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Ralph Peters

Date of birth: 1902-08-03

Place of birth: Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ralph Peters

Biography

Ralph Peters was born on August 3, 1902 in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Ball of Fire (1941), Black Magic (1944) and While the City Sleeps (1956). He died on April 12, 1959 in Hollywood, California, USA.

Movie Credits

My Girl Tisa
0

My Girl Tisa

1948-02-07

1905 was a period of heavy immigration from Europe to America before laws were passed restricting th

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
3

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942-03-27

A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify

Nobody Lives Forever
3.1

Nobody Lives Forever

1946-11-01

A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.

Experiment Alcatraz
3.3

Experiment Alcatraz

1950-11-21

A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

While the City Sleeps
3.4

While the City Sleeps

1956-04-19

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

Man's Country
0

Man's Country

1938-07-06

An undercover Texas Ranger runs into trouble when he learns that the murderer he's trailing has a tw

Black Magic
3.5

Black Magic

1944-08-19

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.

Tough Kid
3

Tough Kid

1938-12-28

Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world

Death Rides the Range
3

Death Rides the Range

1939-12-14

A wounded archaeologist crawls into the camp of three kindhearted cowboys. When the cowboys bring hi

Up in the Air
2.5

Up in the Air

1940-09-09

A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a ra

You Belong to Me
3

You Belong to Me

1941-10-22

A playboy marries a woman doctor then grows jealous of her male patients.

Rhythm Inn
1

Rhythm Inn

1951-02-11

A bandleader, desperate to get his band's instruments out of hock, promises the pawnshop clerk--an a

Billy the Kid's Range War
3.3

Billy the Kid's Range War

1941-01-24

Williams is out to stop Ellen Goreham from completing her road that is under construction and is usi

Gun Grit
2.1

Gun Grit

1936-05-27

Big city gangster muscle in on ranch territory with a cattle protection racket. Out to stop them is

Outlaws of Sonora
2.5

Outlaws of Sonora

1938-04-14

Outlaws of Sonora is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.

Lady on a Train
3.3

Lady on a Train

1945-08-03

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When sh

Sky Liner
2.1

Sky Liner

1949-07-28

Travellers board a flight, unaware that other passengers might be spies and counterspies, complete w

Swing It Professor
0

Swing It Professor

1937-03-13

A music professor is fired from his job for not knowing enough about modern "swing" music. He goes t

Three Husbands
2.5

Three Husbands

1950-11-10

When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--h

Let's Dance
2.8

Let's Dance

1950-11-29

Years after the death of her husband, Kitty McNeil takes her son and flees from the home of her weal

Wanted by the Police
3

Wanted by the Police

1938-09-21

A young man, Danny, decides to get a job in order to support his mother. He's hired to work in a gar

Irish Luck
2.9

Irish Luck

1939-08-22

A spunky young bellhop investigates the murder of a hotel guest.

The Creeper
2.3

The Creeper

1948-09-01

Dr. Morgan and Dr. Cavigny star as a brace of scientists who return from the West Indies with a pote

Where the West Begins
2.5

Where the West Begins

1938-02-02

Lynne Reed, Jack Manning's fiancée, is stagestruck and wants to go to New York for a career. She is

Flaming Lead
2

Flaming Lead

1939-11-01

Cowhand Ken Clark is stranded in Chicago, and temporarily takes a job as a sharp-shooter entertainer

Meet Me on Broadway
3.5

Meet Me on Broadway

1946-01-26

Stuffy amateur director Eddie Dolan decides to mount a show for the well-connected patrons of a posh

Gasoline Alley
2.8

Gasoline Alley

1951-01-02

A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip.

The Amazing Mr. Williams
2.9

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939-11-22

Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secret

Hold That Blonde!
3

Hold That Blonde!

1945-11-23

Ogden Spencer Trulow III is a wealthy kleptomaniac who turned to stealing when he was spurned by a g

The Blonde from Singapore
2.5

The Blonde from Singapore

1941-10-15

Fortune hunter Mary Brooks, posing as a missionary's daughter, strives to beat a couple of pilots, T

Oklahoma Terror
3

Oklahoma Terror

1939-08-24

Cartwright's racket is to sell a ranch and then have Mason and his men drive the ranchers away so he

Six-Gun Rhythm
1.6

Six-Gun Rhythm

1939-02-17

When football player Tex fletcher arrives home he finds his father missing. Jim Davis has killed the

Mandrake the Magician
2.8

Mandrake the Magician

1939-05-06

Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.

