Ralph Dayton Sanford was an American film actor. He appeared in over 180 films and in at least 200 episodes on television between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently appeared in Westerns and often portrayed "tough guys".
Born
Sunday, 21 May 1899
Died
Thursday, 20 June 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mister Ed | Policeman | 1961 |
| Cage of Evil | Bartender at Tony's Cellar | 1960 |
| The Purple Gang | Fish Scofield | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Man in Park, Sleeping Man | 1959 |
| The Betty Hutton Show | House Officer | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Fred | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Townsman | 1959 |
| The Oregon Trail | John Decker | 1959 |
| The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | The Fire Chief | 1959 |
| The Big Country | Party Guest | 1958 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mister Ed | Policeman | 1961 |
| Cage of Evil | Bartender at Tony's Cellar | 1960 |
| The Purple Gang | Fish Scofield | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Man in Park, Sleeping Man | 1959 |
| The Betty Hutton Show | House Officer | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Fred | 1959 |
| The Deputy | Townsman | 1959 |
| The Oregon Trail | John Decker | 1959 |
| The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | The Fire Chief | 1959 |
| The Big Country | Party Guest | 1958 |
| St. Louis Blues | McInerny | 1958 |
| Up in Smoke | Sam | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Gas Station Customer | 1957 |
| The Californians | Charlie Gehman | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Gallagher | 1957 |
| Maverick | Sheriff | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Pat | 1957 |
| M Squad | Norman Peters | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Manager | 1957 |
| Beginning of the End | Man with Red Cross Representative [extra] / Extra beside Red Cross Representative | 1957 |
| Badlands of Montana | Marshal at Cascade | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Fats Flannaghan, Mr. Garvey | 1957 |
| Footsteps in the Night | Bartender / Bartender (Uncredited) | 1957 |
| Don't Knock the Rock | Cop at Stage Door | 1956 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Businessman | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Fire Chief | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman No. 2, Policeman | 1956 |
| Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado | Happy Harrow | 1956 |
| Uranium Boom | Hotel Guest | 1956 |
| The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | Gateman | 1956 |
| Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Lem Carslake | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Jim Kelley, Bartender Larsen, Butch McGuire, Slip Madigan, Whitty | 1955 |
| To Hell and Back | Chief Petty Officer | 1955 |
| The Road to Denver | Denver Restaurant Owner | 1955 |
| The Seven Year Itch | Train Station Gateman | 1955 |
| Shotgun | Chris | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Jury Foreman Collins | 1955 |
| Cattle Queen of Montana | Store Clerk | 1954 |
| Climax! | The Warden, Policeman | 1954 |
| December Bride | Guard | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Guest at Hotel | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Butch McGinty | 1954 |
| Silver Lode | Taggert | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Victor Savoy | 1954 |
| The Forty-Niners | Bartender Joe | 1954 |
| River of No Return | Bartender | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Chief of Police, Clancy - Bartender | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Pete the Drunk | 1954 |
| The Joe Palooka Story | Al Davis | 1954 |
| Wicked Woman | Mr. Ronnie | 1953 |
| The Pride of the Family | Uncle Harry | 1953 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Quack | 1953 |
| Count the Hours! | Alvin Taylor | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Norris, Backstage Doorman, Watchman, Sergeant Waters | 1953 |
| The Life of Riley | Hawkins | 1953 |
| Torpedo Alley | Charles Hedley | 1952 |
| Stop, You're Killing Me | Cop | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Police Sergeant | 1952 |
| The Turning Point | Harry | 1952 |
| Springfield Rifle | Barfly | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Dutch Mandel | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Chief Bates, Man in hallway holding newspaper | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Man | 1952 |
