John Wray (I) (1887–1940)

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John Wray was an American character actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was primarily active during the 1930s. Wray's real name was "John Griffith Malloy". He had a notable theatrical career, and appeared regularly in Broadway. In the late 1920s, there was a transition from silent films to sound films. Many stage actors headed to Hollywood, ... See full bio »

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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front Himmelstoss
(1930)
The Death Kiss
The Death Kiss Detective Lieut. Sheehan
(1932)
Doctor X
Doctor X Dr. Haines
(1932)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Farmer
(1936)
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 1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
Joe - Farmer (uncredited)
 1940 Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Ship's Captain (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
 1939 Blackmail
Diggs
 1939 Golden Boy
Chocolate Drop's Manager (uncredited)
 1939 Smuggled Cargo
Chris Hays
 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 10th Ave Kid
Joe Turner
 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 The Devil Is Driving
Joe Peters (as John Griffith Wray)
 1937 Circus Girl
Roebling
 1937 Outcast
Hank Simmerson
 1937 You Only Live Once
Warden Wheeler
 1936 A Man Betrayed
Sparks
 1936 We Who Are About to Die
Jerry Daley
 1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
George Darnley
 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Priest (uncredited)
 1936 Sworn Enemy
Lang
 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
Michael Cooney
 1934 Green Eyes
Inspector Crofton
 1934 The Love Captive
Jules Glass
 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 (uncredited)
 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 Miracle Man
The Frog
 1932 The Mouthpiece
Mr. Barton
 1932 High Pressure
Jimmy Moore
 1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo
Cmdr. Brambourg
 1931 Safe in Hell
Egan
 1931/I 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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Other Works:

Stage Play: The Enemy. See more »

Alternate Names:

John Griffith Wray

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:

Florence Miller
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Not to be confused with the American silent film director and playwright John Griffith Wray who worked for Thomas Ince in the 1920s. See more »

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Aquarius
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