Ralph Manza

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.3525

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Dec-1921

Age

(105 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As
  • Ralph A. Manza Jr.
  • Ralph B. Manza
  • Ralph P. Manza

Ralph Manza

Biography

Ralph Manza was an American screen and television character actor.


Credits

Her Last Chance Her Last Chance (1996) Character: Pawnbroker
Drug adict teen gets out of rehab only to be accused of her boyfriend's death.
Dragnet Dragnet (1969) Character: Eddie Garcia, Police Sketch Artist
Also known as "Dragnet 1966," this TV movie was originally the pilot for the 1967 relaunch of the original 1950s "Dragnet" radio show and TV show (which also had its own movie in 1954, from the same creative team). However, the pilot wasn't actually aired until 1969. In this feature-length entry, Sgt. Joe Friday is called back from vacation to work with his partner, Officer Bill Gannon, on a missing persons case. Two amateur female models and a young war widow have vanished, having been last seen with one J. Johnson. In the course of tracking down Johnson and the young ladies, the detectives wind up with two different descriptions of the suspect, one of which closely resembles a dead body found in a vacant lot. But the dead man, later identified as Charles LeBorg of France, proves not to be J. Johnson, when a third young model disappears.
Terraces Terraces (1977) Character: Nick Parisi
Story of the various joys and crises of neighbors who share terraces in a high-rise apartment building.
The Smugglers The Smugglers (1968) Character: Batisto
A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become the couriers for an international smuggling ring.
Perfect Gentlemen Perfect Gentlemen (1978) Character: Frankie Fox
Women whose husbands are incarcerated decide to band together to rob a hotel safe.
Samurai Samurai (1979) Character: Irving Berman
Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles a crazed multi-millionaire who is planning to destroy the city with an earthquake machine.
Donovan's Kid Donovan's Kid (1979) Character: Lou
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with a fellow con-man to free them.
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) Character: Little Man
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!
The Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) Character: Older Jim
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.
Gang War Gang War (1958) Character: Bernard 'Axe' Duncan, Reno Hood
A Los Angeles teacher becomes a mob target when he agrees to be a star witness in a gangland murder case.
A Cry for Help A Cry for Help (1975) Character: Tony Garafolas
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.
9 1/2 Ninjas! 9 1/2 Ninjas! (1991) Character: Old Man
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.
That Touch of Mink That Touch of Mink (1962) Character: Taxi Driver
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.
Lookin' Italian Lookin' Italian (1994) Character: Manza
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.
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) Character: Waiter
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.
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! (2000) Character: Factory Worker / Rico (voice)
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.
The One and Only The One and Only (1978) Character: Bellman
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.
Fatso Fatso (1980) Character: Danny
Dominick DiNapoli is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister Antoinette sets out to help him lose weight. Although he has a hard time trying to slim down, Dominick finds inspiration when he meets and falls for shop owner Lydia. Can he get up the courage to ask her out, or will he go back to the comfort of overeating?
What's Cooking? What's Cooking? (2000) Character: Uncle David
Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
The Crooked Hearts The Crooked Hearts (1972) Character: Factory Owner
A charming but somewhat larcenous widow attempts to snare a rich bachelor through a lonely hearts club, but her scheme boomerangs into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. This marked the TV-movie debut of both Rosalind Russell and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and was sadly also Russell's last film role.
While the City Sleeps While the City Sleeps (1956) Character: Newsroom Man (uncredited)
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
The Ride to Hangman's Tree The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967) Character: Prisoner (Uncredited)
Three young outlaws try to stay together and keep one step ahead of the law.
Dave Dave (1993) Character: White House Barber
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.
I Married a Monster from Outer Space I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) Character: Ralph the Waiter (uncredited)
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.
Love at First Bite Love at First Bite (1979) Character: Limo Driver
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.
The Enemy Below The Enemy Below (1957) Character: Lt. Bonelli (uncredited)
The crew of the American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes, detects a German U-Boat—resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.
Dear Heart Dear Heart (1965) Character: Restaurant Proprietor
A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Too Soon to Love Too Soon to Love (1960) Character: Hughie Wineman
Unmarried teenage lovers turn to desperate measures after their clandestine tryst results in an unplanned pregnancy.
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) Character: Bookmaker (uncredited)
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.
Beer Beer (1985) Character: Frankie's Grandfather
An advertising firm, desperate to keep an account from a financially-ailing brewery, concocts a macho ad campaign centering on three losers who inadvertently prevent a robbery at a bar.
Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles (1974) Character: Man in Commissary Playing Hitler (uncredited)
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.
Little Miss Marker Little Miss Marker (1980) Character: Casino Worker
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.
Godzilla Godzilla (1998) Character: Old Fisherman
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.
Retribution Retribution (1987) Character: Amos
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.
The Wild Party The Wild Party (1975) Character: Fruit Dealer
An aging silent movie comic star throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career.
Get Shorty Get Shorty (1995) Character: Fred the Barber
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 Cat from Outer Space The Cat from Outer Space (1978) Character: Weasel
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.



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