Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

1903-08-13 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 58 Credits

Biography

Wilton Graff (13 August 1903 – 13 January 1969) was an American actor. He was born as Wilton Calvert Ratcliffe on 13 August 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri, US. He died in Pacific Palisades, California on 13 January 1969.

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Sail A Crooked Ship

Sail A Crooked Ship

1961

as Simon J. Harrison

6.0
Acting

A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.

Bloodlust!

Bloodlust!

1961

as Dr.Albert Balleau

4.3
Acting

Two couples are on a boating trip when they come across an uncharted island. The four investigate and find themselves in the clutches of Dr. Albert Ba...

Return to Peyton Place

Return to Peyton Place

1961

as Dr. Fowkles

6.7
Acting

Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the characters in local writer Allison MacKenzie's controversial ...

Compulsion

Compulsion

1959

as Mr. Steiner

7.1
Acting

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

Tip on a Dead Jockey

Tip on a Dead Jockey

1957

as Phyllis's Father

6.1
Acting

Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.

Something of Value

Something of Value

1957

as Capt. Hillary

5.5
Acting

As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British co...

The Benny Goodman Story

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

as John Hammond Sr.

6.3
Acting

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny ...

The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955

as Consul General Hepke

6.1
Acting

As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrli...

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

as Shrine Auditorium Emcee (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954

as Duke Leopold of Austria

6.3
Acting

Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land i...

Miss Sadie Thompson

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

as Governor

5.2
Acting

Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages to stir up the blood of every marine on the base.

Scandal at Scourie

Scandal at Scourie

1953

as Leffington

6.7
Acting

After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a...

Lili

Lili

1953

as M. Tonit

6.7
Acting

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already ...

The I Don't Care Girl

The I Don't Care Girl

1953

as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld

6.5
Acting

This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera he couldn't get in front of, who is holding a story...

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

as Garvey

6.4
Acting

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

Operation Secret

Operation Secret

1952

as Capt. Chiron

5.0
Acting

After assisting the French Underground during WWII, an American Officer is later accused of murder and subversive activities by former colleagues. Bas...

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Col. George Sharpe

6.1
Acting

Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipmen...

Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan

1952

as Col. Horne

4.6
Acting

A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the U.S. Army.

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas

1952

as Mr. Cardy

4.7
Acting

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Mask of the Avenger

Mask of the Avenger

1951

as Count Dimorna (uncredited)

5.3
Acting

Costume swashbuckler with heroic John Derek battling evil Anthony Quinn.

My True Story

My True Story

1951

as George Trent

6.0
Acting

Ann Martin is serving time as a jewel thief. Paroled and determined to stay clean, she quickly finds out that her freedom was bought by an old, viciou...

The West Point Story

The West Point Story

1950

as Lieutenant Colonel Martin

5.8
Acting

A Broadway director helps the West Point cadets put on a show, aided by two lovely ladies and assorted complications.

The Screen Writer

1950

as Producer / Screenwriter (uncredited)

Acting

This short film focuses on the job of the Hollywood screenwriter.

Fortunes of Captain Blood

Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950

as Capt. Alvarado

7.1
Acting

When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish M...

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950

as General Chester Jans (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home ...

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

1949

as Marquis de Lafayette (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who,...

Once More, My Darling

Once More, My Darling

1949

as Frobisher

5.7
Acting

An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole historical jewels in occupied Germany and the trail leads to th...

Blondie's Big Deal

Blondie's Big Deal

1949

as Joe Dillon

6.2
Acting

Dagwood accidentally discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he can give it to his boss Radcliffe. To show off hi...

Caught

Caught

1949

as Gentry (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, vio...

The Dark Past

The Dark Past

1948

as Frank Stevens

5.8
Acting

A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be ab...

The Mozart Story

1948

as Antonio Salieri

Acting
The Gallant Blade

The Gallant Blade

1948

as Duc d'Orleans

6.0
Acting

Larry Parks in a Cinecolor swashbuckler.

The Gentleman from Nowhere

The Gentleman from Nowhere

1948

as Larry Hendricks

6.0
Acting

Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator.

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

1948

as Sam Taylor

7.6
Acting

This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948

as Prosecutor

3.7
Acting

A group of people find themselves trapped in a creepy mansion, complete with secret passageways, a mad doctor and a murderous gorilla.

The Return of the Whistler

The Return of the Whistler

1948

as Dr. Grantland

5.9
Acting

When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down

A Woman's Vengeance

A Woman's Vengeance

1948

as Defending Counselor (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

The Wreck of the Hesperus

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1948

as Caleb Cross

6.2
Acting

The story of an ex-sea captain who uses devious means to make his salvage company a success. Based on Longfellow's famous poem.

A Double Life

A Double Life

1947

as Dr. Mervin

6.3
Acting

A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.

Key Witness

Key Witness

1947

as Albert Loring

4.6
Acting

A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1947

as Cedric Mason

5.8
Acting

Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond investigates the murder of the C.I.D. man who had been tracing validity of rival claims to a large estate.

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947

6.6
Acting

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but i...

High Conquest

High Conquest

1947

as Mr. Douglaston

Acting

Love and adventure on the Matterhorn mountain.

The Web

The Web

1947

as District Attorney

7.0
Acting

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly real...

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

as Maxwell Kenyon

5.7
Acting

Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.

Shadowed

Shadowed

1946

as Tony Montague

6.0
Acting

Fred J. Johnson scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars out of bounds and lands near a spot where some co...

The Unknown

The Unknown

1946

as Ralph Martin

6.0
Acting

"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inher...

Avalanche

Avalanche

1946

as Jeremy Austin

Acting

Two T-men track a tax evader and his money to an Idaho ski resort, where a raven tends bar.

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

1946

as Nick Cantrell

6.0
Acting

Police Chief Jim Murphy, in a crime-ridden city, deputizes newspaper-reporter Sam Wire, to work as an undercover operative to rid the town of the gang...

Valley of the Zombies

Valley of the Zombies

1946

as Dr. Lucifer Garland

5.2
Acting

A woman falls under the hypnotic spell of a resurrected madman.

The Phantom Thief

The Phantom Thief

1946

as Rex Duncan

5.3
Acting

Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and t...

Just Before Dawn

Just Before Dawn

1946

as Alexander 'Alec' Girard (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

In the 7th film of the "Crime Doctor" series based on the radio program, Dr. Robert Ordway is summoned to take attend a diabetic, and gives an injecti...

Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death

1945

as Police Captain McCracken

6.5
Acting

Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police i...

Strange Confession

Strange Confession

1945

as Brandon

6.8
Acting

A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in th...

Gangs of the Waterfront

Gangs of the Waterfront

1945

as Police Commissioner Hogan

6.0
Acting

Gang Leader Dutch Malone goes on a hunting trip and is in a car wreck and is confined to the hospital, without the knowledge of any of his gang member...

Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

as Mr. Thayer

5.0
Acting

Broadway producer Earl Carroll was a Ziegfeld-like entrepreneur who staged lavish revues featuring attractive young ladies. Carroll's annual "Vanities...

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

1945

as Russian General (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

Earl of Puddlestone

Earl of Puddlestone

1940

as Mr. Thayer (uncredited)

Acting

When Betty's father sees the condescending attitude displayed toward her by a rich family, he decides to get back at them by making them believe that ...