Ralph Clanton

Ralph Clanton

Biography: ​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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: September 11, 1914

Deathday: December 29, 2002

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Known For

The 27th Day
The 27th Day

1957-01-07

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac

1950-11-16

Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain

1957-06-19

Hot Cars
Hot Cars

1956-11-02

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor

1961-03-16

Undersea Girl
Undersea Girl

1957-10-12

The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King

1956-08-28

Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero!

1962-07-05

No Time to Be Young
No Time to Be Young

1957-08-01

San Antone
San Antone

1953-02-15

They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants

1971-06-09

Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific

1949-05-19

Zorro, the Avenger
Zorro, the Avenger

1959-09-10

They Were Not Divided
They Were Not Divided

1950-04-24

Death Be Not Proud
Death Be Not Proud

1975-02-04

Out of This World
Out of This World

1954-01-01

Trading Places
Trading Places

1983-06-07

Pharaoh's Curse
Pharaoh's Curse

1957-02-01

The Shady Hill Kidnapping
The Shady Hill Kidnapping

1982-01-12

The Patriots
The Patriots

1976-05-26