Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Known for Acting ยท 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 โ€“ 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

Climax!
TV

Climax!

1954

as The Warden

Maverick
TV

Maverick

1957

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

as Mayor Jim Kelley / Slip Madigan / Bartender Larsen / Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited) / Butch McGuire / Fireman Whitty

Leave It to Beaver
TV

Leave It to Beaver

1957

as Fats Flannaghan

Four Star Playhouse
TV

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Man (voice)

I Love Lucy
TV

I Love Lucy

1951

as Guard (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
TV

The Red Skelton Show

1951

as Graft collector / the Admiral

The Lone Ranger
TV

The Lone Ranger

1949

as Ben Chalmers / Sheriff Wirt

Father Knows Best
TV

Father Knows Best

1954

as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

The Ford Television Theatre
TV

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Chief Bates / Man in hallway holding newspaper

Dennis the Menace
TV

Dennis the Menace

1959

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

The Bob Hope Show
TV

The Bob Hope Show

1950

as Self

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

as Fred (uncredited)

Mister Ed
TV

Mister Ed

1961

as Policeman

The Deputy
TV

The Deputy

1959

as Townsman (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
TV

Adventures of Superman

1952

as Buckets / George - Customer

December Bride
TV

December Bride

1954

as Guard

The Abbott and Costello Show
TV

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

as Police Sergeant

The Life Of Riley
TV

The Life Of Riley

1953

as Hawkins

Lux Video Theatre
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Police Sergeant / McConigle / McGee

The Gene Autry Show
TV

The Gene Autry Show

1950

as 'Doc' Bailey / Harper, the Hustler

Annie Oakley
TV

Annie Oakley

1954

as Pete the Drunk

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

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

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952

The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

The Restless Gun
TV

The Restless Gun

1957

as Gallagher

Hey, Jeannie!
TV

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

as Policeman / Expressman

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955

My Little Margie
TV

My Little Margie

1952

Gang Busters
TV

Gang Busters

1952

General Electric Theater
TV

General Electric Theater

1953

as Backstage Doorman / Watchman

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Pride of the Family
TV

The Pride of the Family

1953

as Uncle Harry

Front Page Detective
TV

Front Page Detective

1951

Movies (118)

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)

Friendly Persuasion
Movie

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Businessman (uncredited)

The Big Country
Movie

The Big Country

1958

as Party Guest (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl
Movie

That Brennan Girl

1946

as Fatso (uncredited)

Wilson
Movie

Wilson

1944

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Heiress
Movie

The Heiress

1949

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

Dodge City
Movie

Dodge City

1939

as Brawler (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
Movie

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Politician (uncredited)

Aerial Gunner
Movie

Aerial Gunner

1943

as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

Champion
Movie

Champion

1949

as Hammond

Easter Parade
Movie

Easter Parade

1948

as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Sea Racketeers
Movie

Sea Racketeers

1937

as Henchman Turk

High Explosive
Movie

High Explosive

1943

as Squinchy Andrews

Appointment with Danger
Movie

Appointment with Danger

1950

as Maxie Wilder

Missing Women
Movie

Missing Women

1951

as Sam (man at ballpark)

They Drive by Night
Movie

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Blonde Inspiration
Movie

Blonde Inspiration

1941

as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

Minesweeper
Movie

Minesweeper

1943

as Seaman Cox

Copacabana
Movie

Copacabana

1947

as Liggett

Tear Gas Squad
Movie

Tear Gas Squad

1940

as Officer

Shotgun
Movie

Shotgun

1955

as Chris

Union Station
Movie

Union Station

1950

as Detective Fay

Rhubarb
Movie

Rhubarb

1951

as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

Fort Defiance
Movie

Fort Defiance

1951

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

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)

Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

The Turning Point
Movie

The Turning Point

1952

as Harry (uncredited)

Mystery of the Riverboat
Movie

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

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

Cattle Queen of Montana
Movie

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

as Store Clerk (uncredited)

The Oregon Trail
Movie

The Oregon Trail

1959

as John Decker

Springfield Rifle
Movie

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Barfly (uncredited)

Undercover Agent
Movie

Undercover Agent

1939

as Joe Blake

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Movie

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Kentucky Jubilee
Movie

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

as Steve Frome

Count the Hours!
Movie

Count the Hours!

1953

as Alvin Taylor

The Glass Menagerie
Movie

The Glass Menagerie

1950

as Mendoza

Dance, Girl, Dance
Movie

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
Movie

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno
Movie

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

as Policeman (Uncredited)

High Powered
Movie

High Powered

1945

as Sheriff

Let's Make It Legal
Movie

Let's Make It Legal

1951

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry
Movie

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

as Norman Riley (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18
Movie

The Patient in Room 18

1938

as Detective Donahue

Obliging Young Lady
Movie

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Lucky Legs
Movie

Lucky Legs

1942

as Bartender

Who's a Dummy?
Movie

Who's a Dummy?

