Portrait of Ralph Sanford

Acting

Ralph Sanford

Career

Active from 1931 to 1953, busiest in 1945 and 1951 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ralph Sanford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • 1940s Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

149
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 45
Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Policeman

1950s

65 titles ยท average score 62
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Fred (uncredited)

Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace (1959)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Sleeping Man (uncredited) / Man in Park (uncredited)

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Pat

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Fats Flannaghan

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Butch McGuire / Fireman Whitty

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Buckets / George - Customer

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Guard (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Graft Collector / Admiral

Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked (1950)

as Stephen Clark

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mendoza

1940s

63 titles ยท average score 61
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger (1949)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Ben Chalmers / Sheriff Wirt

Shaggy
Shaggy (1948)

as Fuzzy

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

Sioux City Sue
Sioux City Sue (1946)

as Big Gulliver

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
GoodWatch score 67

as Charlie Sargent

There Goes Kelly
There Goes Kelly (1945)

as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

High Powered
High Powered (1945)

as Sheriff

A Night for Crime
A Night for Crime (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as Det. Hoffman

Alaska Highway
Alaska Highway (1943)

as Frosty Gimble

Wildcat
Wildcat (1942)

as 'Grits' O'Malley

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
GoodWatch score 74

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1930s

20 titles ยท average score 64
Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Brawler (uncredited)

Undercover Agent
Undercover Agent (1939)

as Joe Blake

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

If I Were King
If I Were King (1938)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cook (uncredited)

Give Me a Sailor
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Iceman (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Detective Donahue

While the Cat's Away
While the Cat's Away (1936)

as Superintendent (uncredited)

The Policy Girl
The Policy Girl (1934)

as Radio Station Usher

Salt Water Daffy
Salt Water Daffy (1933)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cop (uncredited)

Kissing Time
Kissing Time (1933)

as Corporal (uncredited)

What Price Pants
What Price Pants (1931)

as Bartender (uncredited)