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Ralph Clanton
Actor
Born September 11, 1914Died December 29, 2002 (88 years)
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Ralph Clanton (September 11, 1914 - December 29, 2002) was an American character actor. Although his name is not familiar to audiences, he did play a significant supporting role in a classic film which is revived regularly. His most often seen performance is as the Comte De Guiche in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, the first sound version in English of Edmond Rostand's classic play, and the film for which José Ferrer won his only Academy Award for Best Actor. Besides Ferrer as Cyrano, Clanton was the only holdover from the cast of the 1946 Broadway revival of the play, and would play the role of De Guiche opposite him once more, in a New York City Center production in 1953.
In addition to playing De Guiche in "Cyrano", Clanton was featured in seven different episodes of Alfred Hitchcock's television show, as well as making several appearances on the Hallmark Hall of Fame. In 1976, he played the role of George Washington in a PBS television production of Sidney Kingsley's The Patriots, a drama that had itself been produced on the Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1963, but without Clanton. He also played the role of Jasper Delaney on the TV soap operas, Another World and its spinoff, Somerset.
He played the role of Mr. Ingram in the sci-fi thriller The 27th Day.
He played guest star roles on numerous television series, including Perry Mason, in addition to appearing on Broadway in the role of Claude Nau in Robert Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina!, as well as in several Shakespeare productions. One of his last roles was a bit part in the hit Dan Aykroyd - Eddie Murphy film Trading Places, in 1983.
In a playbill for the 1946 revival of Cyrano de Bergerac he is listed as a direct descendant of members of the infamous Clanton gang, which took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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Ralph Clanton (September 11, 1914 - December 29, 2002) was an American character actor. Although his name is not familiar to audiences, he did play a significant supporting role in a classic film which is revived regularly. His most often seen performance is as the Comte De Guiche in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, the first sound version in English of Edmond Rostand's classic play, and the film for which José Ferrer won his only Academy Award for Best Actor. Besides Ferrer as Cyrano, Clanton was the only holdover from the cast of the 1946 Broadway revival of the play, and would play the role of De Guiche opposite him once more, in a New York City Center production in 1953.
In addition to playing De Guiche in "Cyrano", Clanton was featured in seven different episodes of Alfred Hitchcock's television show, as well as making several appearances on the Hallmark Hall of Fame. In 1976, he played the role of George Washington in a PBS television production of Sidney Kingsley's The Patriots, a drama that had itself been produced on the Hallmark Hall of Fame in 1963, but without Clanton. He also played the role of Jasper Delaney on the TV soap operas, Another World and its spinoff, Somerset.
He played the role of Mr. Ingram in the sci-fi thriller The 27th Day.
He played guest star roles on numerous television series, including Perry Mason, in addition to appearing on Broadway in the role of Claude Nau in Robert Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina!, as well as in several Shakespeare productions. One of his last roles was a bit part in the hit Dan Aykroyd - Eddie Murphy film Trading Places, in 1983.
In a playbill for the 1946 revival of Cyrano de Bergerac he is listed as a direct descendant of members of the infamous Clanton gang, which took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Clanton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 1983 | Trading Places · as Official #1 |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Harper |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles (TV Series) · as William Wirt |
| 1975 | Death Be Not Proud · as Frank Boyden |
| 1971 | They Might Be Giants · as Supermarket Manager |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as George Washington |
| 1970 | Somerset (TV Series) · as Jasper Delaney (1970-1971)(original Cast) |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) · as Jasper Delaney |
| 1962 | Panic in Year Zero! · as Radio Announcer (voice / Uncredited) |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Von Karlbeck |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. Alton Mckendrick |
| 1961 | Hazel (TV Series) · as Mr. Williams |
| 1961 | The Absent Minded Professor · as O.j. Turnball (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Dr. John Grail |
| 1959 | Zorro, the Avenger · as Senor George Brighton |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Joseph Potter |
| 1959 | Hudson's Bay (TV Series) · as Factor Ogilvie |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Al Mulden |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Benjamin Quade |
| 1958 | The Ed Wynn Show (1958-59) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1958 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) (TV Series) · as Hank Clancy |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt (TV Series) · as Dr. Martinson |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as George Brighton |
| 1957 | The Gray Ghost (TV Series) · as General |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Major A.s. Mainor |
| 1957 | Undersea Girl · as Sam Marvin |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Mervyn Aldritch |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as R. Franklyn Matson Iii |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Armand Boucher |
| 1957 | No Time to Be Young · as Mr. Parner |
| 1957 | Johnny Tremain · as General Gage |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Joe - Agent |
| 1957 | Pharaoh's Curse · as Col. Cross |
| 1957 | The 27th Day · as Mr Ingram |
| 1956 | Hot Cars · as Arthur Markel |
| 1956 | Circus Boy (TV Series) · as Judge Bradley Sheldon |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Carlo Biretti |
| 1956 | The Vagabond King · as Duke Of Anjou |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Drayton |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Arthur Lee |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Mr. Saunders |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Bit Role |
| 1955 | Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) · as George Baylor |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Capt. Ball |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Chauman |
| 1954 | Medic (TV Series) · as Dr. Fredericks |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Corporal Talchine |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Franz Balek |
| 1953 | San Antone · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Harry Garrison |
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) · as Comrade Marvin Tanner |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Charles Trent |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as William Collins (1971-1972, 1973) |
| 1950 | Cyrano de Bergerac · as Antoine Comte De Guiche |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Frank Macdougal |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Cyril |
| 1950 | They Were Not Divided · as David |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific · as Opening Narrator (voice) |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Alfred Hammersmith |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Rod Turner |