Erskine Sanford was an American actor on the stage, in radio and motion pictures. As a member of Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre company he appears in several of Welles's films, most notably as the bumbling, perspiring newspaper editor Herbert Carter in Citizen Kane!
Known For
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Herbert Carter
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Roger Bronson
Spellbound
(1945)
Dr. Galt (uncredited)
The Stranger
(1946)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Bullard
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Judge
Ministry of Fear
(1944)
George Rennit, private investigator
Jane Eyre
(1943)
Mr. Briggs (uncredited)
Possessed
(1947)
Dr. Sherman - Graham's physician at inquest
Letter from an Unknown Woman
(1948)
Porter
Angel on My Shoulder
(1946)
Minister
Impact
(1949)
Dr. Henry Bender
Macbeth
(1948)
Duncan
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Undertaker (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Pop Always Pays
(1940)
John Hayes
Appointment for Love
(1941)
Hastings' Butler (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Herbert Carter
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1942)
Roger Bronson
The Wife Takes a Flyer
(1942)
Jan
Jane Eyre
(1943)
Mr. Briggs (uncredited)
Uncertain Glory
(1944)
Ministry of Fear
(1944)
George Rennit, private investigator
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Dr. Fawcette (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
(1945)
Professor O'Neill
Spellbound
(1945)
Dr. Galt (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Undertaker (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
(1946)
Higgler
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Bullard
Without Reservations
(1946)
Timothy Helgelander (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
(1946)
Minister
Crack-Up
(1946)
Museum Director Barton
The Stranger
(1946)
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Voice of the Turtle
(1947)
Storekeeper
The Lady from Shanghai
(1947)
Judge
Possessed
(1947)
Dr. Sherman - Graham's physician at inquest
Kidnapped
(1948)
Rankeillor
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Dr. van Arken
You Were Meant for Me
(1948)
Frank Smith
Letter from an Unknown Woman
(1948)
Porter
Macbeth
(1948)
Duncan
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
(1948)
Dr. Danson (uncredited)
Impact
(1949)
Dr. Henry Bender
Night Unto Night
(1949)
Dr. Gallen Altheim
Sierra
(1950)
Judge Prentiss
Too Much Johnson
(2013)
Frederick