Ralph Moody
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 5, 1886
- Died
- September 16, 1971
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Filmography
Alice in Wonderland 2010
as (voice) (archive footage)
- The Impatient Heart
The Impatient Heart 1971
as Rothchild
The Wild Country 1970
Book
The Chase 1966
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Rounders 1965
as Horse Doctor (uncredited)
Kid Galahad 1962
as Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)
The Outsider 1961
as Uncle
Homicidal 1961
as First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
The Big Fisherman 1959
as Aged Pharisee
The Legend of Tom Dooley 1959
as Doc Henry
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 1958
as Padre Vincente Esteban
Going Steady 1958
as Justice of the Peace
Pawnee 1957
as Chief Wise Eagle
Guns Don't Argue 1957
as Arthur 'Pa' Barker
The Monster That Challenged the World 1957
as Watchman at Lock 57
Reprisal! 1956
as Matara
Toward the Unknown 1956
as Harvey Gilbert
The Last Hunt 1956
as Indian agent
The Steel Jungle 1956
as Andy Griffith
- No. 5 Checked Out
No. 5 Checked Out 1956
as Jarvis
24 Hour Alert 1955
as City Councilman Boggs
I Died a Thousand Times 1955
as Pa Goodhue
The Far Horizons 1955
as Chief Le Borgne (uncredited)
Strange Lady in Town 1955
as Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)
Rage at Dawn 1955
as Noah Euall
Many Rivers to Cross 1955
as Sandak
Tumbleweed 1953
as Aguila
Pickup on South Street 1953
as Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Column South 1953
as Joe Copper Face
Seminole 1953
as Kulak
Road to Bali 1952
as Bhoma Da
Affair in Trinidad 1952
as Coroner (uncredited)
Talk About a Stranger 1952
as Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper
Red Mountain 1951
as George Meredyth, Undertaker
Ace in the Hole 1951
as Kusac - Miner (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train 1951
as Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
Bright Leaf 1950
as Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice)
The Gunfighter 1950
as Old Man (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail 1950
as Keokuk
Square Dance Jubilee 1949
as Indian Chief
Man-Eater of Kumaon 1948
as Villager
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains 1948
as Wilkins (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.