Acting

Ralph Manza

Born December 1, 1921 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died January 31, 2000 · aged 78

Ralph Manza was an American screen and television character actor.

Known For

Godzilla · 1998

Godzilla

★ 5.71998

MovieScience FictionAction

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

Blazing Saddles · 1974

Blazing Saddles

★ 7.21974

MovieWesternComedy

Crafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new protector. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend Jim are their only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

The Enemy Below · 1957

The Enemy Below

★ 7.21957

MovieWar

The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.

The Philadelphia Experiment · 1984

The Philadelphia Experiment

★ 6.11984

MovieScience FictionAdventure

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.

A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.

That Touch of Mink · 1962

That Touch of Mink

★ 6.51962

MovieComedyRomance

Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while Cathy wants a marriage. As they travel to exotic locales, their differing motivations are put to the test.

While the City Sleeps · 1956

While the City Sleeps

★ 6.91956

MovieThrillerDrama

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

Filmography

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Godzilla · 1998

Godzilla

★ 5.71998

MovieScience FictionAction

Old Fisherman

Blazing Saddles · 1974

Blazing Saddles

★ 7.21974

MovieWesternComedy

Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)

Fred the Barber

The Enemy Below · 1957

The Enemy Below

★ 7.21957

MovieWar

The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.

Lt. Bonelli (uncredited)

The Philadelphia Experiment · 1984

The Philadelphia Experiment

★ 6.11984

MovieScience FictionAdventure

Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.

Older Jim

A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.

White House Barber

That Touch of Mink · 1962

That Touch of Mink

★ 6.51962

MovieComedyRomance

Taxi Driver

While the City Sleeps · 1956

While the City Sleeps

★ 6.91956

MovieThrillerDrama

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

Newsroom Man (uncredited)

Love at First Bite · 1979

Love at First Bite

★ 6.01979

MovieRomanceComedy

Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.

Limo Driver

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? · 1966

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?

★ 5.91966

MovieComedyWar

A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.

Waiter

The Cat from Outer Space · 1978

The Cat from Outer Space

★ 6.01978

MovieComedyFamily

A UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the help of a scientist in order to reclaim and repair his ship and get back home.

Weasel

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! · 2000

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

★ 6.72000

MovieAnimationFamily

When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christmas Eve with other misfit toys, then onto Winkle's Emporium, a discount store. There, Tangie does his level best over the coming year to become a part of some family. He spends his time in Winkle's front window with Jack, a Jack-in-the-box with claustrophobia and Bird, a cuckoo clock bird with agorophobia.

Factory Worker / Rico (voice)

I Married a Monster from Outer Space · 1958

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

★ 6.01958

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her suspicions are confirmed when her husband's odd behaviour begins to show up in other townspeople.

Ralph the Waiter (uncredited)

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again · 1979

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

★ 6.41979

MovieComedyFamily

Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along the way!

Little Man

Little Miss Marker · 1980

Little Miss Marker

★ 6.61980

MovieComedyRomance

Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.

Casino Worker

The One and Only · 1978

The One and Only

★ 6.01978

MovieComedyRomance

Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected. Desperate and dreaming of stardom, he tries wrestling.

Bellman

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond · 1960

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

★ 6.11960

MovieCrimeHistory

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.

Bookmaker (uncredited)

What's Cooking? · 2000

What's Cooking?

★ 5.52000

MovieComedyDrama

Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.

Uncle David

A Cry for Help · 1975

A Cry for Help

★ 7.41975

MovieDramaTV Movie

A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit suicide. After first encouraging her, he has a change of heart and frantically tries to get his listeners to help find the girl before she makes good on her threat.

Tony Garafolas

When corrupt real estate mogul Arnold Gruber evicts Joe and Lisa from their dwellings to make way for new buildings, martial arts-trained Joe turns sexy Lisa into his ninja disciple, and the two team up to fight back in this erotic action comedy. Gruber sends his own ninjas to eliminate Joe and Lisa, who may have trouble focusing on the enemy as they're consumed by their lust for each other.

Old Man

After a depressed artist miraculously survives a suicide attempt, a series of horrific murders leads him to realize he may have been possessed by the vengeful spirit of a murdered gangster.

Amos

The Ride to Hangman's Tree · 1967

The Ride to Hangman's Tree

★ 4.91967

MovieActionRomance

Three young outlaws try to stay together and keep one step ahead of the law.

Prisoner (Uncredited)

Lookin' Italian · 1994

Lookin' Italian

★ 6.91994

MovieCrimeDrama

After an unfortunate incident causes him to leave the "family business" and move to Los Angeles, Vinny Pallazzo is living a quiet life. When his nephew, Anthony, moves in with him, Vinny slowly learns to live life to the fullest again. However, Anthony is young, and is living life in the fast lane. He brings out the demons from Vinny's past. Now Vinny must try to stop Anthony from making the same mistakes that changed his life forever.

Manza

A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.

Restaurant Proprietor

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.

Old Man

A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

Gepetto

Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.

Elderly Man

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

Dr. Prince

That flashy girl from Flushing with the heart of an angel (and the voice of a slighty more nasal angel). The comic misadventures of the sweet and sassy Fran Fine, her sophisticated employer, Broadway producer Mr. Sheffield, his boisterous brood and his wisecracking staff.

Saul

Murder, She Wrote · 1984

Murder, She Wrote

★ 7.51984

SeriesMysteryCrime

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Father Anselmo

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

Bereaved Man

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.

Hill Street Blues · 1981

Hill Street Blues

★ 7.61981

SeriesDramaCrime

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Morris Wine

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.

Frank Standish

Home Improvement · 1991

Home Improvement

★ 7.41991

SeriesComedy

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.

Sam

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.

Harry the Barber

Get Smart · 1965

Get Smart

★ 8.01965

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Maxwell Smart, a hilariously inept and maladroit secret agent for CONTROL, battles the nefarious—though equally incompetent—KAOS.

Mr. Antonelli

An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.

Angelo

Little House on the Prairie · 1974

Little House on the Prairie

★ 8.01974

SeriesWesternDrama

When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Batman · 1966

Batman

★ 7.31966

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy

Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.

Felix

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.

Campanella

The Twilight Zone · 1959

The Twilight Zone

★ 8.51959

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery

An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

Doorkeeper

Thrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.

Mr. Lipman

Barney Miller is the kind of cop we'd all like to run into. Always sensible, he maintains order over a band of detectives who gamble, hit on anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.

Anthony Barelli

Who's the Boss? · 1984

Who's the Boss?

★ 7.41984

SeriesComedy

A former professional baseball player, along with his preteen daughter, moves into New York advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both a housekeeper and a father figure to her young son. Tony 's laid-back personality contrasts with Angela's type-A behavior.

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

The Golden Girls · 1985

The Golden Girls

★ 7.61985

SeriesComedy

Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.

Augustine Bagatelli

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his father-in-law, and later the boys' great-uncle. An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons.