Ralph Sanford

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
TV

Perry Mason

1957

as Pat

The Red Skelton Show
TV

The Red Skelton Show

1951

as Admiral / Graft Collector

Father Knows Best
TV

Father Knows Best

1954

as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
TV

Adventures of Superman

1952

as George - Customer / Buckets

Maverick
TV

Maverick

1957

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
TV

The Lone Ranger

1949

as Sheriff Wirt / Ben Chalmers

Climax!
TV

Climax!

1954

as The Warden

Leave It to Beaver
TV

Leave It to Beaver

1957

as Fats Flannaghan

I Love Lucy
TV

I Love Lucy

1951

as Guard (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse
TV

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Man (voice)

The Bob Hope Show
TV

The Bob Hope Show

1950

as Self

Dennis the Menace
TV

Dennis the Menace

1959

as Sleeping Man (uncredited) / Man in Park (uncredited)

The Life Of Riley
TV

The Life Of Riley

1953

as Hawkins

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV

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
TV

The Deputy

1959

as Townsman (uncredited)

Mister Ed
TV

Mister Ed

1961

as Policeman

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

as Fred (uncredited)

December Bride
TV

December Bride

1954

as Guard

The Gene Autry Show
TV

The Gene Autry Show

1950

as 'Doc' Bailey / Harper, the Hustler

The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

Annie Oakley
TV

Annie Oakley

1954

as Pete the Drunk

Lux Video Theatre
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Police Sergeant / McConigle / McGee

The Abbott and Costello Show
TV

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

as Police Sergeant

My Little Margie
TV

My Little Margie

1952

The Ford Television Theatre
TV

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Man in hallway holding newspaper / Chief Bates

The Restless Gun
TV

The Restless Gun

1957

as Gallagher

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith / Storekeeper Buck Jameson / Doc Bunion

Hey, Jeannie!
TV

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

as Policeman / Expressman

The Pride of the Family
TV

The Pride of the Family

1953

as Uncle Harry

Gang Busters
TV

Gang Busters

1952

Front Page Detective
TV

Front Page Detective

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

General Electric Theater
TV

General Electric Theater

1953

as Backstage Doorman / Watchman

Movies (118)

The Big Country
Movie

The Big Country

1958

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

River of No Return
Movie

River of No Return

1954

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Heiress
Movie

The Heiress

1949

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion
Movie

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Businessman (uncredited)

Missing Women
Movie

Missing Women

1951

as Sam (man at ballpark)

Dodge City
Movie

Dodge City

1939

as Brawler (uncredited)

Copacabana
Movie

Copacabana

1947

as Liggett

Shaggy
Movie

Shaggy

1948

as Fuzzy

Easter Parade
Movie

Easter Parade

1948

as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance
Movie

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Undercover Agent
Movie

Undercover Agent

1939

as Joe Blake

It's a Joke, Son!
Movie

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

as Knifey

Springfield Rifle
Movie

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Barfly (uncredited)

Torpedo Alley
Movie

Torpedo Alley

1953

as Charles Hedley

They Drive by Night
Movie

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Champion
Movie

Champion

1949

as Hammond

Appointment with Danger
Movie

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Maxie Wilder

Hi-Jacked
Movie

Hi-Jacked

1950

as Stephen Clark

The Damned Don't Cry
Movie

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Norman Riley (uncredited)

Cattle Queen of Montana
Movie

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

as Store Clerk (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
Movie

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

Blonde Inspiration
Movie

Blonde Inspiration

1941

as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
Movie

Let's Make It Legal

1951

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

In the Dough
Movie

In the Dough

1933

as Cop

Obliging Young Lady
Movie

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem
Movie

Lost in a Harem

1944

as Mr. Ormulu

The Glass Menagerie
Movie

The Glass Menagerie

1950

as Mendoza

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

The Oregon Trail
Movie

The Oregon Trail

1959

as John Decker

The Turning Point
Movie

The Turning Point

1952

as Harry (uncredited)

Count the Hours!
Movie

Count the Hours!

1953

as Alvin Taylor

Mystery of the Riverboat
Movie

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

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

Girl on the Spot
Movie

Girl on the Spot

1946

as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

Beginning of the End
Movie

Beginning of the End

1957

as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Give Me a Sailor
Movie

Give Me a Sailor

1938

as Iceman (uncredited)

There Goes Kelly
Movie

There Goes Kelly

1945

as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

I Was a Burlesque Queen
Movie

I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

as Nunnally LaVitte

Rancho Notorious
Movie

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Politician (uncredited)

Aerial Gunner
Movie

Aerial Gunner

1943

as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

No Hands on the Clock
Movie

No Hands on the Clock

1941

as Officer Gimble

Shotgun
Movie

Shotgun

1955

as Chris

If I Were King
Movie

If I Were King

1938

as Cook (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye
Movie

Never Say Goodbye

1946

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Minesweeper
Movie

Minesweeper

1943

as Seaman Cox

The Patient in Room 18
Movie

The Patient in Room 18

1938

as Detective Donahue

Meet the Stewarts
Movie

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Cop (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Night
Movie

