Acting
Ralph Sanford
Born 1899-05-20
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Department: Acting
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
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Perry Mason
1957
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The Seven Year Itch
1955
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
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I Love Lucy
1951
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River of No Return
1954
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Maverick
1957
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The Big Country
1958
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Father Knows Best
1954
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The Heiress
1949
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The Red Skelton Show
1951
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (173 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mister Ed | Policeman | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Dennis the Menace | Sleeping Man (uncredited) | TV Series | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Man in Park (uncredited) | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Fred (uncredited) | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Deputy | Townsman (uncredited) | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Oregon Trail | John Decker | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Big Country | Party Guest (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | Up In Smoke | Sam | Movie | 1957 |
 | Leave It to Beaver | Fats Flannaghan | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Restless Gun | Gallagher | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Maverick | Sheriff (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Perry Mason | Pat | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Beginning of the End | Man with Red Cross Representative [extra] | Movie | 1957 |
 | Footsteps in the Night | Bartender (Uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | Friendly Persuasion | Businessman (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Hey, Jeannie! | Policeman | TV Series | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Crossroads | (uncredited) | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Jim Kelley | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Slip Madigan | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Bartender Larsen | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited) | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Butch McGuire | TV Series | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Fireman Whitty | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Seven Year Itch | Train Station Gateman (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Shotgun | Chris | Movie | 1955 |
 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Store Clerk (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Climax! | The Warden | TV Series | 1954 |
| Climax! | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1954 |
 | December Bride | Guard | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Father Knows Best | Guest at Hotel (uncredited) | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Forty-Niners | Bartender Joe | Movie | 1954 |
 | River of No Return | Bartender (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Annie Oakley | Pete | TV Series | 1954 |
 | Torpedo Alley | Charles Hedley | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Pride of the Family | Uncle Harry | TV Series | 1953 |
 | I Was a Burlesque Queen | Nunnally LaVitte | Movie | 1953 |
 | Count the Hours! | Alvin Taylor | Movie | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Backstage Doorman | TV Series | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Watchman | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Life Of Riley | Hawkins | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Police Sergeant | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Springfield Rifle | Barfly (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | Mr. & Mrs. North | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | Chief Bates | TV Series | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Man in hallway holding newspaper | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Four Star Playhouse | Man (voice) | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Adventures of Superman | Buckets | TV Series | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | George - Customer | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Sea Tiger | Fat Harry, Innkeeper | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Turning Point | Harry (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
 | My Little Margie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Rancho Notorious | Politician (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
| Gang Busters | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 | |
 | Let's Make It Legal | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | I Love Lucy | Guard (uncredited) | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Fort Defiance | Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver | Movie | 1951 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Red Skelton Show | Graft Collector | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Show | Admiral | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Rhubarb | Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Front Page Detective | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Kentucky Jubilee | Steve Frome | Movie | 1951 |
 | Danger Zone | Larry Dunlap | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Doc Bunion | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Storekeeper Buck Jameson | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Missing Women | Sam (man at ballpark) | Movie | 1951 |
 | Rogue River | Max Bonner | Movie | 1951 |
 | Rhythm Inn | Pete Harris | Movie | 1951 |
 | Father's Wild Game | First Policeman | Movie | 1950 |
 | Union Station | Detective Fay | Movie | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Police Sergeant | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | McConigle | TV Series | 1950 | |
