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John Wray (I) (1887–1940)

Actor | Writer

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Character actor with stage experience from 1913, who during the early talkies specialised in tough characters, particularly gangster films. His most notable performance was as the corrupt political boss Mort Bradstreet in the 1930 film 'The Czar of Broadway'. See more trivia »

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John Griffith Malloy
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 53) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
Joe - Farmer (uncredited)
 
1940 Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1940 The Man from Dakota
Mr. Carpenter
 
1940 Swiss Family Robinson
Ramsey
 
1940 Know Your Money (short)
Bowers, the Printer
 
1940 Remember the Night
Hank
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
 
1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
Stanley
 
1939 The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks, guard
 
1939 Blackmail
Diggs
 
1939 Golden Boy
Chocolate Drop's Manager (uncredited)
 
1939 Smuggled Cargo
Chris
 
1939 Winter Carnival
Poultry Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1939 Each Dawn I Die
Pete Kassock
 
1939 Almost a Gentleman
'Crack' Williams
 
1939 Risky Business
Silas
 
1939 Pacific Liner
Metcalfe
 
1938 A Man to Remember
Tom Johnson
 
1938 Crime Takes a Holiday
Howell
 
1938 Boys Town
Weasel (uncredited)
 
1938 Spawn of the North
Dr. Sparks
 
1938 Professor Beware
Head Lawyer (uncredited)
 
1938 Reformatory
Guard (uncredited)
 
1938 Gangs of New York
Maddock
 
1938 Making the Headlines
Herbert Sandford
 
1938 What Price Safety! (short)
J. Z. Wray
 
1938 The Black Doll
Walling
 
1937 The Women Men Marry
Brother Nameless
 
1937 On Such a Night
Guard Rumann
 
1937 Tenth Avenue Kid
Joe Turner
 
1937 The Devil Is Driving
Joe Peters
 
1937 Circus Girl
Roebling
 
1937 Outcast
Hank Simmerson
 
1937 You Only Live Once
Warden Wheeler
 
1937 We Who Are About to Die
Jerry Daley
 
1936 A Man Betrayed
Sparks
 
1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
George Darnley
 
1936 The President's Mystery
Shane
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Priest (uncredited)
 
1936 Sworn Enemy
Lang, a Gangster
 
1936 A Son Comes Home
Gas Station Owner
 
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl
Flagin
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Farmer
 
1935 Frisco Kid
The Weasel
 
1935 Bad Boy
Fred Larkin
 
1935 Ladies Love Danger
Lieutenant Roberts
 
1935 Atlantic Adventure
Mitts Coster
 
1935 Men Without Names
Sam 'Red' Hammond
 
1935 Stranded
Mike Gibbons
 
1935 The Great Hotel Murder
Feets Moore
 
1935 The Whole Town's Talking
Henchman Harry (uncredited)
 
1934 I Am a Thief
Antonio Porricci
 
1934 I'll Fix It
Fletcher
 
1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Mr. Jeddock
 
1934 Embarrassing Moments
Slug
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw
Man on Street (uncredited)
 
1934 Fifteen Wives
Jason Getty
 
1934 The Defense Rests
Cooney
 
1934 Green Eyes
Inspector Crofton
 
1934 The Love Captive
Jules Glass
 
1934 The Most Precious Thing in Life
Carter
 
1934 The Crosby Case
Willie McGuire
 
1934 Bombay Mail
Giovanni Martini
 
1934 The Big Shakedown
Higgins
 
1933 Lone Cowboy
Bill O'Neal
 
1933 After Tonight
Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
 
1932 The Match King
Foreman of Janitors
 
1932 Central Park
Robert Smiley
 
1932 The Death Kiss
Detective Lieut. Sheehan
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Nordine (uncredited)
 
1932 Doctor X
Dr. Haines
 
1932 Miss Pinkerton
Hugo
 
1932 The Rich Are Always with Us
Clark Davis
 
1932 The Mouthpiece
Mr. Barton
 
1932 The Miracle Man
The Frog
 
1932 High Pressure
Jimmy Moore
 
1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo
Cmdr. Brambourg
 
1931 Safe in Hell
Egan
 
1931 Silence
Harry Silvers
 
1931 Quick Millions
Kenneth Stone
 
1930 Czar of Broadway
Morton Bradstreet
 
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
Himmelstoss
 
1929 New York Nights
Joe Prividi
 
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1931 Quick Millions (additional dialogue)
 

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Green Eyes -- The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder. Poor Little Rich Girl -- Clip: You're the only friends I've ever had Each Dawn I Die -- Trailer for this strange story of two men from opposite worlds
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Nightstick (1927). Melodrama. Written by John Wray, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent, and Elaine S. Carrington. Directed and produced by Crosby Gaige. Selwyn Theatre: 10 Nov 1927- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/84 performances). Cast: Velma Forrest, Kathryn Givney, Raymond Hackett, Harry R. Irving, Charles Kennedy... See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Character actor with stage experience from 1913, who during the early talkies specialised in tough characters, particularly gangster films. His most notable performance was as the corrupt political boss Mort Bradstreet in the 1930 film 'The Czar of Broadway'. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius