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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ralph Clanton (September 11, 1914 - December 29, 2002) was an American character actor. Although his name is not familiar to audiences, he did play a significant supporting role in a classic film which is revived regularly. His most often seen performance is as the Comte De Guiche in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, the first sound version in English of Edmond Rostand's classic play, and the film for which José Ferrer won his only Academy Award for Best Actor. Besides Ferrer as Cyrano, Clanton was the only holdover from the cast of the 1946 Broadway revival of the play, and would play the role of De Guiche opposite him once more, in a New York City Center production in 1953. In addition to playing De Guiche in "Cyrano", Clanton was featured in seven different episodes of Alfred Hitchcock's television show, as well as making several...
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Perry MasonSeries • 1957
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
HazelSeries • 1961
Trading PlacesMovie • 1983
The Absent-Minded ProfessorMovie • 1961
The 27th DayMovie • 1957
They Might Be GiantsMovie • 1971
Panic in Year Zero!Movie • 1962
Cyrano de BergeracMovie • 1950
Johnny TremainMovie • 1957
Canadian PacificMovie • 1949
Pharaoh's CurseMovie • 1957