Footsteps in the Night

1957

as Bartender (Uncredited)

Take It or Leave It
Movie

Take It or Leave It

1944

as Taxi Driver

Wilson
Movie

Wilson

1944

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Union Station
Movie

Union Station

1950

as Detective Fay

East of the River
Movie

East of the River

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

Torpedo Boat
Movie

Torpedo Boat

1942

as Hector Bobry

Sea Tiger
Movie

Sea Tiger

1952

as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

They Made Me a Killer
Movie

They Made Me a Killer

1946

as Patrolman Roach

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Movie

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

as Charlie Sargent

Four Mothers
Movie

Four Mothers

1941

as Bill (uncredited)

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Movie

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945

as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Danger Zone
Movie

Danger Zone

1951

as Larry Dunlap

Girls on Probation
Movie

Girls on Probation

1938

as First Detective

Gaucho Serenade
Movie

Gaucho Serenade

1940

as Motorcycle Cop

Blondie Goes Latin
Movie

Blondie Goes Latin

1941

as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

Fort Defiance
Movie

Fort Defiance

1951

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Tear Gas Squad
Movie

Tear Gas Squad

1940

as Officer

Who's a Dummy?
Movie

Who's a Dummy?

1941

The Radio Murder Mystery
Movie

The Radio Murder Mystery

1933

as Pat the detective

I Live on Danger
Movie

I Live on Danger

1942

as Angie Moss

Rhubarb
Movie

Rhubarb

1951

as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Movie

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

as Police Desk Sergeant

Submarine Alert
Movie

Submarine Alert

1943

as Agent Freddie Grayson

That Brennan Girl
Movie

That Brennan Girl

1946

as Fatso (uncredited)

Up In Smoke
Movie

Up In Smoke

1957

as Sam

So You Think You're Not Guilty
Movie

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno
Movie

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

as Policeman (Uncredited)

A Night for Crime
Movie

A Night for Crime

1943

as Det. Hoffman

No Place for a Lady
Movie

No Place for a Lady

1943

as Hal, truck driver-henchman

Down in San Diego
Movie

Down in San Diego

1941

as Man (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

Kentucky Jubilee
Movie

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

as Steve Frome

French Leave
Movie

French Leave

1948

as Skipper Muldoon

My Pal Trigger
Movie

My Pal Trigger

1946

as Auctioneer Al

Nearly Naked
Movie

Nearly Naked

1933

Blondes at Work
Movie

Blondes at Work

1938

as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance
Movie

Cross-Country Romance

1940

as Henry

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Movie

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring
Movie

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

The Forty-Niners
Movie

The Forty-Niners

1954

as Bartender Joe

High Explosive
Movie

High Explosive

1943

as Squinchy Andrews

Sioux City Sue
Movie

Sioux City Sue

1946

as Big Gulliver

Carolina Moon
Movie

Carolina Moon

1940

as Foreman Nelson

Quiet, Please
Movie

Quiet, Please

1939

as Tony (uncredited)

Alaska Highway
Movie

Alaska Highway

1943

as Frosty Gimble

Lucky Legs
Movie

Lucky Legs

1942

as Bartender

Men of the Timberland
Movie

Men of the Timberland

1941

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

So You Want to Be an Actor
Movie

So You Want to Be an Actor

1949

as Mr. Sherbert

Kid Nightingale
Movie

Kid Nightingale

1939

as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

Let's Live Again
Movie

Let's Live Again

1948

as Policeman

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Movie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944

as Gilhooley

Father's Wild Game
Movie

Father's Wild Game

1950

as First Policeman

High Powered
Movie

High Powered

1945

as Sheriff

Come on Danger
Movie

Come on Danger

1942

as Bartender

Melody for Three
Movie

Melody for Three

1941

as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

So You Want to Be in Pictures
Movie

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Movie

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

Wildcat
Movie

Wildcat

1942

as 'Grits' O'Malley

Salt Water Daffy
Movie

Salt Water Daffy

1933

as Cop (uncredited)

Rhythm Inn
Movie

Rhythm Inn

1951

as Pete Harris

Web of Danger
Movie

Web of Danger

1947

as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Rogue River
Movie

Rogue River

1951

as Max Bonner

Kissing Time
Movie

Kissing Time

1933

as Corporal (uncredited)

Sea Racketeers
Movie

Sea Racketeers

1937

as Henchman Turk

Linda, Be Good
Movie

Linda, Be Good

1947

as Nunnally LaVitte

So You Want to Move
Movie

So You Want to Move

1950

While the Cat's Away
Movie

While the Cat's Away

1936

as Superintendent (uncredited)

What Price Pants
Movie

What Price Pants

1931

as Bartender (uncredited)

Grounds for Murder
Movie

Grounds for Murder

1930

The Policy Girl
Movie

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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