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Ralph Sanford

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 20, 1899 (Died at 64)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthSpringfield, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1931 – 1963
Known Credits150 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Ralph Sanford

Also known as:Ralph Dayton Sanford
Total Works

150

115 movies • 35 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Seven Year Itch
7.0
as Train Station Gateman (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7
as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
River of No Return
6.7
River of No Return
1954•movie
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Big Country
7.6
The Big Country
1958•movie
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 150 titles featuring Ralph Sanford

The Seven Year Itch
7.0

as Train Station Gateman (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

River of No Return
6.7
River of No Return
1954•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Big Country
7.6
The Big Country
1958•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Heiress
7.8
The Heiress
1949•movie

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
7.9
1 eps
I Love Lucy
1951•series

as Guard (uncredited)

Easter Parade
7.0
Easter Parade
1948•movie

as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion
6.6

as Businessman (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
6.9

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Pat

Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Politician (uncredited)

Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie

as Brawler (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor
6.5

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

Champion
6.7
Champion
1949•movie

as Hammond

Leave It to Beaver
6.9
3 eps
Leave It to Beaver
1957•series

as Fats Flannaghan

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940•movie

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Adventures of Superman
6.6
1 eps

as George - Customer

The Damned Don't Cry
7.0

as Norman Riley (uncredited)

Mister Ed
6.8
1 eps
Mister Ed
1961•series

as Policeman

Springfield Rifle
6.4
Springfield Rifle
1952•movie

as Barfly (uncredited)

Union Station
6.5
Union Station
1950•movie

as Detective Fay

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Sheriff (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
6.7

as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

Beginning of the End
4.0

as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

The Lone Ranger
6.7
1 eps
The Lone Ranger
1949•series

as Ben Chalmers

The Turning Point
6.3
The Turning Point
1952•movie

as Harry (uncredited)

Appointment with Danger
5.7

as Maxie Wilder

Dennis the Menace
6.6
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
1959•series

as Sleeping Man (uncredited)

Copacabana
5.3
Copacabana
1947•movie

as Liggett

Cattle Queen of Montana
5.7

as Store Clerk (uncredited)

Wilson
5.6
Wilson
1944•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Father Knows Best
6.6
1 eps
Father Knows Best
1954•series

as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal
5.6

as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
7.0

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Glass Menagerie
5.7

as Mendoza

So You Think You're Not Guilty
6.1

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2
1 eps

as Police Sergeant

Shotgun
5.6
Shotgun
1955•movie

as Chris

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.8
16 eps

as Mayor Jim Kelley

The Oregon Trail
5.7
The Oregon Trail
1959•movie

as John Decker

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Graft Collector

Never Say Goodbye
6.3
Never Say Goodbye
1946•movie

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Lost in a Harem
5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944•movie

as Mr. Ormulu

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3
1 eps

as Fred (uncredited)

Count the Hours!
5.3
Count the Hours!
1953•movie

as Alvin Taylor

If I Were King
7.1
If I Were King
1938•movie

as Cook (uncredited)

They Made Me a Killer
5.4

as Patrolman Roach

That Brennan Girl
5.5
That Brennan Girl
1946•movie

as Fatso (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Night
5.6

as Bartender (Uncredited)

Fort Defiance
6.4
Fort Defiance
1951•movie

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as The Warden

Danger Zone
4.2
Danger Zone
1951•movie

as Larry Dunlap

Submarine Alert
4.8
Submarine Alert
1943•movie

as Agent Freddie Grayson

Minesweeper
5.2
Minesweeper
1943•movie

as Seaman Cox

My Pal Trigger
5.5
My Pal Trigger
1946•movie

as Auctioneer Al

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Man (voice)

A Night for Crime
4.6
A Night for Crime
1943•movie

as Det. Hoffman

Blondes at Work
6.3
Blondes at Work
1938•movie

as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Blondie Goes Latin
6.6
Blondie Goes Latin
1941•movie

as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

Annie Oakley
5.5
1 eps
Annie Oakley
1954•series

as Pete

Hi-Jacked
5.4
Hi-Jacked
1950•movie

as Stephen Clark

It's a Joke, Son!
6.6
It's a Joke, Son!
1947•movie

as Knifey

The Patient in Room 18
5.1

as Detective Donahue

Girls on Probation
6.2
Girls on Probation
1938•movie

as First Detective

Rhubarb
5.8
Rhubarb
1951•movie

as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
6.6

as Charlie Sargent

No Hands on the Clock
5.6

as Officer Gimble

East of the River
6.2
East of the River
1940•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tear Gas Squad
5.2
Tear Gas Squad
1940•movie

as Officer

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
6.8
1 eps
Missing Women
6.6
Missing Women
1951•movie

as Sam (man at ballpark)

Undercover Agent
4.2
Undercover Agent
1939•movie

as Joe Blake

I Live on Danger
6.1
I Live on Danger
1942•movie

as Angie Moss

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1

as Police Desk Sergeant

The Forty-Niners
6.0
The Forty-Niners
1954•movie

as Bartender Joe

Blonde Inspiration
5.8
Blonde Inspiration
1941•movie

as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.6

as Policeman (Uncredited)

