Erskine Sanford

Erskine Sanford

American actor (1885–1969)

Erskine Sanford was an American actor on the stage, radio and motion pictures. Long associated with the Theatre Guild, he later joined Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company and appeared in several of Welles's films, including Citizen Kane (1941), in which he played Herbert Carter, the bumbling, perspiring newspaper editor.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 9 films (1941–1949) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1949 Wake Of The Red Witch. Edward Ludwig 106 min 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Lady From Shanghai. Orson Welles 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra. Dudley Nichols 175 min 35mm B&W sound
1947 Night Unto Night. Don Siegel 84 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 Angel on my Shoulder Archie Mayo 100 min 16mm B&W
1946 The Stranger Orson Welles 95 B&W
1946 The Stranger. Orson Welles 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons. Orson Welles 88 min. B&W
1941 Citizen Kane Films inc. 119 min 16mm B&W sound