
Ralph Sanford
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1899-05-20
- Died
- 1963-06-20
- Place of birth
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Ralph Dayton Sanford
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.
Known For
TV Shows (35)

Perry Mason
1957
as Pat

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Admiral / Graft Collector

Father Knows Best
1954
as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
1952
as George - Customer / Buckets

Maverick
1957
as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Sheriff Wirt / Ben Chalmers

Climax!
1954
as The Warden

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Fats Flannaghan

I Love Lucy
1951
as Guard (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Man (voice)

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Dennis the Menace
1959
as Sleeping Man (uncredited) / Man in Park (uncredited)

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Hawkins

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mayor Jim Kelley / Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited) / Fireman Whitty / Slip Madigan / Butch McGuire / Bartender Larsen

The Deputy
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)

Mister Ed
1961
as Policeman

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Fred (uncredited)

December Bride
1954
as Guard

The Gene Autry Show
1950
as 'Doc' Bailey / Harper, the Hustler

The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951

Annie Oakley
1954
as Pete the Drunk
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Police Sergeant / McConigle / McGee

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Sergeant

My Little Margie
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Man in hallway holding newspaper / Chief Bates

The Restless Gun
1957
as Gallagher

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith / Storekeeper Buck Jameson / Doc Bunion

Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Policeman / Expressman

The Pride of the Family
1953
as Uncle Harry
Gang Busters
1952

Front Page Detective
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

General Electric Theater
1953
as Backstage Doorman / Watchman
Movies (118)

The Big Country
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

River of No Return
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)

The Heiress
1949
as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Businessman (uncredited)

Missing Women
1951
as Sam (man at ballpark)

Dodge City
1939
as Brawler (uncredited)

Copacabana
1947
as Liggett

Shaggy
1948
as Fuzzy

Easter Parade
1948
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Undercover Agent
1939
as Joe Blake

It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Knifey

Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)

Torpedo Alley
1953
as Charles Hedley

They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Champion
1949
as Hammond

Appointment with Danger
1950
as Maxie Wilder

Hi-Jacked
1950
as Stephen Clark

The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Norman Riley (uncredited)

Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Store Clerk (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

In the Dough
1933
as Cop

Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem
1944
as Mr. Ormulu

The Glass Menagerie
1950
as Mendoza

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

The Oregon Trail
1959
as John Decker

The Turning Point
1952
as Harry (uncredited)

Count the Hours!
1953
as Alvin Taylor

Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]

Girl on the Spot
1946
as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

Beginning of the End
1957
as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Iceman (uncredited)

There Goes Kelly
1945
as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Nunnally LaVitte

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Politician (uncredited)

Aerial Gunner
1943
as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Officer Gimble

Shotgun
1955
as Chris

If I Were King
1938
as Cook (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Minesweeper
1943
as Seaman Cox

The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Detective Donahue

Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Cop (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Bartender (Uncredited)

Take It or Leave It
1944
as Taxi Driver

Wilson
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Union Station
1950
as Detective Fay

East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)

Torpedo Boat
1942
as Hector Bobry

Sea Tiger
1952
as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

They Made Me a Killer
1946
as Patrolman Roach

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Charlie Sargent

Four Mothers
1941
as Bill (uncredited)

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Danger Zone
1951
as Larry Dunlap

Girls on Probation
1938
as First Detective

Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Motorcycle Cop

Blondie Goes Latin
1941
as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

Fort Defiance
1951
as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Officer

Who's a Dummy?
1941

The Radio Murder Mystery
1933
as Pat the detective

I Live on Danger
1942
as Angie Moss

Rhubarb
1951
as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Police Desk Sergeant

Submarine Alert
1943
as Agent Freddie Grayson

That Brennan Girl
1946
as Fatso (uncredited)

Up In Smoke
1957
as Sam

So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Policeman (Uncredited)

A Night for Crime
1943
as Det. Hoffman

No Place for a Lady
1943
as Hal, truck driver-henchman

Down in San Diego
1941
as Man (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Steve Frome

French Leave
1948
as Skipper Muldoon

My Pal Trigger
1946
as Auctioneer Al

Nearly Naked
1933

Blondes at Work
1938
as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Henry

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

The Forty-Niners
1954
as Bartender Joe

High Explosive
1943
as Squinchy Andrews

Sioux City Sue
1946
as Big Gulliver

Carolina Moon
1940
as Foreman Nelson

Quiet, Please
1939
as Tony (uncredited)

Alaska Highway
1943
as Frosty Gimble

Lucky Legs
1942
as Bartender

Men of the Timberland
1941
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949
as Mr. Sherbert

Kid Nightingale
1939
as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

Let's Live Again
1948
as Policeman

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Gilhooley

Father's Wild Game
1950
as First Policeman

High Powered
1945
as Sheriff

Come on Danger
1942
as Bartender

Melody for Three
1941
as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

Wildcat
1942
as 'Grits' O'Malley

Salt Water Daffy
1933
as Cop (uncredited)

Rhythm Inn
1951
as Pete Harris

Web of Danger
1947
as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Rogue River
1951
as Max Bonner
Kissing Time
1933
as Corporal (uncredited)

Sea Racketeers
1937
as Henchman Turk

Linda, Be Good
1947
as Nunnally LaVitte
So You Want to Move
1950

While the Cat's Away
1936
as Superintendent (uncredited)

What Price Pants
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
Grounds for Murder
1930

The Policy Girl
1934
as Radio Station Usher
About Ralph Sanford
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. With 153 credits spanning from 1930 to 1961, Ralph Sanford has appeared in 118 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ralph Sanford Movies
- The Big Country (1958) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
- River of No Return (1954) — as Bartender (uncredited)
- The Heiress (1949) — as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Businessman (uncredited)
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