| Somebody Loves Me | Frazer | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Buckets, George, customer | 1952 |
| Sea Tiger | Fat Harry, Innkeeper / Fat Harry - Innkeeper | 1952 |
| Barbed Wire | Cattle Buyer | 1952 |
| Carrie | Older Waiter at Slawson's | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Chief Bates | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Policeman | 1952 |
| Rancho Notorious | Politician | 1952 |
| Gang Busters | Lt. Denk | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Auctioneer, Detective, Pegleg Smith, Slippery Cutler, Rancher, Stagecoach passenger | 1952 |
| A Girl in Every Port | Track Announcer | 1952 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | Bart Benton, Harry Kent | 1951 |
| My Favorite Spy | Burlesque Husband | 1951 |
| Let's Make It Legal | Police Lieutenant / Police Lieutenant (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Guard | 1951 |
| Fort Defiance | Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver / Jed Brown - Stagecoach Driver | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Graft collector, the Admiral | 1951 |
| Behave Yourself! | Plainclothesman | 1951 |
| Two Dollar Bettor | Taxi Driver | 1951 |
| Rhubarb | Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Steve | 1951 |
| Kentucky Jubilee | Steve Frome | 1951 |
| Fighting Coast Guard | Cabbie | 1951 |
| Danger Zone | Larry Dunlap (1st Episode) | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Doc Bunion, Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith, Storekeeper Buck Jameson | 1951 |
| Santa Fe | Fiddle Contest Bettor | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Inspector Edwards | 1951 |
| Missing Women | Sam (man at ballpark) / Sam | 1951 |
| Rogue River | Max Bonner | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | McConigle, McGee, Police Sgt. | 1950 |
| The Glass Menagerie | Mendoza | 1950 |
| Union Station | Detective Fay | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | 'Doc' Bailey, Harper, the Hustler | 1950 |
| Hi-Jacked | Stephen Clark | 1950 |
| Cow Town | Martin Dalrymple | 1950 |
| So You Think You're Not Guilty | Prison Warden | 1950 |
| The Damned Don't Cry | Norman Riley | 1950 |
| Appointment with Danger | Maxie Wilder | 1950 |
| The Heiress | Captain of the Castle Queen | 1949 |
| Bodyhold | Big Wrestling Fan | 1949 |
| Always Leave Them Laughing | Entertainment Chairman | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Ben Chalmers, Sheriff Wirt | 1949 |
| In the Good Old Summertime | Burly Policeman | 1949 |
| Champion | Hammond | 1949 |
| Blondie's Secret | Cab Driver | 1948 |
| Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Police Lt. Steve Mulford | 1948 |
| A Southern Yankee | Plaza Hotel Carriage Driver | 1948 |
| Easter Parade | Hotel Detective | 1948 |
| Shaggy | Fuzzy | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Petitioner / Man's Voice | 1948 |
| French Leave | Skipper Muldoon | 1948 |
| Web of Danger | Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman | 1947 |
| So You Want to Be in Pictures | Anthony Anguish | 1947 |
| Copacabana | Liggett | 1947 |
| Out of the Blue | Pinky | 1947 |
| Hit Parade of 1947 | Small | 1947 |
| It's a Joke, Son! | Knifey - Healey's Henchman | 1947 |
| That Brennan Girl | Fatso | 1946 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | George H. Gibbons | 1946 |
| Sioux City Sue | Big Gulliver | 1946 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Cab Driver | 1946 |
| Blondie Knows Best | Policeman Who Arrests Peabody | 1946 |
| My Pal Trigger | Auctioneer / Auctioneer Al | 1946 |
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Nick - Bartender | 1946 |
| Two Sisters from Boston | Recording Studio Doorman | 1946 |
| They Made Me a Killer | Patrolman Roach | 1946 |
| Girl on the Spot | Det. Thomas | 1946 |
| State Fair | Police Chief | 1945 |
| Nob Hill | Politician | 1945 |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | Cop at End | 1945 |
| The Bullfighters | Richard K. Muldoon | 1945 |
| Thunderhead: Son of Flicka | Charlie Sargent | 1945 |
| High Powered | Sheriff | 1945 |
| There Goes Kelly | Police Lt. Marty Phillips | 1945 |
| Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Mike, Police Detective Sergeant | 1945 |
| Army Wives | Burke | 1944 |
| Lost in a Harem | Mr. Ormulu | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Plumber | 1944 |
| Mystery of the River Boat | Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10] | 1944 |
