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Ralph Morgan is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 4 july 1883 at New York City (USA)
Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann (July 6, 1883 – June 11, 1956) billed as Ralph Morgan was a Hollywood stage and film character actor, and the older brother of Frank Morgan (who played the title role in The Wizard of Oz, 1939).
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Birth name Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann
Nationality USA
Birth 4 july 1883 at New York City (USA)
Death 11 june 1956 (at 72 years) at New York City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 4 july 1883 at New York City (USA)
Death 11 june 1956 (at 72 years) at New York City (USA)
Biography
Ralph Morgan was married to Georgiana Louise Iverson, who as a stage actress was known as Grace Arnold, although he called her "Daisy" and was the father of Claudia Morgan (1911–1974), an actress best known for creating the role of Vera Claythorne on Broadway in the original production of Ten Little Indians, and for her portrayal of Nora Charles on the radio series The Thin Man. Upon his death in 1956, Ralph Morgan was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.Best films
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Heart of the Rockies (1951)
Directed by William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Fred Graham, William Gould, Pepe Hern
Roles Andrew Willard
Rating60%
Roy est chargé d'un projet de construction d'autoroute. Un éleveur essaie d'empêcher Roy de construire une autoroute sur ses terres parce qu'il craint que les autorités ne découvrent la manière sans scrupules dont il l'a obtenu.
Sleep, My Love (1948)
, 1h37Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche, Rita Johnson, George Coulouris, Ralph Morgan
Roles Dr. Rhinehart
Rating67%
Alison Courtland, a wealthy New Yorker, hasn't a clue how she ended up on a train bound for Boston. When she phones her husband, Richard, the police listen in and learn from Richard that his wife has threatened him with a gun. On a flight home, fellow passenger Bruce Elcott falls in love with the married but unhappy Alison. Her husband makes Alison begin seeing Dr. Rhinehart, a psychiatrist. But it turns out that Rhinehart is a fake. He is actually Charles Vernay, a photographer hired by Richard Courtland, who is having an affair with another woman and hopes to get rid of Alison for good.
The Creeper (1948)
, 1h3Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Horror
Actors Eduardo Ciannelli, Onslow Stevens, June Vincent, Ralph Morgan, Richard Lane, Philip Ahn
Roles Dr. Lester Cavigny
Rating49%
Sword of the Avenger (1948)
, 1h16Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Morgan, Duncan Renaldo, Leonard Strong, Trevor Bardette, Cy Kendall
Roles Don Adolfo Rivera
Rating57%
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
, 1h26Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Phillip Reed, Leon Ames
Roles David Thayar
Rating68%
A charity benefit sponsored by David Thayer is staged aboard the S.S. Fortune, Phil Brant's gambling ship. The entertainment is provided by a jazz band led by Tommy Drake and featuring singer Fran Page and talented but unstable clarinetist Buddy Hollis.
Black Market Babies (1945)
, 1h11Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Ralph Morgan, Kane Richmond, Teala Loring, George Meeker, Maris Wrixon, Nana Bryant
Roles Dr. Henry Jordon
Rating57%
Hollywood and Vine (1945)
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors James Ellison, Wanda McKay, Ralph Morgan, June Clyde, Franklin Pangborn, Emmett Lynn
Roles B.B. Lavish
Rating55%
Martha Manning is on her way to imagined fame and fortune in Hollywood and stops off at Pop Barkley's hamburger stand thirty miles from the city of her dreams. A stray dog enters as does Larry Winters who thinks the dog belongs to Martha. Feeding the dog his hamburger Larry notices the dog dancing to The Emperor's Waltz on Pop's jukebox and thinks the dog belongs to Martha. Martha feels Larry is a wolf and leaves the cafe with Larry vowing to track her down in Hollywood to return her dog who he has named "Emperor".
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
Directed by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Crime
Actors Robert Lowery, George Macready, Ralph Morgan, Carole Mathews, Willie Best, Jack Ingram
Roles Prof. Franklin Arnold
Rating55%
The Monster of the title is the "Metalogen Man", a robot created by Professor Franklin Arnold. After displaying his invention, the robot is stolen by Professor Ernst with the aid of his trained ape, Thor. Ken Morgan leads the attempts to recover the stolen robot.
This Love of Ours (1945)
Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Merle Oberon, Charles Korvin, Claude Rains, Carl Esmond, Sue England, Jess Barker
Roles Dr. Lane
Rating57%
The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)
, 3h43Directed by Ray Taylor, Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Political films
Actors Milburn Stone, Marjorie Weaver, Edgar Kennedy, Samuel S. Hinds, Martin Kosleck, Ralph Morgan
Roles Dr. Miller
Rating63%
James 'Jim' Hudson, an adventurer and accompanied by allies, goes after Nazi agents who have a new death ray called the Paratron...
The Monster Maker (1944)
, 1h2Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell, Wanda McKay, Glenn Strange, Sam Flint
Roles Anthony Lawrence
Rating48%
Dr. Markoff (J. Carrol Naish) has concocted a formula that spreads a hideous disease named acromegaly - which extends bones and distorts facial features. Markoff has no moral dilemma in experimenting on unsuspecting human subjects. His amoral behavior assumes monstrous dimensions when famed concert pianist Lawrence (Ralph Morgan) is injected with the doctor's disease-inducing serum. In return for an antidote, Markoff intends to exact more than his pound of flesh by extorting a fortune from Lawrence and demanding the hand of the musician's pretty daughter Patricia (Wanda McKay).
Trocadero (1944)
, 1h14Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan, Dick Purcell, Sheldon Leonard, Dave Fleischer
Roles Sam Wallace
Rating56%
The film is a fictional story of the creation of the Trocadero night club with the two foster children of Tony Rocadero erecting the club in their late father's memory. The film is an excuse to feature a variety of performers doing their act in the club, including an animated character from Dave Fleischer.
Weird Woman (1944)
, 1h3Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan, Elisabeth Risdon, Lois Collier
Roles Prof. Millard Sawtelle
Rating61%
Professor Norman Reed (Chaney, Jr.) falls in love with and marries an exotic woman named Paula (Gwynne) while on vacation in the South Seas. When they return to his home town, she is greeted coolly by much of the community, especially Illona (Ankers), who felt that Reed was hers. Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague, which turns people against her even more, especially as she believes in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena. Reed must work hard to prove her innocence and find the real culprit behind the strange doings.
Enemy of Women (1944)
, 1h25Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Wolfgang Zilzer, Claudia Drake, Robert Barrat, Donald Woods, H. B. Warner, Sigrid Gurie
Roles Mr. Quandt
Rating51%
Joseph Goebbels, a down-on-his-luck playwright, boards with Col. Eberhardt Brandt. While there, Goebbels falls in love with Brandt's daughter, Maria, an aspiring actress who does not return his affections. When Goebbels tries to force himself on Maria, Col. Brandt kicks him out of the house, and Goebbels joins the Nazis. Later, as propaganda minister, Goebbels manipulates Maria's career and attempts to force a relationship with her. Maria again rejects him, and he uses his power to blacklist her.
The Impostor (1944)
, 1h30Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Escroquerie
Actors Jean Gabin, Ellen Drew, Richard Whorf, Dennis Moore, Ralph Morgan, Peter van Eyck
Roles Col. DeBoivin
Rating63%
Clement (Gabin), a condemned murderer literally minutes away from the guillotine, is "liberated" when the Nazis bomb the French jail that holds him. During his escape he steals the uniform and identification papers of a dead French soldier. He then hides from the law by joining the Resistance movement. Clement's new identity and purpose in life reform him. In the end he sacrifices himself in service of his country.