FanFılms
HomeAvailable NowMovies
FanFılms

Stream what's new, find what's worth watching, and keep track of every film you love.

Discover

  • Trending
  • Top Rated
  • Now Playing
  • Upcoming
  • Available Now
  • Directory (A–Z)
  • All Movies

Genres

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Documentary
  • Drama
  • Family
  • All genres →

Account

  • Favorites
  • Contact Us

© 2026 FanFilms. All rights reserved.

Erskine Sanford
Acting

Erskine Sanford

November 19, 1885July 7, 1969 (aged 83)Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Erskine Sanford was an American actor on the stage, in radio and motion pictures. As a member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company he appears in several of Welles's films, most notably as the bumbling, perspiring newspaper editor Herbert Carter in Citizen Kane!

Filmography

Too Much Johnson poster

Too Much Johnson

as Frederick (uncredited)

5.4•2013

Too Much Johnson

as Frederick (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps poster

The Company She Keeps

as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

6.2•1951

The Company She Keeps

as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

Sierra poster

Sierra

as Judge Prentiss

5.4•1950

Sierra

as Judge Prentiss

Night Unto Night poster

Night Unto Night

as Dr. Gallen Altheim

5.4•1949

Night Unto Night

as Dr. Gallen Altheim

Impact poster

Impact

as Dr. Henry Bender

6.1•1949

Impact

as Dr. Henry Bender

Wake of the Red Witch poster

Wake of the Red Witch

as Dr. van Arken

5.9•1948

Wake of the Red Witch

as Dr. van Arken

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped

as Rankeillor

6.7•1948

Kidnapped

as Rankeillor

Macbeth poster

Macbeth

as Duncan

7.3•1948

Macbeth

as Duncan

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven poster

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Dr. Danson (uncredited)

5.8•1948

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Dr. Danson (uncredited)

Letter from an Unknown Woman poster

Letter from an Unknown Woman

as Porter

7.8•1948

Letter from an Unknown Woman

as Porter

You Were Meant for Me poster

You Were Meant for Me

as Frank Smith

6.2•1948

You Were Meant for Me

as Frank Smith

The Voice of the Turtle poster

The Voice of the Turtle

as Storekeeper

6.8•1947

The Voice of the Turtle

as Storekeeper

The Lady from Shanghai poster

The Lady from Shanghai

as Judge

7.3•1947

The Lady from Shanghai

as Judge

Mourning Becomes Electra poster

Mourning Becomes Electra

as Josiah Borden

6.3•1947

Mourning Becomes Electra

as Josiah Borden

Possessed poster

Possessed

as Dr. Max Sherman

6.9•1947

Possessed

as Dr. Max Sherman

The Best Years of Our Lives poster

The Best Years of Our Lives

as Bullard

7.7•1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as Bullard

Angel on My Shoulder poster

Angel on My Shoulder

as Minister

6.5•1946

Angel on My Shoulder

as Minister

Crack-Up poster

Crack-Up

as Museum Director Barton

5.8•1946

Crack-Up

as Museum Director Barton

The Stranger poster

The Stranger

as Party Guest (uncredited)

7.2•1946

The Stranger

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Without Reservations poster

Without Reservations

as Timothy Helgelander (uncredited)

6.3•1946

Without Reservations

as Timothy Helgelander (uncredited)

From This Day Forward poster

From This Day Forward

as Higgler

5.4•1946

From This Day Forward

as Higgler

Girls of the Big House poster

Girls of the Big House

as Professor O'Neill

7.5•1945

Girls of the Big House

as Professor O'Neill

Spellbound poster

Spellbound

as Dr. Galt (uncredited)

7.4•1945

Spellbound

as Dr. Galt (uncredited)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Undertaker (uncredited)

7.5•1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Undertaker (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington poster

Mr. Skeffington

as Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)

6.8•1944

Mr. Skeffington

as Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)

Ministry of Fear poster

Ministry of Fear

as George Rennit

6.9•1944

Ministry of Fear

as George Rennit

Uncertain Glory poster

Uncertain Glory

6.7•1944

Uncertain Glory

Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

as Mr. Briggs (uncredited)

6.9•1943

Jane Eyre

as Mr. Briggs (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons poster

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Roger Bronson

7.3•1942

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Roger Bronson

The Wife Takes a Flyer poster

The Wife Takes a Flyer

as Jan

5.5•1942

The Wife Takes a Flyer

as Jan

Appointment for Love poster

Appointment for Love

as Hastings' Butler (uncredited)

5.8•1941

Appointment for Love

as Hastings' Butler (uncredited)

Citizen Kane poster

Citizen Kane

as Herbert Carter

8.0•1941

Citizen Kane

as Herbert Carter

Pop Always Pays poster

Pop Always Pays

as John Hayes

6.7•1940

Pop Always Pays

as John Hayes