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Ralph Morgan

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Born:
July 6, 1883 in New York City, NY
Death:
June 11, 1956 in New York City, NY
Biography:The older brother of actor "Frank Morgan", "Ralph Morgan" graduated from Columbia University with a law degree, but chucked the stuffy world of jurisprudence for the more exciting (to him) vocation of journeyman actor. So successful was Morgan in stock and on Broadway that his kid brother, "Frank", was encouraged to give the theater a try -- and as a result became even more famous than Ralph. The elder Morgan made his film bow in 1931, playing leading roles in such productions as "Strange Interlude" (1932) and "Rasputin and the Empress" (1933) before settling into secondary character parts. It was Morgan's distinction to play more "surprise" killers in more murder mysteries than virtually any other actor in Hollywood (to list the titles of these mysteries would give away the surprise -- if any). Among the actor's off-camera interests were politics and labor relations; he was one of the founders and... Full Biography
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