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name: "Erskine Sanford"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 November 1885"
died: "7 July 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 90
updated: "2026-09-16T12:17:40.128113+00:00"
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# Erskine Sanford

Actor. Born 19 November 1885 in Trinidad, Colorado, USA. Died 7 July 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 November 1885, Trinidad, Colorado, USA
- **Died:** 7 July 1969
- **Active:** 1941–1948

## Biography

Erskine Sanford (19 November 1885 – 7 July 1969) was an American actor on the stage, in radio and motion pictures. Born in Trinidad, Colorado, he was educated at the Horace Mann School in New York City and began his professional career with Minnie Maddern Fiske's company, making his debut in *Leah Kleschna*.

Long associated with the Theatre Guild, he later joined Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company. He appeared in several of Welles's films, including *Citizen Kane* (1941) as the newspaper editor Herbert Carter, *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942) as Roger Bronson, *The Stranger* (1946), *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947) and *Macbeth* (1948). Other credits include *Spellbound* (1945), *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946) and *Letter from an Unknown Woman* (1948).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Letter from an Unknown Woman* (1948), Fi1m 86, as Porter — [page](https://film.one/film/letter-from-an-unknown-woman.md)
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), Fi1m 93, as Herbert Carter — [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)

## Also known for

- *Spellbound* (1945), Dr. Galt (uncredited)
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Bullard
- *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947), Judge
- *The Stranger* (1946), Party Guest (uncredited)
- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), Roger Bronson
- *Ministry of Fear* (1944), George Rennit
- *Macbeth* (1948), Duncan
- *Jane Eyre* (1943), Mr. Briggs (uncredited)

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