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Ralph Clanton
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Ralph Clanton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-09-11,
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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

6.2

The 27th Day
1957-01-07

Cyrano de Bergerac

6.8

Cyrano de Bergerac
1950-11-16

5.8

Johnny Tremain
1957-06-19

5.7

Hot Cars
1956-11-02

They Might Be Giants

6.9

They Might Be Giants
1971-06-09

Panic in Year Zero!

6.2

Panic in Year Zero!
1962-07-05

The Absent-Minded Professor

6.4

The Absent-Minded Professor
1961-03-16

3.7

Undersea Girl
1957-10-12

No Time to Be Young

6.063

No Time to Be Young
1957-08-01

The Vagabond King

5.7

The Vagabond King
1956-08-28

5

San Antone
1953-02-15

Canadian Pacific

5.3

Canadian Pacific
1949-05-19

Zorro, the Avenger

9

Zorro, the Avenger
1959-09-10

They Were Not Divided

5.9

They Were Not Divided
1950-04-24

Death Be Not Proud

6

Death Be Not Proud
1975-02-04

Out of This World

2.6

Out of This World
1954-01-01

7.2

Trading Places
1983-06-07

Pharaoh's Curse

4.3

Pharaoh's Curse
1957-02-01

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

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The Shady Hill Kidnapping
1982-01-12

0

The Patriots
1976-05-26

Behind Closed Doors

0

Behind Closed Doors
1958-10-02

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Great Performances

4.9

Great Performances
1971-01-28