Actor
Ralph Clanton
September 11, 1914
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Dabbs Greer
3 titles together
Perry Mason, Johnny Tremain, Hot Cars
Willis Bouchey
3 titles together
Perry Mason, Panic in Year Zero!, Hazel
Raymond Bailey
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Absent-Minded Professor
Rusty Lane
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Johnny Tremain
Percy Helton
2 titles together
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Cyrano de Bergerac
Nancy Olson
2 titles together
The Absent-Minded Professor, Canadian Pacific
Full filmography · 28
Trading Places
as Official #1
19837.2
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
as Harper
1982
The Patriots
as George Washington
1976
Death Be Not Proud
as Frank Boyden
1975
They Might Be Giants
as Supermarket Manager
19717
Panic in Year Zero!
as Radio Announcer (voice / uncredited)
19626.3
The Absent-Minded Professor
as O.J. Turnball (uncredited)
19616.6
Zorro, the Avenger
as Senor George Brighton
1959
Undersea Girl
as Sam Marvin
1957
No Time to Be Young
as Mr. Parner
1957
Johnny Tremain
as General Gage
19576.1
Pharaoh's Curse
as Col. Cross
19574.6