Erskine Sanford

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Erskine Sanford (born November 19, 1885 in Trinidad , Colorado , † July 7, 1969 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor.

life and career

Erskine Sanford began his acting career in the theater. Between 1916 and 1941 he starred in over 30 Broadway plays and was a member of the prestigious Theater Guild, an association of actors. Sanford starred twice on Broadway alone in the title role of the comedy Mr. Pim Passes By . Allegedly, Mr. Pim Passes By, starring Sanford, was the first play that seven-year-old Orson Welles ever saw. Backstage , Sanford is said to have exchanged friendly and encouraging words with Welles and thus inspired him to pursue an acting career. Whether or not this narrative is true is unclear; in any case, Sanford left the Theater Guild in 1936 to join Welles' newly formed Mercury Theater .

In the late 1930s, Sanford began making his first films in Hollywood. His ties to Welles remained, however, and they made six films together in the 1940s. Perhaps his best-known role was as the idiot, sweating editor-in-chief of the Inquirer in Welles' classic Citizen Kane , the newspaper of which is taken over by the title character, whereupon Sanford leaves the newspaper indignantly. He also shot The Splendor of the House of Amberson and The Lady of Shanghai with Welles . In addition, Sanford also appeared in works by other directors such as Fritz Lang , Max Ophüls and Alfred Hitchcock . He was often used as a somewhat strange doctor, judge or priest. A number of Sanford's smaller appearances were not mentioned in the credits. He retired from the acting business in 1952 after having made almost 40 films. The actor, who was married with two children, died in 1969 at the age of 83.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Erskine Sanford | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Sanford, Erskine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Trinidad , Colorado
DATE OF DEATH 7th July 1969
Place of death Los Angeles , California