Ralph Sanford
- Birthday
- May 21, 1899
- Birthplace
- Springfield, Massachusetts
Bio: Hearty character actor Ralph Sanford made his first screen appearances at the Flatbush studios of Vitaphone Pictures. From 1933 to 1937, Sanford was Vitaphone's resident Edgar Kennedy type, menacing such two-reel stars as Shemp Howard, Roscoe Ates, and even Bob Hope. He moved to Hollywood in 1937, where, after playing several bit roles, he became a semi-regular… More Bio: Hearty character actor Ralph Sanford made his first screen appearances at the Flatbush studios of Vitaphone Pictures. From 1933 to 1937, Sanford was Vitaphone's resident Edgar Kennedy type, menacing such two-reel stars as Shemp Howard, Roscoe Ates, and even Bob Hope. He moved to Hollywood in 1937, where, after playing several bit roles, he became a semi-regular with Paramount's Pine-Thomas unit with meaty supporting roles in such films as Wildcat (1942) and The Wrecking Crew (1943). He also continued playing featured roles at other studios, usually as a dimwitted gangster or flustered desk sergeant. One of his largest assignments was in Laurel and Hardy's The Bullfighters (1945), in which he plays vengeance-seeking Richard K. Muldoon, who threatens at every opportunity to (literally) skin Stan and Ollie alive; curiously, he receives no screen credit, despite the fact that his character motivates the entire plot line. Busy throughout the 1950s, Ralph Sanford was a familiar presence on TV, playing one-shot roles on such series as Superman and Leave It to Beaver and essaying the semi-regular part of Jim "Dog" Kelly on the weekly Western Wyatt Earp (1955-1961). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
- Gateman
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Friendly Persuasion (1956)
- Businessman
- 100%
-
To Hell and Back (1955)
- Chief Petty Officer
- 100%
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The Seven Year Itch (1955)
- Railroad Station Gateman
- 85%
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Silver Lode (1954)
- Joe bartender
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Ralph Sanford Videos
The Seven Year Itch
1 minutes 3 seconds
State Fair
9 minutes 58 seconds
River Of No Return
1 minutes 13 seconds
High Sierra
3 minutes 40 seconds
Cover Girl
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