Ralph Peters
Acting
Biography
Ralph Peters was born on August 3, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Ball of Fire (1941), Black Magic (1944) and While the City Sleeps (1956). He died on April 12, 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born: August 3, 1902
Place of Birth: Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
Known For
New York Town
Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City studio apartment with Polish immigrant painter Stefan Janowski. The big city doles out joy and misery indiscriminately: In the apartment below Victor and Steve, Gus Nelson learns that his wife has given birth to quintuplets, while the lonely tenant in the apartment below Gus has given up on life and committed suicide.
Shut My Big Mouth
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
Hazard
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Little Women
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Ball of Fire
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
You Were Never Lovelier
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
Black Magic
Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.
Filmography
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Sammy Fielding
as Truck Driver
as Gerald Meade
as Cab Driver Barney
as Coroner's Assistant
as Bartender
as Passport Official (uncredited)
as Frank (Uncredited)
as Davis (uncredited)
as Matt Magroot - Stage Driver (uncredited)
as Dixieland Band Guitar Player
as Reddick
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Bartender
as First Policeman (uncredited)
as Gabe (uncredited)
as Moving Man with Marquee (uncredited)
as Portly Man (uncredited)
as Passenger in First Row (Extra)
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
as Hackman (uncredited)
as Tim - Bartender (uncredited)
as Deputy Clay
as Workman
as Taxi Driver
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Customer (uncredited)
as First Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Morgan
as Storekeeper Sam
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Windy Mather
as Dumb cop (uncredited)
as Harry Stutchell (uncredited)
as Jim (uncredited)
as Joe, the Bartender (uncredited)
as Joe (uncredited)
as Mr. Reddy
as Steve
as Carter (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as O'Brien
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
as Officer Rafferty
as Policeman at Café (uncredited)
as Hammy Jerome
as Mr. Coleman
as Lars 'Pretty Boy' Peterson
as Governor's Chauffeur
as Turkish Bath Manager
as Man at Microphone (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
as Brig Sergeant
as Vince Carrol
as Florist (Uncredited)
as Mr. Blabbermouth
as Eddie (Uncredited)
as Undetermined Minor Role
as Sentry (uncredited)
as Butch
as Soldier
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Asthma Anderson
as Henchman #1 (uncredited)
as Box Office Man (uncredited)
as Joseph
as Deputy
as Bartender Gus
as Sidekick Monty
as Hobie
as Three Forks Jailer
as Detective Mulligan
as Hotel Cook (uncredited)
as Bartender
as Sidekick Tombstone
as Henchman Greeley (uncredited)
as Detective Delaney
as Taylor (uncredited)
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
as Bartender Eddie
as Second Reporter (uncredited)
as First Train Engineer
as Deputy Hank
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
as Doorman at Tony's
as Cab Driver
as Panhandle
as Joe - Tobacco Store Proprietor (uncredited)
as Satchel
as Panhandle
as Henchman Mort Hodges
as Reb Nelson
as Jenkins
as Man in Cafe
as Mohawk Steward-Henchman
as Spud Donovan
as Blackie - Henchman
as Jess
as Snappy O'Connor
as Henchman Gabby
as Hawkins
as Scrubby
as Bartender
as Henchman Dopey