Ralph Sanford
Acting1899Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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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
The Best Years of Our Lives
George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
River of No Return
Bartender (uncredited)
The Big Country
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Heiress
Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
Guard (uncredited)
Easter Parade
Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
Businessman (uncredited)
Perry Mason
Pat
Acting History
1961
Mister Ed
TVas Policeman• 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TVas the Admiral / Graft collector• 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TVas Fred (uncredited)• 1 eps
1960
Dennis the Menace
TVas Sleeping Man (uncredited) / Man in Park (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Deputy
TVas Townsman (uncredited)• 1 eps
1959
The Oregon Trail
as John Decker
Maverick
TVas Sheriff (uncredited)• 1 eps
1958
The Big Country
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Mayor Jim Kelley / Butch McGuire / Bartender Larsen / Slip Madigan / Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited) / Fireman Whitty• 1 eps
The Restless Gun
TVas Gallagher• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Pat• 1 eps
1957
Footsteps in the Night
as Bartender (Uncredited)
Beginning of the End
as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]
Up In Smoke
as Sam
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Fats Flannaghan• 3 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Man in hallway holding newspaper• 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
TVas Sheriff Wirt / Ben Chalmers• 1 eps
Father Knows Best
TVas Guest at Hotel (uncredited)• 1 eps
1956
Friendly Persuasion
as Businessman (uncredited)
December Bride
TVas Guard• 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
I Love Lucy
TVas Guard (uncredited)• 1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
TVas Expressman / Policeman
1955
Shotgun
as Chris
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Man (voice)• 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TVas Storekeeper Buck Jameson• 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
TVas Hawkins• 3 eps
1954
River of No Return
as Bartender (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
The Forty-Niners
as Bartender Joe
The Abbott and Costello Show
TVas Police Sergeant• 1 eps
Annie Oakley
TVas Pete the Drunk• 1 eps
1953
Count the Hours!
as Alvin Taylor
Torpedo Alley
as Charles Hedley
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Nunnally LaVitte
The Pride of the Family
TVas Uncle Harry
Adventures of Superman
TVas Buckets / George - Customer• 1 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Watchman / Backstage Doorman
1952
The Turning Point
as Harry (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
as Politician (uncredited)
Sea Tiger
as Fat Harry, Innkeeper
Springfield Rifle
as Barfly (uncredited)
1951
Danger Zone
as Larry Dunlap
Kentucky Jubilee
as Steve Frome
Let's Make It Legal
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Rhubarb
as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)
Rhythm Inn
as Pete Harris
Fort Defiance
as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
Missing Women
as Sam (man at ballpark)
Rogue River
as Max Bonner
1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
The Glass Menagerie
as Mendoza
Union Station
as Detective Fay
Appointment with Danger
as Maxie Wilder
Hi-Jacked
as Stephen Clark
The Damned Don't Cry
as Norman Riley (uncredited)
Father's Wild Game
as First Policeman
The Gene Autry Show
TVas 'Doc' Bailey / Harper, the Hustler
Lux Video Theatre
TVas McGee / McConigle / Police Sergeant
1949
In the Good Old Summertime
as Burly Policeman (uncredited)
The Heiress
as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
Champion
as Hammond
So You Want to Be an Actor
as Mr. Sherbert
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Police Lt. Steve Mulford
French Leave
as Skipper Muldoon
Easter Parade
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Let's Live Again
as Policeman
1947
So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
Linda, Be Good
as Nunnally LaVitte
Copacabana
as Liggett
It's a Joke, Son!
as Knifey
Web of Danger
as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman
1946
My Pal Trigger
as Auctioneer Al
The Best Years of Our Lives
as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
as Patrolman Roach
Two Sisters from Boston
as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)
Sioux City Sue
as Big Gulliver
That Brennan Girl
as Fatso (uncredited)
1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
as Charlie Sargent
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
There Goes Kelly
as Police Lt. Marty Phillips
High Powered
as Sheriff
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Policeman (Uncredited)
Wilson
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Take It or Leave It
as Taxi Driver
The Mystery of the Riverboat
as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]
Lost in a Harem
as Mr. Ormulu
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Gilhooley
1943
Submarine Alert
as Agent Freddie Grayson
Aerial Gunner
as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator
Minesweeper
as Seaman Cox
A Night for Crime
as Det. Hoffman
Alaska Highway
as Frosty Gimble
No Place for a Lady
as Hal, truck driver-henchman
High Explosive
as Squinchy Andrews
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as Cop (uncredited)
Come on Danger
as Bartender
Lucky Legs
as Bartender
I Live on Danger
as Angie Moss
Wildcat
as 'Grits' O'Malley
Torpedo Boat
as Hector Bobry
Obliging Young Lady
as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
1941
Down in San Diego
as Man (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Police Desk Sergeant
Four Mothers
as Bill (uncredited)
Melody for Three
as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin
as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
No Hands on the Clock
as Officer Gimble
Blonde Inspiration
as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)
Men of the Timberland
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
1940
Cross-Country Romance
as Henry
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gaucho Serenade
as Motorcycle Cop
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
East of the River
as Policeman (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
as Officer
Carolina Moon
as Foreman Nelson
1939
Kid Nightingale
as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Second Night Guard (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Brawler (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Quiet, Please
as Tony (uncredited)
Undercover Agent
as Joe Blake
1938
Blondes at Work
as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
as Iceman (uncredited)
Girls on Probation
as First Detective
The Patient in Room 18
as Detective Donahue
If I Were King
as Cook (uncredited)
1937
Sea Racketeers
as Henchman Turk
1936
While the Cat's Away
as Superintendent (uncredited)
1934
The Policy Girl
as Radio Station Usher
1933
Kissing Time
as Corporal (uncredited)
Salt Water Daffy
as Cop (uncredited)
In the Dough
as Cop
The Radio Murder Mystery
as Pat the detective
1931
What Price Pants
as Bartender (uncredited)