton Show

as the Admiral

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Doc Bunion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Storekeeper Buck Jameson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as McConigle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

The Gene Autry Show

as Harper, the Hustler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 1950

The Lone Ranger

as Ben Chalmers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

The Lone Ranger

as Sheriff Wirt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1949

General Electric Theater

as Watchman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Lux Video Theatre

as McGee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Four Star Playhouse

as Man (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

My Little Margie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 1952

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1955

Front Page Detective

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1951

Gang Busters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1952

Father Knows Best

as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1954

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

Climax!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

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