
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

Maverick
1957
as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Admiral / Graft Collector

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

Climax!
1954
as The Warden

Father Knows Best
1954
as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
1952
as George - Customer / Buckets

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Sheriff Wirt / Ben Chalmers

I Love Lucy
1951
as Guard (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Man (voice)

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Fats Flannaghan

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

Mister Ed
1961
as Policeman

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

The Deputy
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)

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

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Hawkins

December Bride
1954
as Guard
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Police Sergeant / McConigle / McGee

Annie Oakley
1954
as Pete the Drunk

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

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

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Sergeant

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

My Little Margie
1952

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952

The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951

The Restless Gun
1957
as Gallagher

Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Policeman / Expressman

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Gang Busters
1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

General Electric Theater
1953
as Backstage Doorman / Watchman

The Pride of the Family
1953
as Uncle Harry

Front Page Detective
1951
Movies (118)

It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Knifey

Undercover Agent
1939
as Joe Blake

The Big Country
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Shaggy
1948
as Fuzzy

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

Hi-Jacked
1950
as Stephen Clark

Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)

River of No Return
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Businessman (uncredited)

Missing Women
1951
as Sam (man at ballpark)

Torpedo Alley
1953
as Charles Hedley

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

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

Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

In the Dough
1933
as Cop

Dodge City
1939
as Brawler (uncredited)

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

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

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

Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Store Clerk (uncredited)

The Oregon Trail
1959
as John Decker

That Brennan Girl
1946
as Fatso (uncredited)

I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Nunnally LaVitte

Union Station
1950
as Detective Fay

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

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

Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Appointment with Danger
1950
as Maxie Wilder

Copacabana
1947
as Liggett

Easter Parade
1948
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Politician (uncredited)

The Turning Point
1952
as Harry (uncredited)

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

Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Iceman (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Policeman (Uncredited)

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

Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Cop (uncredited)

Who's a Dummy?
1941

The Glass Menagerie
1950
as Mendoza

If I Were King
1938
as Cook (uncredited)

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

There Goes Kelly
1945
as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

Girl on the Spot
1946
as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

Shotgun
1955
as Chris

I Live on Danger
1942
as Angie Moss

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

No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Officer Gimble

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

Lost in a Harem
1944
as Mr. Ormulu

Four Mothers
1941
as Bill (uncredited)

Count the Hours!
1953
as Alvin Taylor

Wilson
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)

East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

Champion
1949
as Hammond

Submarine Alert
1943
as Agent Freddie Grayson

Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Officer

Fort Defiance
1951
as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

A Night for Crime
1943
as Det. Hoffman

Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Henry

Up In Smoke
1957
as Sam

Lucky Legs
1942
as Bartender

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Charlie Sargent

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

The Forty-Niners
1954
as Bartender Joe

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Police Desk Sergeant

Torpedo Boat
1942
as Hector Bobry

They Made Me a Killer
1946
as Patrolman Roach

Take It or Leave It
1944
as Taxi Driver

Girls on Probation
1938
as First Detective

French Leave
1948
as Skipper Muldoon

The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Detective Donahue

Blondes at Work
1938
as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Down in San Diego
1941
as Man (uncredited)

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

Rhythm Inn
1951
as Pete Harris

Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Steve Frome

Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Motorcycle Cop

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

The Radio Murder Mystery
1933
as Pat the detective

Minesweeper
1943
as Seaman Cox

Quiet, Please
1939
as Tony (uncredited)

Danger Zone
1951
as Larry Dunlap

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

Let's Live Again
1948
as Policeman

Father's Wild Game
1950
as First Policeman

Blondie Goes Latin
1941
as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

Rhubarb
1951
as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

Wildcat
1942
as 'Grits' O'Malley

Sea Tiger
1952
as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

Sea Racketeers
1937
as Henchman Turk

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

Salt Water Daffy
1933
as Cop (uncredited)

Alaska Highway
1943
as Frosty Gimble

Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Bartender (Uncredited)

Sioux City Sue
1946
as Big Gulliver

Come on Danger
1942
as Bartender
Kissing Time
1933
as Corporal (uncredited)

Men of the Timberland
1941
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

High Explosive
1943
as Squinchy Andrews

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

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

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

My Pal Trigger
1946
as Auctioneer Al

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

High Powered
1945
as Sheriff

Nearly Naked
1933

Melody for Three
1941
as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949
as Mr. Sherbert

Web of Danger
1947
as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman
So You Want to Move
1950

Rogue River
1951
as Max Bonner

Carolina Moon
1940
as Foreman Nelson

Linda, Be Good
1947
as Nunnally LaVitte

What Price Pants
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)

The Policy Girl
1934
as Radio Station Usher
Grounds for Murder
1930
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
- It's a Joke, Son! (1947) — as Knifey
- Undercover Agent (1939) — as Joe Blake
- The Big Country (1958) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Shaggy (1948) — as Fuzzy
- Obliging Young Lady (1942) — as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
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