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Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Actor · Died June 20, 1963, aged 64 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ralph Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 200 films between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently appeared in Westerns and often portrayed "tough guys". He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and died in Los Angeles, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 20, 1899
Died
June 20, 1963 (aged 64)
From
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 154 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Ralph Sanford's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Grounded 9 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Gentle 6 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Steady 10 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Joyful
5
Absurd
3
Hopeful
4
Thrilling
3
Other
11

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Sanford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Sanford'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

154 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mister Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Policeman

  • Dennis the Menace(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Man in Park (uncredited) · as Sleeping Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Townsman (uncredited)

  • The Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as John Decker

  • The Big Country(1958)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Up In Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sam

  • Leave It to Beaver(1957)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fats Flannaghan

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Gallagher

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Pat

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Beginning of the End(1957)

    as Man with Red Cross Representative [extra]

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Footsteps in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Bartender (Uncredited)

  • Friendly Persuasion(1956)

    as Businessman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Expressman · as Policeman

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as (uncredited)

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 16 episodes · as Bartender Larsen · as Butch McGuire · as Fireman Whitty · as Mayor Jim Kelley · as Mayor Jim Kelley (uncredited) · as Slip Madigan

  • The Seven Year Itch(1955)

    as Train Station Gateman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Shotgun(1955)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Cattle Queen of Montana(1954)

    as Store Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as The Warden

  • December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard

  • Father Knows Best(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest at Hotel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • The Forty-Niners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bartender Joe

  • River of No Return(1954)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Annie Oakley(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
  • Torpedo Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Charles Hedley

  • The Pride of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Uncle Harry

  • I Was a Burlesque Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Nunnally LaVitte

  • Count the Hours!(1953)

    as Alvin Taylor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Backstage Doorman · as Watchman

  • The Life Of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hawkins

  • The Abbott and Costello Show(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Bates · as Man in hallway holding newspaper

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Buckets · as George - Customer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Sea Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Fat Harry, Innkeeper

  • The Turning Point(1952)

    as Harry (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • My Little Margie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rancho Notorious(1952)

    as Politician (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Gang Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Let's Make It Legal(1951)

    as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Fort Defiance(1951)

    as Jed Brown, Stagecoach Driver

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral · as Graft Collector

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Rhubarb(1951)

    as Eddie - Brooklyn Police Chief (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Front Page Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kentucky Jubilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Steve Frome

  • Danger Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Larry Dunlap

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Bunion · as Harvey Stokes - Blacksmith · as Storekeeper Buck Jameson

  • Missing Women(1951)

    as Sam (man at ballpark)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Rogue River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Max Bonner

  • Rhythm Inn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Pete Harris

  • Father's Wild Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as First Policeman

  • Union Station(1950)

    as Detective Fay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as McConigle · as McGee · as Police Sergeant

  • The Glass Menagerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Mendoza

  • So You Want to Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The Gene Autry Show(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Doc' Bailey · as Harper, the Hustler

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • Hi-Jacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Stephen Clark

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    as Norman Riley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • So You Think You're Not Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Prison Warden (uncredited)

  • Appointment with Danger(1950)

    as Maxie Wilder

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • So You Want to Be an Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mr. Sherbert

  • The Heiress(1949)

    as Captain of the Castle Queen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Lone Ranger(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Chalmers · as Sheriff Wirt

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • In the Good Old Summertime(1949)

    as Burly Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Champion(1949)

    as Hammond

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Joe Palooka in Winner Take All(1948)

    as Police Lt. Steve Mulford

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Easter Parade(1948)

    as Hotel Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Shaggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Fuzzy

  • French Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Skipper Muldoon

  • Let's Live Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Policeman

  • Linda, Be Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Nunnally LaVitte

  • Web of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Peterson, 2nd Crew Foreman

  • So You Want to Be in Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Anthony Anguish (uncredited)

  • Copacabana(1947)

    as Liggett

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • It's a Joke, Son!(1947)

    as Knifey

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • That Brennan Girl(1946)

    as Fatso (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

    as George H. Gibbons (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Sioux City Sue(1946)

    as Big Gulliver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Never Say Goodbye(1946)

    as Cab Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • My Pal Trigger(1946)

    as Auctioneer Al

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Two Sisters from Boston(1946)

    as Recording Studio Doorman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • They Made Me a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Patrolman Roach

  • Girl on the Spot(1946)

    as Detective Thomas (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Charlie Sargent

  • High Powered(1945)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • There Goes Kelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Police Lt. Marty Phillips

  • Adventures of Kitty O'Day(1945)

    as Mike, Police Detective Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Lost in a Harem(1944)

    as Mr. Ormulu

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Mystery of the River Boat(1944)

    as Sawyer, the garage owner [Chs. 5, 10]

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Maisie Goes to Reno(1944)

    as Policeman (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Wilson(1944)

    as Minor Role (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Take It or Leave It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Gilhooley

  • Minesweeper(1943)

    as Seaman Cox

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Submarine Alert(1943)

    as Agent Freddie Grayson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Alaska Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Frosty Gimble

  • High Explosive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Squinchy Andrews

  • Aerial Gunner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Pvt. Barclay - Target-Tow Operator

  • A Night for Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Det. Hoffman

  • No Place for a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Hal, truck driver-henchman

  • Lucky Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bartender

  • Wildcat(1942)

    as 'Grits' O'Malley

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • I Live on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Angie Moss

  • Come on Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bartender

  • Meet the Stewarts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Obliging Young Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Pudgy - Court Policeman (uncredited)

  • Torpedo Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Hector Bobry

  • No Hands on the Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Officer Gimble

  • Who's a Dummy? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Down in San Diego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Melody for Three(1941)

    as Landing Field Worker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Men of the Timberland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance(1941)

    as Police Desk Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Blondie Goes Latin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sailor Chasing Dagwood (uncredited)

  • Blonde Inspiration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Turkish Bath Attendant (uncredited)

  • Four Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Bill (uncredited)

  • East of the River(1940)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Dance, Girl, Dance(1940)

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Stranger on the Third Floor(1940)

    as Truck Driver in Accident (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • They Drive by Night(1940)

    as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Carolina Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Foreman Nelson

  • Cross-Country Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Henry

  • Gaucho Serenade(1940)

    as Motorcycle Cop

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Tear Gas Squad(1940)

    as Officer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Kid Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)

  • Smashing the Money Ring(1939)

    as Second Night Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite(1939)

    as Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Quiet, Please (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Tony (uncredited)

  • Undercover Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Joe Blake

  • Dodge City(1939)

    as Brawler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man(1939)

    as Truck Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Girls on Probation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as First Detective

  • If I Were King(1938)

    as Cook (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Give Me a Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Iceman (uncredited)

  • Blondes at Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Detective Ed Healy (uncredited)

  • The Patient in Room 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Detective Donahue

  • Sea Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Henchman Turk

  • While the Cat's Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Superintendent (uncredited)

  • The Policy Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Radio Station Usher

  • Kissing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Corporal (uncredited)

  • In the Dough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Cop

  • Salt Water Daffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • The Radio Murder Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pat the detective

  • Nearly Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Actor

  • What Price Pants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

  • Grounds for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 154 titles from 1930 to 1961.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting154 of 154: 154 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1930s22 · acting1940s64 · acting1950s67 · acting1960s1 · acting

Billing

usually 21st · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

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.

How do Ralph Sanford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed10

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 45. 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 Sanford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Sanford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank McDonald shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers