Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Photo of Ralph Moody

Ralph Moody

Acting 84 (deceased) years old Saint Louis, Missouri, USA ★ 0.4
Born: November 5, 1886
Died: September 16, 1971

Biography

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

External Links

🎬 IMDb

Known For

Bonanza
Bonanza Tall Pony 1959
The Rifleman
The Rifleman 1958
Adam-12
Adam-12 Gus Archer 1968
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Indian Chief (uncredited) 1957
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Pa Myrtlebank 1959

Filmography

Acting Credits (72)

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (voice) (archive footage) 2010
The Impatient Heart
The Impatient Heart Rothchild 1971
Night Gallery
Night Gallery Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag") 1970
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson Viejo 1969
Adam-12
Adam-12 Gus Archer 1968
Dragnet
Dragnet Matt Kemper 1967
Dragnet
Dragnet Lou Adams 1967
The Chase
The Chase Townsman (uncredited) 1966
The Rounders
The Rounders Horse Doctor (uncredited) 1965
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited) 1962
The Outsider
The Outsider Uncle 1961
Homicidal
Homicidal First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited) 1961
Gunslinger
Gunslinger Land Agent Cartwright 1961
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Pa Myrtlebank 1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo Sam 1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo Carl Cobb 1959
Law of the Plainsman
Law of the Plainsman Danforth 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Tall Pony 1959
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman Aged Pharisee 1959
The Legend of Tom Dooley
The Legend of Tom Dooley Doc Henry 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Judge Tennifree 1959
The Rifleman
The Rifleman 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Victor Flam 1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold Padre Vincente Esteban 1958
Going Steady
Going Steady Justice of the Peace 1958
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Jenkins 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Indian Chief (uncredited) 1957
Pawnee
Pawnee Chief Wise Eagle 1957
Guns Don't Argue
Guns Don't Argue Arthur 'Pa' Barker 1957
The Monster That Challenged the World
The Monster That Challenged the World Watchman at Lock 57 1957
Reprisal!
Reprisal! Matara 1956
Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown Harvey Gilbert 1956
On Trial
On Trial Biddeford 1956
On Trial
On Trial Oswald 1956
The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt Indian agent 1956
The Steel Jungle
The Steel Jungle Andy Griffith 1956
No. 5 Checked Out
No. 5 Checked Out Jarvis 1956
24 Hour Alert
24 Hour Alert City Councilman Boggs 1955
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times Pa Goodhue 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse Jarvis 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Local Citizen 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Long Robe 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Harvey 1955
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons Chief Le Borgne (uncredited) 1955
Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited) 1955
Rage at Dawn
Rage at Dawn Noah Euall 1955
Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross Sandak 1955
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed Aguila 1953
Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited) 1953
Column South
Column South Joe Copper Face 1953
Seminole
Seminole Kulak 1953
Road to Bali
Road to Bali Bhoma Da 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Realtor 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Conductor 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Doc 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Stranger 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Uncle Lee 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Jarvis Miller 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse Moreland 1952
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad Coroner (uncredited) 1952
Talk About a Stranger
Talk About a Stranger Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper 1952
The Living Bible
The Living Bible Zacharias 1952
Red Mountain
Red Mountain George Meredyth, Undertaker 1951
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole Kusac - Miner (uncredited) 1951
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited) 1951
Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice) 1950
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter Old Man (uncredited) 1950
Rock Island Trail
Rock Island Trail Keokuk 1950
Square Dance Jubilee
Square Dance Jubilee Indian Chief 1949
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger Swift Eagle 1949
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Man-Eater of Kumaon Villager 1948
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains Wilkins (uncredited) 1948

Writing Credits (1)

Powered by

TMDB
× Person photo
❮ Back to Person Search