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Ralph Moody (I) (1886–1971)

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Burly American character actor, on screen from 1948. Often seen as gruff old geezers or Native Americans. A favorite of director/producer Jack Webb, who used him on "Dragnet", as well as in films and on radio shows.

Born:

Ralph Roy Moody
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 84) in Burbank, California, USA
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1971 The Impatient Heart (TV movie)
 
1960-1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Chief White Bear / Clarke / Gabe / …
– The Grand Swing (1971) … Tall Pony
– It's a Small World (1970) … Clarke
– To Kill a Buffalo (1966) … Old Indian Pete
– The Saga of Muley Jones (1964) … Chief White Bear
– The Prime of Life (1963) … Gabe
See all 6 episodes »
 
1970 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
1st Old Man (segment "The Little Black Bag")
– Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) … 1st Old Man (segment "The Little Black Bag")
 
1952-1970 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Chester Anderson / Ernie Barns / Lou Adams / …
– D.H.Q.: The Victims (1970) … Ernie Barns
– Burglary: Helpful Woman (1970) … Chester Anderson
– The Christmas Story (1967) … Mr. Flavin
– The Hammer (1967) … Lou Adams
– The Big Explosion (1967) … Matt Kemper
See all 6 episodes »
 
1969 Get Smart (TV series)
Carruthers
– Age Before Duty (1969) … Carruthers
 
1969 Adam-12 (TV series)
Gus Archer
– Log 103: A Sound Like Thunder (1969) … Gus Archer
 
1969 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
Dr. Jim Meade
– Dear Delusion (1969) … Dr. Jim Meade (uncredited)
 
1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Swyer
– The Legend of John Rim (1967) … Swyer
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Old Man
– The Maze Affair (1967) … Old Man
 
1966 The Monroes (TV series)
Shaman
– The Forest Devil (1966) … Shaman
 
1959-1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Finley / Harvey Finney / Joseph-Walks-In-Darkness / …
– Honor Before Justice (1966) … Joseph-Walks-In-Darkness
– Friend (1964) … Finley
– Old Comrade (1962) … Kip
– The Bobsy Twins (1960) … Harvey Finney
– Cheyennes (1959) … Long Robe
 
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Handy Man
– What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) … Handy Man
 
1966 The Chase (uncredited)
 
1964-1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Charlie Crow / Grey Cloud
– The Christmas Story (1965) … Grey Cloud
– The Sound of Wings (1964) … Charlie Crow
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Ho-Tami
– The Night of the Howling Light (1965) … Ho-Tami
 
1965 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
– Is Your Wig Warm? (1965)
 
1965 The Rounders
Horse doctor (uncredited)
 
1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Andrew Cody
– Tribute to the Dog (1964) … Andrew Cody
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Cemetery Caretaker
– Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964) … Cemetery Caretaker
 
1958-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
George L. Ballard / Harvey Dennison / Jacob Wiltzy / …
– The Case of the Reckless Rockhound (1964) … Jenkins - Bank Teller
– The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang (1963) … Mr. Morgan
– The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma (1959) … Jacob Wiltzy
– The Case of the Calendar Girl (1959) … Harvey Dennison
– The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary (1958) … George L. Ballard
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Oo-Lo-Techka
– The Testing of Sam Houston (1964) … Oo-Lo-Techka
 
1959-1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Ed Cory / Yellow Elk
– Incident of Iron Bull (1963) … Yellow Elk
– Incident of the Curious Street (1959) … Ed Cory
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Amos Velie / George Clarkson
– Father Was an Intern (1963) … George Clarkson
– Preferably, the Less-Used Arm (1962) … Amos Velie
 
1960-1963 The Rifleman (TV series)
Doc Burrage / Eban Muchen / Jonathan Dodd / …
– Requiem at Mission Springs (1963) … Doc Burrage
– Conflict (1962) … Doc Burrage
– Mark's Rifle (1962) … Doc Burrage
– Quiet Night, Deadly Night (1962) … Doc Burrage
– The Man from Salinas (1962) … Doc Burrage
See all 12 episodes »
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Man
– The Big Day (1962) … Man
– The Hook (1962)
 
1961-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Landlord / Mr. Pettit
– Come and Kill Me (1962) … Mr. Pettit (uncredited)
– Jigsaw (1961) … Landlord (uncredited)
 
