Erskine Sanford

Erskine Sanford

1885-11-19 • Trinidad, Colorado, USA • Male • 34 Known Credits

Biography

Erskine Sanford was an American actor on the stage, in radio and motion pictures. As a member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company he appears in several of Welles's films, most notably as the bumbling, perspiring newspaper editor Herbert Carter in Citizen Kane!

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-11-19

Place of Birth

Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Known Credits

34

Known For

Acting

Photos

Erskine Sanford Photo

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Known For Movies

Macbeth

Macbeth

1948
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943
Too Much Johnson

Too Much Johnson

1938
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

1944
You Were Meant for Me

You Were Meant for Me

1948
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947
Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942
Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944
Possessed

Possessed

1947
Spellbound

Spellbound

1945
Pop Always Pays

Pop Always Pays

1940
Sierra

Sierra

1950
Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

1946
Girls of the Big House

Girls of the Big House

1945
Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love

1941
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948
The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

1951
Uncertain Glory

Uncertain Glory

1944
Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948
The Stranger

The Stranger

1946
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1948
Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

1948
The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

1947
The Wife Takes a Flyer

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945
Impact

Impact

1949
Night Unto Night

Night Unto Night

1949
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

1946
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

1946
The Voice of the Turtle

The Voice of the Turtle

1947
Citizen Kane Trailer

Citizen Kane Trailer

1940

Known For TV Shows

No known TV shows available.

Movie Credits

Macbeth

1948

Duncan

Citizen Kane

1941

Herbert Carter

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

Bullard

Jane Eyre

1943

Mr. Briggs (uncredited)

Too Much Johnson

1938

Frederick

Ministry of Fear

1944

George Rennit, private investigator

You Were Meant for Me

1948

Frank Smith

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

Josiah Borden

Without Reservations

1946

Timothy Helgelander (uncredited)

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Roger Bronson

Mr. Skeffington

1944

Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)

Possessed

1947

Dr. Max Sherman

Spellbound

1945

Dr. Galt (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays

1940

John Hayes

Sierra

1950

Judge Prentiss

Angel on My Shoulder

1946

Minister

Girls of the Big House

1945

Professor O'Neill

Appointment for Love

1941

Hastings' Butler (uncredited)

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

Dr. Danson (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps

1951

Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

Uncertain Glory

1944

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948

Porter

The Stranger

1946

Party Guest (uncredited)

Kidnapped

1948

Rankeillor

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

Dr. van Arken

The Lady from Shanghai

1947

Judge

The Wife Takes a Flyer

1942

Jan

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

Undertaker (uncredited)

Impact

1949

Dr. Henry Bender

Night Unto Night

1949

Dr. Gallen Altheim

Crack-Up

1946

Museum Director Barton

From This Day Forward

1946

Higgler

The Voice of the Turtle

1947

Storekeeper

Citizen Kane Trailer

1940

himself/Herbert Carter

TV Credits

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Movie Production Credits

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TV Production Credits

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