Raphael Kuhner Wuppermann, known professionally as Ralph Morgan, was a Hollywood stage and film character actor, and the older brother of Frank Morgan.
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10 Facts About Ralph Morgan
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Ralph Morgan was born in New York City, the eighth of eleven children of Josephine Wright and George Diogracia Wuppermann.
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Ralph Morgan had made a fortune by distributing Angostura bitters, allowing him to send all of his children to universities.
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Ralph Morgan attended Trinity School, Riverview Military Academy and graduated from Columbia University with a law degree.
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Ralph Morgan made his debut in silent films in 1915, appearing in several productions made on the East Coast.
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Ralph Morgan later settled into secondary, sometimes uncredited, character parts.
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Ralph Morgan later worked in both radio and television, frequently in religious dramas filmed for Family Theater.
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Ralph Morgan was a founder, charter member, and the first president of SAG in 1933, and he was elected to two additional one-year terms in 1938 and 1939, serving until 1940.
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Ralph Morgan has a star in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1617 Vine Street.
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