Ralph Sanford
Born: 1899-05-20 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1963-06-20
Known For: 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.
Filmography
1961
- Mister Ed as Policeman
1959
- The Deputy as Townsman (uncredited)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Fred (uncredited)
- Dennis the Menace as Sleeping Man (uncredited)
- The Oregon Trail as John Decker
1958
- The Big Country as Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
- Perry Mason as Pat
- Maverick as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Leave It to Beaver as Fats Flannaghan
- The Restless Gun as Gallagher
- Beginning of the End as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]
- Up In Smoke as Sam
- Footsteps in the Night as Bartender (Uncredited)
1956
- Hey, Jeannie! as Policeman
- Friendly Persuasion as Businessman (uncredited)
1955
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Mayor Jim Kelley
- Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
- Shotgun as Chris
1954
- Father Knows Best as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)
- Climax! as The Warden
- December Bride as Guard
- Annie Oakley as Pete the Drunk
- River of No Return as Bartender (uncredited)
- Cattle Queen of Montana as Store Clerk (uncredited)
- The Forty-Niners as Bartender Joe
1953
- The Life Of Riley as Hawkins
- General Electric Theater as Backstage Doorman
- The Pride of the Family as Uncle Harry
- Torpedo Alley as Charles Hedley
- Count the Hours! as Alvin Taylor
- I Was a Burlesque Queen as Nunnally LaVitte
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Man (voice)
- Adventures of Superman as Buckets
- The Ford Television Theatre as Chief Bates
- The Abbott and Costello Show as Police Sergeant
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- Gang Busters
- My Little Margie
- Rancho Notorious as Politician (uncredited)
- Springfield Rifle as Barfly (uncredited)
- The Turning Point as Harry (uncredited)
- Sea Tiger as Fat Harry, Innkeeper
1951
- I Love Lucy as Guard (uncredited)
- The Red Skelton Show as Graft Collector
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Doc Bunion
- The Adventures of Kit Carson
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- Let's Make It Legal as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Missing Women as Sam (man at ballpark)
- Fort Defiance as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
- Front Page Detective
- Rhubarb as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)
- Danger Zone as Larry Dunlap
- Kentucky Jubilee as Steve Frome
- Rogue River as Max Bonner
- Rhythm Inn as Pete Harris
1950
- The Bob Hope Show as Self
- The Gene Autry Show as 'Doc' Bailey
- Lux Video Theatre as Police Sergeant
- Union Station as Detective Fay
- Appointment with Danger as Maxie Wilder
- The Damned Don't Cry as Norman Riley (uncredited)
- Hi-Jacked as Stephen Clark
- So You Think You're Not Guilty as Prison Warden (uncredited)
- Father's Wild Game as First Policeman
- The Glass Menagerie as Mendoza
- So You Want to Move
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Ben Chalmers
- The Heiress as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
- In the Good Old Summertime as Burly Policeman (uncredited)
- Champion as Hammond
- So You Want to Be an Actor as Mr. Sherbert
1948
- Easter Parade as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
- French Leave as Skipper Muldoon
- Shaggy as Fuzzy
- Let's Live Again as Policeman
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Police Lt. Steve Mulford
1947
- Copacabana as Liggett
- Web of Danger as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman
- It's a Joke, Son! as Knifey
- Linda, Be Good as Nunnally LaVitte
- So You Want to Be in Pictures as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
1946
- The Best Years of Our Lives as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
- Two Sisters from Boston as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)
- That Brennan Girl as Fatso (uncredited)
- Never Say Goodbye as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Girl on the Spot as Detective Thomas (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Killer as Patrolman Roach
- My Pal Trigger as Auctioneer Al
- Sioux City Sue as Big Gulliver
1945
- Thunderhead: Son of Flicka as Charlie Sargent
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
- High Powered as Sheriff
- There Goes Kelly as Police Lt. Marty Phillips
1944
- Wilson as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Lost in a Harem as Mr. Ormulu
- Take It or Leave It as Taxi Driver
- Maisie Goes to Reno as Policeman (Uncredited)
- Mystery of the Riverboat as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]
- Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Gilhooley
1943
- Aerial Gunner as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator
- A Night for Crime as Det. Hoffman
- Minesweeper as Seaman Cox
- Alaska Highway as Frosty Gimble
- Submarine Alert as Agent Freddie Grayson
- High Explosive as Squinchy Andrews
- No Place for a Lady as Hal, truck driver-henchman
1942
- Lucky Legs as Bartender
- Obliging Young Lady as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
- Meet the Stewarts as Cop (uncredited)
- Wildcat as 'Grits' O'Malley
- I Live on Danger as Angie Moss
- Torpedo Boat as Hector Bobry
- Come on Danger as Bartender
1941
- Four Mothers as Bill (uncredited)
- Blonde Inspiration as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)
- Blondie Goes Latin as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
- No Hands on the Clock as Officer Gimble
- Who's a Dummy?
- Down in San Diego as Man (uncredited)
- Men of the Timberland as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Police Desk Sergeant
- Melody for Three as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)
1940
- They Drive by Night as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
- Dance, Girl, Dance as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Stranger on the Third Floor as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
- Tear Gas Squad as Officer
- East of the River as Policeman (uncredited)
- Cross-Country Romance as Henry
- Gaucho Serenade as Motorcycle Cop
- Carolina Moon as Foreman Nelson
1939
- Dodge City as Brawler (uncredited)
- Undercover Agent as Joe Blake
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Quiet, Please as Tony (uncredited)
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)
- Smashing the Money Ring as Second Night Guard (uncredited)
- Kid Nightingale as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)
1938
- If I Were King as Cook (uncredited)
- Blondes at Work as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)
- Give Me a Sailor as Iceman (uncredited)
- The Patient in Room 18 as Detective Donahue
- Girls on Probation as First Detective
1937
- Sea Racketeers as Henchman Turk
1936
- While the Cat's Away as Superintendent (uncredited)
1934
- The Policy Girl as Radio Station Usher
1933
- Salt Water Daffy as Cop (uncredited)
- In the Dough as Cop
- Kissing Time as Corporal (uncredited)
- The Radio Murder Mystery as Pat the detective
- Nearly Naked
1931
- What Price Pants as Bartender (uncredited)