Erskine Sanford

Acting

Erskine Sanford

Born November 19, 1885Trinidad, Colorado, USA34 credits

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 For

The Company She Keeps
5.9

The Company She Keeps

Movie

1951

Sierra
5.3

Sierra

Movie

1950

Night Unto Night
5.1

Night Unto Night

Movie

1949

Impact
6.0

Impact

Movie

1949

Wake of the Red Witch
5.6

Wake of the Red Witch

Movie

1948

Kidnapped
5.5

Kidnapped

Movie

1948

Filmography

The Company She Keeps
1951The Company She Keepsas Planetarium Guide (uncredited)Movie
Sierra
1950Sierraas Judge PrentissMovie
Night Unto Night
1949Night Unto Nightas Dr. Gallen AltheimMovie
Impact
1949Impactas Dr. Henry BenderMovie
Wake of the Red Witch
1948Wake of the Red Witchas Dr. van ArkenMovie
Kidnapped
1948Kidnappedas RankeillorMovie
Macbeth
1948Macbethas DuncanMovie
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948Texas, Brooklyn & Heavenas Dr. Danson (uncredited)Movie
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948Letter from an Unknown Womanas PorterMovie
You Were Meant for Me
1948You Were Meant for Meas Frank SmithMovie
The Voice of the Turtle
1947The Voice of the Turtleas StorekeeperMovie
The Lady from Shanghai
1947The Lady from Shanghaias JudgeMovie
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947Mourning Becomes Electraas Josiah BordenMovie
Possessed
1947Possessedas Dr. Max ShermanMovie
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946The Best Years of Our Livesas BullardMovie
Angel on My Shoulder
1946Angel on My Shoulderas MinisterMovie
Crack-Up
1946Crack-Upas Museum Director BartonMovie
The Stranger
1946The Strangeras Party Guest (uncredited)Movie
Without Reservations
1946Without Reservationsas Timothy Helgelander (uncredited)Movie
From This Day Forward
1946From This Day Forwardas HigglerMovie
Spellbound
1945Spellboundas Dr. Galt (uncredited)Movie
Girls of the Big House
1945Girls of the Big Houseas Professor O'NeillMovie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945A Tree Grows in Brooklynas Undertaker (uncredited)Movie
Mr. Skeffington
1944Mr. Skeffingtonas Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)Movie
Ministry of Fear
1944Ministry of Fearas George RennitMovie
Uncertain Glory
1944Uncertain GloryMovie
Jane Eyre
1943Jane Eyreas Mr. Briggs (uncredited)Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942The Magnificent Ambersonsas Roger BronsonMovie
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942The Wife Takes a Flyeras JanMovie
Appointment for Love
1941Appointment for Loveas Hastings' Butler (uncredited)Movie
Citizen Kane
1941Citizen Kaneas Herbert CarterMovie
Pop Always Pays
1940Pop Always Paysas John HayesMovie
Citizen Kane Trailer
1940Citizen Kane Traileras himself/Herbert CarterMovie
Too Much Johnson
1938Too Much Johnsonas FrederickMovie