| Lux Video Theatre | McGee | TV Series | 1950 | |
 | The Glass Menagerie | Mendoza | Movie | 1950 |
| So You Want to Move | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 | |
 | The Gene Autry Show | 'Doc' Bailey | TV Series | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Harper, the Hustler | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Hi-Jacked | Stephen Clark | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Damned Don't Cry | Norman Riley (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | So You Think You're Not Guilty | Prison Warden (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Appointment with Danger | Maxie Wilder | Movie | 1950 |
| So You Want to Be an Actor | Mr. Sherbert | Movie | 1949 | |
 | The Heiress | Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Lone Ranger | Ben Chalmers | TV Series | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Sheriff Wirt | TV Series | 1949 |
 | In the Good Old Summertime | Burly Policeman (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Champion | Hammond | Movie | 1949 |
 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Police Lt. Steve Mulford | Movie | 1948 |
 | Easter Parade | Hotel Detective (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Shaggy | Fuzzy | Movie | 1948 |
 | French Leave | Skipper Muldoon | Movie | 1948 |
 | Let's Live Again | Policeman | Movie | 1948 |
 | Linda, Be Good | Nunnally LaVitte | Movie | 1947 |
 | Web of Danger | Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman | Movie | 1947 |
| So You Want to Be in Pictures | Anthony Anguish (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 | |
 | Copacabana | Liggett | Movie | 1947 |
 | It's a Joke, Son! | Knifey | Movie | 1947 |
 | That Brennan Girl | Fatso (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Best Years of Our Lives | George H. Gibbons (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Sioux City Sue | Big Gulliver | Movie | 1946 |
 | Never Say Goodbye | Cab Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | My Pal Trigger | Auctioneer Al | Movie | 1946 |
 | Two Sisters from Boston | Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | They Made Me a Killer | Patrolman Roach | Movie | 1946 |
 | Girl on the Spot | Detective Thomas (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Charlie Sargent | Movie | 1945 |
 | High Powered | Sheriff | Movie | 1945 |
 | There Goes Kelly | Police Lt. Marty Phillips | Movie | 1945 |
 | Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Mike, Police Detective Sergeant | Movie | 1945 |
 | Lost in a Harem | Mr. Ormulu | Movie | 1944 |
 | Mystery of the Riverboat | Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10] | Movie | 1944 |
 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Policeman (Uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Wilson | Minor Role (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Take It or Leave It | Taxi Driver | Movie | 1944 |
 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Gilhooley | Movie | 1944 |
 | Minesweeper | Seaman Cox | Movie | 1943 |
 | Submarine Alert | Agent Freddie Grayson | Movie | 1943 |
 | Alaska Highway | Frosty Gimble | Movie | 1943 |
 | High Explosive | Squinchy Andrews | Movie | 1943 |
 | Aerial Gunner | Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator | Movie | 1943 |
 | A Night for Crime | Det. Hoffman | Movie | 1943 |
 | No Place for a Lady | Hal, truck driver-henchman | Movie | 1943 |
 | Lucky Legs | Bartender | Movie | 1942 |
 | Wildcat | 'Grits' O'Malley | Movie | 1942 |
 | I Live on Danger | Angie Moss | Movie | 1942 |
 | Come on Danger | Bartender | Movie | 1942 |
 | Meet the Stewarts | Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Obliging Young Lady | Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Torpedo Boat | Hector Bobry | Movie | 1942 |
 | No Hands on the Clock | Officer Gimble | Movie | 1941 |
 | Who's a Dummy? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1941 |
 | Down in San Diego | Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Melody for Three | Landing Field Worker (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Men of the Timberland | Cafe Owner (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Police Desk Sergeant | Movie | 1941 |
 | Blondie Goes Latin | Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Blonde Inspiration | Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Four Mothers | Bill (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | East of the River | Policeman (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Carolina Moon | Foreman Nelson | Movie | 1940 |
 | Cross-Country Romance | Henry | Movie | 1940 |
 | Gaucho Serenade | Motorcycle Cop | Movie | 1940 |
 | Tear Gas Squad | Officer | Movie | 1940 |
 | Kid Nightingale | First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Smashing the Money Ring | Second Night Guard (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Quiet, Please | Tony (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Undercover Agent | Joe Blake | Movie | 1939 |
 | Dodge City | Brawler (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Truck Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Girls on Probation | First Detective | Movie | 1938 |
 | If I Were King | Cook (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Give Me a Sailor | Iceman (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Blondes at Work | Detective Ed Healy (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Patient in Room 18 | Detective Donahue | Movie | 1938 |
 | Sea Racketeers | Henchman Turk | Movie | 1937 |
 | While the Cat's Away | Superintendent (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Policy Girl | Radio Station Usher | Movie | 1934 |
| Kissing Time | Corporal (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 | |
 | In the Dough | Cop | Movie | 1933 |
 | Salt Water Daffy | Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Radio Murder Mystery | Pat the detective | Movie | 1933 |
 | Nearly Naked | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1933 |
 | What Price Pants | Bartender (uncredited) | Movie | 1931 |
| Grounds for Murder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1930 |