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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-05-20

Day of Death

1963-06-20 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Ralph Dayton Sanford

Ralph 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

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Big Country

The Big Country

The Heiress

The Heiress

Easter Parade

Easter Parade

Acting

Grounds for Murder

1930

Grounds for Murder

as

Rogue River

1951

Rogue River

as

Max Bonner

Count the Hours!

1953

Count the Hours!

as

Alvin Taylor

Who's a Dummy?

1941

Who's a Dummy?

as

Union Station

1950

Union Station

as

Detective Fay

They Made Me a Killer

1946

They Made Me a Killer

as

Patrolman Roach

Rancho Notorious

1952

Rancho Notorious

as

Politician (uncredited)

Danger Zone

1951

Danger Zone

as

Larry Dunlap

Missing Women

1951

Missing Women

as

Sam (man at ballpark)

Submarine Alert

1943

Submarine Alert

as

Agent Freddie Grayson

Sioux City Sue

1946

Sioux City Sue

as

Big Gulliver

So You Want to Move

1950

So You Want to Move

as

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

1945

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

as

Charlie Sargent

In the Dough

1933

In the Dough

as

Cop

Wilson

1944

Wilson

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

Minesweeper

1943

Minesweeper

as

Seaman Cox

River of No Return

1954

River of No Return

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Hi-Jacked

1950

Hi-Jacked

as

Stephen Clark

Men of the Timberland

1941

Men of the Timberland

as

Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Cattle Queen of Montana

as

Store Clerk (uncredited)

Springfield Rifle

1952

Springfield Rifle

as

Barfly (uncredited)

Rhythm Inn

1951

Rhythm Inn

as

Pete Harris

No Hands on the Clock

1941

No Hands on the Clock

as

Officer Gimble

Quiet, Please

1939

Quiet, Please

as

Tony (uncredited)

Kissing Time

1933

Kissing Time

as

Corporal (uncredited)

It's a Joke, Son!

1947

It's a Joke, Son!

as

Knifey

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

as

Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

What Price Pants

1931

What Price Pants

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Fort Defiance

1951

Fort Defiance

as

Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Undercover Agent

1939

Undercover Agent

as

Joe Blake

Sea Racketeers

1937

Sea Racketeers

as

Henchman Turk

I Live on Danger

1942

I Live on Danger

as

Angie Moss

Wildcat

1942

Wildcat

as

'Grits' O'Malley

The Patient in Room 18

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as

Detective Donahue

Kentucky Jubilee

1951

Kentucky Jubilee

as

Steve Frome

Aerial Gunner

1943

Aerial Gunner

as

Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

A Night for Crime

1943

A Night for Crime

as

Det. Hoffman

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as

Second Night Guard (uncredited)

Alaska Highway

1943

Alaska Highway

as

Frosty Gimble

Girls on Probation

1938

Girls on Probation

as

First Detective

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Dodge City

1939

Dodge City

as

Brawler (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale

1939

Kid Nightingale

as

First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

High Powered

1945

High Powered

as

Sheriff

Carolina Moon

1940

Carolina Moon

as

Foreman Nelson

That Brennan Girl

1946

That Brennan Girl

as

Fatso (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime

1949

In the Good Old Summertime

as

Burly Policeman (uncredited)

The Big Country

1958

The Big Country

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Linda, Be Good

1947

Linda, Be Good

as

Nunnally LaVitte

I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

I Was a Burlesque Queen

as

Nunnally LaVitte

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

1939

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

as

Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

French Leave

1948

French Leave

as

Skipper Muldoon

There Goes Kelly

1945

There Goes Kelly

as

Police Lt. Marty Phillips

While the Cat's Away

1936

While the Cat's Away

as

Superintendent (uncredited)

Gaucho Serenade

1940

Gaucho Serenade

as

Motorcycle Cop

Torpedo Alley

1953

Torpedo Alley

as

Charles Hedley

Copacabana

1947

Copacabana

as

Liggett

Friendly Persuasion

1956

Friendly Persuasion

as

Businessman (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

as

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

East of the River

1940

East of the River

as

Policeman (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

The Heiress

1949

The Heiress

as

Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as

Henry

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as

Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

Champion

1949

Champion

as

Hammond

The Glass Menagerie

1950

The Glass Menagerie

as

Mendoza

Let's Make It Legal

1951

Let's Make It Legal

as

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

The Damned Don't Cry

as

Norman Riley (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye

1946

Never Say Goodbye

as

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Web of Danger

1947

Web of Danger

as

Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Lucky Legs

1942

Lucky Legs

as

Bartender

Up In Smoke

1957

Up In Smoke

as

Sam

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as

Police Desk Sergeant

My Pal Trigger

1946

My Pal Trigger

as

Auctioneer Al

Four Mothers

1941

Four Mothers

as

Bill (uncredited)

