John Wray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1887
- Died
- April 5, 1940 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Filmography
Remember the Night
Movie · as Hank
The Man from Dakota
Movie · as Mr. Carpenter
Swiss Family Robinson
Movie · as Ramsey
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie · as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
Know Your Money
Movie · as Bowers the Printer
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Movie · as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
Movie · as Pete Kassock
Blackmail
Movie · as Convict Diggs
Almost a Gentleman
Movie · as 'Crack' Williams
Risky Business
Movie · as Silas
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Movie · as Stanley
The Cat and the Canary
Movie · as Hendricks
Pacific Liner
Movie · as Metcalfe
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
Golden Boy
Movie · as Chocolate Drop's Manager
Smuggled Cargo
Movie · as Chris Hays
Winter Carnival
Movie · as Poultry Truck Driver
Spawn of the North
Movie · as Dr. Sparks
Tenth Avenue Kid
Movie · as Joe Turner
What Price Safety!
Movie · as J. Z. Wray
A Man to Remember
Movie · as Tom Johnson
Gangs of New York
Movie · as Maddock
The Black Doll
Movie · as Walling
Professor Beware
Movie · as Head Lawyer
Making the Headlines
Movie · as Herbert Sandford
Boys Town
Movie · as Weasel (uncredited)
Crime Takes a Holiday
Movie · as Howell
You Only Live Once
Movie · as Warden Wheeler
Circus Girl
Movie · as Roebling
The Devil Is Driving
Movie · as Joe Peters
We Who Are About to Die
Movie · as Jerry Daley
On Such a Night
Movie · as Guard Rumann
The Women Men Marry
Movie · as Brother Nameless
Outcast
Movie · as Hank Simmerson
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Movie · as Farmer
A Man Betrayed
Movie · as Sparks
The Devil Is a Sissy
Movie · as Priest
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Movie · as George Darnley
Sworn Enemy
Movie · as Lang, a Gangster
A Son Comes Home
Movie · as Gas Station Owner
The President's Mystery
Movie · as Shane
Poor Little Rich Girl
Movie · as Flagin
Frisco Kid
Movie · as The Weasel
Ladies Love Danger
Movie
Atlantic Adventure
Movie · as Mitts Coster
Bad Boy
Movie · as Fred Larkin
Men Without Names
Movie · as Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
Stranded
Movie · as Mike Gibbons
The Great Hotel Murder
Movie · as Feets Moore
Green Eyes
Movie · as Inspector Crofton
The Big Shakedown
Movie · as Higgins
The Defense Rests
Movie · as Michael Cooney
I Am a Thief
Movie · as Antonio Poricci
Fifteen Wives
Movie · as Jason Getty
The Captain Hates the Sea
Movie · as Mr. Jeddock
Most Precious Thing in Life
Movie · as Carter
Bombay Mail
Movie · as Giovanni Martini
The Crosby Case
Movie · as Willie McGuire
I'll Fix It
Movie · as Fletcher
Embarrassing Moments
Movie · as Slug
Lone Cowboy
Movie · as Bill O'Neal
After Tonight
Movie · as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
Doctor X
Movie · as Dr. Haines
High Pressure
Movie · as Jimmy Moore
The Rich Are Always with Us
Movie · as Clark Davis
The Mouthpiece
Movie · as Mr. Barton
The Match King
Movie · as Foreman of Janitors
Miss Pinkerton
Movie · as Hugo
Central Park
Movie · as Robert Smiley
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Movie · as Cmdr. Brambourg
The Miracle Man
Movie · as The Frog
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie · as Nordine (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
Movie · as Detective Lieut. Sheehan
Safe in Hell
Movie · as Eagan
Quick Millions
Movie · as Kenneth Stone
Silence
Movie · as Harry Silvers
All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie · as Himmelstoss
The Czar of Broadway
Movie · as Morton Bradstreet
New York Nights
Movie · as Joe Prividi