Years active 1948-1971 Name Ralph Moody | Role Actor | |
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Born November 5, 1886 ( 1886-11-05 ) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Movies The Lone Ranger and the L, Road to Bali, The Far Horizons, Affair in Trinidad, Many Rivers to CrossSimilar People Lesley Selander, Robb White, Vincent Sherman, Rudolph Mate, Roy Rowland | ||
1953 DRAGNET - "The Big Little Jesus" - Jack Webb, Ben Alexander
Ralph Moody (1886–1971) was an American actor with over 50 movie and over 100 television appearances plus numerous radio appearances. His known roles were a kindly old man & Native American, and did not start acting in film and television until in his sixties. He appeared in films such as Pick up on South Street, Toward the Unknown, The Legend of Tom Dooley, and The Story of Ruth. He was seen in several episodes of Dragnet and also appeared in episodes of The Lone Ranger, Bonanza, Perry Mason in the episode The Case of the Sun-bather's Diary, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, Daniel Boone, Four Star Theater, and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Some of his radio appearances include Gunsmoke, Roy Rogers Show, Wild Bill Hickok and X Minus One.
Contents
Filmography
Actor
1972
Insight (TV Series) as
Indian
- Ride a Turquoise Pony (1972) - Indian
1971
The Impatient Heart (TV Movie) as
Rothchild
1960
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Tall Pony / Clarke / Old Indian Pete / ...
- 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
- El Toro Grande (1960) - Indian Chief
1971
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Motel Clerk
- Blood Line (1971) - Motel Clerk
1970
Night Gallery (TV Series) as
Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag")
- Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) - Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag")
1967
Dragnet 1967 (TV Series) as
Ernie Barns / Chester Anderson / Mr. Flavin / ...
- 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
1970
Then Came Bronson (TV Series) as
Viejo
- The Gleam of the Eagle Mind (1970) - Viejo
1969
Get Smart (TV Series) as
Carruthers
- Age Before Duty (1969) - Carruthers
1969
Adam-12 (TV Series) as
Gus Archer
- Log 103: A Sound Like Thunder (1969) - Gus Archer
1969
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV Series) as
Dr. Jim Meade
- Dear Delusion (1969) - Dr. Jim Meade (uncredited)
1967
The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
Swyer
- The Legend of John Rim (1967) - Swyer
1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Old Man
- The Maze Affair (1967) - Old Man
1959
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Pop Handley / Andrew Cody / Chief Gray Eagle / ...
- Brute Angel (1966) - Pop Handley
- Tribute to the Dog (1964) - Andrew Cody
- The Man Everyone Hated (1960) - Chief Gray Eagle (uncredited)
- Sam Kee and Uncle Sam (1959) - Chief Blue Cloud (uncredited)
1966
The Monroes (TV Series) as
Shaman
- The Forest Devil (1966) - Shaman
1959
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Joseph-Walks-In-Darkness / Finley / Kip / ...
- Honor Before Justice (1966) - Joseph-Walks-In-Darkness
- Friend (1964) - Finley
- Old Comrade (1962) - Kip
- The Bobsy Twins (1960) - Harvey
- Cheyennes (1959) - Long Robe
1966
Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
Handy Man
- What Happened to All the Sunshine and Roses? (1966) - Handy Man
1966
The Chase as
Townsman (uncredited)
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) as
Grey Cloud / Charlie Crow
- The Christmas Story (1965) - Grey Cloud
- The Sound of Wings (1964) - Charlie Crow
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Ho-Tami
- The Night of the Howling Light (1965) - Ho-Tami
1965
My Brother the Angel (TV Series)
- Is Your Wig Warm? (1965)
1965
Karen (TV Series) as
Bert Drucker
- Sergeant Grandma (1965) - Bert Drucker
1965
The Rounders as
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
1964
Burke's Law (TV Series) as
Cemetery Caretaker
- Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964) - Cemetery Caretaker
1958
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Jenkins / Mr. Morgan / Jacob Wiltzy / ...