Down in San Diego

1941

Down in San Diego

as

Man (uncredited)

Come on Danger

1942

Come on Danger

as

Bartender

Beginning of the End

1957

Beginning of the End

as

Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

as

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

The Forty-Niners

1954

The Forty-Niners

as

Bartender Joe

Shotgun

1955

Shotgun

as

Chris

The Oregon Trail

1959

The Oregon Trail

as

John Decker

Blonde Inspiration

1941

Blonde Inspiration

as

Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem

1944

Lost in a Harem

as

Mr. Ormulu

Obliging Young Lady

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as

Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

as

Gilhooley

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Tear Gas Squad

as

Officer

Take It or Leave It

1944

Take It or Leave It

as

Taxi Driver

Salt Water Daffy

1933

Salt Water Daffy

as

Cop (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Night

1957

Footsteps in the Night

as

Bartender (Uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty

as

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Appointment with Danger

1950

Appointment with Danger

as

Maxie Wilder

Blondes at Work

1938

Blondes at Work

as

Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

No Place for a Lady

1943

No Place for a Lady

as

Hal, truck driver-henchman

Father's Wild Game

1950

Father's Wild Game

as

First Policeman

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as

Police Lt. Steve Mulford

If I Were King

1938

If I Were King

as

Cook (uncredited)

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

So You Want to Be in Pictures

as

Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

High Explosive

1943

High Explosive

as

Squinchy Andrews

Sea Tiger

1952

Sea Tiger

as

Fat Harry, Innkeeper

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

as

Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

Rhubarb

1951

Rhubarb

as

Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

Blondie Goes Latin

1941

Blondie Goes Latin

as

Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

The Policy Girl

1934

The Policy Girl

as

Radio Station Usher

Torpedo Boat

1942

Torpedo Boat

as

Hector Bobry

Maisie Goes to Reno

1944

Maisie Goes to Reno

as

Policeman (Uncredited)

Meet the Stewarts

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as

Cop (uncredited)

The Radio Murder Mystery

1933

The Radio Murder Mystery

as

Pat the detective

Let's Live Again

1948

Let's Live Again

as

Policeman

So You Want to Be an Actor

1949

So You Want to Be an Actor

as

Mr. Sherbert

Easter Parade

1948

Easter Parade

as

Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Give Me a Sailor

1938

Give Me a Sailor

as

Iceman (uncredited)

Nearly Naked

1933

Nearly Naked

as

Melody for Three

1941

Melody for Three

as

Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

The Turning Point

1952

The Turning Point

as

Harry (uncredited)

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as

Policeman

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Guard (uncredited)

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Pat

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Backstage Doorman

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

as

Fats Flannaghan

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Police Sergeant

The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show

as

'Doc' Bailey

Climax!

Climax!

as

The Warden

My Little Margie

My Little Margie

as

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as

Front Page Detective

Front Page Detective

as

The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson

as

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Mayor Jim Kelley

Gang Busters

Gang Busters

as

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North

as

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as

Fred (uncredited)

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

as

Policeman

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as

Sleeping Man (uncredited)

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

as

Expressman

The Deputy

The Deputy

as

Townsman (uncredited)

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as

Man in Park (uncredited)

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Gallagher

Maverick

Maverick

as

Sheriff (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Bartender Larsen

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Butch McGuire

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Slip Madigan

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Fireman Whitty

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited)

December Bride

December Bride

as

Guard

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

as

Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

as

Pete the Drunk

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Hawkins

The Pride of the Family

The Pride of the Family

as

Uncle Harry

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Chief Bates

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Man in hallway holding newspaper

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

George - Customer

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

Buckets

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as

Police Sergeant

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Graft collector

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

the Admiral

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Doc Bunion

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Storekeeper Buck Jameson

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

McConigle

The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show

as

Harper, the Hustler

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Ben Chalmers

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Sheriff Wirt

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Watchman

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

McGee

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Man (voice)

Climax!

Climax!

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Production

Crew

Directing