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Griff Barnett(1884-1958)

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Griff Barnett
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Griff Barnett was born on 12 November 1884 in Blue Ridge, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Pinky (1949), For the Love of Mary (1948) and Apartment for Peggy (1948). He died on 12 January 1958 in El Monte, California, USA.
BornNovember 12, 1884
DiedJanuary 12, 1958(73)
BornNovember 12, 1884
DiedJanuary 12, 1958(73)
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Known for

Jeanne Crain and Ethel Waters in Pinky (1949)
Pinky
7.2
  • Dr. Joseph 'Doc Joe' McGill
  • 1949
Deanna Durbin, Jeffrey Lynn, and Edmond O'Brien in For the Love of Mary (1948)
For the Love of Mary
6.6
  • Timothy Peppertree
  • 1948
William Holden, Jeanne Crain, and Edmund Gwenn in Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Apartment for Peggy
7.2
  • Dr. Philip Conway
  • 1948
Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo in Criss Cross (1949)
Criss Cross
7.4
  • Pop
  • 1949

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  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
    The Spirit of St. Louis
    7.1
    • Dad - Farmer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • General Electric Summer Originals
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Doc Sheppard
    • 1956
  • Scattergood Baines
    TV Movie
    • 1955
  • Gary Cooper, Elizabeth Montgomery, Rod Steiger, and Charles Bickford in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
    6.8
    • George Carlson (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dr. Beanes
    • 1955
  • Loretta Young in The Loretta Young Show (1953)
    The Loretta Young Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Dr. Whitfield
    • 1954
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Judge Miner
    • 1954
  • Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)
    The Lone Ranger
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Bryant
    • 1954
  • Public Defender (1954)
    Public Defender
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Judge Thompson
    • 1954
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Doctor
    • 1954
  • Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
    Hopalong Cassidy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Charles Scott
    • 1954
  • The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953)
    The Revlon Mirror Theater
    3.7
    TV Series
    • 1953
  • Jim Backus and Joan Davis in I Married Joan (1952)
    I Married Joan
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ed
    • 1953
  • Fireside Theatre (1949)
    Fireside Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1952–1953
  • Racket Squad (1950)
    Racket Squad
    7.4
    TV Series
    • David Sutton
    • Claude Anderson
    • 1951–1953

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  • Alternative name
    • Griff Barnette
  • Born
    • November 12, 1884
    • Blue Ridge, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • January 12, 1958
    • El Monte, California, USA(heart condition and pneumonia)

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    Screen and stage actor.

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