Ralph Clanton

Ralph Clanton

​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.

  • Title: Ralph Clanton
  • Popularity: 1.236
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1914-09-11
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Ralph Clanton Movies

  • 1957
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    The 27th Day

    The 27th Day

    6.2 1957 HD

    Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a...

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  • 1950
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    Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    6.8 1950 HD

    France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano...

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  • 1957
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    Johnny Tremain

    Johnny Tremain

    5.8 1957 HD

    When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice Johnny Tremain finds a new life in the ranks of the...

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  • 1956
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    Hot Cars

    Hot Cars

    5.7 1956 HD

    Story of a salesman lured into the "hot car" racket.

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  • 1961
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    The Absent-Minded Professor

    The Absent-Minded Professor

    6.4 1961 HD

    Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a...

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  • 1957
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    Undersea Girl

    Undersea Girl

    3.7 1957 HD

    A woman reporter, a navy investigator, and a heavyset police detective come across a gang which scuttled a ship in order to loot her later,...

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  • 1956
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    The Vagabond King

    The Vagabond King

    5.7 1956 HD

    Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous...

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  • 1962
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    Panic in Year Zero!

    Panic in Year Zero!

    6.2 1962 HD

    While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin and his family hear an explosion and realize that Los Angeles has been leveled by a nuclear attack. Looters...

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  • 1957
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    No Time to Be Young

    No Time to Be Young

    6.1 1957 HD

    A melodrama about young adults growing up and facing the pressures of life.

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  • 1953
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    San Antone

    San Antone

    5 1953 HD

    After the Civil War, a cowboy who's a former Union soldier leads a cattle drive into Mexico now occupied by the French...

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  • 1971
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    They Might Be Giants

    They Might Be Giants

    6.9 1971 HD

    After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock...

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  • 1949
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    Canadian Pacific

    Canadian Pacific

    5.3 1949 HD

    A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.

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  • 1959
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    Zorro, the Avenger

    Zorro, the Avenger

    9 1959 HD

    Masked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California.

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  • 1950
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    They Were Not Divided

    They Were Not Divided

    5.9 1950 HD

    The film begins in a WW II training depot of a British Guards armoured regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict...

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  • 1975
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    Death Be Not Proud

    Death Be Not Proud

    6 1975 HD

    Based on the book by famed author John Gunther about the life and early death of his teenage son Johnny, who died from a brain tumor.

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  • 1954
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    Out of This World

    Out of This World

    2.6 1954 HD

    An angel and a devil try to persuade a borderline wholesale bakery salesman to their side.

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  • 1983
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    Trading Places

    Trading Places

    7.2 1983 HD

    A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

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  • 1957
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    Pharaoh's Curse

    Pharaoh's Curse

    4.3 1957 HD

    Archaeologists in Egypt find one of their crew has been turned into a blood sucking mummy after they have unleashed a three thousand year curse.

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  • 1982
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    The Shady Hill Kidnapping

    The Shady Hill Kidnapping

    1 1982 HD

    John Cheever's wry comedy of errors comes to the screen in this filmed presentation from the Broadway Theatre Archive. An upper-middle-class suburb...

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  • 1976
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    The Patriots

    The Patriots

    1 1976 HD

    This absorbing 1976 production of dramatist Sidney Kingsley's historical play centers on the formative days of the United States and the disputes...

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  • 1958
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    Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

    1 1958 HD

    Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander...

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

    The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.733 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.733 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.733 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.733 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1955
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    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    7.733 1955 HD

    A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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