Erskine Sanford

Biography

Erskine Sanford was an American actor who worked on the stage, in radio and in motion pictures. Born in Trinidad, Colorado, and schooled at New York City's Horace Mann School, he started out with Minnie Maddern Fiske's company, making his professional debut in Leah Kleschna, and went on to appear in The Blue Bird and The Piper at the New Theatre and in Shakespearean repertory with Ben Greet. For roughly 15 years he acted with the Theatre Guild on Broadway and on tour, among them Porgy and Strange Interlude in London. He later left the Guild for Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company, making his debut with it in a 1938 staging of Heartbreak House, and he had roles in several Welles films, notably Citizen Kane (1941), as the newspaper editor Herbert Carter.

83years old at death

Born November 19, 1885Trinidad
Died July 7, 1969Los Angeles
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 72 years1941 to 2013

Genres

Drama71%, 10 films
Romance36%, 5 films
Crime21%, 3 films
Film-Noir21%, 3 films
Mystery14%, 2 films

First and latest

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Big break
Sanford first met Orson Welles in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1922. Welles was seven and came backstage to meet him following a touring production of Mr. Pim Passes By.
First role
Sanford's acting career started with the company of Minnie Maddern Fiske, and his professional debut came in the play Leah Kleschna.

Erskine Sanford movies on Netflix

Too Much Johnson2013IMDb rating 5.6as Frederick
Sierra1950IMDb rating 6.4as Judge Prentiss
Impact1949IMDb rating 7.0as Dr. Henry Bender
Letter from an Unknown Woman1948IMDb rating 7.8as Porter
Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4as Duncan
Wake of the Red Witch1948IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. van Arken
Mourning Becomes Electra1947IMDb rating 6.3as Josiah Borden
Possessed1947IMDb rating 7.1as Dr. Max Sherman
The Lady from Shanghai1947IMDb rating 7.5as Judge
Crack-Up1946IMDb rating 6.5as Museum Director Barton
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn1945IMDb rating 8.0as Undertaker
Ministry of Fear1944IMDb rating 7.1as George Rennit
The Magnificent Ambersons1942IMDb rating 7.6as Roger Bronson
Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2as Herbert Carter / Screening Room Reporter

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Citizen Kane1941 Drama, Mysteryas Herbert Carter / Screening Room Reporter
IMDb rating 8.2497K votes
The Lady from Shanghai1947 Crime, Drama, Film-Noiras Judge
IMDb rating 7.537K votes
The Magnificent Ambersons1942as Roger Bronson
IMDb rating 7.629K votes
Macbeth1948as Duncan
IMDb rating 7.48.6K votes
Ministry of Fear1944as George Rennit
IMDb rating 7.19.8K votes
Letter from an Unknown Woman1948as Porter
IMDb rating 7.815K votes
Possessed1947as Dr. Max Sherman
IMDb rating 7.16.4K votes
Crack-Up1946as Museum Director Barton
IMDb rating 6.52.1K votes

Most often with

Orson Welles directed five of these films. Orson Welles appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Orson Welles

Joseph Cotten

Ray Collins

William Alland

Agnes Moorehead

Alan Napier

Orson WellesDirector, 5 films

Films together

Orson Welles5 films together, 1941 to 2013
Orson Welles's page
- Too Much Johnson2013IMDb rating 5.6Sanford as FrederickWelles as Keystone Kop
- Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4Sanford as DuncanWelles as Macbeth
- The Lady from Shanghai1947IMDb rating 7.5Sanford as JudgeWelles as Michael O'Hara
- The Magnificent Ambersons1942IMDb rating 7.6Sanford as Roger BronsonWelles as Narrator
- Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2Sanford as Herbert Carter / Screening Room ReporterWelles as Charles Foster Kane
Joseph Cotten3 films together, 1941 to 2013
Joseph Cotten's page
- Too Much Johnson2013IMDb rating 5.6Sanford as FrederickCotten as Augustus Billings
- The Magnificent Ambersons1942IMDb rating 7.6Sanford as Roger BronsonCotten as Eugene Morgan
- Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2Sanford as Herbert Carter / Screening Room ReporterCotten as Jedediah Leland / Screening Room Reporter
Ray Collins3 films together, 1941 to 1946
Ray Collins's page
- Crack-Up1946IMDb rating 6.5Sanford as Museum Director BartonCollins as Dr. Lowell
- The Magnificent Ambersons1942IMDb rating 7.6Sanford as Roger BronsonCollins as Jack Amberson
- Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2Sanford as Herbert Carter / Screening Room ReporterCollins as James W. Gettys
William Alland3 films together, 1941 to 1948
William Alland's page
- Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4Sanford as DuncanAlland as Second Murderer
- The Lady from Shanghai1947IMDb rating 7.5Sanford as JudgeAlland as Reporter
- Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2Sanford as Herbert Carter / Screening Room ReporterAlland as Jerry Thompson
Agnes Moorehead2 films together, 1941 to 1942
Agnes Moorehead's page
- The Magnificent Ambersons1942IMDb rating 7.6Sanford as Roger BronsonMoorehead as Fanny Minafer
- Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2Sanford as Herbert Carter / Screening Room ReporterMoorehead as Mary Kane
Alan Napier2 films together, 1944 to 1948
Alan Napier's page
- Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4Sanford as DuncanNapier as A Holy Father
- Ministry of Fear1944IMDb rating 7.1Sanford as George RennitNapier as Dr. JM Forrester
Orson WellesDirector, 5 films, 1941 to 2013
All films by Orson Welles
- Too Much Johnson2013IMDb rating 5.6Sanford as Frederick
- Macbeth1948IMDb rating 7.4Sanford as Duncan
- The Lady from Shanghai1947IMDb rating 7.5Sanford as Judge
- The Magnificent Ambersons1942IMDb rating 7.6Sanford as Roger Bronson
- Citizen Kane1941IMDb rating 8.2Sanford as Herbert Carter / Screening Room Reporter
Also two films together10 more actors
- Harry ShannonThe Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Citizen Kane (1941)
- Raymond MasseyMourning Becomes Electra (1947) and Possessed (1947)
- Elisabeth RisdonSierra (1950) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
- Sara AllgoodSierra (1950) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
- Edgar BarrierToo Much Johnson (2013) and Macbeth (1948)
- Mae MarshImpact (1949) and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
- Everett SloaneThe Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Citizen Kane (1941)
- Georgia BackusThe Magnificent Ambersons (1942) and Citizen Kane (1941)
- Gus SchillingThe Lady from Shanghai (1947) and Citizen Kane (1941)
- Jack BaxleyThe Lady from Shanghai (1947) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
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