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name: "Ray Teal"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ray-teal"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 January 1902"
died: "2 April 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:28:40.860089+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ray Teal

Actor. Born 12 January 1902 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Died 2 April 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 January 1902, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 2 April 1976
- **Also known as:** Ray E. Teal, Рэй Тил, Ray Elgin Teal

## Biography

Ray Elgin Teal (12 January 1902 – 2 April 1976) was an American actor. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was a saxophone player who worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before entering acting. His career spanned from 1937 to 1974.

Teal appeared in more than 300 films and television programmes. He is known for playing Sheriff Roy Coffee on the series *Bonanza* (1960–1972) and for his role as the sheriff in Billy Wilder's *Ace in the Hole* (1951). Other credits include *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961) and *Inherit the Wind* (1960). He frequently portrayed sheriffs and lawmen in westerns and other genres.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ace in the Hole* (1951), Fi1m 87, as Sheriff — [page](https://film.one/film/ace-in-the-hole.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Mr. Franklin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Curtiss Ives — [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), Admiral Tugwell
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Mr. Mollett
- *The Asphalt Jungle* (1950), Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Roy Coffee, Sheriff Roy Coffee
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), Jessie H. Dunlap
- *Winchester '73* (1950), Marshall Noonan (uncredited)

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