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

Grounds for Murder

Max Bonner

Rogue River

Alvin Taylor

Count the Hours!

Who's a Dummy?

Detective Fay

Union Station

Patrolman Roach

They Made Me a Killer

Politician (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious

Larry Dunlap

Danger Zone

Sam (man at ballpark)

Missing Women

Agent Freddie Grayson

Submarine Alert

Big Gulliver

Sioux City Sue

So You Want to Move

Charlie Sargent

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka

Cop

In the Dough

Minor Role (uncredited)

Wilson

Seaman Cox

Minesweeper

Bartender (uncredited)

River of No Return

Stephen Clark

Hi-Jacked

Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Men of the Timberland

Store Clerk (uncredited)

Cattle Queen of Montana

Barfly (uncredited)

Springfield Rifle

Pete Harris

Rhythm Inn

Officer Gimble

No Hands on the Clock

Tony (uncredited)

Quiet, Please

Corporal (uncredited)

Kissing Time

Knifey

It's a Joke, Son!

Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Bartender (uncredited)

What Price Pants

Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Fort Defiance

George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Joe Blake

Undercover Agent

Henchman Turk

Sea Racketeers

Angie Moss

I Live on Danger

'Grits' O'Malley

Wildcat

Detective Donahue

The Patient in Room 18

Steve Frome

Kentucky Jubilee

Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

Aerial Gunner

Det. Hoffman

A Night for Crime

Second Night Guard (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

Frosty Gimble

Alaska Highway

First Detective

Girls on Probation

Truck Driver (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Brawler (uncredited)

Dodge City

First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

Kid Nightingale

Sheriff

High Powered

Foreman Nelson

Carolina Moon

Fatso (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl

Burly Policeman (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Big Country

Nunnally LaVitte

Linda, Be Good

Nunnally LaVitte

I Was a Burlesque Queen

Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

Skipper Muldoon

French Leave

Police Lt. Marty Phillips

There Goes Kelly

Superintendent (uncredited)

While the Cat's Away

Motorcycle Cop

Gaucho Serenade

Charles Hedley

Torpedo Alley

Liggett

Copacabana

Businessman (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Dance, Girl, Dance

Policeman (uncredited)

East of the River

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

The Heiress

Henry

Cross-Country Romance

Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

Stranger on the Third Floor

Hammond

Champion

Mendoza

The Glass Menagerie

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Let's Make It Legal

Norman Riley (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye

Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

Web of Danger

Bartender

Lucky Legs

Sam

Up In Smoke

Police Desk Sergeant

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Auctioneer Al

My Pal Trigger

Bill (uncredited)

Four Mothers

Man (uncredited)

Down in San Diego

Bartender

Come on Danger

Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

Beginning of the End

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

Mystery of the Riverboat

Bartender Joe

The Forty-Niners

Chris

Shotgun

John Decker

The Oregon Trail

Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

Blonde Inspiration

Mr. Ormulu

Lost in a Harem

Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady

Gilhooley

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

Officer

Tear Gas Squad

Taxi Driver

Take It or Leave It

Cop (uncredited)

Salt Water Daffy

Bartender (Uncredited)

Footsteps in the Night

Prison Warden (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Maxie Wilder

Appointment with Danger

Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

Blondes at Work

Hal, truck driver-henchman

No Place for a Lady

First Policeman

Father's Wild Game

Police Lt. Steve Mulford

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Cook

If I Were King

Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

So You Want to Be in Pictures

Squinchy Andrews

High Explosive

Fat Harry, Innkeeper

Sea Tiger

Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

Rhubarb

Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

Blondie Goes Latin

Radio Station Usher

The Policy Girl

Hector Bobry

Torpedo Boat

Policeman (Uncredited)

Maisie Goes to Reno

Cop (uncredited)

Meet the Stewarts

Pat the detective

The Radio Murder Mystery

Policeman

Let's Live Again

Mr. Sherbert

So You Want to Be an Actor

Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Easter Parade

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-05-20

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Ralph Dayton Sanford