1941

Meet the Stewarts
Movie

Meet the Stewarts

1942

as Cop (uncredited)

My Pal Trigger
Movie

My Pal Trigger

1946

as Auctioneer Al

Four Mothers
Movie

Four Mothers

1941

as Bill (uncredited)

Beginning of the End
Movie

Beginning of the End

1957

as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Blondie Goes Latin
Movie

Blondie Goes Latin

1941

as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

It's a Joke, Son!
Movie

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

as Knifey

Hi-Jacked
Movie

Hi-Jacked

1950

as Stephen Clark

So You Want to Be in Pictures
Movie

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Wildcat
Movie

Wildcat

1942

as 'Grits' O'Malley

No Place for a Lady
Movie

No Place for a Lady

1943

as Hal, truck driver-henchman

Gaucho Serenade
Movie

Gaucho Serenade

1940

as Motorcycle Cop

Submarine Alert
Movie

Submarine Alert

1943

as Agent Freddie Grayson

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Movie

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

as Charlie Sargent

East of the River
Movie

East of the River

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

Rhythm Inn
Movie

Rhythm Inn

1951

as Pete Harris

Footsteps in the Night
Movie

Footsteps in the Night

1957

as Bartender (Uncredited)

Lost in a Harem
Movie

Lost in a Harem

1944

as Mr. Ormulu

Take It or Leave It
Movie

Take It or Leave It

1944

as Taxi Driver

Torpedo Alley
Movie

Torpedo Alley

1953

as Charles Hedley

Alaska Highway
Movie

Alaska Highway

1943

as Frosty Gimble

A Night for Crime
Movie

A Night for Crime

1943

as Det. Hoffman

Give Me a Sailor
Movie

Give Me a Sailor

1938

as Iceman (uncredited)

Sea Tiger
Movie

Sea Tiger

1952

as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

Linda, Be Good
Movie

Linda, Be Good

1947

as Nunnally LaVitte

I Live on Danger
Movie

I Live on Danger

1942

as Angie Moss

French Leave
Movie

French Leave

1948

as Skipper Muldoon

The Forty-Niners
Movie

The Forty-Niners

1954

as Bartender Joe

Kid Nightingale
Movie

Kid Nightingale

1939

as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring
Movie

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance
Movie

Cross-Country Romance

1940

as Henry

So You Think You're Not Guilty
Movie

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Melody for Three
Movie

Melody for Three

1941

as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

I Was a Burlesque Queen
Movie

I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

as Nunnally LaVitte

Down in San Diego
Movie

Down in San Diego

1941

as Man (uncredited)

Blondes at Work
Movie

Blondes at Work

1938

as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Let's Live Again
Movie

Let's Live Again

1948

as Policeman

Girls on Probation
Movie

Girls on Probation

1938

as First Detective

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Movie

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

as Police Desk Sergeant

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Movie

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

The Radio Murder Mystery
Movie

The Radio Murder Mystery

1933

as Pat the detective

So You Want to Move
Movie

So You Want to Move

1950

Quiet, Please
Movie

Quiet, Please

1939

as Tony (uncredited)

Father's Wild Game
Movie

Father's Wild Game

1950

as First Policeman

So You Want to Be an Actor
Movie

So You Want to Be an Actor

1949

as Mr. Sherbert

Rogue River
Movie

Rogue River

1951

as Max Bonner

They Made Me a Killer
Movie

They Made Me a Killer

1946

as Patrolman Roach

Men of the Timberland
Movie

Men of the Timberland

1941

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Torpedo Boat
Movie

Torpedo Boat

1942

as Hector Bobry

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Movie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944

as Gilhooley

No Hands on the Clock
Movie

No Hands on the Clock

1941

as Officer Gimble

There Goes Kelly
Movie

There Goes Kelly

1945

as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

In the Dough
Movie

In the Dough

1933

as Cop

Come on Danger
Movie

Come on Danger

1942

as Bartender

Girl on the Spot
Movie

Girl on the Spot

1946

as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Movie

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945

as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Up In Smoke
Movie

Up In Smoke

1957

as Sam

Sioux City Sue
Movie

Sioux City Sue

1946

as Big Gulliver

Web of Danger
Movie

Web of Danger

1947

as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Carolina Moon
Movie

Carolina Moon

1940

as Foreman Nelson

Danger Zone
Movie

Danger Zone

1951

as Larry Dunlap

Nearly Naked
Movie

Nearly Naked

1933

Grounds for Murder
Movie

Grounds for Murder

1930

Shaggy
Movie

Shaggy

1948

as Fuzzy

Kissing Time
Movie

Kissing Time

1933

as Corporal (uncredited)

Salt Water Daffy
Movie

Salt Water Daffy

1933

as Cop (uncredited)

What Price Pants
Movie

What Price Pants

1931

as Bartender (uncredited)

While the Cat's Away
Movie

While the Cat's Away

1936

as Superintendent (uncredited)

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 โ€“ 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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