John Wray

John Wray

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1887-02-12
Place of Birth:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As: John Griffith Malloy /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1887-02-12 More

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Wray (13 February 1887 - 5 April 1940) was an American character actor of stage and screen. Wray was one of the many Broadway actors to descend on Hollywood in the aftermath of the sound revolution, and quickly made an indelible impression on the era in a variety of substantial character roles, such as the Arnold Rothstein-like gangster in The Czar of Broadway (1930); Himmelstoss, the sadistic drill instructor in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); and as the contortionist the Frog in the remake of The Miracle Man (1932), in the role previously played by Lon Chaney in the 1919 original. During this period he was one of the many actors mentioned for the title role in Dracula (1931). Wray's roles grew increasingly smaller as the decade progressed but he was very visible as the starving farmer threatening to kill Gary Cooper in Frank Capra's classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and as the warden in Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once (1937). Other films include Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Frisco Kid (1935), Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), Boys Town (1938), Each Dawn I Die (1939), The Cat and the Canary (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wray(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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The Man from Dakota
Drama History War Western
Gone with the Wind
Drama War Romance
The Cat and the Canary
Comedy Horror Mystery
Blackmail
Crime Drama Thriller
Golden Boy
Drama Romance
Each Dawn I Die
Crime Drama Thriller
Winter Carnival
Romance Comedy Drama
Almost a Gentleman
Action Drama Crime
Pacific Liner
Adventure Action
Crime Takes a Holiday
Action Crime Drama
Spawn of the North
Action Romance Adventure
Making the Headlines
Mystery Crime Drama
Circus Girl
Drama Action
You Only Live Once
Crime Drama Romance
The President's Mystery
Drama Mystery Thriller
Sworn Enemy
Romance Crime Drama
Poor Little Rich Girl
Adventure Family Music
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Comedy Drama Romance
Frisco Kid
Adventure Romance Action
Bad Boy
Comedy Drama Romance
Men Without Names
Action Crime Drama Romance
Stranded
Romance Drama
Ladies Love Danger
Comedy Crime Mystery
I Am a Thief
Crime Drama Mystery
I'll Fix It
Comedy Romance
Green Eyes
Mystery Thriller
Lone Cowboy
Adventure Western
After Tonight
Drama Romance War
Central Park
Romance Comedy Drama
The Death Kiss
Mystery Comedy Horror
Doctor X
Horror Thriller Mystery Science Fiction
Miss Pinkerton
Comedy Mystery Thriller
High Pressure
Comedy Romance
Safe in Hell
Thriller Drama
Silence
Drama Crime
  • name:John Wray
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1887-02-12
  • Place of Birth:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Also Known As: John Griffith Malloy ·
  • Biography:From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Wray (13 February 1887 - 5 April 1940) was an American character actor of stage and screen. Wray was one of the many Broadway actors to descend on Hollywood in the aftermath of the sound revolution, and quickly made an indelible impression on the era in a variety of substantial character roles, such as the Arnold Rothstein-like gangster in The Czar of Broadway (1930); Himmelstoss, the sadistic drill instructor in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); and as the contortionist the Frog in the remake of The Miracle Man (1932), in the role previously played by Lon Chaney in the 1919 original. During this period he was one of the many actors mentioned for the title role in Dracula (1931). Wray's roles grew increasingly smaller as the decade progressed but he was very visible as the starving farmer threatening to kill Gary Cooper in Frank Capra's classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and as the warden in Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once (1937). Other films include Doctor X (1932), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Frisco Kid (1935), Poor Little Rich Girl (1936), Boys Town (1938), Each Dawn I Die (1939), The Cat and the Canary (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wray(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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