Ralph Moody

Born: 1886-11-05

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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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Pickup on South Street

as Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Released: 1953-05-27

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events...

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Road to Bali

as Bhoma Da
Released: 1953-01-29

Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men...

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The Gunfighter

as Old Man (uncredited)
Released: 1950-06-23

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

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Ace in the Hole

as Kusac - Miner (uncredited)
Released: 1951-06-29

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

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The Chase

as Townsman (uncredited)
Released: 1966-02-18

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

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Kid Galahad

as Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)
Released: 1962-11-29

After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym,...

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Affair in Trinidad

as Coroner (uncredited)
Released: 1952-07-29

A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

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The Rounders

as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Released: 1965-01-08

Ben (Glenn Ford) and Marion (Henry Fonda) are two cowboys who make a meager living breaking wild...

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I Died a Thousand Times

as Pa Goodhue
Released: 1955-11-09

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before...

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Homicidal

as First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
Released: 1961-07-26

A woman named Emily checks into a hotel and offers the bellboy $2000 to temporarily marry her....

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Column South

as Joe Copper Face
Released: 1953-05-20

In the weeks prior to the start of the Civil War, Confederate sympathizers hope to help their...

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The Far Horizons

as Chief Le Borgne (uncredited)
Released: 1955-07-04

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from...

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Many Rivers to Cross

as Sandak
Released: 1955-02-04

Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let...

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The Last Hunt

as Indian agent
Released: 1956-04-30

A buffalo hunter has a falling-out with his partner, who kills for fun.

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Reprisal!

as Matara
Released: 1956-11-02

New ranch owner Frank Madden, half Indian but posing as white, arrives just as an all white jury...

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The Monster That Challenged the World

as Watchman at Lock 57
Released: 1957-06-14

Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.

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Seminole

as Kulak
Released: 1953-03-20

Lance Caldwell, a cavalry lieutenant, recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole...

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Tumbleweed

as Aguila
Released: 1953-12-01

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked...

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The Legend of Tom Dooley

as Doc Henry
Released: 1959-07-01

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is...

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Rage at Dawn

as Noah Euall
Released: 1955-03-26

In this film's version of the story, four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbers and killers...

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The Outsider

as Uncle
Released: 1961-12-27

Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and...

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The Big Fisherman

as Aged Pharisee
Released: 1959-08-04

Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.

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Man-Eater of Kumaon

as Villager
Released: 1948-11-08

A doctor hunts a vicious, man-eating tiger that terrorizes a native jungle village. In time the...

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Pawnee

as Chief Wise Eagle
Released: 1957-09-07

Pale Arrow is a white man raised since a boy by the Pawnee Chief. With wagon trains now...

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Square Dance Jubilee

as Indian Chief
Released: 1949-11-11

Two talent scouts for a New York-based country music TV show called "Square Dance Jubilee" are...

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Rock Island Trail

as Keokuk
Released: 1950-05-18

A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.

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Red Mountain

as George Meredyth, Undertaker
Released: 1951-11-01

Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of...

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Toward the Unknown

as Harvey Gilbert
Released: 1956-09-27

Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active...

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Talk About a Stranger

as Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper
Released: 1952-04-18

Small-town gossips rage over the arrival of a mysterious stranger.

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Bright Leaf

as Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice)
Released: 1950-06-16

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.

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Strange Lady in Town

as Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)
Released: 1955-04-12

Julia Garth, a female doctor, plans to introduce modern techniques of medicine to old Santa Fe...

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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

as Padre Vincente Esteban
Released: 1958-06-04

Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver...

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Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

as Wilkins (uncredited)
Released: 1948-04-01

Tex Granger heads toward Three Buttes when he comes across a young boy guarding a gold shipment...

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The Living Bible

as Zacharias
Released: 1952-01-01

Witness the story of Jesus, beginning with his birth in Bethlehem, to his crucifixion, death,...

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24 Hour Alert

as City Councilman Boggs
Released: 1955-12-22

This short film looks at the purpose and methods of the U.S. Air Force, and the difficulties of...

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The Steel Jungle

as Andy Griffith
Released: 1956-03-10

The tale of a young bookie, married to a beautiful woman who goes to jail, and becomes involved...

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Going Steady

as Justice of the Peace
Released: 1958-02-01

Two high-school students keep their marriage a secret from their family and friends, but they're...

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Alice in Wonderland

as (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 2010-02-23

This production was originally broadcast on radio back in the 1940s. It was put on DVD with new...

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Guns Don't Argue

as Arthur 'Pa' Barker
Released: 1957-01-01

The actions of various criminals such as Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby...

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Perry Mason

as Jenkins
First aired: 1957-09-21

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

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Bonanza

as Tall Pony
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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The Rifleman

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-30

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...

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The Twilight Zone

as Pa Myrtlebank
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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Adam-12

as Gus Archer
First aired: 1968-09-21

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Victor Flam
First aired: 1958-09-06

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...

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The Lone Ranger

as Swift Eagle
First aired: 1949-09-15

The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring...

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Night Gallery

as Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag")
First aired: 1970-12-16

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...

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Gunsmoke

as Long Robe
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Harvey
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Local Citizen
First aired: 1955-10-02

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

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Johnny Ringo

as Sam
First aired: 1959-10-02

Johnny Ringo is an American Western television series starring Don Durant that aired on CBS from...

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Johnny Ringo

as Carl Cobb
First aired: 1959-10-02

Johnny Ringo is an American Western television series starring Don Durant that aired on CBS from...

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Black Saddle

as Judge Tennifree
First aired: 1959-01-10

Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44...

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Law of the Plainsman

as Danforth
First aired: 1959-10-01

Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the...

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Screen Director's Playhouse

as Jarvis
First aired: 1955-10-05

Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed...

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