1962 Kid Galahad
Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)
 
1962 Lawman (TV series)
Doc Greer / Doc Jessup
– Cort (1962) … Doc Jessup
– The Wanted Man (1962) … Doc Greer
 
1962 Thriller (TV series)
Mr. Jacobson ('Goodbye, Dr. Bliss')
– The Lethal Ladies (1962) … Mr. Jacobson ('Goodbye, Dr. Bliss')
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Pa Myrtlebank
– The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank (1962) … Pa Myrtlebank
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
– Mr. Weltschmerz (1962)
 
1961 The Outsider
Uncle
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
Chief Nanay
– Apache Daughter (1961) … Chief Nanay
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Telegrapher
– The Outlaw Marshals (1961) … Telegrapher
 
1961 Homicidal
First Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1961 Posse from Hell
Henry (uncredited)
 
1961 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Mr. Baker - Shelter Clerk
– Main Street Shelter (1961) … Mr. Baker - Shelter Clerk
 
1958-1961 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Elmer Jansen / Jake Kelly / Judge Howell / …
– Long Weekend (1961) … Valentine Collins
– The Lady on the Wall (1960) … Elmer Jansen
– The Monster of Moon Ridge (1959) … Jake Kelly
– The Silver Queen (1958) … Judge Howell
 
1960-1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
Farber
– Dead Weight (1961)
– A Message to Mulligan (1960) … Farber
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Lawrence Barker
– The Arsonist (1961) … Lawrence Barker (uncredited)
 
1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
– Unbury the Dead (1961)
 
1961 Klondike (TV series)
Indian Chief
– The Man Who Owned Skagway (1961) … Indian Chief
 
1961 Las Vegas Beat (TV movie)
 
1961 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
– The Payrollers (1961)
 
1960 National Velvet (TV series)
Malcolm Porter
– The Milkman (1960) … Malcolm Porter
 
1956-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Caleb / Frank Cluny / George
– A Gun for Willie (1960) … George
– Seed of Evil (1960) … Caleb
– Return to Nowhere (1956) … Frank Cluny
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Carl Cobb / Old Sam Beckman
– Cave-In (1960) … Carl Cobb
– The Gunslinger (1960) … Old Sam Beckman
 
1960 The Story of Ruth
Cleshed (uncredited)
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Walt Conroy
– The Lucifer Urge (1960) … Walt Conroy
 
1957-1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Indian Chief Blackhawk / Uncle Foster Carr
– The Tom Tuckett Story (1960) … Indian Chief Blackhawk (uncredited)
– The Ruth Owens Story (1957) … Uncle Foster Carr
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Judge Parks
– Land (1960) … Judge Parks
 
1959-1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Phineas Merryweather / Station Owner
– The Hunt (1960) … Station Owner
– Pecos Pete (1959) … Phineas Merryweather
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Mr. Williams
– Broken Rope (1960) … Mr. Williams
 
1956-1960 Cheyenne (TV series)
Pete / Slow Bull
– Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1960) … Slow Bull
– Fury at Rio Hondo (1956) … Pete
 
1960 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Kirby
– Murder, My Darling (1960) … Kirby
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
– Two-Time Loser (1959)
 
1959 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Danforth
– The Dude (1959) … Danforth
 
1958-1959 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Grandpa / Ollie
– Runaway (1959) … Grandpa
– The Chasm (1958) … Ollie
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Judge Hanks / Prospector
– The Reluctant Bridegroom (1959)
– Badlands (1959) … Prospector
– A Race for Life (1959) … Judge Hanks
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Judge A. J. Tennifree / Judge Tennifree
– Murdock (1959) … Judge Tennifree
– The Saddle (1959) … Judge A. J. Tennifree
 
1959 The Big Fisherman
Aged Pharisee
 
1959 The Legend of Tom Dooley
Doc Henry
 
1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Dave Burnett
– Arizona Comes to Dodge (1959) … Dave Burnett
 
1957-1959 M Squad (TV series)
Camera Shop Owner / Ralph Crane
– The Outsider (1959) … Ralph Crane
– Neighborhood Killer (1957) … Camera Shop Owner
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
– Boy on a Fence (1959)
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Josiah Humphrey
– Listen for the Sound of a Witch (1959) … Josiah Humphrey
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Indian Chief
– Deadline (1959) … Indian Chief
 