- The Case of the Reckless Rockhound (1964) - Jenkins
- 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
1963
The Great Adventure (TV Series) as
Oo-Lo-Techka / Sitanka
- The Testing of Sam Houston (1964) - Oo-Lo-Techka
- The Massacre at Wounded Knee (1963) - Sitanka
1963
Temple Houston (TV Series)
- The Third Bullet (1963)
1959
Rawhide (TV Series) as
Yellow Elk / Ed Cory
- Incident of Iron Bull (1963) - Yellow Elk
- Incident of the Curious Street (1959) - Ed Cory
1962
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
George Clarkson / Amos Velie
- Father Was an Intern (1963) - George Clarkson
- Preferably, the Less-Used Arm (1962) - Amos Velie
1960
The Rifleman (TV Series) as
Doc Burrage / Eban Muchen / Roy Merrick / ...
- 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
- The Mescalero Curse (1961) - Doc Burrage (as Ralph R. Moody)
- Dark Day at North Fork (1961) - Doc Burrage (as Ralph R. Moody)
- The Actress (1961) - Doc Burrage (as Ralph R. Moody)
- Six Years and a Day (1961) - Doc Burrage (as Ralph R. Moody)
- The Hangman (1960) - Eban Muchen
- The Spoiler (1960) - Roy Merrick
- The Visitor (1960) - Jonathan Dodd
1963
G.E. True (TV Series) as
George Lockwood
- Defendant: Clarence Darrow (1963) - George Lockwood
1962
The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) as
Man / Sol
- The Big Day (1962) - Man
- The Hook (1962) - Sol
1961
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Mr. Pettit / Landlord
- Come and Kill Me (1962) - Mr. Pettit (uncredited)
- Jigsaw (1961) - Landlord (uncredited)
1962
Kid Galahad as
Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)
1962
Lawman (TV Series) as
Doc Jessup / Doc Greer
- Cort (1962) - Doc Jessup
- The Wanted Man (1962) - Doc Greer
1962
Thriller (TV Series) as
Mr. Jacobson ('Goodbye, Dr. Bliss')
- The Lethal Ladies (1962) - Mr. Jacobson ('Goodbye, Dr. Bliss')
1962
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Pa Myrtlebank
- The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank (1962) - Pa Myrtlebank
1962
The New Breed (TV Series)
- Mr. Weltschmerz (1962)
1961
Las Vegas Beat (TV Movie) as
Muley
1961
Shotgun Slade (TV Series) as
Pop Bricker
- The Payrollers (1961) - Pop Bricker
1961
The Tall Man (TV Series) as
Chief Nanay
- Apache Daughter (1961) - Chief Nanay
1961
The Outsider as
Uncle
1961
Outlaws (TV Series) as
Telegrapher
- The Outlaw Marshals (1961) - Telegrapher
1961
Homicidal as
First Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1961
Gunslinger (TV Series) as
Land Agent Cartwright
- New Savannah (1961) - Land Agent Cartwright
1961
The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) as
Mr. Baker - Shelter Clerk
- Main Street Shelter (1961) - Mr. Baker - Shelter Clerk
1958
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Valentine Collins / Elmer Jansen / Jake Kelly / ...
