Ralph Dumke

Biography

Ralph Dumke (July 25, 1899 - January 4, 1964) was an American actor.

Career Overview

Ralph Dumke has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 1949. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Francis the Talking Mule Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Loving You, Where Danger Lives, Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

48

Birth Date

1899-07-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

South Bend, Indiana, USA

Known For

• 

  Loving You
• 

  Where Danger Lives
• 

  Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• 

  Rails Into Laramie
• 

  Alaska Seas
• 

  Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Francis the Talking Mule Collection (1 titles)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1 titles)
• War of the Worlds (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Harry Shannon (2 collaborations)
• King Donovan (2 collaborations)
• Richard Deacon (2 collaborations)
• Robert Osterloh (2 collaborations)
• Frank Hagney (2 collaborations)
• Ferris Taylor (2 collaborations)
• Elvis Presley (1 collaborations)
• Lizabeth Scott (1 collaborations)
• Wendell Corey (1 collaborations)
• James Gleason (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (48 credits)

  • All in a Night's Work

    Baker

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Elmer Gantry

    Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Wake Me When It's Over

    Senator Gillespie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Andy Griffith Show

    - Sheriff Barney (1961) ... Greendale Mayor Purdy actor actors
    1960
  • Rawhide

    - Incident of the Night on the Town (1961) ... Judge Aikens actor actors
    1959
  • The Untouchables

    - The Artichoke King (1959) ... Judge Albert Humboldt (uncredited) actor actors
    1959
  • Dennis the Menace

    - The New Neighbors (1959) ... Mr. Burnley actor actors
    1959
  • The Texan

    - Letter of the Law (1959) ... Doc Fry actor actors
    1958
  • Loving You

    Jim Tallman

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Buster Keaton Story

    Mr. Jennings (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Blushing Pearls (1959) ... Hudson Nichols actor actors

    - The Case of the Substitute Face (1958) ... Roland Carter actor actors
    1957
  • The Solid Gold Cadillac

    Warren Gillie

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Francis in the Haunted House

    Mayor Hargrove

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • When Gangland Strikes

    Walter Pritchard

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Forever, Darling

    Henry Opdyke

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Police Chief Nick Grivett

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Artists and Models

    Mr. Trimm (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Desperate Hours

    Clint

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Hell's Island

    Casino Drunk

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Violent Saturday

    Hotel Desk Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • They Rode West

    Dr. Gibson

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Massacre Canyon

    Phineas J. Canfield

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Rails Into Laramie

    Frank Logan

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • She Couldn't Say No

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Alaska Seas

    Dad Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • It Should Happen to You

    Beckhard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Lassie

    - The Horse Show (1959) ... Mr. Tumulty (uncredited) actor actors
    1954
  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

    Alesworth

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The President's Lady

    Col. Stark

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The War of the Worlds

    Buck Monahan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Count the Hours!

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Lili

    M. Corvier

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Mississippi Gambler

    Caldwell

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Hurricane Smith

    Ben Hawkins

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Holiday for Sinners

    Mike Hennighan

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • We're Not Married!

    Twitchell (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The San Francisco Story

    Winfield Holbert (as Ralph E. Dumke)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Carbine Williams

    Andrew White

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Boots Malone

    Beckett

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Mob

    Police Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Law and the Lady

    James Horace Caighn

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • When I Grow Up

    Carp

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • I Love Lucy

    - Lucy and Superman (1957) ... Husband (uncredited) actor actors
    1951
  • Where Danger Lives

    Klauber

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Fireball

    Bruno Crystal

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Breaking Point

    Hannagan

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Mystery Street

    Jim Black the Tattooist

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • All the King's Men

    Tiny Duffy

    actor

    actors
    1949