Ralph Clanton (September 11, 1914 â€" December 29, 2002) was an
American character actor. His most seen performance was Comte De
Guiche in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, the first sound version in
English of Edmond Rostand's 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.He also
appeared in the British war film They Were Not Divided.(1950).Clanton
was featured in seven episodes of Alfred Hitchcock's television show,
as well as making several appearances on the Hallmark Hall of Fame. In
1976, he played the role of George Washington in a PBS television
production of Sidney Kingsley's drama The Patriots. He also played
Jasper Delaney on the TV soap operas, Another World and its spinoff
Somerset.He played Mr. Ingram in the sci-fi thriller The 27th Day.
American character actor. His most seen performance was Comte De
Guiche in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, the first sound version in
English of Edmond Rostand's 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.He also
appeared in the British war film They Were Not Divided.(1950).Clanton
was featured in seven episodes of Alfred Hitchcock's television show,
as well as making several appearances on the Hallmark Hall of Fame. In
1976, he played the role of George Washington in a PBS television
production of Sidney Kingsley's drama The Patriots. He also played
Jasper Delaney on the TV soap operas, Another World and its spinoff
Somerset.He played Mr. Ingram in the sci-fi thriller The 27th Day.
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