- 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
Assignment: Underwater (TV Series) as
Farber
- Dead Weight (1961)
- A Message to Mulligan (1960) - Farber
1961
Posse from Hell as
Henry (uncredited)
1961
Stagecoach West (TV Series) as
Lawrence Barker
- The Arsonist (1961) - Lawrence Barker (uncredited)
1961
The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series)
- Unbury the Dead (1961)
1961
Klondike (TV Series) as
Indian Chief
- The Man Who Owned Skagway (1961) - Indian Chief
1960
U.S. Marshal (TV Series) as
Vance Ketchum / Mr. Kirby
- Destination Nowhere (1960) - Vance Ketchum
- Murder, My Darling (1960) - Mr. Kirby
1960
National Velvet (TV Series) as
Malcolm Porter
- The Milkman (1960) - Malcolm Porter
1956
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
George / Caleb Logan / Frank Cluny
- A Gun for Willie (1960) - George
- Seed of Evil (1960) - Caleb Logan
- Return to Nowhere (1956) - Frank Cluny
1960
Johnny Ringo (TV Series) as
Carl Cobb / Sam
- Cave-In (1960) - Carl Cobb
- The Gunslinger (1960) - Sam
1960
The Story of Ruth as
Cleshed (uncredited)
1960
The Deputy (TV Series) as
Walt Conroy
- The Lucifer Urge (1960) - Walt Conroy
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
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) as
Judge Parks
- Land (1960) - Judge Parks
1959
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
Station Owner / Phineas Merryweather
- The Hunt (1960) - Station Owner
- Pecos Pete (1959) - Phineas Merryweather
1960
Tightrope (TV Series) as
Mr. Williams
- Broken Rope (1960) - Mr. Williams
1956
Cheyenne (TV Series) as
Slow Bull / Pete
- Gold, Glory and Custer - Prelude (1960) - Slow Bull
- Fury at Rio Hondo (1956) - Pete
1959
The Detectives (TV Series) as
Pop
- Two-Time Loser (1959) - Pop
1959
Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) as
Danforth
- The Dude (1959) - Danforth
1958
Rescue 8 (TV Series) as
Grandpa / Ollie
- Runaway (1959) - Grandpa
- The Chasm (1958) - Ollie
1959
The Texan (TV Series) as
Prospector / Judge Hanks
- The Reluctant Bridegroom (1959)
- Badlands (1959) - Prospector
- A Race for Life (1959) - Judge Hanks
1959
Black Saddle (TV Series) as
Judge Tennifree / Judge A. J. Tennifree
- Murdock (1959) - Judge Tennifree
- The Saddle (1959) - Judge A. J. Tennifree
1959
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Schneider
- Circles of Panic (1959) - Schneider
1959
The Big Fisherman as
Aged Pharisee
1959
The Legend of Tom Dooley as
Doc Henry
1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) as
Dave Burnett
- Arizona Comes to Dodge (1959) - Dave Burnett
1957
M Squad (TV Series) as
Ralph Crane / Camera Shop Owner
- The Outsider (1959) - Ralph Crane
- Neighborhood Killer (1957) - Camera Shop Owner
1959
Lux Playhouse (TV Series)
- Boy on a Fence (1959)
1959
The Thin Man (TV Series) as
Mailman
- Nora Goes Over the Wall (1959) - Mailman
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) as
Indian Chief
- Deadline (1959) - Indian Chief
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Josiah Humphrey
- Listen for the Sound of a Witch (1959) - Josiah Humphrey
1959
Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) as
Chief Standing Elk
- The Scalp Hunters (1959) - Chief Standing Elk
1952
Dragnet (TV Series) as
Charles Zeeman Hopkins / Mr. Flavin / Harvey Kimbro / ...
- The Big Thirteen (1959)
- The Big Gent (1958)
- The Big Dog (1955)
- The Big Producer (1954) - Charles Zeeman Hopkins
- The Big Pug (1954)
- The Big Poison (1954)
- The Big Youngster (1954)
- The Big Little Jesus (1953) - Mr. Flavin
- The Big Lover (1953)
- The Big Dream (1953)
- The Big Sophomore (1953)
- The Big Frank (1953) - Harvey Kimbro
- The Big Lamp (1952) - Judge
- The Big Moody (1952)
- The Big Mother (1952) - John Wallace
1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) as
Wynoki / White Water / Silas Gunn / ...
