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Ralph Byrd
Deceased

How Did Ralph Byrd Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 43
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn22/04/1909Born inDayton, Ohio, USADied18/08/1952 (aged 43)Died inTarzanaCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1606820 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#127520 ↗

Ralph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, feature films, and television.

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Filmography48 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1951The Redhead and the CowboyMovieCapt. Andrews42
1950Union StationMoviePriest (uncredited)41
1950Radar Secret ServiceMovieStatic41
1950Dick TracySeriesDick Tracy41
1948Jungle GoddessMovieBob Simpson39
1948Canon CityMovieOfficer Gray39
1948The Argyle SecretsMovieLt. Samuel Sampson39
1948Stage StruckMoviePolice Sgt. Tom Ramey39
1948Thunder in the PinesMovie'Boomer' Benson39
1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeMovieDick Tracy38
1947Dick Tracy's DilemmaMovieDick Tracy38
1947Stallion RoadMovieRichmond Mallard38
1947The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the WestMovieGreg Sanders / The Vigilante38
1944Four Jills in a JeepMovieSergeant in Mess Hall (uncredited)35
1943Guadalcanal DiaryMovieNed Rowman34
1943Margin for ErrorMoviePete - Dice-Playing Soldier34
1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaMovieBurkhardt34
1943Three CadetsMovieMedical Officer34
1942MoontideMovieReverend Wilson33
1942Broadway Big ShotMovieJimmy O'Brien33
1942Manila CallingMovieCorbett33
1942Duke of the NavyMovieBreezy Duke33
1942Jungle BookMovieDurga33
1942Time to KillMovieLou Venter, bodyguard33
1941Power DiveMovieJackson - Draftsman32
1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.MovieDick Tracy32
1941Play GirlMovieMiami Doctor (uncredited)32
1940North West Mounted PoliceMovieConstable Ackroyd31
1940The Howards of VirginiaMovieJames Howard31
1940The Son of Monte CristoMovieWilliam Gluck31
1940The Mark of ZorroMovieStudent / Officer (uncredited)31
1940Dark Streets of CairoMovieDennis Martin31
1939Dick Tracy's G-MenMovieDick Tracy30
1939Mickey the KidMovieDr. Ben Cameron30
1938Dick Tracy ReturnsMovieDick Tracy29
1938Born to Be WildMovieSteve Hackett29
1938Down in 'Arkansaw'MovieJohn Parker29
1937We Who Are About to DieMoviePolice Lab Technician (uncredited)28
1937They Gave Him a GunMovieWounded Soldier (uncredited)28
1937Paid to DanceMovieNickels Brown28
1937Criminals of the AirMovieWilliamson28
1937Dick TracyMovieDick Tracy28
1937Motor MadnessMovieC.P.O. Mike Burns28
1937The Trigger TrioMovieLarry Smith28
1936Border CaballeroMovieTex Weaver27
1936A Tenderfoot Goes WestMoviePrankster Cowhand27
1936Killer DogMovieFather (uncredited)27
1932Red-Headed WomanMovieDriver, at Film's End, with Mustache (uncredited)23