Erskine Sanford

Biography

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!

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Erskine Sanford

"It’s terrific!" This enthusiastic, albeit simple, original marketing quote belies the profound depth and revolutionary nature of "Citizen Kane."

on Citizen Kane | May 31, 2025

Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane is a cinematic landmark that redefined storytelling, visual language, and the very possibilities of the medium. The film famously opens with the death of Charles Foster Kan... Read more