Raymond Greenleaf (born Roger Ramon Greenleaf; January 1, 1892 – October 29, 1963) was an American actor, best known for ''

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'' (1949), '' Angel Face'' (1952), and ''

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'' (1949).

Early life

He was born as Roger Ramon Greenleaf on January 1, 1892 in

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Career

In the early 1920s, Greenleaf acted with the Jack X. Lewis Company in

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. He had earlier performed with stock theater companies in Boston and in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In the fall of 1921, he was with the Orpheum Players in Ottawa, Canada. Greenleaf's Broadway credits include ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1947), ''Yellow Jack'' (1947), ''A Pound on Demand / Androcles and the Lion'' (1946), ''King Henry VIII'' (1946), ''Foxhole in the Parlor'' (1945), ''Decision'' (1944), ''Jason'' (1942), and ''Your Loving Son'' (1941).

Death

Greenleaf died in

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, California at the age of 71 and is buried at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery,

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Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1948) – City Editor (uncredited) * '' Deep Waters'' (1948) – Judge Tate (uncredited) * '' For the Love of Mary'' (1948) – Justice Williams * '' State Department: File 649'' (1949) – Examining Board Member (uncredited) * '' A Kiss in the Dark'' (1949) – Martin Soames * '' Slattery's Hurricane'' (1949) – Adm. William F. Olenby * ''

'' (1949) – Judge Shoreham * ''

'' (1949) – Judge Monte Stanton * '' Port of New York'' (1949) – John J. Meredith (uncredited) * '' East Side, West Side'' (1949) – Horace Elcott Howland * '' No Sad Songs for Me'' (1950) – Mr. Caswell * '' A Ticket to Tomahawk'' (1950) – Mayor (uncredited) * '' David Harding, Counterspy'' (1950) – Dr. George Vickers * '' On the Isle of Samoa'' (1950) – Peter Appleton * '' Harriet Craig'' (1950) – Henry Fenwick * '' Al Jennings of Oklahoma'' (1951) – Judge Jennings * ''

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'' (1951) – Faulkner * '' Pier 23'' (1951) – Father Donovan * '' As Young as You Feel'' (1951) – Bill (uncredited) * '' The Secret of Convict Lake'' (1951) – Tom Fancher (uncredited) * '' A Millionaire for Christy'' (1951) – Benjamin Chandler * '' The Family Secret'' (1951) – Henry Archer Sims * '' Ten Tall Men'' (1951) – Sheik Ben Allal * '' FBI Girl'' (1951) – Governor Owen Grisby * ''

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'' (1952) – Lawrence White (uncredited) * '' Paula'' (1952) – President Russell * '' Washington Story'' (1952) – John Sheldon * ''

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'' (1952) – Dean Rogers * '' Bonzo Goes to College'' (1952) – Dean Williams (uncredited) * '' Horizons West'' (1952) – Eli Dodson * '' Angel Face'' (1953) – Arthur Vance * ''

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'' (1953) – Paoli * '' South Sea Woman'' (1953) – Captain at Court-martial * '' The Last Posse'' (1953) – Arthur Hagan * '' Three Sailors and a Girl'' (1953) – B.P. Morrow – Bank President * '' Living It Up'' (1954) – Conductor * ''

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'' (1955) – Dr. Henry Crowell (uncredited) * '' Violent Saturday'' (1955) – Mr. Fairchild (uncredited) * '' Son of Sinbad'' (1955) – Simon Aristides * '' Headline Hunters'' (1955) – Paul Strout * '' Texas Lady'' (1955) – Knox (uncredited) * '' Never Say Goodbye'' (1956) – Dr. Kelly Andrews * '' When Gangland Strikes'' (1956) – Luke Ellis * '' Over-Exposed'' (1956) – Max West * ''

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'' (1956) – Minister * ''

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'' (1956) – Carleton * ''

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'' (1957) – Clyde Walters * ''

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'' (1957) – Dr. A.J. Latham * '' The Vampire'' (1957) – Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited) * ''

The Night the World Exploded ''The Night the World Exploded'' is a 1957 science fiction, disaster film. The film was written by Jack Natteford and Luci Ward, and directed by Fred F. Sears for producer Sam Katzman. Both Katzman and Sears were great exponents of the low-b ...

'' (1957) – Gov. Chaney * '' No Time to Be Young'' (1957) – The Dean (uncredited) * '' Jeanne Eagels'' (1957) – Elderly Lawyer (uncredited) * ''

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'' – Episode: "Extortion" (1958) – Paul Nidemyer * ''

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'' (1958) – General (uncredited) * '' The Buccaneer'' (1958) – Junior State Senator * '' The Story on Page One'' (1959) – Judge Carey * '' From the Terrace'' (1960) – Fritz Thornton * '' Wild in the Country'' (1961) – Dr. Underwood * '' Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962) – Judge (uncredited)

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