Give Me a Sailor
6.1
Give Me a Sailor
1938•movie

as Iceman (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Police Sergeant

Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0
1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952•series
Kissing Time
6.2
Kissing Time
1933•movie

as Corporal (uncredited)

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
5.5

as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Aerial Gunner
5.0
Aerial Gunner
1943•movie

as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

Cross-Country Romance
6.7

as Henry

Four Mothers
6.8
Four Mothers
1941•movie

as Bill (uncredited)

Salt Water Daffy
6.2
Salt Water Daffy
1933•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Backstage Doorman

The Gene Autry Show
4.7
1 eps
The Gene Autry Show
1950•series

as 'Doc' Bailey

The Deputy
6.5
1 eps
The Deputy
1959•series

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3
1 eps

as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith

Quiet, Please
6.2
Quiet, Please
1939•movie

as Tony (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
6.8

as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

Up In Smoke
6.0
Up In Smoke
1957•movie

as Sam

Come on Danger
6.0
Come on Danger
1942•movie

as Bartender

The Restless Gun
4.4
1 eps
The Restless Gun
1957•series

as Gallagher

The Bob Hope Show
7.0
1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
1950•series

as Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
2 eps
In the Dough
6.5
In the Dough
1933•movie

as Cop

What Price Pants
6.0
What Price Pants
1931•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

Kentucky Jubilee
6.0
Kentucky Jubilee
1951•movie

as Steve Frome

Smashing the Money Ring
5.8

as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale
6.4
Kid Nightingale
1939•movie

as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

High Powered
5.2
High Powered
1945•movie

as Sheriff

High Explosive
6.2
High Explosive
1943•movie

as Squinchy Andrews

Meet the Stewarts
5.5
Meet the Stewarts
1942•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Let's Live Again
5.5
Let's Live Again
1948•movie

as Policeman

The Adventures of Kit Carson
6.0
1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2
1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
1956•series

as Policeman

December Bride
6.2
1 eps
December Bride
1954•series

as Guard

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Chief Bates

Crossroads
6.8
1 eps
Crossroads
1955•series

as (uncredited)

Rhythm Inn
4.0
Rhythm Inn
1951•movie

as Pete Harris

Sea Racketeers
4.7
Sea Racketeers
1937•movie

as Henchman Turk

Wildcat
5.7
Wildcat
1942•movie

as 'Grits' O'Malley

Alaska Highway
6.3
Alaska Highway
1943•movie

as Frosty Gimble

Linda, Be Good
6.7
Linda, Be Good
1947•movie

as Nunnally LaVitte

I Was a Burlesque Queen
3.0

as Nunnally LaVitte

Web of Danger
5.5
Web of Danger
1947•movie

as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Down in San Diego
6.7
Down in San Diego
1941•movie

as Man (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady
6.0

as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
5.7

as Gilhooley

No Place for a Lady
6.0

as Hal, truck driver-henchman

The Life Of Riley
6.7
3 eps
The Life Of Riley
1953•series

as Hawkins

Rogue River
7.0
Rogue River
1951•movie

as Max Bonner

Carolina Moon
7.5
Carolina Moon
1940•movie

as Foreman Nelson

There Goes Kelly
6.0
There Goes Kelly
1945•movie

as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

Gaucho Serenade
6.5
Gaucho Serenade
1940•movie

as Motorcycle Cop

Mystery of the Riverboat
6.5

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

Take It or Leave It
6.0

as Taxi Driver

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
7.5

as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

Sea Tiger
6.5
Sea Tiger
1952•movie

as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

The Policy Girl
7.5
The Policy Girl
1934•movie

as Radio Station Usher

Torpedo Boat
7.5
Torpedo Boat
1942•movie

as Hector Bobry

Melody for Three
6.5
Melody for Three
1941•movie

as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

My Little Margie
5.0
1 eps
My Little Margie
1952•series
Who's a Dummy?
10.0
Who's a Dummy?
1941•movie
Sioux City Sue
10.0
Sioux City Sue
1946•movie

as Big Gulliver

Men of the Timberland
8.0

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

French Leave
7.0
French Leave
1948•movie

as Skipper Muldoon

While the Cat's Away
10.0

as Superintendent (uncredited)

Torpedo Alley
10.0
Torpedo Alley
1953•movie

as Charles Hedley

Lucky Legs
9.0
Lucky Legs
1942•movie

as Bartender

Father's Wild Game
8.0
Father's Wild Game
1950•movie

as First Policeman

Nearly Naked
2.0
Nearly Naked
1933•movie
Shaggy
10.0
Shaggy
1948•movie

as Fuzzy

Girl on the Spot
10.0
Girl on the Spot
1946•movie

as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

The Pride of the Family
5.0
1 eps

as Uncle Harry

The Radio Murder Mystery

as Pat the detective

Front Page Detective
1 eps