- Ol' Betsy (1959) - White Water
- The Old Soldier (1957) - Silas Gunn
- Racing Rails (1956) - Tom Dunnegan
- Return of Rin Tin Tin (1956) - Walking Bear
- Attack on Fort Apache (1956) - Wynoki
- The Bugle Call (1955) - Sgt. Ed Fallon
- Blood Brothers (1954) - Wynoki
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) as
Victor Flam
- Fatal Memory (1958) - Victor Flam
1957
The Walter Winchell File (TV Series) as
Wilkins / Watchman
- Muggy Night on Times Square: File #39 (1958) - Wilkins
- Country Boy (1957) - Watchman
1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold as
Padre Vincente Esteban
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series) as
Pop Turner / Caretaker / Hugh Collins
- Copters and Robbers (1958) - Pop Turner
- Unwanted (1958) - Caretaker
- The Iron Mountain (1957) - Hugh Collins
1958
Cry Terror! as
Dentist (uncredited)
1956
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Nochalo / Nachato
- Bear Trap (1958) - Nachato
- Turncoat (1958) - Nochalo
- Panic (1958) - Nochalo
- White Savage (1957) - Nachato
- Medicine Men (1956) - Nochalo
1958
State Trooper (TV Series) as
Peter Hochschuler
- Stay Lost Little Girl (1958) - Peter Hochschuler
1958
The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) as
John
- The Todd-Loomis Case (1958) - John
1958
Going Steady as
Justice of the Peace
1958
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Reverend Rudsill
- A Grave for Jim Bowie (1958) - Reverend Rudsill
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Doctor Kruger
- The Great Salvos (1957) - Doctor Kruger
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) as
Judge Derwent
- One Dollar's Worth (1957) - Judge Derwent
1956
Telephone Time (TV Series) as
George Shuff
- Sam Houston's Decision (1957)
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957)
- Vicksburg, 5:35 PM (1956) - George Shuff
1957
Code 3 (TV Series) as
John McAuliffe Sr.
- Lonesome Whistles (1957) - John McAuliffe Sr.
1956
The Lineup (TV Series) as
Circus Malone / Deadwood Parkhurst
- The Circus Malone Case (1957) - Circus Malone
- The Deadwood Case (1956) - Deadwood Parkhurst
1957
The Adventures of McGraw (TV Series) as
Joe Copper
- Mojave (1957) - Joe Copper
1956
Circus Boy (TV Series) as
Casey Perkins / Ezra Hillman / Chief Spotted Horse
- 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 as
Chief Wise Eagle
1957
The Monster That Challenged the World as
Lock 57 Watchman (uncredited)
1957
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) as
Oswald / Biddeford
- The Case of the Panicky Man (1957) - Oswald
- Dog vs. Biddeford (1957) - Biddeford
1957
Panic! (TV Series) as
Harry Howell
- The Priest (1957) - Harry Howell
1957
The Millionaire (TV Series) as
Benson
- The Judge William Westholme Story (1957) - Benson
1957
Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) as
Ranch Manager
- They're Off and Running (1957) - Ranch Manager
1956
Wire Service (TV Series) as
Johnny Dukes
- The Night of August 7th (1956) - Johnny Dukes
1956
Reprisal! as
Matara
1954
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Mr. Heard
- The People and General Glancy (1956) - Mr. Heard
- Saturday Story (1954)
1956
Toward the Unknown as
Harvey Gilbert
1953
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
David Red Blood / Rogers
- Pattern for Pursuit (1956) - David Red Blood
- Gift of the Devil (1954)
- The Closed Door (1953) - Rogers
1953
Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) as
Moreland / Jarvis Miller / Uncle Lee / ...
- Watch the Sunset (1956) - Moreland
- The Listener (1956) - Jarvis Miller
- Face of Danger (1955) - Uncle Lee
- A Study in Panic (1954) - Stranger
- Detective's Holiday (1954) - Doc
- A Man of the World (1953) - Conductor (as Ralph R. Moody)
- A Place of His Own (1953) - Realtor
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Local Citizen
- The Belfry (1956) - Local Citizen
1956
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) as
Nochalo
- Broken Arrow (1956) - Nochalo
1956
The Steel Jungle as
Andy Griffith
1956
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) as
Chief Kumaska / Prof. Willing
- Smoking Guns (1956) - Chief Kumaska
- False Faces (1956) - Prof. Willing
1956
The Last Hunt as
Indian Agent
1956
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Jarvis
