
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)
Wilderness Mail
1935
as Inspector Logan

The Return of Frank James
1940
as Deputy (uncredited)

Unknown Blonde
1934
as Detective

Saboteur
1942
as Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)
Movies (109)

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

Double Indemnity
1944
as Conductor (uncredited)
Wilderness Mail
1935
as Inspector Logan

The Return of Frank James
1940
as Deputy (uncredited)

Unknown Blonde
1934
as Detective

Saboteur
1942
as Man in Movie Audience (uncredited)

Mr. Lucky
1943
as Detective (uncredited)

Little Caesar
1931
as Detective (uncredited)

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

Fifth Avenue Girl
1939
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)

The Seventh Victim
1943
as Police Officer Danny (Uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Cop (uncredited)

Appointment for Love
1941
as Bartender (uncredited)

Girl in Danger
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)

The Invisible Woman
1940
as Postman (uncredited)

Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Conspirator (uncredited)

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

Black Friday
1940
as Detective

Main Street After Dark
1945
as Police Scientist (uncredited)

Over the Wall
1938
as Prison Guard

Broadway Bill
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)

Those Who Dance
1930
as Detective

Silverspurs
1936
as Sheriff

When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Freight Agent

Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Police Telephone Operator (Uncredited)

Little Big Shot
1935
as Policeman #1

Pacific Blackout
1941
as Suspicious Cafe Cop

The Last Round-up
1947

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

California
1947
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Doorman (Uncredited)

Slightly French
1949
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

The Green Hornet
1940
as Radio Car Cop (uncredited)

Let Us Live
1939
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Workman

Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as The Doctor

Afraid to Talk
1932
as Arresting Detective

Broadway
1942
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Swing It, Sailor!
1938
as Doctor

Lady Scarface
1941
as Joe, Police Clerk

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

She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Guard

Sergeant Madden
1939
as Detective on Train

None Shall Escape
1944
as Townsman (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1931
as Detective Scranton (as Kernan Gripps)

The Green Archer
1940
as Frank

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

Crime Doctor
1943
as Turnkey

Mary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Riley
The Secret Of St. Ives
1949
as Recording Officer (uncredited)

Blondie in the Dough
1947
as Harry Baxter

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

Waterfront Lady
1935
as Detective Bates

Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Police Radioman

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
as Officer (uncredited)

The Defense Rests
1934
as Policeman

Juvenile Court
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)

Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Brokerage Firm Guard (uncredited)

Smart Girl
1935
as O'Brien (uncredited)

Federal Operator 99
1945
as Agent Thomas Jeffries

Calling Dr. Death
1943

Seven Miles from Alcatraz
1942
as Cellblock Guard

The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Frisco Lil
1942

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

Johnny Angel
1945
as Official (uncredited)

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

Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Kelly (Uncredited)

Alibi
1929
as Trask - Plainclothesman

Great Guy
1936
as Deputy (Uncredited)

Mr. Dynamite
1941
as Detective

The Shadow
1940
as Shipyard & Courtroom Cop

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Stagehand

Gang Bullets
1938
as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

Deadwood Dick
1940
as Jury Foreman

Daughter of Don Q
1946
as Insp. Grogan

Dr. Broadway
1942
as Sergeant (uncredited)

Angel's Holiday
1937
as Radio Officer

Northern Frontier
1935
as Mike - the Bartender (uncredited)

Private Affairs
1940
as Doorman (uncredited)

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

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

The Invisible Killer
1939
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Forced Landing
1935
as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Seaman

The Great Gambini
1937
as Detective

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

You're Not So Tough
1940
as Guard

I Hate Women
1934
as Casey

The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Detective (uncredited)

That Girl from Paris
1936
as Doorman (uncredited)

Borrowed Hero
1941
as 1st Detective Escorting Dixie (uncredited)
Wolf of New York
1940
as Minor Role

The Undie-World
1934
as Gangster

Strange Affair
1944
as Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)

Six Gun Gospel
1943
as Bill Simms

The Gunman From Bodie
1941
as Al, the bartender

Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Cop

The Crime of Helen Stanley
1934
as Gateman (uncredited)

Meet Me on Broadway
1946
as Gardner (uncredited)

Murder by Invitation
1941
as Deputy (Uncredited)

The Crime Patrol
1936
as Police Detective (uncredited)

Rough Necking
1934
as Maitre 'D

The Mystery Squadron
1933
as Tom

I'll Fix It
1934
as Cop

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
1936

Playing Around
1930
as Police Sgt. Mulligan (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Kid
1936
as Jim Thomas

Stone of Silver Creek
1935
as Ben (Bartender) (as Kerman Cripps)
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)
- Wilderness Mail (1935) — as Inspector Logan
- The Return of Frank James (1940) — as Deputy (uncredited)
- Unknown Blonde (1934) — as Detective
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