1952-1959 Dragnet (TV series)
Charles Zeeman Hopkins / Harvey Kimbro / John Wallace / …
– The Big Thirteen (1959)
– The Big Gent (1958)
– The Big Dog (1955)
– The Big Producer (1954) … Charles Zeeman Hopkins
– The Big Pug (1954)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1955-1959 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Silas Gunn / Chief White Water / Sgt. Ed Fallon / …
– Ol' Betsy (1959) … Chief White Water
– The Old Soldier (1957) … Silas Gunn
– Indian Blood (1957) … Silas Gunn
– Racing Rails (1956) … Tom Dunnegan
– Return of Rin Tin Tin (1956) … Walking Bear
See all 7 episodes »
 
1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Victor Flam, misspelled Flamm in closing credits
– Fatal Memory (1958) … Victor Flam, misspelled Flamm in closing credits
 
1957-1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
Watchman / Wilkins
– Muggy Night on Times Square: File #39 (1958) … Wilkins
– Country Boy (1957) … Watchman
 
1958 The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Padre Vincente Esteban
 
1958 Cry Terror!
Kelly's Dentist (uncredited)
 
1956-1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Nachato / Nochalo
– Bear Trap (1958) … Nachato
– Turncoat (1958) … Nochalo
– White Savage (1957) … Nachato
– Medicine Man (1956) … Nochalo
 
1958 State Trooper (TV series)
Peter Hochschuler
– Stay Lost Little Girl (1958) … Peter Hochschuler
 
1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
John
– The Todd-Loomis Case (1958) … John
 
1957-1958 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Caretaker / Hugh Collins
– Unwanted (1958) … Caretaker
– The Iron Mountain (1957) … Hugh Collins
 
1958 Going Steady
Justice of the Peace
 
1958 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Reverend Rudsill
– A Grave for Jim Bowie (1958) … Reverend Rudsill
 
1956-1957 The Lineup (TV series)
Circus Malone / Deadwood Parkhurst
– The Circus Malone Case (1957) … Circus Malone
– The Deadwood Case (1956) … Deadwood Parkhurst
 
1957 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Joe Copper
– Mojave (1957) … Joe Copper
 
1956-1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Casey Perkins / Chief Spotted Horse / Ezra Hillman
– Return of Casey Perkins (1957) … Casey Perkins
– Corky's Big Parade (1957) … Ezra Hillman
– White Eagle (1956) … Chief Spotted Horse
– Casey Rides Again (1956) … Casey Perkins
 
1957 Pawnee
Chief Wise Eagle
 
1957 The Monster That Challenged the World
Watchman at Lock 57
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Biddeford / Oswald
– The Case of the Panicky Man (1957) … Oswald
– Dog vs. Biddeford (1957) … Biddeford
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Harry Howell
– The Priest (1957) … Harry Howell
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957)
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Benson
– The Judge William Westholme Story (1957) … Benson
 
1957 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Doctor Kruger
– The Great Salvos (1957) … Doctor Kruger
 
1956 Reprisal!
Matara
 
1956 Wire Service (TV series)
Johnny Dukes
– The Night of August 7th (1956) … Johnny Dukes
 
1956 Toward the Unknown
Harvey Gilbert
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
David Red Blood
– Pattern for Pursuit (1956) … David Red Blood
– The Closed Door (1953)
 
1953-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Conductor / Doc Hendry / Jarvis Miller / …
– Watch the Sunset (1956) … Moreland
– The Listener (1956) … Jarvis Miller
– The Face of Danger (1955) … Uncle Lee
– A Study in Panic (1954) … Stranger
– Detective's Holiday (1954) … Doc Hendry
See all 7 episodes »
 
1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Local Citizen
– The Belfry (1956) … Local Citizen
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Nochalo
– Broken Arrow (1956) … Nochalo
 
1956 The Last Hunt
Indian agent
 
1956 The Steel Jungle
Andy Macklin
 
1956 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Chief Kumaska / Professor Willing
– Smoking Guns (1956) … Chief Kumaska
– False Faces (1956) … Professor Willing
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Jarvis
– No. 5 Checked Out (1956) … Jarvis
 
