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Ralf Harrolde
Harolde in Dixiana (1930)
Born	Ralph Wigger (1899-05-17)May 17, 1899 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 11, 1974(1974-11-11) (aged 75) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1920–1963
Spouse	Catherine Cornell

Ralf Harolde (born Ralph Harold Wigger, May 17, 1899 – November 11, 1974) was an American character actor who often played gangsters. Between 1920 and 1963, he appeared in 99 films, including Smart Money with Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney, Jimmy the Gent with James Cagney and Bette Davis, Night Nurse with Barbara Stanwyck and Clark Gable, I'm No Angel with Mae West, Baby Take a Bow with Shirley Temple, A Tale of Two Cities with Ronald Colman, Our Relations with Laurel and Hardy, and Murder, My Sweet with Dick Powell.

Harolde was born Ralph Wigger in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, William Wigger, operated a tobacco store in Pittsburgh. When Harolde finished grade school, he began working at a bank in Pittsburgh and taking night classes at Allegheny High School. He later was secretary to the director of the Sarah Heinz House, but his real interest was acting. He became an extra in productions at the Empire Theatre in Pittsburgh, and his first speaking part came in the comedy Officer 666 in March 1917. He changed his name to Ralf Harolde for the program of that play.^[1]

Harolde enlisted in the U. S. Marines during World War I and spent seven months at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. His scheduled transfer to overseas duty was canceled after the armistice was settled four days before he was to leave. He returned to Pittsburgh and acted with The Pershing Players.^[1]

Haroled acted on stage before he worked in films. He had his own company in Lincoln, Nebraska, and performed with other stock companies there before he left in May 1928.^[2] He also acted on stage in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Columbus, Ohio. While in Columbus, he married Catherine Cornell, who became his business manager.^[3]

In 1938, Harolde was arrested on charges of trying to kidnap a boy after he was found talking to the boy several blocks from the child's school. When Harolde was booked in Hollywood on suspicion of kidnapping and loitering on public school grounds, he said, "I had no ulterior motive. I only wanted to take the little boy to a store and buy him some ice cream."^[2]

Harolde died in Santa Monica, California at age 75.

Selected filmography

Headin' Home (1920) - John Tobin
Sunshine Harbor (1922) - Billy Saunders
Babe Comes Home (1927) - Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Officer O'Brien (1930) - Mike Patello
Framed (1930) - Chuck Gaines
Young Desire (1930) - Blackie
Dixiana (1930) - Royal Montague
Check and Double Check (1930) - Ralph Crawford
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) - John Blackwell
Smart Money (1931) - Sleepy Sam
Night Nurse (1931) - Dr. Milton Ranger
Alexander Hamilton (1931) - James Reynolds
The Tip-Off (1931) - Nick Vatelli
Are These Our Children? (1931) - Prosecutor (uncredited)
Safe in Hell (1931) - Piet Van Saal
The Secret Witness (1931) - Lewis Leroy
Creation (1931) - Ned Hallet
The Expert (1932) - Jim Crowley
Play Girl (1932) - Willie (scenes deleted)
Hollywood Speaks (1932) - Carp
Winner Take All (1932) - Legs Davis - Diamond Ring Seller
The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) - Anderson (scenes deleted)
Cheating Blondes (1933) - Lawson Rolt
Picture Snatcher (1933) - Jerry
Her Resale Value (1933) - Sidney Fletcher
Voltaire (1933) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Deluge (1933) - Norwood
I'm No Angel (1933) - Slick Wiley
Night Flight (1933) - Pilot
Jimmy the Gent (1934) - Hendrickson
The Witching Hour (1934) - Frank Hardmuth
He Was Her Man (1934) - Frank 'Red' Deering
Baby Take a Bow (1934) - Trigger Stone
Fifteen Wives (1934) - The Electric Voice
Once to Every Bachelor (1934) - Schuyler
She Loves Me Not (1934) - J. B. Marshall
Million Dollar Baby (1934) - Mac
Sweepstake Annie (1935) - Hobart - Screenwriter (uncredited)
The Perfect Clue (1935) - Sid Barkley
Great God Gold (1935) - Frank Nitto
Stolen Harmony (1935) - Dude Williams (uncredited)
Silk Hat Kid (1935) - Lefty Phillips
Woman Wanted (1935) - Monk Shelby (uncredited)
Forced Landing (1935) - Burns
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) - Prosecutor
If You Could Only Cook (1935) - Swig
My Marriage (1936) - Jones
The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936) - Pete Scardoni
Song and Dance Man (1936) - Crosby
Human Cargo (1936) - Tony Sculla
Our Relations (1936) - Gangster Boss
15 Maiden Lane (1936) - Tony
The Accusing Finger (1936) - 'Spud'
A Man Betrayed (1936) - Tony Maroc
Her Husband Lies (1937) - Steve Burdick
The Last Train from Madrid (1937) - Spanish Man (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven (1937) - Moxie McGrath
Conquest (1937) - Lejeune (uncredited)
Undercover Agent (1939) - Bartel
The Rookie Cop (1939) - Joey Anderman, Roadhouse Owner
The San Francisco Docks (1940) - Hawks (uncredited)
Lucky Devils (1941) - R. W. Ritter
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) - Blake
The Sea Wolf (1941) - Agent Getting Johnson Shanghaied (uncredited)
Horror Island (1941) - Rod Grady
Raiders of the Desert (1941) - Sheik Talifer
Rags to Riches (1941) - Slip Conlan
No Greater Sin (1941) - Nick Scaturo (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941) - Jake Marvel
The Stork Pays Off (1941) - 'Stud' Rocco
I Killed That Man (1941) - Nick Ross
Sealed Lips (1942) - Lips Haggarty
Jail House Blues (1942) - Charlie, the Chopper (uncredited)
Broadway (1942) - Dolph
Gang Busters (1942, Serial) - Halliger
Baby Face Morgan (1942) - Joe Torelli
Sin Town (1942) - 'Kentucky'Jones
Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943, Serial) - Riverboat Captain [Ch. 1]
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) - Croupier (uncredited)
Captain America (1943, Serial) - Tate - Apartment Thug [Ch. 2] (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) - Prisoner (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet (1944) - Dr. Sonderborg
The Phantom Speaks (1945) - Frankie Teal
Mr. District Attorney (1947) - Mr. Marsden (uncredited)
Backlash (1947) - X-Ray Technician (uncredited)
Jewels of Brandenburg (1947) - Koslic
Desperate (1947) - Walt's Doctor (uncredited)
The Crimson Key (1947) - Gunman
Assigned to Danger (1948) - Matty Farmer
Hazard (1948) - Taxicab Driver
Behind Locked Doors (1948) - Fred Hopps
Alaska Patrol (1949) - Steele
Killer Shark (1950) - Slattery
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) - Doctor (uncredited)
A New Kind of Love (1963) - French Waiter (uncredited)

References

^ ^a ^b Baubie, James A.; Fritchie, Clayton (February 14, 1931). "Ralfe Harolde, Born Wigger, Fights Way To Film Fame". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Ralf Harolde Denies Planned To Kidnap Boy". The Lincoln Star. International News Service. June 1, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ralf Harolde Fought Way To Fame on Stage, in Films". The Pittsburgh Press. February 14, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved May 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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