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