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Ralph Sanford

Actor | * 05/21/1899 († 64, 06/20/1963) | Springfield, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Ralph Dayton Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films and in at least 200 episodes on television between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently appeared in Westerns and was often portrayed "tough guys". Sanford also served in the infantry during World War I. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perfor ...

Minesweeper

NR

1943 | 2.5/5 | 1h 7min
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Richard Arlen and Phil Terry star as Skimmer and Tommy, two lifelong buddies who've invented a lightweight, high-speed torpedo boat (hence the title). Their copacetic business relationship is strained ...

Torpedo Boat

Certification unknown

1942 | 1h 10min
War, Action, Drama
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An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be. ...

The Glass Menagerie

Certification unknown

1950 | 3.0/5 | 1h 47min
Drama
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A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub -- as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl. ...

Copacabana

NR

1947 | 2.8/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Music
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Movies with Ralph Sanford as Actor(93)

as John Decker1959 The Oregon Trail
as Party Guest (uncredited)1958 The Big Country
as Sam1957 Up In Smoke
as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]1957 Beginning of the End
as Bartender (Uncredited)1957 Footsteps in the Night
as Chris1955 Shotgun
as Bartender Joe1954 The Forty-Niners
as Alvin Taylor1953 Count the Hours!
as Nunnally LaVitte1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Fat Harry, Innkeeper1952 Sea Tiger
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)1951 Let's Make It Legal
as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)1951 Rhubarb
as Sam (man at ballpark)1951 Missing Women
as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver1951 Fort Defiance
as Steve Frome1951 Kentucky Jubilee
as Max Bonner1951 Rogue River
as Mendoza1950 The Glass Menagerie
as Stephen Clark1950 Hi-Jacked
as First Policeman1950 Father's Wild Game
as Detective Fay1950 Union Station
as Prison Warden (uncredited)1950 So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Maxie Wilder1950 Appointment with Danger
1950 So You Want to Move
as Burly Policeman (uncredited)1949 In the Good Old Summertime
as Hammond1949 Champion
as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)1949 The Heiress
as Skipper Muldoon1948 French Leave
as Policeman1948 Let's Live Again
as Police Lt. Steve Mulford1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman1947 Web of Danger
as Knifey1947 It's a Joke, Son!
as Liggett1947 Copacabana
as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)1947 So You Want to Be in Pictures
as Nunnally LaVitte1947 Linda, Be Good
as Cab Driver (uncredited)1946 Never Say Goodbye
as Patrolman Roach1946 They Made Me a Killer
as Auctioneer Al1946 My Pal Trigger
as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Sheriff1945 High Powered
as Charlie Sargent1945 Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant1945 Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Police Lt. Marty Phillips1945 There Goes Kelly
as Gilhooley1944 Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Taxi Driver1944 Take It or Leave It
as Mr. Ormulu1944 Lost in a Harem
as Policeman (Uncredited)1944 Maisie Goes to Reno
as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]1944 Mystery of the Riverboat
as Squinchy Andrews1943 High Explosive
as Agent Freddie Grayson1943 Submarine Alert
as Det. Hoffman1943 A Night for Crime
as Seaman Cox1943 Minesweeper
as Hal, truck driver-henchman1943 No Place for a Lady
as Frosty Gimble1943 Alaska Highway
as Bartender1942 Lucky Legs
as Bartender1942 Come on Danger
as 'Grits' O'Malley1942 Wildcat
as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)1942 Obliging Young Lady
as Angie Moss1942 I Live on Danger
as Hector Bobry1942 Torpedo Boat
as Cop (Uncredited)1942 Meet the Stewarts
as Man (uncredited)1941 Down in San Diego
as Officer Gimble1941 No Hands on the Clock
as Police Desk Sergeant1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 Who's a Dummy?
as Bill (uncredited)1941 Four Mothers
as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)1941 Blonde Inspiration
as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)1941 Blondie Goes Latin
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1940 Dance, Girl, Dance
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)1940 They Drive by Night
as Motorcycle Cop1940 Gaucho Serenade
as Policeman (uncredited)1940 East of the River
1940 Carolina Moon
as Henry1940 Cross-Country Romance
as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
as Officer1940 Tear Gas Squad
as Truck Driver1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Tony (uncredited)1939 Quiet, Please
as Brawler (uncredited)1939 Dodge City
as Joe Blake1939 Undercover Agent
as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)1939 Kid Nightingale
as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)1939 Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Second Night Guard (uncredited)1939 Smashing the Money Ring
as Cook1938 If I Were King
as Detective Donahue1938 The Patient in Room 18
as First Detective1938 Girls on Probation
as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)1938 Blondes at Work
as Henchman Turk1937 Sea Racketeers
as Superintendent (uncredited)1936 While the Cat's Away
as Radio Station Usher1934 The Policy Girl
as Cop (uncredited)1933 Salt Water Daffy
as Corporal (uncredited)1933 Kissing Time
as Bartender (uncredited)1931 What Price Pants
1930 Grounds for Murder

TV Shows/Series with Ralph Sanford as Actor(25)

1961 Mister Ed
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 Dennis the Menace
as Pat1957 Perry Mason
1957 Leave It to Beaver
as Policeman1956 Hey, Jeannie!
as Expressman1956 Hey, Jeannie!
1955 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as The Warden1954 Climax!
1954 Climax!
as Backstage Doorman1953 GE Theater
as Watchman1953 GE Theater
1952 My Little Margie
1952 Gang Busters
as Man (voice)1952 Four Star Playhouse
1952 Mr And Mrs North
1952 Adventures of Superman
1951 The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Guard (uncredited)1951 I Love Lucy
as 'Doc' Bailey1950 The Gene Autry Show
as Police Sergeant1950 Lux Video Theatre
as McGee1950 Lux Video Theatre

Full Name: Ralph Sanford
Born: Sunday, 05/21 1899 (May) in Springfield, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 06/20 1963 (June) in Los Angeles (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Ralph Sanford frequently works together with these people:
David Niven (34x, Actor)
Charles Boyer (28x, Actor)
Herb Vigran (28x, Actor)
Dick Powell (25x, Actor)
Richard Reeves (24x, Actor)
Ida Lupino (23x, Actress)
Sam Flint (22x, Actor)
John Bryant (19x, Actor)
Rhys Williams (18x, Actor)
Phyllis Thaxter (18x, Actress)
Vera Miles (17x, Actress)
Jack Mower (13x, Actor)
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