| Maisie Goes to Reno | Policeman / Policeman (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Wilson | Minor Role | 1944 |
| Take It or Leave It | Taxi Driver | 1944 |
| Bermuda Mystery | Wrong Mr. Best | 1944 |
| Cover Girl | Truckman | 1944 |
| Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Gilhooley | 1944 |
| Minesweeper | Seaman Cox | 1943 |
| Alaska Highway | Frosty Gimble | 1943 |
| High Explosive | Squinchy Andrews | 1943 |
| Ladies' Day | First Umpire | 1943 |
| Aerial Gunner | Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator | 1943 |
| Submarine Alert | Agent Freddie Grayson | 1943 |
| No Place for a Lady | Hal / Hal, truck driver-henchman | 1943 |
| A Night for Crime | Det. Hoffman | 1943 |
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Detective | 1942 |
| Underground Agent | Big Guy | 1942 |
| Wrecking Crew | Wrecking-Crew Worker | 1942 |
| Lucky Legs | Bartender | 1942 |
| Wildcat | 'Grits' O'Malley | 1942 |
| The Old Homestead | Plant Workman Farley | 1942 |
| I Live on Danger | Angie Moss | 1942 |
| They All Kissed the Bride | Detective | 1942 |
| Come on Danger | Bartender | 1942 |
| Meet the Stewarts | Cop / Cop (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| The Bashful Bachelor | Butch, Kidnapper | 1942 |
| Sing Your Worries Away | Doorman | 1942 |
| Obliging Young Lady | Pudgy | 1942 |
| Torpedo Boat | Hector Bobry | 1942 |
| No Hands on the Clock | Officer Gimble | 1941 |
| Sun Valley Serenade | Doorman | 1941 |
| Three Sons o' Guns | Furniture Mover | 1941 |
| Down in San Diego | Man | 1941 |
| Men of the Timberland | Cafe Owner | 1941 |
| Strange Alibi | Police Officer | 1941 |
| Melody for Three | Landing Field worker | 1941 |
| Las Vegas Nights | Soupy - Henchman | 1941 |
| Footsteps in the Dark | Burlesque Patron | 1941 |
| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Police Desk Sergeant | 1941 |
| Blondie Goes Latin | Sailor Chasing Dagwood | 1941 |
| Blonde Inspiration | Turkish Bath Attendant | 1941 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Store Checker | 1941 |
| Arkansas Judge | Townsman | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Tom the Fat Man at Drugstore | 1941 |
| Four Mothers | Bill | 1941 |
| Girls Under 21 | Second Detective | 1940 |
| East of the River | Policeman | 1940 |
| So You Won't Talk | Stagehand | 1940 |
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Taxi Driver | 1940 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Truck Driver in Accident | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Driver in Café | 1940 |
| Black Diamonds | Time-Clock Guard | 1940 |
| Carolina Moon | Foreman Nelson | 1940 |
| Cross-Country Romance | Henry - Millie's Husband / Henry | 1940 |
| Sandy Is a Lady | Workman | 1940 |
| Gaucho Serenade | Motorcycle Cop | 1940 |
| Tear Gas Squad | Officer / Policeman | 1940 |
| In Old Missouri | Detective | 1940 |
| 3 Cheers for the Irish | Policeman Driving | 1940 |
| Kid Nightingale | First Drunk at Soxey's | 1939 |
| Little Accident | Conductor | 1939 |
| Jeepers Creepers | Workman | 1939 |
| Smashing the Money Ring | Second Night Guard | 1939 |
| The Star Maker | Uniformed Doorman | 1939 |
| Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | First Officer Arresting Torchy | 1939 |
| Quiet, Please | Tony | 1939 |
| They Asked for It | Barton | 1939 |
| Undercover Agent | Joe Blake | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Brawler | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Truck Driver | 1939 |
| Sweethearts | 3rd Stage Hand | 1938 |
| Ride a Crooked Mile | Police Officer | 1938 |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | Policeman on El Toro Club Phone | 1938 |
| The Great Waltz | Policeman Outside Hohenfried's | 1938 |
| If I Were King | Cook | 1938 |
| Girls on Probation | First Detective | 1938 |
| Broadway Musketeers | Policeman Breaking Door Down | 1938 |
| Give Me a Sailor | Iceman | 1938 |
| The Devil's Party | Policeman at Warehouse | 1938 |
| Reckless Living | Brownie | 1938 |
| Blondes at Work | Detective Ed Healy | 1938 |
| The Patient in Room 18 | Detective Donahue | 1938 |
| Prescription for Romance | Hungarian Policeman | 1937 |
| Escape by Night | Big George - Regan Henchman | 1937 |
| Bad Guy | Moving Man | 1937 |
| Sea Racketeers | Henchman Turk | 1937 |
| Sheik to Sheik | Pierre - Georges' Aide | 1936 |
| While the Cat's Away | Superintendent | 1936 |
| Pugs and Kisses | Frenchy's Crew Member | 1934 |
| Kissing Time | Corporal | 1933 |
| Salt Water Daffy | Cop | 1933 |
| In the Dough | Cop | 1932 |
| What Price Pants | Bartender | 1931 |
