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Erskine Sanford

Acting1885–1969Trinidad, Colorado, USA

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!

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1885-11-19
Age83 years old at death
Date of Death† 1969-07-07
Place of BirthTrinidad, Colorado, USA

Filmography

Citizen Kane
8.0

Citizen Kane

1941 · Mystery

Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

1943 · Drama

The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · Drama

Spellbound
7.4

Spellbound

1945 · Thriller

Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

1944 · Drama

The Lady from Shanghai
7.4

The Lady from Shanghai

1947 · Mystery

The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 · Drama

Possessed
6.9

Possessed

1947 · Drama

The Stranger
7.2

The Stranger

1946 · Thriller

Macbeth
7.3

Macbeth

1948 · Drama

Letter from an Unknown Woman
7.8

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948 · Drama

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7.5

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945 · Drama

Impact
6.1

Impact

1949 · Thriller

Crack-Up
5.8

Crack-Up

1946 · Thriller

Ministry of Fear
6.9

Ministry of Fear

1944 · Crime

Angel on My Shoulder
6.5

Angel on My Shoulder

1946 · Comedy

Wake of the Red Witch
5.7

Wake of the Red Witch

1948 · Adventure

The Company She Keeps
6.2

The Company She Keeps

1951 · Drama