Ralph Byrd
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Ralph Byrd.
Born: April 22, 1909
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Known For
The Mark of Zorro
In 1820 Spain, the son of a California nobleman comes home to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On one hand, he plays the useless fop, while on the other, he is the masked avenger Zorro.
Born to Be Wild
Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking company for not using second-gear going down steep grades. Davis, the company vice-president, surprisingly asks them to carry a load of merchandise to Arrowhead and offers a $1000 bonus. He tells them it is a load of lettuce. Several miles out of Los Angelese, they are stopped by a mob of lettuce-farm workers on strike. When the first crate is tossed off the truck, it explodes and the two pals learn their merchandise is a cargo of dynamite. The workers let them proceed and they crash into a car driven by Mary Stevens, whom they had met at a restaurant. She and her dog, "Butch" (played by a Credited dog named Stooge), join them and they deliver their cargo, and learn unscrupulous real-estate operators have jammed the locks on the dam in order to ruin the ranchers and farmers and take over their property.
Manila Calling
During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.
We Who Are About to Die
John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death for murders they committed. A suspicious detective thinks he is innocent and works to save his life.
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a God-Horse, to the U.S. to be trained as a polo pony. He escapes, meets Rinty and with the help of Frank Bradley is returned to Sujan. The natives have been persuaded to turn against their God-Horse, however he is rescued just in time before he is burned as a sacrifice.
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
Columbia's 33rd serial (made between "Jack Armstrong" and "The Sea Hound") was based on the character that first appeared in "Action Comics" No. 42.
The Howards of Virginia
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
Red-Headed Woman
Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force society to pay attention to her.
Union Station
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
The Firefly
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors, returns to Spain and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but the 2 nations are now at war...
Filmography
as Jack Ross
as Capt. Andrews
as Priest (uncredited)
as Dick Tracy
as Static
as 'Boomer' Benson
as Bob Simpson
as Officer Gray
as Police Sgt. Tom Ramey
as Lt. Samuel Sampson
as Dick Tracy
as Greg Sanders / The Vigilante
as Dick Tracy
as Richmond Mallard
as Sergeant in Mess Hall (uncredited)
as Ned Rowman
as Burkhardt
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Pete - Dice-Playing Soldier
as Colonel
as Lou Venter, bodyguard
as Corbett
as Elliott Salmon
as Maloney
as Reverend Wilson
as Durga
as Jimmy O'Brien
as Breezy Duke
as Dick Tracy
as Al Bennett
as Tony Bronson
as Jackson - Draftsman
as Brock
as Miami Doctor (uncredited)
as Bob Grant
as William Gluck
as Dennis Martin
as Student / Officer (uncredited)
as Constable Ackroyd
as Paul Dumont
as James Howard
as Officer Halligan (uncredited)
as Larry Kelly
as Dick Tracy
as Dr. Ben Cameron
as Jeff Shannon
as John Parker
as Dick Tracy
as Marvin
as Steve Hackett
as Nickels Brown
as French Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Larry Smith
as Lt. Terry Kent
as Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
as Williamson
as C.P.O. Mike Burns
as Dick Tracy
as Court-Martial Seaman (uncredited)
as Jerry Sheehan
as Dr. Jerry Sheehan
as Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
as Tex
as Prankster Cowhand
as Cop (Uncredited)
as Tex Weaver
as Dale
as Forest Ranger Jerry Morton
as Desk Sergeant
as Driver, at Film's End, with Mustache (uncredited)