Cast & creator
Ralph Moody
Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Wagon Train
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
Also known as: Ralph Roy Moody, Ralph R. Moody
43
film credits
32
television credits
74
1948–2010 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
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Perry Mason
Jenkins
1957
Bonanza
Tall Pony
1959
Wagon Train
Indian Chief (uncredited)
1957
Adam-12
Gus Archer
1968
Get Smart
Carruthers
1965
The Rifleman
1958
Four Star Playhouse
Conductor
1952Four Star Playhouse
Realtor
1952Four Star Playhouse
Doc
1952Four Star Playhouse
Stranger
1952Four Star Playhouse
Uncle Lee
1952Four Star Playhouse
Jarvis Miller
1952Four Star Playhouse
Moreland
1952
The Twilight Zone
Pa Myrtlebank
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Victor Flam
1958
The Lone Ranger
Swift Eagle
1949
Gunsmoke
Long Robe
1955Gunsmoke
Harvey
1955
Night Gallery
Jake (segment "The Little Black Bag")
1970
Dragnet
Matt Kemper
1967Dragnet
Lou Adams
1967
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Local Citizen
1955
Black Saddle
Judge Tennifree
1959
Screen Director's Playhouse
Jarvis
1955
Law of the Plainsman
Danforth
1959
Then Came Bronson
Viejo
1969
Johnny Ringo
Sam
1959Johnny Ringo
Carl Cobb
1959
Strangers on a Train
Seedy Man at Carnival (uncredited)
1951
Gunslinger
Land Agent Cartwright
1961
The Chase
Townsman (uncredited)
1966On Trial
Biddeford
1956On Trial
Oswald
1956
Ace in the Hole
Kusac - Miner (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rogers
1951
Pickup on South Street
Coffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
1953
The Gunfighter
Old Man (uncredited)
1950
Kid Galahad
Peter J. Prohosko (uncredited)
1962
The Monster That Challenged the World
Watchman at Lock 57
1957
Many Rivers to Cross
Sandak
1955
The Rounders
Horse Doctor (uncredited)
1965
I Died a Thousand Times
Pa Goodhue
1955
The Far Horizons
Chief Le Borgne (uncredited)
1955
Affair in Trinidad
Coroner (uncredited)
1952
Homicidal
First Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)
1961
Red Mountain
George Meredyth, Undertaker
1951
Road to Bali
Bhoma Da
1952
Strange Lady in Town
Gen. Lew Wallace (uncredited)
1955
Bright Leaf
Blacksmith (uncredited) (voice)
1950
Talk About a Stranger
Shaw, Hardware Storekeeper
1952
The Wild Country
Book
1970
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Padre Vincente Esteban
1958
The Last Hunt
Indian agent
1956
The Outsider
Uncle
1961
Guns Don't Argue
Arthur 'Pa' Barker
1957
Column South
Joe Copper Face
1953The Impatient Heart
Rothchild
1971
The Legend of Tom Dooley
Doc Henry
1959
The Living Bible
Zacharias
1952
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
Wilkins (uncredited)
1948
Rock Island Trail
Keokuk
1950
The Big Fisherman
Aged Pharisee
1959
Seminole
Kulak
1953
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Villager
1948
Alice in Wonderland
(voice) (archive footage)
2010
The Steel Jungle
Andy Griffith
1956
Pawnee
Chief Wise Eagle
1957
Rage at Dawn
Noah Euall
1955
Toward the Unknown
Harvey Gilbert
1956
Reprisal!
Matara
1956
Tumbleweed
Aguila
1953No. 5 Checked Out
Jarvis
1956
24 Hour Alert
City Councilman Boggs
1955
Square Dance Jubilee
Indian Chief
1949
Going Steady
Justice of the Peace
1958