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Known credits:
79
Birthday:
1887-02-12
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Wray

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife Actor Joe, the Farmer (uncredited) 59
Average
1940 The Man from Dakota Actor Mr. Carpenter 59
Average
1940 Swiss Family Robinson Actor Ramsey 58
Average
1940 Know Your Money Actor Bowers the Printer N/A
N/A
1940 Remember the Night Actor Hank 61
Fair
1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams Actor Stanley 59
Average
1939 The Cat and the Canary Actor Hendricks 60
Fair
1939 Blackmail Actor Convict Diggs 59
Average
1939 Golden Boy Actor Chocolate Drop's Manager 59
Average
1939 Smuggled Cargo Actor Chris Hays N/A
N/A
1939 Each Dawn I Die Actor Pete Kassock 59
Average
1939 Winter Carnival Actor Poultry Truck Driver 59
Average
1939 Almost a Gentleman Actor 'Crack' Williams 59
Average
1939 Gone with the Wind Actor Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited) 76
Good
1939 Risky Business Actor Silas 59
Average
1939 Pacific Liner Actor Metcalfe 58
Average
1938 A Man to Remember Actor Tom Johnson 59
Average
1938 Crime Takes a Holiday Actor Howell N/A
N/A
1938 Boys Town Actor Weasel (uncredited) 60
Fair
1938 Spawn of the North Actor Dr. Sparks 58
Average
1938 Tenth Avenue Kid Actor Joe Turner 59
Average
1938 Professor Beware Actor Head Lawyer 59
Average
1938 Gangs of New York Actor Maddock 58
Average
1938 Making the Headlines Actor Herbert Sandford N/A
N/A
1938 What Price Safety! Actor J. Z. Wray N/A
N/A
1938 The Black Doll Actor Walling 59
Average
1937 The Women Men Marry Actor Brother Nameless 58
Average
1937 On Such a Night Actor Guard Rumann N/A
N/A
1937 The Devil Is Driving Actor Joe Peters N/A
N/A
1937 Circus Girl Actor Roebling 59
Average
1937 Outcast Actor Hank Simmerson N/A
N/A
1937 You Only Live Once Actor Warden Wheeler 62
Fair
1937 We Who Are About to Die Actor Jerry Daley 59
Average
1936 A Man Betrayed Actor Sparks 59
Average
1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Actor George Darnley 59
Average
1936 The President's Mystery Actor Shane 58
Average
1936 The Devil is a Sissy Actor Priest 59
Average
1936 Sworn Enemy Actor Lang, a Gangster 59
Average
1936 A Son Comes Home Actor Gas Station Owner 58
Average
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl Actor Flagin 59
Average
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Actor Farmer 65
Fair
1935 Ladies Love Danger Actor N/A
N/A
1935 Frisco Kid Actor The Weasel 59
Average
1935 Bad Boy Actor Fred Larkin 59
Average
1935 Atlantic Adventure Actor Mitts Coster 59
Average
1935 Stranded Actor Mike Gibbons 59
Average
1935 Men Without Names Actor Sam Hammond 59
Average
1935 The Great Hotel Murder Actor Feets Moore 59
Average
1934 I Am a Thief Actor Antonio Poricci 59
Average
1934 I'll Fix It Actor Fletcher N/A
N/A
1934 The Captain Hates the Sea Actor Mr. Jeddock 59
Average
1934 Embarrassing Moments Actor Slug N/A
N/A
1934 The Defense Rests Actor Michael Cooney 59
Average
1934 Fifteen Wives Actor Jason Getty 58
Average
1934 Green Eyes Actor Inspector Crofton 58
Average
1934 Most Precious Thing in Life Actor Carter 58
Average
1934 The Crosby Case Actor Willie McGuire 58
Average
1934 The Big Shakedown Actor Higgins 58
Average
1934 Bombay Mail Actor Giovanni Martini 59
Average
1933 Lone Cowboy Actor Bill O'Neal 58
Average
1933 After Tonight Actor Mitika, the Gypsy Contact 59
Average
1932 The Match King Actor Foreman of Janitors 59
Average
1932 Central Park Actor Robert Smiley 58
Average
1932 The Death Kiss Actor Detective Lieut. Sheehan 58
Average
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Actor Nordine (uncredited) 64
Fair
1932 Doctor X Actor Dr. Haines 59
Average
1932 Miss Pinkerton Actor Hugo 58
Average
1932 The Rich Are Always with Us Actor Clark Davis 58
Average
1932 The Miracle Man Actor The Frog 59
Average
1932 The Mouthpiece Actor Mr. Barton 59
Average
1932 High Pressure Actor Jimmy Moore 59
Average
1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo Actor Cmdr. Brambourg 59
Average
1931 Safe in Hell Actor Eagan 59
Average
1931 Silence Actor Harry Silvers 59
Average
1931 Quick Millions Actor Kenneth Stone 59
Average
1930 The Czar of Broadway Actor Morton Bradstreet N/A
N/A
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Actor Himmelstoss 70
Good
1929 New York Nights Actor Joe Prividi 58
Average

Crew
1931 Quick Millions Crew Additional Dialogue 59
Average