- No. 5 Checked Out (1956) - Jarvis
1955
24 Hour Alert (Short) as
Councilman Boggs
1955
Lassie (TV Series) as
Tops, the clown
- The Clown (1955) - Tops, the clown (as Ralph R. Moody)
1955
I Died a Thousand Times as
Pa Goodhue
1955
Stage 7 (TV Series) as
Nellus / Antique Dealer
- The Hayfield (1955) - Nellus
- Yesterday's Pawnshop (1955) - Antique Dealer
1955
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Okatee the Medicine Man
- Test of a Warrior (1955) - Okatee the Medicine Man
1955
The Far Horizons as
Le Borgne
1955
The Star and the Story (TV Series) as
Andy - Gardner
- The Unforgivable (1955) - Andy - Gardner
1955
Strange Lady in Town as
Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)
1955
Rage at Dawn as
Noah Euall (uncredited)
1955
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) as
Seth
- The Case of the Deadly Dilemma (1955) - Seth
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
King Miklos
- Gypsy Prince (1955) - King Miklos
1954
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Gillespie as an Old Man / Percy Hunter
- The Copperhead (1955) - Gillespie as an Old Man
- The Mansion (1954) - Percy Hunter
1955
Many Rivers to Cross as
Sandak
1955
The Halls of Ivy (TV Series)
- The Chinese Student (1955)
1954
City Detective (TV Series) as
Henry Fielding
- A Cat Named Deborah (1954) - Henry Fielding
1954
Mayor of the Town (TV Series) as
Governor
- Marilly's Vacation (1954) - Governor
1954
Day of Triumph as
Pharisee (uncredited)
1954
Big Town (TV Series)
- The Senator Story (1954)
1954
The Rocket Man as
Mr. Farrow (uncredited)
1954
The Dennis Day Show (TV Series) as
Eye Doctor
- Party Pooper (1954) - Eye Doctor
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) as
Capt. Ed Conway / Curly Donevan
- Trouble Ship - Capt. Ed Conway
- Farnum's Folly - Curly Donevan
1954
Crusade to Liberty (TV Movie)
1953
Tumbleweed as
Aguila
1953
Where's Raymond? (TV Series) as
An Old Friend
- Christmas (1953) - An Old Friend
1953
Pickup on South Street as
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
1953
Column South as
Joe Copper Face
1953
The Juggler as
Mukhtar (scenes deleted)
1953
Salome as
Old Scholar (uncredited)
1953
Seminole as
Kulak
1952
Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- The Shepard Touch (1953)
- The Priceless Gift (1952)
- The Singing Years (1952)
1950
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) as
Josef Sieta / Dalai Sing / Murad / ...
- Displaced Persons Story (1952) - Josef Sieta
- The Burma Temple Story (1952) - Dalai Sing
- The Assassin Ring Story (1952) - Murad
- The Alien Smuggler Story (1950) - Pimentel
1952
The Living Bible (TV Series) as
Zacharias
- The Birth of the Savior - Zacharias
- The Birth of John the Baptist - Zacharias
1952
Road to Bali as
Bhoma Da
1952
My Man and I as
Rogers (uncredited)
1952
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima as
Villager / Peddler (uncredited)
1952
Affair in Trinidad as
Coroner
1952
The Story of Will Rogers as
Dr. Busheyhead (uncredited)
1952
Wagons West as
Kaw Chief (uncredited)
1952
Carrie as
Vagrant (uncredited)
1952
Talk About a Stranger as
Shaw - Hardware Storekeeper (uncredited)
1952
Gang Busters (TV Series) as
Arthur Dunlop
- Alvin Karpis (1952) - Arthur Dunlop
1951
Red Mountain as
Meredyth (uncredited)
1951
Strangers on a Train as
Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
1951
Ace in the Hole as
Kusac - Miner (uncredited)
1951
The Living Christ Series (TV Mini Series) as
Simeon
- Escape to Egypt (1951) - Simeon
1949
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Chief White Eagle / Chief Red Hawk / Chief Swift 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 as
Blacksmith (voice, uncredited)
1950
The Gunfighter as
Old Man (uncredited)
1950
Rock Island Trail as
Keokuk (uncredited)
1949
Square Dance Jubilee as
Indian Chief
1948
Man-Eater of Kumaon as
Villager
1948
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains as
Wilkins (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2016
A Word on Westerns (TV Series documentary)
- Dawn Moore: The Lone Ranger Was My Father (2016)
2010
Alice in Wonderland (Video)
1957
Guns Don't Argue as
Arthur 'Pa' Barker
References
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