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 |
| 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 |
| Rogue River | Max Bonner | 1959 |
| The Big Country | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1958 |
| Up in Smoke | Sam | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Gas Station Customer | 1957 |
| The Californians | Gehman | 1957 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mister Ed | Policeman | 1961 |
| 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 |
| Rogue River | Max Bonner | 1959 |
| The Big Country | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1958 |
| Up in Smoke | Sam | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Gas Station Customer | 1957 |
| The Californians | Gehman | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Gallagher | 1957 |
| Maverick | Sheriff | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Pat | 1957 |
| M Squad | Norman Peters | 1957 |
| Beginning of the End | Man with Red Cross Representative [extra] | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Fats Flannaghan, Mr. Garvey | 1957 |
| Footsteps in the Night | Bartender | 1957 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Expressman No. 2, Policeman | 1956 |
| Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado | Happy Harrow | 1956 |
| Uranium Boom | Old Timer | 1956 |
| The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | Gateman | 1956 |
| Crossroads | 1955 | |
| Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Lem Carslake | 1955 |
| Star Stage | 1955 | |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Mayor Jim Kelley, Bartender Larsen, Butch McGuire, Slip Madigan, Whitty | 1955 |
| The Road to Denver | Denver Restaurant Owner | 1955 |
| The Seven Year Itch | Train Station Gateman | 1955 |
| Shotgun | Chris | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Collins | 1955 |
| So This Is Hollywood | 1955 | |
| Cattle Queen Of Montana | Store Clerk | 1954 |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | 1954 | |
| Climax! | Policeman, The Warden | 1954 |
| December Bride | 1954 | |
| It's a Great Life | Butch McGinty | 1954 |
| Adventures of the Falcon | Victor Savoy | 1954 |
| The Forty-Niners | Bartender Joe | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Chief of Police, Clancy - Bartender | 1954 |
| The Joe Palooka Story | Al Davis | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Pete | 1954 |
| The Pride of the Family | Uncle Harry | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | 1953 | |
| Count the Hours! | Alvin Taylor | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Backstage Doorman, Norris, Sergeant Waters, Watchman | 1953 |
| Torpedo Alley | Charles Hedley | 1953 |
| Your Favorite Story | 1953 | |
| The Life of Riley | Hawkins | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Police Sergeant | 1952 |
| The Turning Point | 1952 | |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Dutch Mandel | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Chief Bates, Man in hallway holding newspaper | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Auctioneer, Pegleg Smith | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Man | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Buckets, George, customer | 1952 |
| Sea Tiger | Fat Harry, Innkeeper | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Chief Bates | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Policeman | 1952 |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | 1952 | |
| Gang Busters | Lt. Denk | 1952 |
| Rancho Notorious | Politician | 1952 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | Bart Benton, Harry Kent | 1951 |
| My Favorite Spy | Burlesque Husband | 1951 |
| Let's Make It Legal | Police Lieutenant | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Guard | 1951 |
| Fort Defiance | Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1951 | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | the Admiral | 1951 |
| Gruen Guild Theater | 1951 | |
| Two Dollar Bettor | Taxi Driver | 1951 |
| Rhubarb | Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | 1951 | |
| Front Page Detective | Inspector Edwards | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Steve | 1951 |
| Kentucky Jubilee | Steve Frome | 1951 |
| Appointment With Danger | Maxie Wilder | 1951 |
| Danger Zone | Larry Dunlap (1st Episode) | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Doc Bunion, Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith, Storekeeper Buck Jameson | 1951 |
| Missing Women | Sam (man at ballpark) | 1951 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | 1950 | |
| Union Station | Detective Fay | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | McConigle, McGee, Police Sgt. | 1950 |
| The Glass Menagerie | Mendoza | 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 (uncredited) | 1950 |
| The Heiress | Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Champion | Hammond | 1949 |
| Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Lt. Steve Mulford | 1948 |
| Easter Parade | Hotel Detective | 1948 |
| Shaggy | Fuzzy | 1948 |
| French Leave | Skipper Muldoon | 1948 |
| Web of Danger | Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman | 1947 |
| Copacabana | Liggett | 1947 |
| Hit Parade of 1947 | Small | 1947 |
| It's a Joke, Son! | Knifey, Healey's Henchman | 1947 |
| Sioux City Sue | Big Gulliver | 1946 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1946 |
| My Pal Trigger | Auctioneer | 1946 |
| They Made Me a Killer | Patrolman Roach | 1946 |
| Two Sisters From Boston | Recording Studio Doorman | 1946 |
| The Bullfighters | Richard K. Muldoon | 1945 |
| Thunderhead - Son of Flicka | Charlie Sargent | 1945 |
| There Goes Kelly | Police Lt. Marty Phillips | 1945 |
| High Powered | Sheriff | 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 |
| Take It or Leave It | 1944 | |
| Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Gilhooley | 1944 |
| Minesweeper | Seaman Cox | 1943 |
| Alaska Highway | Frosty Gimble | 1943 |
| Submarine Alert | Agent Freddie Grayson | 1943 |
| Ladies' Day | First Umpire | 1943 |
| High Explosive | Squinchy Andrews | 1943 |
| A Night for Crime | Det. Hoffman | 1943 |
| No Place for a Lady | Hal | 1943 |
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home | Detective | 1942 |
| Wrecking Crew | Wrecking-Crew Worker | 1942 |
| Lucky Legs | Bartender | 1942 |
| Wildcat | 'Grits' O'Malley | 1942 |
| I Live on Danger | Angie Moss | 1942 |
| They All Kissed the Bride | Detective (scenes deleted) | 1942 |
| Come on Danger | Bartender | 1942 |
| Obliging Young Lady | Pudgy - Court Policeman | 1942 |
| Torpedo Boat | Hector Bobry | 1942 |
| No Hands on the Clock | Officer Gimble | 1941 |
| Sun Valley Serenade | Doorman | 1941 |
| Down in San Diego | Man (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Melody for Three | Landing Field worker | 1941 |
| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Police Desk Sergeant | 1941 |
| Blonde Inspiration | Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Four Mothers | Bill | 1941 |
| East of the River | Policeman | 1940 |
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Taxi Driver | 1940 |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Truck Driver in Accident | 1940 |
| They Drive By Night | 1940 | |
| Carolina Moon | Foreman Nelson | 1940 |
| Cross-Country Romance | Henry - Millie's Husband | 1940 |
| Gaucho Serenade | Motorcycle Cop | 1940 |
| Tear Gas Squad | Officer | 1940 |
| Kid Nightingale | First Drunk at Soxey's | 1939 |
| Jeepers Creepers | Gangster | 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 |
| Undercover Agent | Joe Blake | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Brawler | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Truck Driver | 1939 |
| The Great Waltz | Policeman Outside Hohenfried's | 1938 |
| If I Were King | Cook | 1938 |
| Girls on Probation | First Detective | 1938 |
| Blondes at Work | Detective Ed Healy | 1938 |
| The Patient in Room 18 | Detective Donahue | 1938 |
| Sea Racketeers | Henchman Turk | 1937 |
| While the Cat's Away | Superintendent (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Pugs and Kisses | Frenchy's Crew Member | 1934 |
| Kissing Time | Corporal | 1933 |
| Salt Water Daffy | Cop (uncredited) | 1933 |
| In the Dough | Cop | 1932 |
| What Price Pants | Bartender (uncredited) | 1931 |