Trigger Fingers
0

Trigger Fingers

1939-11-01

Marshal and his men disguise themselves as gypsies to catch a gang of cattle thieves.

Wyoming Outlaw
2.8

Wyoming Outlaw

1939-06-27

Will Parker has been destroyed by a local politician and now must steal to feed his family. He steal

The Dark Mirror
3.5

The Dark Mirror

1946-10-17

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out wh

Men Without Souls
3

Men Without Souls

1940-05-20

A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of reveng

I Married a Witch
3.4

I Married a Witch

1942-10-30

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter

The Lone Wolf Strikes
3.1

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940-01-26

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.

Rough Riding Rhythm
0

Rough Riding Rhythm

1937-08-14

When Jim and Scrubby arrive to see Scrubby's sister, they find her murdered and suspect it was her n

Dixie Jamboree
2.3

Dixie Jamboree

1944-08-15

A medicine man on the last show boat on the Mississippi is mistaken by two gangsters as a bootleger,

Rovin' Tumbleweeds
2.3

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939-11-16

Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroye

The Great Gambini
3

The Great Gambini

1937-06-24

A millionaire is found murdered in his apartment. Suspicion falls on a variety of suspects, includin

Hollywood or Bust
3

Hollywood or Bust

1956-12-06

The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Stev

Blondie on a Budget
3

Blondie on a Budget

1940-02-29

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old gi

Ball of Fire
3.7

Ball of Fire

1941-12-02

A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. Whe

Riders of Black Mountain
0

Riders of Black Mountain

1940-11-11

Marshal Tim Donovan has been sent to investigate a series of holdups. Posing as a card sharp he soon

Arizona
3.1

Arizona

1940-12-25

Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when

Lightning Strikes West
1.5

Lightning Strikes West

1940-06-01

When Butch Taggart escapes prison, the Marshal sends Lightning Morgan to find him and his hidden gol

One Touch of Venus
3.3

One Touch of Venus

1948-08-01

A window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.

It Had to Be You
3.5

It Had to Be You

1947-12-07

A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.

Hazard
4

Hazard

1948-05-28

A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before h

Torrid Zone
3.3

Torrid Zone

1940-05-18

A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.

The Lady in Question
3.3

The Lady in Question

1940-08-07

When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.

Junior G-Men
3

Junior G-Men

1940-11-01

A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join fo

Cafe Hostess
2.6

Cafe Hostess

1940-01-11

A dancehall girl meets a sailor and they fall in love, but the club’s owner doesn’t want the girl to

You Were Never Lovelier
3.5

You Were Never Lovelier

1942-11-19

An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.

Shut My Big Mouth
4.3

Shut My Big Mouth

1942-02-19

A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.

Across the Sierras
1.1

Across the Sierras

1941-02-13

Elliott is hunted by Curtis who has spent six years behind bars because of his testimony. After knoc

Ghost Valley Raiders
3

Ghost Valley Raiders

1940-03-23

Donald Barry, not yet Donald "Red" Barry, heads the cast of the Republic western Ghost Valley Raider

Outlaws of the Rio Grande
0

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

1941-02-26

Bob Day has been captured by Marlow's gang. When Tim Barton and sidekick Monte come looking for him,

Trail to San Antone
3

Trail to San Antone

1947-01-25

Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the j

The Lone Rider Ambushed
1.6

The Lone Rider Ambushed

1941-08-29

The Lone Rider Tom assumes a former outlaw's identity (Keno) to learn where the gold from his last b

The Valiant Hombre
0

The Valiant Hombre

1948-12-15

The Cisco Kid and Pancho set off to find the missing owner of a devoted little dog in this western a

In Old California
2.5

In Old California

1942-05-31

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt D

Ride 'Em Cowboy
3

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941-11-17

Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train h

King of the Cowboys
2.8

King of the Cowboys

1943-04-09

Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette and the Sons of the Pioneers go undercover to help Texas Governor Russel

