Ralph Chandler — Death Car on the Freeway Character Profile

About Ralph Chandler

Jan's coworker at the news station who warns her about network rumors that she will be fired for aggressively pursuing the Fiddler story due to advertiser pressure from the automotive industry.

Character Facts

Played by

Frank Gorshin

Appears in

Death Car on the Freeway (1979)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Ralph Chandler — Professional Coworkers — Janette Claussen (Shelley Hack)

  Colleagues at KXLA where Ralph alerts Janette to workplace pressures and advertising concerns.

• Ralph Chandler — Professional Coworkers — Rosemary (Barbara Rush)

  Newsroom colleagues who navigate station politics and advertising pressures together.

• Ralph Chandler — Professional Industry Peer — Lynn Bernheimer (Dinah Shore)

  Both operate within the broader media and corporate landscape affected by freeway safety issues.

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• Mr. Frisch (Abe Vigoda)
• Lynn Bernheimer (Dinah Shore)
• Jane Guston (Tara Buckman)
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