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TürkçeRalph Moody (Ralph Roy Moody)
Biography
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Ralph Moody was born on November 5, 1886 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Ralph Roy Moody, the oldest son of Franklin Jerome Moody and Ida M. Hicklin. His introduction to show business was first as an actor on the stage in pre-radio days and then as a radio personality. His first acting role was in 1900 as the boy, Heinrich, in Rip Van Winkle. At the 1904 World's Fair he sang tenor in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He had a wide following as Uncle Abner on WIBW, CBS Radio, in the 1930's in Topeka, Kansas, USA. Read more... the town's barber, constable, postmaster, and chief source of information. Beginning in the mid-1940's he was a frequent radio cast member on The Roy Rogers Show. When Gunsmoke began its radio show run in 1952, Ralph Moody was one of the regular cast members. He began making film and television appearances at the age of 62. His first television roles were on three 1949-50 Lone Ranger episodes, each time as an Indian chief with a different name. Frequently on TV westerns he had roles as an Indian, but was not type cast. His range of characters included a variety of roles with Jack Webb on Dragnet. Many of his dozen appearances on The Rifleman were as Doc Burrage. He had six appearances on Bonanza, most as an Indian, at the end of his 23 year acting career. He was married to Hazel B. McOwen. He died on September 16, 1971 in Burbank, California, USA.
Actor
Character:
Indian Chief
Square Dance Jubilee 1949
21
Character:
Seedy Man at Carnival
Strangers on a Train 1951
8
Character:
Kusac - Miner
Ace in the Hole 1951
2
Character:
Bhoma Da
Road to Bali 1952
6
Character:
Coroner
Affair in Trinidad 1952
2
Character:
Rogers
My Man and I 1952
3
Character:
Dr. Busheyhead
The Story of Will Rogers 1952
17
Character:
Coffin Boat Captain
Pickup on South Street 1953
2
Character:
Joe Copper Face
Column South 1953
4
Character:
Pharisee
Day of Triumph 1954
1
Character:
Sandak
Many Rivers to Cross 1955
1
Character:
Gen. Lew Wallace
Strange Lady in Town 1955
7
Character:
Harvey Gilbert
Toward the Unknown 1956
1
Character:
Doc Henry
The Legend of Tom Dooley 1959
1
Character:
Peter J. Prohosko
Kid Galahad 1962
7
Character:
Man
The Dick Powell Theatre 1961
0
Character:
Amos Velie
Ben Casey 1961
0
Character:
Villager / Peddler
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 1952
0
Character:
Landlord
The Untouchables 1959
0
Character:
Old Man
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964
0
Character:
Tops, the clown
Lassie 1954
0
Character:
Okatee the Medicine Man
Adventures of Superman 1952
0
Character:
Phineas Merryweather
Peter Gunn 1958
38
Character:
Ho-Tami
The Wild Wild West 1965
0
Character:
Old Man
The Gunfighter 1950
2
Character:
Nochalo
The 20th Century-Fox Hour 1955
0
Character:
Dr. Jim Meade
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir 1968
0
Character:
1st Old Man
Night Gallery 1969
0
Character:
Doc Burrage
The Rifleman 1958
0
Character:
Carruthers
Get Smart 1965
0
Character:
Cemetery Caretaker
Burke's Law 1963
0
Character:
An Old Friend
Where's Raymond? 1953
0
Character:
Jarvis
Screen Directors Playhouse 1955
0
Character:
Conductor
Four Star Playhouse 1952
0
Character:
Shaman
The Monroes 1966
0
Character:
Handy Man
Dr. Kildare 1961
1
Character:
Gus Archer
Adam-12 1968
0
Character:
Mr. Jacobson
Thriller 1960
0
Character:
Mukhtar
The Juggler 1953
0
Character:
Vagrant
Carrie 1952
0
Character:
Aged Pharisee
The Big Fisherman 1959
0
Character:
Capt. Ed Conway
Waterfront 1954
0
Character:
Wynoki
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1954
0
Character:
Nochalo
Broken Arrow 1956
0
Character:
Caleb Logan
Zane Grey Theater 1956
0