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