Ralph Morgan (July 6, 1883 in New York City, New York - June 11, 1956 in New York City, New York) was a Hollywood character actor and brother of Frank Morgan (who played the title role in The Wizard of Oz 1939). Ralph Morgan (born March 9, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died January 5, 1965) was an American basketball administrator. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... “NY” redirects here. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... Frank Morgan as The Wizard of Oz. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ralph Morgan graduated from Columbia University with a law degree. However, he abandoned the stuffy world of jurisprudence for the more exciting (to him) vocation of journeyman actor. Morgan became so successful in stock and on Broadway that his younger brother, Frank, was encouraged to give the theater a try and, as a result, became even more famous than Ralph. Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ... Philosophers of law ask what is law? and what should it be? Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ...

The elder Morgan made his film bow in 1931, playing leading roles in such productions as Strange Interlude in 1932 and Rasputin and the Empress a year later in 1933 before settling into secondary character parts. Morgan had played more "surprise" killers in more murder mysteries than virtually any other actor in Hollywood (to list the titles of these mysteries would give away the surprise -- if any). Among off-camera interests, there were politics and labor relations; he was also one of the founders and charter members of the Screen Actors Guild. He was even the first President of the SAG. Morgan was the father of Claudia Morgan, an actress best known for her portrayal of Nora Charles on the "Thin Man" radio series. Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... A Boeing employee speaks at an industrial relations rally The field of labor relations looks at the relationship between management and workers, particularly groups of workers represented by a labor union. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... DVD cover The Thin Man is the title of the first of six comic detective films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a hard-drinking and flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they easily solve crimes. ...