Ralph Manza

Actor · Died January 31, 2000, aged 78 · San Francisco, California, USA

Ralph Manza was an American screen and television character actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: December 1, 1921
Died: January 31, 2000 (aged 78)
From: San Francisco, California, USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 72 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Ralph Manza's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

38%

Morality

34%

Self

14%

Power

14%

Family bonds3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Allyas Jay Drury in Banacek (1972)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Warm

Joyful

Thrilling

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 Hopeful2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ralph Manza's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Howdy3 titles, show their 3 titles on Howdy
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Dove Channel2 titles, show their 2 titles on Dove Channel
ScreenPix2 titles, show their 2 titles on ScreenPix
Best TV Ever1 title, show their title on Best TV Ever
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Manza's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

131 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page.

The Tangerine Bear(2000)
as Factory Worker / Rico (voice)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
What's Cooking?(2000)
as Uncle David
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Charmed(1998)
Show 1 episode · as Elderly Man
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Godzilla(1998)
as Old Fisherman
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Her Last Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Pawnbroker
Get Shorty(1995)
as Fred the Barber
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Home Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Thin Man
Can't Hurry Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Old Man
Friends(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Old Man
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Madman of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Street Person
Sister, Sister(1994)
Show 2 episodes · as Floyd
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Vanishing Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Palmeri
Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Anton Pollard
Lookin' Italian(1994)
as Manza
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Nanny(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Saul
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Grace Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Boy Meets World(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Uncle Morrie
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Dave's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Mervyn
The John Larroquette Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Rudy
Living Single(1993)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Dave(1993)
as White House Barber
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Mad About You(1992)
Show 1 episode · as Campanella · as Saul
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Silk Stalkings(1991)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Home Improvement(1991)
Show 1 episode · as Sam
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · Actor
9 1/2 Ninjas! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Old Man
Get a Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Henry Gardner
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Bob Doomie
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Northern Exposure(1990)
Show 1 episode · as Cesare Trapani
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Doogie Howser, M.D.(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Charlie Wilson
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Seinfeld(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Gepetto
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Anything But Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Retribution(1987)
as Amos
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Matlock(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Lipman
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Sol (segment "Cold Reading")
Growing Pains(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Izzy
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
The Golden Girls(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Augustine Bagatelli
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Beer(1985)
as Frankie's Grandfather
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 4 episodes · Actor
The Philadelphia Experiment(1984)
as Older Jim
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Father Anselmo
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Who's the Boss?(1984)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Punky Brewster(1984)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Mama Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 13 episodes · as Padre Guardiano
Blue Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Willie
Night Court(1984)
Show 4 episodes · as Angelo · as Subway Commuter
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Zorro and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 8 episodes · as Bud
Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 1 episode · as Charlie
Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Hill Street Blues(1981)
Show 1 episode · as Morris Wine
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Little Miss Marker(1980)
as Casino Worker
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Fatso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Danny
Knots Landing(1979)
Show 1 episode · as Bereaved Man
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Big Shamus, Little Shamus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · as Leo
Benson(1979)
Show 1 episode · as Crazy
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Facts of Life(1979)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(1979)
as Little Man
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Irving Berman
Love at First Bite(1979)
as Limo Driver
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Donovan's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
as Lou
WKRP in Cincinnati(1978)
Show 1 episode · as Harvey Green
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Cat from Outer Space(1978)
as Weasel
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
A.E.S. Hudson Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Perfect Gentlemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Frankie Fox
The One and Only(1978)
as Bellman
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
CHiPs(1977)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Terraces(1977)
as Nick Parisi
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
Spencer's Pilots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Wild Party(1975)
as Fruit Dealer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
A Cry for Help(1975)
as Tony Garafolas
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Barney Miller(1975)
Show 4 episodes · as Anthony Barelli · as Leon Roth
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Chico and the Man(1974)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Little House on the Prairie(1974)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Blazing Saddles(1974)
as Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Crooked Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Factory Owner
Banacek(1972)
Show 16 episodes · as Jay Drury
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Night Gallery(1969)
Show 1 episode · as Max
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Odd Couple(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Tony Magucci
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
To Rome with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Dragnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Eddie Garcia, Police Sketch Artist
The Smugglers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Batisto
Adam-12(1968)
Show 1 episode · as Frank Standish · as Market Proprietor · as Zizi Martino
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Show 1 episode · as Charley
The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Gomez
He & She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Banaducci
The Ride to Hangman's Tree(1967)
as Prisoner (Uncredited)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Emilio
Dragnet 1967(1967)
Show 1 episode · as Gene Ellis
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Family Affair(1966)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?(1966)
as Waiter
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Batman(1966)
Show 2 episodes · as Felix
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Get Smart(1965)
Show 2 episodes · as Cart Driver · as Finster · as Mr. Antonelli · as Rico
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Honey West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as Putzi
Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
Dear Heart(1964)
as Restaurant Proprietor
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Petticoat Junction(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Pierre
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Acrobat
The Gallant Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Show 1 episode · as Barber (uncredited) · as Harry the Barber
That Touch of Mink(1962)
as Taxi Driver
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Straightaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · Actor
87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · as Dan, Taxi Driver · as Driver
Secret of Deep Harbor(1961)
as Frank Miner
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond(1960)
as Bookmaker (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Too Soon to Love(1960)
as Hughie Wineman
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Ardo
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Doorkeeper
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The D.A.'s Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 26 episodes · as Al Bonacorsi
77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · as Michael Dietz · as Patsy Coniglio
I Married a Monster from Outer Space(1958)
as Ralph the Waiter (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Gang War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Bernard 'Axe' Duncan, Reno Hood
The Enemy Below(1957)
as Lt. Bonelli (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Perry Mason(1957)
Show 1 episode · as Amos Elwell · as Dr. Lieberson · as Dr. Prince · as Yard Man
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Show 1 episode · as Cabbie · as Harry
While the City Sleeps(1956)
as Newsroom Man (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Highway Patrol(1955)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Waiter
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Marco
Judge Roy Bean(1955)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
China Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Dragnet(1951)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 130 titles from 1951 to 2000; peak year 1979.

Highest rated

Banacek (1972)

Midcredits 84^th

Film career

19512000

Peak 1979 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1956Screen debut· While the City Sleeps
1998Career best· Godzilla

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting130 of 130 · 67^th

By decade

1950s16 · acting1960s32 · acting1970s29 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s27 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles

567681

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ralph Manza's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52^nd percentile, the median of all 28; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

14^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

33^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

75^th and up29
50^th to 74^th16
25^th to 49^th20
Below 25^th7

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved13
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser35
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Lookin' Italian (1994)

83^rd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Midcredits 94^th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ralph Manza work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Manza's MovieCove titles; Billie Bird shares the most, 2.

Billie Bird2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Billie Bird