Texas
3.3

Texas

1941-10-09

Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. The

Convicted Woman
1.5

Convicted Woman

1940-01-31

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
3.7

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953-07-14

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the dis

You're Out of Luck
3

You're Out of Luck

1941-01-20

An elevator operator and a janitor team up to solve two murders that may be connected to an illegal

Badlands of Montana
2

Badlands of Montana

1957-05-01

Wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps, eager reformer Steve Brewster runs for mayor of a

My Kingdom for a Cook
0

My Kingdom for a Cook

1943-10-27

While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author faces the wrath of a socialite after stealing

New York Town
5

New York Town

1941-10-31

Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City s

Pacific Blackout
3.1

Pacific Blackout

1941-12-31

Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. U

Mr. Blabbermouth!
2.3

Mr. Blabbermouth!

1942-08-08

Following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's arm

Destry
3.1

Destry

1954-12-01

Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori

Something to Shout About
2.9

Something to Shout About

1943-02-25

A press agent, a composer and a landlord of a theatrical boardinghouse revive vaudeville on Broadway

The Navy Way
2.9

The Navy Way

1944-02-26

The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.

Murder, He Says
3.4

Murder, He Says

1945-06-23

Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opi

See My Lawyer
3

See My Lawyer

1945-03-09

Ole and Chic are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts

A Night to Remember
3.3

A Night to Remember

1942-12-10

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect

Lucky Jordan
3.4

Lucky Jordan

1942-11-16

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to

The Durango Kid
3

The Durango Kid

1940-08-15

The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starr

Find the Blackmailer
3.2

Find the Blackmailer

1943-11-06

A private eye is hired by a mayoral candidate to prevent any sort of adverse publicity. It seems tha

Sorrowful Jones
3

Sorrowful Jones

1949-07-04

A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her fath

Father of the Bride
3.5

Father of the Bride

1950-05-18

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she annou

Slaughter Trail
1.9

Slaughter Trail

1951-10-15

Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to ge

It Ain't Hay
3.2

It Ain't Hay

1943-02-22

Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feedin

So You Want to Build a House
2.3

So You Want to Build a House

1948-05-15

In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home.

Little Giant
2.5

Little Giant

1946-02-22

Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the cro

Take One False Step
2.6

Take One False Step

1949-08-14

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presum

Adventure
3.1

Adventure

1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

Stork Bites Man
0

Stork Bites Man

1947-06-21

A man engages in a boycott of a no children allowed apartment house, with the help of an imaginary s

On Stage Everybody
0

On Stage Everybody

1945-07-13

Radio's miracle show is on the screen.

The Man Who Came to Dinner
3.5

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941-12-24

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwester

Radio Stars on Parade
0

Radio Stars on Parade

1945-08-01

A Hollywood talent agency tries to avoid finacial ruin by getting its best clients on the air.

A Man's World
3

A Man's World

1942-09-17

Somewhere beyond the shores of the United States on a small island, where men ask no questions, wome

Everything I Have Is Yours
2.9

Everything I Have Is Yours

1952-10-31

A husband and wife act are hoping to find success on Broadway.

The Racket
3.1

The Racket

1951-10-25

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanl

Maisie Gets Her Man
3.3

Maisie Gets Her Man

1942-06-01

Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a b

The Big Street
2.8

The Big Street

1942-08-13

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish nightclub singer who despises and uses

The Quiet Gun
3.2

The Quiet Gun

1957-07-18

A mild mannered sheriff must fight both a hired gun and local anti-Indian bigotry in a small frontie

Never a Dull Moment
2.7

Never a Dull Moment

1950-08-19

Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widow

Canyon Passage
3.3

Canyon Passage

1946-07-17

In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty

The Face Behind the Mask
3.3

The Face Behind the Mask

1941-01-16

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of

The Man I Love
3

The Man I Love

1946-12-26

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother,

Two Yanks in Trinidad
1.3

Two Yanks in Trinidad

1942-03-26

The Two Yanks in Trinidad are gangsters Tim Reardon (Pat O'Brien) and Vince Barrows (Brian Donlevy),

Act of Violence
3.5

Act of Violence

1949-01-22

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has

Music in Manhattan
2.8

Music in Manhattan

1944-10-06

Frankie Foster and Stanley Benson are a pair of small-potatoes performers. Both try to make it to th

Little Women
3.7

Little Women

1949-03-10

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.