
James Griffith
Known for Acting · 158 credits
- Born
- 1916-02-13
- Died
- 1993-09-17
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- J.J. Griffith · James F. Griffith · James J. Griffith · James W. Griffith · Jimmy Griffith · Jim Griffith
Biography
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.
Known For
TV Shows (72)

Perry Mason
1957
as Arthur Dorian / Jake Stearns / Walter Hutchings / Jack Randall

The Fugitive
1963
as Dispatcher / Seth

Lassie
1954

Bonanza
1959
as Sam Pearson

Matinee Theater
1955

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Dandy Davis

Emergency!
1972

Fantasy Island
1978
as Hezekiah Pugh

Maverick
1957
as John Wesley Hardin

Batman
1966
as Trusty / Manx

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Hart to Hart
1979

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Will Long

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sims / Harold Hutchinson

Daniel Boone
1964
as Feathers / Coll

Cheyenne
1955
as Gorrell

Dragnet
1951

Gunsmoke
1955
as Joe Kite / Joth Monger / Tillman / Bettis / Harford / Wade Lester

The Big Valley
1965
as Clyde

Rawhide
1959
as Tyree / White / Gurney

Thriller
1960
as Ed Brandies / Victor Harrod

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Taggert

The Millionaire
1955
as Allan Reese

The Deputy
1959
as Ballard

Ben Casey
1961

The Tall Man
1960

Kojak
1973
as Mr. Swift

Medical Center
1969

The Monkees
1966
as Marshall

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Police Story
1973

Lock-Up
1959

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dr. Trebush

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

M Squad
1957
as James Keniton

The Mod Squad
1968

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956

The Texan
1958

Laredo
1965

City Detective
1953
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Henry Jackson

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Schwartz

Riverboat
1959
as Cpl. Sam Giler

Outlaws
1960

Lancer
1968

Honey West
1965
as Conrad Wycherly

Trackdown
1957

Dangerous Assignment
1952

Death Valley Days
1952
as Aaron Winters

Cavalcade of America
1952
as Abraham Lincoln / Clay Doggett

The Great Adventure
1963
as Harry Young

Bronco
1958

B. J. and the Bear
1979

Grizzly Adams
1977
as Watts

The Lawless Years
1959

The Walter Winchell File
1957

F Troop
1965

Hopalong Cassidy
1952

Official Detective
1957
Movies (86)

Spartacus
1960
as Otho (uncredited)

How the West Was Won
1962
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

The Night of the Hunter
1955
as District Attorney

The Killing
1956
as Mr. Grimes

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)

Seven Alone
1974
as Billy Shaw

Day of the Evil Gun
1968
as Storekeeper

Raintree County
1957
as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966
as Mr. Stribling

Advance to the Rear
1964
as Hugo Zattig

North to Alaska
1960
as Salvation Army Leader

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Kipper

Special Agent
1949
as Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)

Speedtrap
1977
as Wino

Ride Clear of Diablo
1954
as Henry

Hitchhike!
1974
as Sheriff Bentley

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Joe, a Reporter

Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Barjak

The Blue Veil
1951
as Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)

Heaven with a Gun
1969
as Abraham Murdock

The Breaking Point
1950
as Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)

Holiday Affair
1949
as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

The First Texan
1956
as Davy Crockett

Chain of Circumstance
1951
as Sid

Man from God's Country
1958
as Mark Faber

Blonde Ice
1948
as Al Herrick

Red Skies of Montana
1952
as Boise Peterson

Flood!
1977
as Charlie Davis

Payment on Demand
1951
as Arthur

Bright Leaf
1950
as Ellery (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

Count Three and Pray
1955
as Swallow

Drum Beat
1954
as Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Slim Harris

At Gunpoint
1955
as Alexander

Dial Hot Line
1970
as Sam

Babe
1977
as Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)

Eight Iron Men
1952
as Pvt. Ferguson

Rebel in Town
1956
as Marshal Adam Russell

Apache Drums
1951
as Lt. Glidden

The Cariboo Trail
1950
as Higgins

The Petty Girl
1950
as Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981
as Uncle Silas

The Vampire
1957
as Henry Winston

The Big Fisherman
1959
as Beggar

Lorna
1964
as The Man of God

Kansas Pacific
1953
as Joe Farley

Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
as Bob Dalton

Omar Khayyam
1957
as Buzorg

I Beheld His Glory
1953
as Caiaphas

Domino Kid
1957

Dragnet
1954
as Jesse Quinn

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951
as Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)

Rails Into Laramie
1954
as Orrie Sommers

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
1961
as Detective Tom

The Shanghai Story
1954
as Carl Hoyt

Bullwhip
1958
as 'Slow' Karp

Seven in Darkness
1969
as Harlan Cabot

Rhubarb
1951
as Ogelthorpe Meadows

The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
as Joe Downey

Alaska Patrol
1949
as Operative Dale

The Amazing Transparent Man
1960
as Major Paul Krenner

Winchester '73
1967
as Minister Riding on Horse

Anything Goes
1956
as Paul Holiday

The Black Dakotas
1954
as Warren

I Cover the Underworld
1955
as Smiley Di Angelo

No Escape
1953
as Peter Hayden

The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954
as Pat Garrett

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1980
as Squire Van Tassel

Search for Danger
1949
as Lt. Cooper

Return to Warbow
1958
as Frank Hollister

Apache Ambush
1955
as Abraham Lincoln

Masterson of Kansas
1954
as Doc Holliday

Daughter of the West
1949
as Jed Morgan

Double Deal
1950
as Walter Karnes

Like It Is
1970
as Father

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952
as Ollie

The Lady Pays Off
1951
as Ronald

Indian Territory
1950
as Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday

Manhunt in Space
1954
as Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller

Desperate Women
1978
as Jonas Scurlock

Frontier Gun
1958
as Cash Skelton

Day of Triumph
1954
as Judas Iscariot

Seven Guns to Mesa
1958
as Papa Clellan

The Storm
1962
as Ed Brandies

The Gift
1977
as Tav
About James Griffith
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter. With 158 credits spanning from 1948 to 1981, James Griffith has appeared in 86 films and 72 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Griffith Movies
- Spartacus (1960) — as Otho (uncredited)
- How the West Was Won (1962) — as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) — as District Attorney
- The Killing (1956) — as Mr. Grimes
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
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