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Ralph Byrd is a Actor American born on 22 april 1909 at Dayton (USA)

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 april 1909 at Dayton (USA)
Death 18 august 1952 (at 43 years) at Tarzana (USA)

Ralph Byrd (22 April 1909 – 18 August 1952) was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.

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Filmography of Ralph Byrd (66 films)

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Lightning Strikes Twice, 1h31
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott, Frank Conroy, Kathryn Givney
Roles Jack Ross
Rating64% 3.2437253.2437253.2437253.2437253.243725
Once a rancher, Richard Trevelyan (Richard Todd) is now on a Texas prison's death row. But he wins a new trial, then a complete acquittal when a lone juror holds out.
My Favorite Spy, 1h33
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Films set in Africa, Spy films
Actors Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan, Arnold Moss, John Archer, Luis van Rooten
Rating64% 3.245553.245553.245553.245553.24555
A comedian poses as an international spy to recover mysterious microfilm.
The Redhead and The Cowboy, 1h22
Directed by Leslie Fenton
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Edmond O'Brien, Rhonda Fleming, Alan Reed, Morris Ankrum, Edith Evanson
Roles Capt. Andrews
Rating62% 3.139263.139263.139263.139263.13926
Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets framed for a murder. His only alibi is Candace Bronson, who is aiding the Confederate cause and has left the territory to deliver a vital message about a Yankee gold shipment. So he sets off in pursuit, running into desperados, government agents, and guerrilla fighters, who are more interested in profit than ideals.
Radar Secret Service, 1h
Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors John Howard, Adele Jergens, Tom Neal, Myrna Dell, Sid Melton, Ralph Byrd
Roles Static
Rating25% 1.2832251.2832251.2832251.2832251.283225
Set in post-World War Two, stolen Uranium-238 goods are tracked by the US Government, using new radar technology; the girlfriend of a gang member is also recruited as an informant. Though the radar tracking device helps, in the end it still takes an undercover girl to get back the looted shipment from the criminal masterminds.
Union Station, 1h21
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger, Jan Sterling, Allene Roberts
Roles Priest (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3948853.3948853.3948853.3948853.394885
In this police thriller that partly takes place in Chicago Union Station (though filmed instead at Los Angeles Union Station), a railroad policeman, William Calhoun, is approached at work by an apprehensive passenger named Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson) who believes that two travelers aboard her train may have been up to no good.
Canon City
Canon City (1948)
, 1h22
Directed by Crane Wilbur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors Scott Brady, Stanley Clements, Jeff Corey, DeForest Kelley, Whit Bissell, Ralph Byrd
Roles Officer Gray
Rating64% 3.2380953.2380953.2380953.2380953.238095
This account of a violent prison break is a semi-documentary opens with a newsreel type tour of the prison. Led by Carl Schwartzmiller (Jeff Corey), 12 convicts plan their escape but prisoner Jim Sherbondy (Scott Brady) is reluctant to go along with the group.
The Argyle Secrets, 1h4
Directed by Cy Endfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd, John Banner, Barbara Billingsley, Peter Brocco
Roles Lt. Samuel Sampson
Rating62% 3.145113.145113.145113.145113.14511
Reporter Harry Mitchell tracks down incriminating papers showing that some leading Americans collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
Stage Struck, 1h11
Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kane Richmond, Audrey Long, Conrad Nagel, Ralph Byrd, John Gallaudet, Anthony Warde
Roles Police Sgt. Tom Ramey
Rating55% 2.7678552.7678552.7678552.7678552.767855
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, 1h5
Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Skelton Knaggs, June Clayworth, Edward Ashley-Cooper
Roles Dick Tracy
Rating60% 3.0458053.0458053.0458053.0458053.045805
Just out of jail, Gruesome goes to the Hangman's Knot saloon, where his old crime crony Melody is now playing piano. Gruesome takes him to a plastics manufacturer, where X-Ray and a mysterious mastermind are in possession of a secret formula and hatching a sinister plot.
Dick Tracy's Dilemma, 1h
Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ralph Byrd, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert, Ian Keith, Bernadene Hayes, Jimmy Conlin
Roles Dick Tracy
Rating57% 2.899342.899342.899342.899342.89934
Ruthless killer Kerry Reynolds is known to the public as "The Claw" for her way of killing her victims with her prosthetic hook. After her accomplices Ryan and Taylor have broken in and stolen furs from the Flawless Furs warehouse, Kerry kills the guard with her hook.
Stallion Road, 1h37
Directed by Raoul Walsh, James V. Kern
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Peggy Knudsen, Harry Davenport, Frank Puglia
Roles Richmond Mallard
Rating59% 2.9530752.9530752.9530752.9530752.953075
Based on the novel and screenplay by Stephen Longstreet, this film depicts the romance which flowers between a breezy young veterinarian (Ronald Reagan), and a lady who runs a breeding farm (Alexis Smith). The two horse-loving characters appear to be bound for an inevitable love story. And a friend of the vet (Zachary Scott), who also fancies the lady, quite obviously hasn't a chance.
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Superhero films
Actors Ralph Byrd, Ramsay Ames, Lyle Talbot, Jack Ingram, Eddie Parker, Tiny Brauer
Roles Greg Sanders / The Vigilante
Rating59% 2.9603052.9603052.9603052.9603052.960305
The Vigilante, a masked government agent, is assigned to investigate the case of the "100 Tears of Blood", a cursed string of rare blood red pearls sought by a gang led by the unknown X-1 that may have been smuggled into the country.
Four Jills in a Jeep, 1h29
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Kay Francis, Martha Raye, Carole Landis, Juanita Emylyn Pique, John Harvey, Phil Silvers
Roles Sergeant in Mess Hall (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.098233.098233.098233.098233.09823
L'aventure de quatre artistes féminines venues divertir les troupes américaines pendant la seconde guerre mondiale.
Tampico
Tampico (1944)
, 1h15
Directed by Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Bob Bailey, Marc Lawrence, Mona Maris
Roles Quartier-maître O'Brien
Rating62% 3.1448753.1448753.1448753.1448753.144875
Capt. Bart Manson Robinson (Edward G. Robinson) is the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, who rescues Katherine Hall (Lynn Bari) when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat. The couple marry, but Manson's ship is subsequently sunk as well. Hall becomes a prime suspect for involvement as she was carrying no identification when rescued. However Manson later discovers that his First Mate Fred Adamson (Victor McLaglen) is in fact a German agent responsible for the sinking, and Hall is cleared of any culpability.