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
- Dennis the Menace as Sleeping Man (uncredited)
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Fred (uncredited)
- The Deputy as Townsman (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
- The Pride of the Family as Uncle Harry
- General Electric Theater as Backstage Doorman
- Count the Hours! as Alvin Taylor
- Torpedo Alley as Charles Hedley
- I Was a Burlesque Queen as Nunnally LaVitte
1952
- Four Star Playhouse as Man (voice)
- Adventures of Superman as George - Customer
- The Ford Television Theatre as Man in hallway holding newspaper
- The Abbott and Costello Show as Police Sergeant
- My Little Margie
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- Gang Busters
- Rancho Notorious as Politician (uncredited)
- Springfield Rifle as Barfly (uncredited)
- The Turning Point as Harry (uncredited)
- Sea Tiger as Fat Harry, Innkeeper
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Admiral
- I Love Lucy as Guard (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith
- The Adventures of Kit Carson
- Front Page Detective
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- Let's Make It Legal as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Missing Women as Sam (man at ballpark)
- Rhubarb as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)
- Fort Defiance as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
- 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
- Hi-Jacked as Stephen Clark
- Appointment with Danger as Maxie Wilder
- The Damned Don't Cry as Norman Riley (uncredited)
- The Glass Menagerie as Mendoza
- So You Think You're Not Guilty as Prison Warden (uncredited)
- So You Want to Move
- Father's Wild Game as First Policeman
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Sheriff Wirt
- The Heiress as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
- Champion as Hammond
- In the Good Old Summertime as Burly Policeman (uncredited)
- So You Want to Be an Actor as Mr. Sherbert
1948
- Easter Parade as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
- Shaggy as Fuzzy
- Joe Palooka in Winner Take All as Police Lt. Steve Mulford
- French Leave as Skipper Muldoon
- Let's Live Again as Policeman
1947
- It's a Joke, Son! as Knifey
- Copacabana as Liggett
- So You Want to Be in Pictures as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
- Web of Danger as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman
- Linda, Be Good as Nunnally LaVitte
1946
- The Best Years of Our Lives as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
- Never Say Goodbye as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Girl on the Spot as Detective Thomas (uncredited)
- That Brennan Girl as Fatso (uncredited)
- My Pal Trigger as Auctioneer Al
- Two Sisters from Boston as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Killer as Patrolman Roach
- Sioux City Sue as Big Gulliver
1945
- Thunderhead: Son of Flicka as Charlie Sargent
- High Powered as Sheriff
- There Goes Kelly as Police Lt. Marty Phillips
- Adventures of Kitty O'Day as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
1944
- Wilson as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Lost in a Harem as Mr. Ormulu
- Mystery of the Riverboat as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]
- Take It or Leave It as Taxi Driver
- Maisie Goes to Reno as Policeman (Uncredited)
- Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Gilhooley
1943
- Alaska Highway as Frosty Gimble
- Aerial Gunner as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator
- High Explosive as Squinchy Andrews
- A Night for Crime as Det. Hoffman
- No Place for a Lady as Hal, truck driver-henchman
- Minesweeper as Seaman Cox
- Submarine Alert as Agent Freddie Grayson
1942
- Obliging Young Lady as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
- Meet the Stewarts as Cop (uncredited)
- Lucky Legs as Bartender
- I Live on Danger as Angie Moss
- Come on Danger as Bartender
- Wildcat as 'Grits' O'Malley
- Torpedo Boat as Hector Bobry
1941
- Blonde Inspiration as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)
- Four Mothers as Bill (uncredited)
- Who's a Dummy?
- Down in San Diego as Man (uncredited)
- Blondie Goes Latin as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
- Men of the Timberland as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Police Desk Sergeant
- No Hands on the Clock as Officer Gimble
- 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)
- East of the River as Policeman (uncredited)
- Tear Gas Squad as Officer
- 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
- 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)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Quiet, Please as Tony (uncredited)
1938
- If I Were King as Cook (uncredited)
- Give Me a Sailor as Iceman (uncredited)
- Blondes at Work as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)
- Girls on Probation as First Detective
- The Patient in Room 18 as Detective Donahue
1937
- Sea Racketeers as Henchman Turk
1936
- While the Cat's Away as Superintendent (uncredited)
1934
- The Policy Girl as Radio Station Usher
1933
- In the Dough as Cop
- Kissing Time as Corporal (uncredited)
- The Radio Murder Mystery as Pat the detective
- Salt Water Daffy as Cop (uncredited)
- Nearly Naked
1931
- What Price Pants as Bartender (uncredited)