Ralph Clanton
Actor
Born September 11, 1914
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.
Filmography
Trading Places
Official #1
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
Harper
American Playhouse
Harper
The Patriots
George Washington
Death Be Not Proud
Frank Boyden
They Might Be Giants
Supermarket Manager
Great Performances
George Washington
Panic in Year Zero!
Radio Announcer (voice / uncredited)
Hazel
Mr. Williams
The Absent-Minded Professor
O.J. Turnball (uncredited)
Zorro, the Avenger
Senor George Brighton
77 Sunset Strip
Herbert Goelet
Behind Closed Doors
Ed Bailey
Undersea Girl
Sam Marvin
Perry Mason
Mervyn Aldritch
No Time to Be Young
Mr. Parner
Johnny Tremain
General Gage
Pharaoh's Curse
Col. Cross
The 27th Day
Mr Ingram
Hot Cars
Arthur Markel
The Vagabond King
Duke of Anjou
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sir Stephen Hurstwood
Out of This World
Red
San Antone
Narrator (voice)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Antoine Comte de Guiche
They Were Not Divided
David
Canadian Pacific
Opening Narrator (voice)