John Wray
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1887-02-12
- Died
- 1940-04-05
- 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).
Known For
Movies (79)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Himmelstoss
Stranded
1935
as Mike Gibbons
Frisco Kid
1935
as The Weasel
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Farmer
Doctor X
1932
as Dr. Haines
Blackmail
1939
as Convict Diggs
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Nordine (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937
as Warden Wheeler
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Lang, a Gangster
Fifteen Wives
1934
as Jason Getty
Embarrassing Moments
1934
as Slug
Bombay Mail
1934
as Giovanni Martini
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Bill O'Neal
Remember the Night
1940
as Hank
Golden Boy
1939
as Chocolate Drop's Manager
Swiss Family Robinson
1940
as Ramsey
The Mouthpiece
1932
as Mr. Barton
Boys Town
1938
as Weasel (uncredited)
Bad Boy
1935
as Fred Larkin
Safe in Hell
1931
as Eagan
Miss Pinkerton
1932
as Hugo
Risky Business
1939
as Silas
Gangs of New York
1938
as Maddock
Quick Millions
1931
as Kenneth Stone
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Mitts Coster
Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Pete Kassock
Professor Beware
1938
as Head Lawyer
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936
as Flagin
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Cmdr. Brambourg
The Death Kiss
1932
as Detective Lieut. Sheehan
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as Mr. Jeddock
The Cat and the Canary
1939
as Hendricks
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Priest
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932
as Clark Davis
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Jerry Daley
Outcast
1937
as Hank Simmerson
The Miracle Man
1932
as The Frog
Spawn of the North
1938
as Dr. Sparks
The Match King
1932
as Foreman of Janitors
On Such a Night
1937
as Guard Rumann
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Feets Moore
Smuggled Cargo
1939
as Chris Hays
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Higgins
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Stanley
Men Without Names
1935
as Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
Pacific Liner
1939
as Metcalfe
Making the Headlines
1938
as Herbert Sandford
The Crosby Case
1934
as Willie McGuire
Circus Girl
1937
as Roebling
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as George Darnley
Winter Carnival
1939
as Poultry Truck Driver
Central Park
1932
as Robert Smiley
High Pressure
1932
as Jimmy Moore
The President's Mystery
1936
as Shane
The Black Doll
1938
as Walling
A Son Comes Home
1936
as Gas Station Owner
I Am a Thief
1934
as Antonio Poricci
I'll Fix It
1934
as Fletcher
The Defense Rests
1934
as Michael Cooney
What Price Safety!
1938
as J. Z. Wray
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Carter
A Man to Remember
1938
as Tom Johnson
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
as Joe Turner
After Tonight
1933
as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
Silence
1931
as Harry Silvers
Green Eyes
1934
as Inspector Crofton
Know Your Money
1940
as Bowers the Printer
New York Nights
1929
as Joe Prividi
The Devil Is Driving
1937
as Joe Peters
The Women Men Marry
1937
as Brother Nameless
Almost a Gentleman
1939
as 'Crack' Williams
Crime Takes a Holiday
1938
as Howell
A Man Betrayed
1936
as Sparks
The Man from Dakota
1940
as Mr. Carpenter
The Czar of Broadway
1930
as Morton Bradstreet
Ladies Love Danger
1935
About John Wray
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 o… With 79 credits spanning from 1929 to 1940, John Wray has appeared in 79 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — as Himmelstoss
- Stranded (1935) — as Mike Gibbons
- Frisco Kid (1935) — as The Weasel
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — as Farmer
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