
Kernan Cripps
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1886-07-08
- Died
- 1953-08-12
- Place of birth
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Kerman Cripps · Mr. Kernan Cripps
Biography
Elmer Ballard (July 8, 1886 – August 12, 1953) was an American actor.
Known For

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

Double Indemnity
1944
as Conductor (uncredited)

Saboteur
1942
as Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)

Little Caesar
1931
as Detective (uncredited)

The Invisible Woman
1940
as Postman (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Detective (uncredited)
Movies (109)

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

Double Indemnity
1944
as Conductor (uncredited)

Saboteur
1942
as Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)

Little Caesar
1931
as Detective (uncredited)

The Invisible Woman
1940
as Postman (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Detective (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
1940
as Deputy (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Cop (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Doorman (Uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Policeman (uncredited)

Unknown Blonde
1934
as Detective

Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Conspirator (uncredited)

California
1947
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Smart Girl
1935
as O'Brien (uncredited)

Alibi
1929
as Trask - Plainclothesman

Crack-Up
1946
as First RR Ticket Clerk (Uncredited)

Appointment for Love
1941
as Bartender (uncredited)

The Seventh Victim
1943
as Police Officer Danny (Uncredited)

Pacific Blackout
1941
as Suspicious Cafe Cop
Frisco Lil
1942

Lady Scarface
1941
as Joe, Police Clerk

Black Friday
1940
as Detective

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Police Captain (uncredited)

Broadway
1942
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Freight Agent

The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Angel's Holiday
1937
as Radio Officer

Let Us Live
1939
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Broadway Bill
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)

Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Police Telephone Operator (Uncredited)

Private Affairs
1940
as Doorman (uncredited)

The Green Hornet
1940
as Radio Car Cop (uncredited)

Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Police Radioman

Calling Dr. Death
1943

Waterfront Lady
1935
as Detective Bates

Gang Bullets
1938
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

The Shadow
1940
as Shipyard & Courtroom Cop

Little Big Shot
1935
as Policeman #1

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
as Captain's Aide

None Shall Escape
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)

Deadwood Dick
1940
as Jury Foreman

Key Witness
1947
as Policeman - Coroner's Office (uncredited)

Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Kelly (Uncredited)

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
1942
as Cellblock Guard

Johnny Angel
1945
as Official (uncredited)

That Girl from Paris
1936
as Doorman (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cop

Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Seaman

The Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
as Gateman (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Workman

Juvenile Court
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)

You're Not So Tough
1940
as Guard

Hold That Blonde!
1945
as Police Detective Murphy (uncredited)

Girl in Danger
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Main Street After Dark
1945
as Police Scientist (uncredited)

The Gunman From Bodie
1941
as Al, the bartender

The Great Gambini
1937
as Detective

The Crime Patrol
1936
as Police Detective (uncredited)

Crime Doctor
1943
as Turnkey

Afraid to Talk
1932
as Arresting Detective

Playing Around
1930
as Police Sgt. Mulligan (uncredited)

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943
as Mason - Car 61 Police Officer (uncredited)

Silverspurs
1936
as Sheriff

She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Guard

Sergeant Madden
1939
as Detective on Train

Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Detective

The Invisible Killer
1939
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

The Defense Rests
1934
as Policeman

The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Detective (uncredited)

Six Gun Gospel
1943
as Bill Simms
Wolf of New York
1940
as Minor Role

Borrowed Hero
1941
as 1st Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)

Over the Wall
1938
as Prison Guard

Daughter of Don Q
1946
as Insp. Grogan

Great Guy
1936
as Deputy (Uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Tough at Auto Camp #2

The Green Archer
1940
as Frank

Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Brokerage Firm Guard (uncredited)

Strange Affair
1944
as Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as Gardner (uncredited)

The Mystery Squadron
1933
as Tom

Murder by Invitation
1941
as Deputy (Uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Stagehand

I Hate Women
1934
as Casey

Mary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Riley

Northern Frontier
1935
as Mike - the Bartender (uncredited)
Wilderness Mail
1935
as Inspector Logan

Dr. Broadway
1942
as Sergeant (uncredited)

Slightly French
1949
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Kid
1936
as Jim Thomas

Blondie in the Dough
1947
as Harry Baxter

Forced Landing
1935
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1931
as Detective Scranton (as Kernan Gripps)

Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as The Doctor

Rough Necking
1934
as Maitre 'D

I'll Fix It
1934
as Cop

Swing It, Sailor!
1938
as Doctor

Those Who Dance
1930
as Detective

Stone of Silver Creek
1935
as Ben (Bartender) (as Kerman Cripps)

Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
as G-Man (uncredited)

The Last Round-up
1947

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
1936
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
as Recording Officer (uncredited)

The Undie-World
1934
as Gangster

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
as Officer (uncredited)

Federal Operator 99
1945
as Agent Thomas Jeffries
About Kernan Cripps
Elmer Ballard (July 8, 1886 – August 12, 1953) was an American actor. With 109 credits spanning from 1929 to 1949, Kernan Cripps has appeared in 109 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)
- Double Indemnity (1944) — as Conductor (uncredited)
- Saboteur (1942) — as Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)
- Little Caesar (1931) — as Detective (uncredited)
- The Invisible Woman (1940) — as Postman (uncredited)
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