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Ralph Sanford

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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.

Born

May 20, 1899

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

Jun 20, 1963

Known For

Acting

Movies

118 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

movie

Known For

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
River of No Return

River of No Return

1954

as Bartender (uncredited)
The Heiress

The Heiress

1949

as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

as Brawler (uncredited)
Easter Parade

Easter Parade

1948

as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956

as Businessman (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Politician (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958 • as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 7.6
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 • as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
★ 7.8
River of No Return
River of No Return
1954 • as Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 • as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle
1952 • as Barfly (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • as Brawler (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Easter Parade
Easter Parade
1948 • as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
1956 • as Businessman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
1952 • as Politician (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Champion
Champion
1949 • as Hammond
★ 6.7
Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal
1951 • as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
1942 • as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Shotgun
Shotgun
1955 • as Chris
★ 5.6
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954 • as Store Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 • as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Minor Role (uncredited)
★ 5.6
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 • as Burly Policeman (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It
1944 • as Taxi Driver
★ 6.0
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
★ 6.9
A Night for Crime
A Night for Crime
1943 • as Det. Hoffman
★ 4.4
Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent
1939 • as Joe Blake
★ 4.3
If I Were King
If I Were King
1938 • as Cook (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Union Station
Union Station
1950 • as Detective Fay
★ 6.5
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 • as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked
1950 • as Stephen Clark
★ 5.4
East of the River
East of the River
1940 • as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem
1944 • as Mr. Ormulu
★ 5.6
Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End
1957 • as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]
★ 3.9
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
1959 • as John Decker
★ 5.7
Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance
1951 • as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
★ 6.5
Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
1942 • as Cop (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor
1938 • as Iceman (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Rhubarb
Rhubarb
1951 • as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 • as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)
★ 6.4
So You Think You're Not Guilty
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950 • as Prison Warden (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad
1940 • as Officer
★ 5.3
Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 • as Policeman (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
Blondie Goes Latin
Blondie Goes Latin
1941 • as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
★ 6.7
That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl
1946 • as Fatso (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration
1941 • as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Cross-Country Romance
Cross-Country Romance
1940 • as Henry
★ 6.7
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 • as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 • as Norman Riley (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
1941 • as Bill (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
1952 • as Harry (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Count the Hours!
Count the Hours!
1953 • as Alvin Taylor
★ 5.5
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
1938 • as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger
1950 • as Maxie Wilder
★ 5.7
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1946 • as Cab Driver (uncredited)
★ 6.3
High Powered
High Powered
1945 • as Sheriff
★ 5.7
Down in San Diego
Down in San Diego
1941 • as Man (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs
1942 • as Bartender
★ 9.0
Kentucky Jubilee
Kentucky Jubilee
1951 • as Steve Frome
★ 6.0
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Second Night Guard (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
1943 • as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator
★ 5.0
Minesweeper
Minesweeper
1943 • as Seaman Cox
★ 5.2
Copacabana
Copacabana
1947 • as Liggett
★ 5.4
No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady
1943 • as Hal, truck driver-henchman
★ 6.0
Missing Women
Missing Women
1951 • as Sam (man at ballpark)
★ 6.6
Footsteps in the Night
Footsteps in the Night
1957 • as Bartender (Uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 • as Police Desk Sergeant
★ 6.1
Wildcat
Wildcat
1942 • as 'Grits' O'Malley
★ 5.7
No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock
1941 • as Officer Gimble
★ 5.6
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948 • as Police Lt. Steve Mulford
★ 7.5
Mystery of the Riverboat
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944 • as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]
★ 6.5
The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners
1954 • as Bartender Joe
★ 6.0
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert
1943 • as Agent Freddie Grayson
★ 4.8
French Leave
French Leave
1948 • as Skipper Muldoon
★ 7.0
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944 • as Gilhooley
★ 5.7
I Was a Burlesque Queen
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953 • as Nunnally LaVitte
★ 3.0
Sea Racketeers
Sea Racketeers
1937 • as Henchman Turk
★ 4.7
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939 • as Truck Driver (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 • as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Let's Live Again
Let's Live Again
1948 • as Policeman
★ 5.5
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 • as Charlie Sargent
★ 6.7
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 • as Angie Moss
★ 6.1
Web of Danger
Web of Danger
1947 • as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman
★ 5.5
Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation
1938 • as First Detective
★ 6.2
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
1946 • as Detective Thomas (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Rhythm Inn
Rhythm Inn
1951 • as Pete Harris
★ 4.0
Come on Danger
Come on Danger
1942 • as Bartender
★ 6.0
Sea Tiger
Sea Tiger
1952 • as Fat Harry, Innkeeper
★ 6.5
Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway
1943 • as Frosty Gimble
★ 6.3
Sioux City Sue
Sioux City Sue
1946 • as Big Gulliver
★ 10.0
movie
So You Want to Move
1950
★ 8.0
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
1950 • as Mendoza
★ 5.7
Men of the Timberland
Men of the Timberland
1941 • as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Gaucho Serenade
Gaucho Serenade
1940 • as Motorcycle Cop
★ 6.5
Carolina Moon
Carolina Moon
1940 • as Foreman Nelson
★ 7.5
Torpedo Alley
Torpedo Alley
1953 • as Charles Hedley
★ 10.0
The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18
1938 • as Detective Donahue
★ 4.9
Torpedo Boat
Torpedo Boat
1942 • as Hector Bobry
★ 7.5
Melody for Three
Melody for Three
1941 • as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)
★ 6.5
While the Cat's Away
While the Cat's Away
1936 • as Superintendent (uncredited)
★ 10.0
It's a Joke, Son!
It's a Joke, Son!
1947 • as Knifey
★ 6.6
Up In Smoke
Up In Smoke
1957 • as Sam
★ 6.0
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
1951 • as Larry Dunlap
★ 4.2
Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game
1950 • as First Policeman
★ 8.0
They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer
1946 • as Patrolman Roach
★ 5.7
Quiet, Please
Quiet, Please
1939 • as Tony (uncredited)
★ 6.5
In the Dough
In the Dough
1933 • as Cop
★ 6.5
Linda, Be Good
Linda, Be Good
1947 • as Nunnally LaVitte
★ 10.0
movie
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949 • as Mr. Sherbert
★ 10.0
Rogue River
Rogue River
1951 • as Max Bonner
★ 7.0
My Pal Trigger
My Pal Trigger
1946 • as Auctioneer Al
★ 5.5
Salt Water Daffy
Salt Water Daffy
1933 • as Cop (uncredited)
★ 6.2
What Price Pants
What Price Pants
1931 • as Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945 • as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
★ 5.6
High Explosive
High Explosive
1943 • as Squinchy Andrews
★ 6.3
Who's a Dummy?
Who's a Dummy?
1941
★ 10.0
movie
There Goes Kelly
1945 • as Police Lt. Marty Phillips
★ 6.0
movie
Kissing Time
1933 • as Corporal (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Policy Girl
The Policy Girl
1934 • as Radio Station Usher
★ 10.0
movie
Grounds for Murder
1930
★ 7.0
The Radio Murder Mystery
The Radio Murder Mystery
1933 • as Pat the detective
Shaggy
Shaggy
1948 • as Fuzzy
★ 10.0
Nearly Naked
Nearly Naked
1933
★ 2.0