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Ralph Moody
Actor

Ralph Moody

5 Nov 1886Born
16 Sep 1971Died
84Age at death
64Credits

Biography

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Ralph Moody (November 5, 1886–September 6, 1971) was an American actor with over 50 movie and over 100 television appearances plus numerous radio appearances.

Moody spent more than four decades working in stock theater throughout the United States, including having his own troupe for almost half of that span.

In 1939, he began working in radio at WIBW in Topeka, Kansas. Later, he became an announcer and actor at WLW radio in Cincinnati. Moody was a regular on radio broadcasts of Gunsmoke, and also performed on the Roy Rogers Show, Wild Bill Hickok and X Minus One.

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He portrayed Gramps on The Trouble with the Truitts on NBC Rado.

At the age of 62, Moody began a string of film and television appearances, including films such as Road to Bali, Toward the Unknown, The Legend of Tom Dooley, and The Story of Ruth.

On television, he played Jay Burrage in The Rifleman. He was also seen in episodes of Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, Circus Boy, Perry Mason, Bonanza, Have Gun - Will Travel, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Wanted Dead or Alive, and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. He was also among a rotation of actors used by Jack Webb in the 1950s version as well as the 1967-70 revival of Dragnet, and in 1970 appeared in the last Dragnet episode produced by Webb. His most frequent television roles were as a kindly old man or Native American. CLR

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Filmography

  1. 2010Alice in WonderlandFilm: (voice) (archive footage)
  2. 1971The Impatient HeartFilm: Rothchild
  3. 1970Night GallerySeries: Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag") (1 episode)
  4. 1969Then Came BronsonSeries: Viejo (1 episode)
  5. 1968Adam-12Series: Gus Archer (1 episode)
  6. 1967DragnetSeries: Matt Kemper, Lou Adams (1 episode)
  7. 1966The ChaseFilm: Townsman (uncredited)
  8. 1965Get SmartSeries: Carruthers (1 episode)
  9. 1965The RoundersFilm: Horse Doctor (uncredited)
  10. 1962Kid GalahadFilm: Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)
  11. 1961The OutsiderFilm: Uncle
  12. 1961HomicidalFilm: First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
  13. 1961GunslingerSeries: Land Agent Cartwright (1 episode)
  14. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: Pa Myrtlebank (1 episode)
  15. 1959Johnny RingoSeries: Sam, Carl Cobb (1 episode)
  16. 1959Law of the PlainsmanSeries: Danforth (1 episode)
  17. 1959BonanzaSeries: Tall Pony (1 episode)
  18. 1959The Big FishermanFilm: Aged Pharisee
  19. 1959The Legend of Tom DooleyFilm: Doc Henry
  20. 1959Black SaddleSeries: Judge Tennifree (2 episodes)
  21. 1958The RiflemanSeries (6 episodes)
  22. 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries: Victor Flam (1 episode)
  23. 1958The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of GoldFilm: Padre Vincente Esteban
  24. 1958Going SteadyFilm: Justice of the Peace
  25. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Jenkins (1 episode)
  26. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Indian Chief (uncredited) (1 episode)
  27. 1957PawneeFilm: Chief Wise Eagle
  28. 1957Guns Don't ArgueFilm: Arthur 'Pa' Barker
  29. 1957The Monster That Challenged the WorldFilm: Watchman at Lock 57
  30. 1956Reprisal!Film: Matara
  31. 1956Toward the UnknownFilm: Harvey Gilbert
  32. 1956On TrialSeries: Biddeford, Oswald (1 episode)
  33. 1956The Last HuntFilm: Indian agent
  34. 1956The Steel JungleFilm: Andy Griffith
  35. 1956No. 5 Checked OutFilm: Jarvis
  36. 195524 Hour AlertFilm: City Councilman Boggs
  37. 1955I Died a Thousand TimesFilm: Pa Goodhue
  38. 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries: Jarvis (1 episode)
  39. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Local Citizen (1 episode)
  40. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Long Robe, Harvey (1 episode)
  41. 1955The Far HorizonsFilm: Chief Le Borgne (uncredited)
  42. 1955Strange Lady in TownFilm: Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)
  43. 1955Rage at DawnFilm: Noah Euall
  44. 1955Many Rivers to CrossFilm: Sandak
  45. 1953TumbleweedFilm: Aguila
  46. 1953Pickup on South StreetFilm: Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
  47. 1953Column SouthFilm: Joe Copper Face
  48. 1953SeminoleFilm: Kulak
  49. 1952Road to BaliFilm: Bhoma Da
  50. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Realtor, Conductor, Doc, Stranger, Uncle Lee, Jarvis Miller, Moreland (1 episode)
  51. 1952Affair in TrinidadFilm: Coroner (uncredited)
  52. 1952Talk About a StrangerFilm: Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper
  53. 1952The Living BibleFilm: Zacharias
  54. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Rogers (1 episode)
  55. 1951Red MountainFilm: George Meredyth, Undertaker
  56. 1951Ace in the HoleFilm: Kusac - Miner (uncredited)
  57. 1951Strangers on a TrainFilm: Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
  58. 1950Bright LeafFilm: Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice)
  59. 1950The GunfighterFilm: Old Man (uncredited)
  60. 1950Rock Island TrailFilm: Keokuk
  61. 1949Square Dance JubileeFilm: Indian Chief
  62. 1949The Lone RangerSeries: Swift Eagle (1 episode)
  63. 1948Man-Eater of KumaonFilm: Villager
  64. 1948Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the PlainsFilm: Wilkins (uncredited)

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