John Wray (actor)
| John Wray | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Griffith Malloy February 13, 1887 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died |
April 5, 1940 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1929-1940 |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Miller |
| Children | Jack Wray |
John Wray (February 13, 1887 – April 5, 1940) was an American character actor of stage and screen.
Career
Wray, born John Griffith Malloy, was one of the many Broadway actors to descend on Hollywood in the aftermath of the sound revolution, and quickly appeared 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.[1]
Wray's roles grew increasingly smaller as the decade progressed but he was very visible as the starving farmer threatening to kill Gary Cooper's Longfellow Deeds in Frank Capra's classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and as the warden in Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once (1937).[1]
Partial filmography
- New York Nights (1929)
- All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
- The Czar of Broadway (1930)
- Silence (1931)
- Safe in Hell (1931)
- The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
- High Pressure (1932)
- The Miracle Man (1932)
- The Mouthpiece (1932)
- The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
- Miss Pinkerton (1932)
- Doctor X (1932)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) (uncredited)
- The Death Kiss (1932)
- Central Park (1932)
- The Match King (1932)
- After Tonight (1933)
- Lone Cowboy (1933)
- The Big Shakedown (1934)
- The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
- Green Eyes (1934)
- The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
- I Am a Thief (1934)
- The Whole Town's Talking (1935) (uncredited)
- Stranded (1935)
- Men Without Names (1935)
- Frisco Kid (1935)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
- A Son Comes Home (1936)
- Sworn Enemy (1936)
- The President's Mystery (1936)
- Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
- A Man Betrayed (1936)
- We Who Are About to Die (1937)
- Outcast (1937)
- On Such a Night (1937)
- Gangs of New York (1938)
- Spawn of the North (1938)
- Boys Town (1938) (uncredited)
- A Man to Remember (1938)
- Pacific Liner (1939)
- Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- Blackmail (1939)
- The Cat and the Canary (1939)
- The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
- Gone with the Wind (1939) (uncredited)
- Remember the Night (1940)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
- The Man from Dakota (1940)
References
- 1 2 John Wray at the Internet Movie Database
