Erskine Sanford

Acting

Erskine Sanford

1885-1969

Known for Citizen Kane, Spellbound, The Lady from Shanghai.

12 linked movie credits shown

Born11/19/1885

Died07/07/1969

AgeDied at 83

BirthplaceTrinidad, Colorado, USA

DepartmentActing

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!

Movie Credits

Angel on My Shoulder poster

Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

As Minister

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

The Magnificent Ambersons poster

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

As Roger Bronson

Drama, Romance

Crack-Up poster

Crack-Up (1946)

As Museum Director Barton

Thriller, Mystery

Ministry of Fear poster

Ministry of Fear (1944)

As George Rennit

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Possessed poster

Possessed (1947)

As Dr. Max Sherman

Drama, Thriller, Romance

Citizen Kane poster

Citizen Kane (1941)

As Herbert Carter

Mystery, Drama

Letter from an Unknown Woman poster

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

As Porter

Drama, Romance

Wake of the Red Witch poster

Wake of the Red Witch (1948)

As Dr. van Arken

Adventure, Drama, History

Mourning Becomes Electra poster

Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)

As Josiah Borden

Drama

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

As Undertaker (uncredited)

Drama

The Stranger poster

The Stranger (1946)

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Thriller, Crime

Mr. Skeffington poster

Mr. Skeffington (1944)

As Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)

Drama, Romance