Ralph Sanford: movies and TV shows
Ralph Sanford has 171 credits in the archive: 118 films and 53 TV series, from 1930 to 1961. Highest rated: I Love Lucy (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 1961 · busiest year: 1951 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Policeman | TV | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1959 | The Deputy | Townsman (uncredited) | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | Sleeping Man (uncredited) | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | Man in Park (uncredited) | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Fred (uncredited) | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1959 | The Oregon Trail | John Decker | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1958 | The Big Country | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Pat | TV | 7.7 | 58 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Sheriff (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Fats Flannaghan | TV | 6.9 | 58 |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Gallagher | TV | 4.4 | 58 |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End | Man with Red Cross Representative [extra] | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 1957 | Footsteps in the Night | Bartender (Uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1957 | Up In Smoke | Sam | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Policeman | TV | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman | TV | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Businessman (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Jim Kelley | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Slip Madigan | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Bartender Larsen | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Butch McGuire | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Fireman Whitty | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | TV | 6.8 | 56 | |
| 1955 | Shotgun | Chris | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best | Guest at Hotel (uncredited) | TV | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1954 | Climax! | The Warden | TV | 3.8 | 55 |
| 1954 | Climax! | TV | 3.8 | 55 | |
| 1954 | December Bride | Guard | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley | Pete the Drunk | TV | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1954 | River of No Return | Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Store Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 1954 | The Forty-Niners | Bartender Joe | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Hawkins | TV | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1953 | The Pride of the Family | Uncle Harry | TV | 5.0 | 54 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Backstage Doorman | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Watchman | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1953 | Count the Hours! | Alvin Taylor | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1953 | I Was a Burlesque Queen | Nunnally LaVitte | Film | 3.0 | 54 |
| 1953 | Torpedo Alley | Charles Hedley | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Man (voice) | TV | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Buckets | TV | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | George - Customer | TV | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Chief Bates | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Man in hallway holding newspaper | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Police Sergeant | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | TV | 5.0 | 53 | |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North | TV | 5.0 | 53 | |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | TV | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Politician (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Barfly (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1952 | The Turning Point | Harry (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1952 | Sea Tiger | Fat Harry, Innkeeper | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Graft Collector | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Admiral | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Guard (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 52 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Doc Bunion | TV | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith | TV | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Storekeeper Buck Jameson | TV | 5.3 | 52 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | TV | 6.0 | 52 | |
| 1951 | Front Page Detective | TV | — | 52 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 52 | |
| 1951 | Missing Women | Sam (man at ballpark) | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1951 | Rhubarb | Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1951 | Fort Defiance | Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1951 | Danger Zone | Larry Dunlap | Film | 4.2 | 52 |
| 1951 | Kentucky Jubilee | Steve Frome | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1951 | Rogue River | Max Bonner | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1951 | Rhythm Inn | Pete Harris | Film | 4.0 | 52 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | 'Doc' Bailey | TV | 4.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | Harper, the Hustler | TV | 4.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Police Sergeant | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | McConigle | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | McGee | TV | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | Maxie Wilder | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Norman Riley (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1950 | Union Station | Detective Fay | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1950 | The Glass Menagerie | Mendoza | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1950 | Hi-Jacked | Stephen Clark | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1950 | Father's Wild Game | First Policeman | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1950 | So You Want to Move | Film | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 1950 | So You Think You're Not Guilty | Prison Warden (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Ben Chalmers | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Sheriff Wirt | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1949 | The Heiress | Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Burly Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1949 | Champion | Hammond | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1949 | So You Want to Be an Actor | Mr. Sherbert | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1948 | Easter Parade | Hotel Detective (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1948 | Shaggy | Fuzzy | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1948 | Let's Live Again | Policeman | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Police Lt. Steve Mulford | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1948 | French Leave | Skipper Muldoon | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! | Knifey | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1947 | Copacabana | Liggett | Film | 5.4 | 48 |
| 1947 | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Anthony Anguish (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1947 | Linda, Be Good | Nunnally LaVitte | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1947 | Web of Danger | Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | George H. Gibbons (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 47 |
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl | Fatso (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer | Patrolman Roach | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Cab Driver (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Detective Thomas (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger | Auctioneer Al | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1946 | Sioux City Sue | Big Gulliver | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Charlie Sargent | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1945 | There Goes Kelly | Police Lt. Marty Phillips | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1945 | Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Mike, Police Detective Sergeant | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1945 | High Powered | Sheriff | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Mr. Ormulu | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Policeman (Uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1944 | Mystery of the Riverboat | Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10] | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1944 | Take It or Leave It | Taxi Driver | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1944 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Gilhooley | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert | Agent Freddie Grayson | Film | 4.8 | 44 |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Hal, truck driver-henchman | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1943 | High Explosive | Squinchy Andrews | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1943 | Minesweeper | Seaman Cox | Film | 5.2 | 44 |
| 1943 | Alaska Highway | Frosty Gimble | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1943 | A Night for Crime | Det. Hoffman | Film | 4.6 | 44 |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1942 | Lucky Legs | Bartender | Film | 9.0 | 43 |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger | Angie Moss | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1942 | Come on Danger | Bartender | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1942 | Torpedo Boat | Hector Bobry | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1942 | Wildcat | 'Grits' O'Malley | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration | Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Bill (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Officer Gimble | Film | 5.6 | 42 |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Police Desk Sergeant | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1941 | Who's a Dummy? | Film | 10.0 | 42 | |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1941 | Melody for Three | Landing Field Worker (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1941 | Men of the Timberland | Cafe Owner (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1941 | Down in San Diego | Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | Motorcycle Cop | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad | Officer | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance | Henry | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1940 | East of the River | Policeman (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1940 | Carolina Moon | Foreman Nelson | Film | 7.5 | 41 |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Brawler (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Truck Driver (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1939 | Undercover Agent | Joe Blake | Film | 4.2 | 40 |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Second Night Guard (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1939 | Quiet, Please | Tony (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | First Detective | Film | 6.2 | 39 |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Cook (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 | Detective Donahue | Film | 5.1 | 39 |
| 1938 | Blondes at Work | Detective Ed Healy (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor | Iceman (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1937 | Sea Racketeers | Henchman Turk | Film | 4.7 | 38 |
| 1936 | While the Cat's Away | Superintendent (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1934 | The Policy Girl | Radio Station Usher | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1933 | In the Dough | Cop | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1933 | The Radio Murder Mystery | Pat the detective | Film | — | 34 |
| 1933 | Salt Water Daffy | Cop (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1933 | Nearly Naked | Film | 2.0 | 34 | |
| 1933 | Kissing Time | Corporal (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1931 | What Price Pants | Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1930 | Grounds for Murder | Film | 7.0 | 31 |