1955 24 Hour Alert (short)
Boggs - City Councilman
 
1955 Lassie (TV series)
Tops, the clown
– The Clown (1955) … Tops, the clown (as Ralph R. Moody)
 
1955 I Died a Thousand Times
Pa Goodhue
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
Editor Nellus / Proprietor
– The Hayfield (1955) … Editor Nellus
– Yesterday's Pawnshop (1955) … Proprietor
 
1955 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Okatee the Medicine Man
– Test of a Warrior (1955) … Okatee the Medicine Man
 
1955 The Far Horizons
Le Borgne
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Andy - Gardner
– The Unforgivable (1955) … Andy - Gardner
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town
Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)
 
1955 Rage at Dawn
Noah Euall (uncredited)
 
1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV series)
Seth
– The Case of the Deadly Dilemma (1955) … Seth
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
King Miklos
– Gypsy Prince (1955) … King Miklos
 
1954-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Gillespie as Old Man / Percy Hunter
– The Copperhead (1955) … Gillespie as Old Man
– The Mansion (1954) … Percy Hunter
 
1955 Many Rivers to Cross
Sandak
 
1954 Day of Triumph
Pharisee (uncredited)
 
1954 Big Town (TV series)
– The Senator Story (1954)
 
1954 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– Saturday Story (1954)
 
1954 The Rocket Man
Mr. Farrow (uncredited)
 
1954 The Dennis Day Show (TV series)
Eye Doctor
– Party Pooper (1954) … Eye Doctor
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Captain Ed Conway / Curly Donovan
– Farnum's Folly … Curly Donovan
– Trouble Ship … Captain Ed Conway
 
1954 Mayor of the Town (TV series)
Governor
– Marilly's Vacation (1954) … Governor
 
1954 City Detective (TV series)
Henry Fielding
– A Cat Named Deborah (1954) … Henry Fielding
 
1953 Tumbleweed
Aguila
 
1953 Where's Raymond? (TV series)
An Old Friend
– Christmas (1953) … An Old Friend
 
1953 Pickup on South Street
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
 
1953 Column South
Joe Copper Face
 
1953 The Juggler
Mukhtar (scenes deleted)
 
1953 Seminole
Kulak
 
1953 Salome
Old Scholar (uncredited)
 
1952 Road to Bali
Bhoma Da
 
1952 My Man and I
Rogers (uncredited)
 
1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Villager/Peddler (uncredited)
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Dr. Busheyhead (uncredited)
 
1952 Carrie
Vagrant (uncredited)
 
1952 Wagons West
Indian (uncredited)
 
1952 Affair in Trinidad
Coroner
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
Dalai Sing / Josef Sieta / Murad / …
– The Assassin Ring Story (1952) … Murad
– Displaced Persons Story (1952) … Josef Sieta
– The Alien Smuggler Story (1952) … Pimentel
– The Burma Temple Story (1952) … Dalai Sing
 
1952 Talk About a Stranger
Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper (uncredited)
 
1952 Gang Busters (TV series)
Arthur Dunlop
– Alvin Karpis (1952) … Arthur Dunlop
 
1951 The Living Christ Series (TV mini-series)
Simeon / Pharisee (1951)
 
1951 Red Mountain
George Meredyth, Undertaker
 
1951 Strangers on a Train
Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
 
1951 Ace in the Hole
Kusac, Miner (uncredited)
 
1949-1950 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Chief Red Hawk / Chief Swift Eagle / Chief White Eagle
– White Man's Magic (1950) … Chief White Eagle
– Man Without a Gun (1950) … Chief Red Hawk
– The Renegades (1949) … Chief Swift Eagle
 
1950 Bright Leaf
Blacksmith (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 Rock Island Trail
Keokuk, Indian Chief (uncredited)
 
1949 Square Dance Jubilee
Indian Chief
 
1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon
Villager
 
1948 Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
Wilkins (uncredited)
 
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1957 Guns Don't Argue
Arthur 'Pa' Barker
 

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Burly American character actor, on screen from 1948. Often seen as gruff old geezers or Native Americans. A favorite of director/producer Jack Webb, who used him on "Dragnet", as well as in films and on radio shows. See more »

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