John Wray

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

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birthday: February 12, 1887

Deathday: April 05, 1940

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

All Quiet on the Western Front
Doctor X
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Remember the Night
Each Dawn I Die
The Man from Dakota
High Pressure
You Only Live Once
Safe in Hell
Lone Cowboy
Spawn of the North
Green Eyes
The Big Shakedown
The Rich Are Always with Us
Blackmail
Tenth Avenue Kid
Frisco Kid
The Mouthpiece
The Match King
What Price Safety!
Quick Millions
New York Nights
Central Park
Miss Pinkerton
A Man to Remember
Ladies Love Danger
A Man Betrayed
Circus Girl
Atlantic Adventure
The Defense Rests
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Gangs of New York
The Black Doll
I Am a Thief
After Tonight
Bad Boy
Fifteen Wives
Almost a Gentleman
The Czar of Broadway
The Miracle Man
The Captain Hates the Sea
Risky Business
Most Precious Thing in Life
The Devil Is Driving
Bombay Mail
The Amazing Mr. Williams
We Who Are About to Die
The Cat and the Canary
The Devil Is a Sissy
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Men Without Names
Sworn Enemy
Pacific Liner
Gone with the Wind
Golden Boy
Professor Beware
On Such a Night
Silence
Smuggled Cargo
A Son Comes Home
The President's Mystery
Swiss Family Robinson
The Women Men Marry
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Making the Headlines
Know Your Money
The Death Kiss
Outcast
Boys Town
Winter Carnival
The Crosby Case
Stranded
Poor Little Rich Girl
I'll Fix It
The Great Hotel Murder
Embarrassing Moments
Crime Takes a Holiday
Outside the Three-Mile Limit