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Ralph Byrd (April 22, 1909 – August 18, 1952) was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials , films and television . [1]
Ralph Byrd (1909-1952) was a Hollywood actor who played Dick Tracy in several movies and TV shows. He also appeared in SOS Coast Guard, The Jungle Book, and other films.
- January 1, 1
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ralph Byrd. Actor: SOS Coast Guard. Handsome, hairy-chested Ralph Byrd had an 18 year career in Hollywood both as a leading man and as a character actor, though he is best remembered for his role as Chester Gould's comic strip detective, Dick Tracy, in several movie serials and on television (first for ABC and then in a syndicated series). During his film career he was a contract player for RKO...
- April 22, 1909
- August 18, 1952
Budget. $112,334 ( negative cost: $127,640) [1] Dick Tracy, Chapter 1: The Spider Strikes. Dick Tracy (1937) is a 15-chapter Republic movie serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. [2] It was directed by Alan James and Ray Taylor .
Apr 22, 2023 · Tyrone Power as Don Diego de la Vega tells his friends Robert Lowery (Batman in the 1949 serial, Batman and Robin) and Ralph Byrd (Dick Tracy in multiple serials, movies, and a TV series) that he is leaving for California. The last of these actors, Ralph Byrd, was born April 22, 1909, in Dayton, Ohio.
Ralph Byrd played the title role of Dick Tracy, a crime-fighting detective, in a TV series that aired from 1950 to 1952. The show featured a cast of villains, such as The Brain, Prune Face, and Diet Smith, and a narrator who introduced each episode.
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The son of George and Edna May Byrd, Ralph Byrd was born in Dayton, Ohio. Before he began acting in films, he sang and danced in theatrical productions. He served in the United States Army during World War II, having been inducted into the service in San Pedro, California, in 1944. He married actress and model Virginia Carroll in 1936.
