Ralph Sanford

Known for: Acting

Born: 1899-05-20 – 1963-06-20 (aged 64)

From: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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 (153)

TV★ 6.7
Mister Ed
1961
as Policeman
TV★ 6.6
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Sleeping Man (uncredited)
TV★ 6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Fred (uncredited)
TV★ 6.5
The Deputy
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Oregon Trail
1959
as John Decker
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Big Country
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Up In Smoke
1957
as Sam
TV★ 6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Fats Flannaghan
TV★ 4.4
The Restless Gun
1957
as Gallagher
TV★ 6.9
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff (uncredited)
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Pat
MOVIE★ 4.0
Beginning of the End
1957
as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]
MOVIE★ 5.6
Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Bartender (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Businessman (uncredited)
TV★ 6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Policeman
TV★ 6.8
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
TV★ 6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Mayor Jim Kelley
MOVIE★ 5.6
Shotgun
1955
as Chris
MOVIE★ 5.9
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as The Warden
TV★ 6.3
December Bride
1954
as Guard
TV★ 6.7
Father Knows Best
1954
as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Forty-Niners
1954
as Bartender Joe
MOVIE★ 6.7
River of No Return
1954
as Bartender (uncredited)
TV★ 5.6
Annie Oakley
1954
as Pete the Drunk
MOVIE★ 10.0
Torpedo Alley
1953
as Charles Hedley
TV★ 5.0
The Pride of the Family
1953
as Uncle Harry
MOVIE★ 3.0
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Nunnally LaVitte
MOVIE★ 5.5
Count the Hours!
1953
as Alvin Taylor
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Backstage Doorman
TV★ 6.7
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Hawkins
TV★ 7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Sergeant
MOVIE★ 6.4
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
TV★ 5.0
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
TV★ 7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Chief Bates
TV★ 6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Man (voice)
TV★ 6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Buckets
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sea Tiger
1952
as Fat Harry, Innkeeper
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Turning Point
1952
as Harry (uncredited)
TV★ 5.0
My Little Margie
1952
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Politician (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
Gang Busters
1952
MOVIE★ 5.7
Let's Make It Legal
1951
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
TV★ 7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
as Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fort Defiance
1951
as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TV★ 7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Graft Collector
MOVIE★ 5.8
Rhubarb
1951
as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)
TV★ 6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
TV
Front Page Detective
1951
MOVIE★ 6.0
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Steve Frome
MOVIE★ 4.2
Danger Zone
1951
as Larry Dunlap
TV★ 5.3
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Doc Bunion
MOVIE★ 6.6
Missing Women
1951
as Sam (man at ballpark)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rogue River
1951
as Max Bonner
MOVIE★ 4.0
Rhythm Inn
1951
as Pete Harris
MOVIE★ 8.0
Father's Wild Game
1950
as First Policeman
MOVIE★ 6.5
Union Station
1950
as Detective Fay
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Police Sergeant
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Glass Menagerie
1950
as Mendoza
MOVIE★ 8.0
So You Want to Move
1950
TV★ 4.7
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as 'Doc' Bailey
MOVIE★ 5.4
Hi-Jacked
1950
as Stephen Clark
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Norman Riley (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Maxie Wilder
MOVIE★ 10.0
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949
as Mr. Sherbert
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Heiress
1949
as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)
TV★ 6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Ben Chalmers
MOVIE★ 6.7
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
as Burly Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Champion
1949
as Hammond
MOVIE★ 7.5
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Police Lt. Steve Mulford
MOVIE★ 7.0
Easter Parade
1948
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Shaggy
1948
as Fuzzy
MOVIE★ 7.0
French Leave
1948
as Skipper Muldoon
MOVIE★ 5.5
Let's Live Again
1948
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 6.7
Linda, Be Good
1947
as Nunnally LaVitte
MOVIE★ 5.5
Web of Danger
1947
as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman
MOVIE★ 6.6
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Copacabana
1947
as Liggett
MOVIE★ 6.6
It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Knifey
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Fatso (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Sioux City Sue
1946
as Big Gulliver
MOVIE★ 6.3
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.5
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Auctioneer Al
MOVIE★ 6.3
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
They Made Me a Killer
1946
as Patrolman Roach
MOVIE★ 10.0
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Detective Thomas (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945
as Charlie Sargent
MOVIE★ 5.3
High Powered
1945
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 6.0
There Goes Kelly
1945
as Police Lt. Marty Phillips
MOVIE★ 5.6
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
MOVIE★ 5.6
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Mr. Ormulu
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]
MOVIE★ 6.6
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Policeman (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Wilson
1944
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Take It or Leave It
1944
as Taxi Driver
MOVIE★ 5.7
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Gilhooley
MOVIE★ 5.2
Minesweeper
1943
as Seaman Cox
MOVIE★ 4.8
Submarine Alert
1943
as Agent Freddie Grayson
MOVIE★ 6.3
Alaska Highway
1943
as Frosty Gimble
MOVIE★ 6.3
High Explosive
1943
as Squinchy Andrews
MOVIE★ 5.0
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator
MOVIE★ 4.6
A Night for Crime
1943
as Det. Hoffman
MOVIE★ 6.0
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Hal, truck driver-henchman
MOVIE★ 9.0
Lucky Legs
1942
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 5.7
Wildcat
1942
as 'Grits' O'Malley
MOVIE★ 6.1
I Live on Danger
1942
as Angie Moss
MOVIE★ 6.0
Come on Danger
1942
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 5.5
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Hector Bobry
MOVIE★ 5.6
No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Officer Gimble
MOVIE★ 10.0
Who's a Dummy?
1941
MOVIE★ 6.7
Down in San Diego
1941
as Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Melody for Three
1941
as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Police Desk Sergeant
MOVIE★ 6.6
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Four Mothers
1941
as Bill (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
East of the River
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Carolina Moon
1940
as Foreman Nelson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Henry
MOVIE★ 6.5
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Motorcycle Cop
MOVIE★ 5.3
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Officer
MOVIE★ 6.4
Kid Nightingale
1939
as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Second Night Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Quiet, Please
1939
as Tony (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.2
Undercover Agent
1939
as Joe Blake
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dodge City
1939
as Brawler (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Girls on Probation
1938
as First Detective
MOVIE★ 7.1
If I Were King
1938
as Cook (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Iceman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Blondes at Work
1938
as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Detective Donahue
MOVIE★ 4.7
Sea Racketeers
1937
as Henchman Turk
MOVIE★ 10.0
While the Cat's Away
1936
as Superintendent (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Policy Girl
1934
as Radio Station Usher
MOVIE★ 6.3
Kissing Time
1933
as Corporal (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
In the Dough
1933
as Cop
MOVIE★ 6.2
Salt Water Daffy
1933
as Cop (uncredited)
MOVIE
The Radio Murder Mystery
1933
as Pat the detective
MOVIE★ 2.0
Nearly Naked
1933
MOVIE★ 6.0
What Price Pants
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Grounds for Murder
1930