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