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James Griffith is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Sound American born on 13 february 1916 at Los Angeles (USA)

James Griffith

James Griffith
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Birth name James Jeffrey Griffith
Nationality USA
Birth 13 february 1916 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 17 september 1993 (at 77 years) at Avila Beach (USA)

James Griffith (February 13, 1916 – September 17, 1993) was an American character actor, musician and screenwriter.

Biography

Au cinéma, comme second rôle de caractère (parfois non crédité), James Griffith contribue à quatre-vingt-six films américains (dont des westerns), sortis entre 1948 et 1977.

Citons Quand les tambours s'arrêteront d'Hugo Fregonese (1951, avec Stephen McNally et Coleen Gray), La Loi de la prairie de Robert Wise (1956, avec James Cagney et Don Dubbins), L'Ultime Razzia de Stanley Kubrick (1956, avec Sterling Hayden et Coleen Gray), L'Incroyable Homme invisible d'Edgar G. Ulmer (1960, avec Douglas Kennedy et Ivan Triesault), ou encore Le Bataillon des lâches de George Marshall (1964, avec Glenn Ford et Stella Stevens).

Pour la télévision, de 1950 à 1984, il apparaît dans dix téléfilms et cent-vingt-trois séries, dont La Grande Caravane (huit épisodes, 1957-1964), Batman (trois épisodes, 1966-1967) et La Petite Maison dans la prairie (deux épisodes, 1975-1982).

Oocasionnellement, James Griffith est scénariste, collaborant à trois films dans les années 1960 (dont Shalako d'Edward Dmytryk en 1968, coproduction germano-britannique), ainsi qu'à un épisode (diffusé en 1967) de la série Mission impossible. Enfin, il compose la musique d'un film sorti en 1964.

Usually with

Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer
(2 films)
Hal Hopper
Hal Hopper
(3 films)
Don Hartman
Don Hartman
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Griffith (71 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2018London FieldsSound
2014Cuban FuryDirector
1980The Legend of Sleepy HollowActorSquire Van Tassel
1977Flood!ActorCharlie Davis
1977SpeedtrapActorWino
1971CatlowWriter
1970Dial Hot LineActorSam
1969Hail, Hero!Actor
1969Heaven with a GunActorAbraham Murdock
1969Seven in DarknessActorHarlan Cabot
1968Day of the Evil GunActorStorekeeper - Hazenville
1968ShalakoScriptwriter
1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyActorMr. Stribling
1965Motor PsychoStory
1964Advance to the RearActorHugo Zattig
1964LornaActor, Scriptwriter, Original Music ComposerThe Man of God
1962How the West Was WonActorPoker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
1961Pocketful of MiraclesActorDetective Briscoe (uncredited)
1960North to AlaskaActorSalvation Army Leader
1960SpartacusActorOtho (uncredited)
1960The Amazing Transparent ManActorMajor Paul Krenner
1959The Big FishermanActorBeggar
1958BullwhipActor'Slow' Karp
1958Frontier GunActorCash Skelton
1957Omar KhayyamActorBuzorg
1957Raintree CountyActorMr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatActorKipper
1957The VampireActorHenry Winston
1956Anything GoesActorPaul Holiday
1956The KillingActorMr. Grimes
1956The First TexanActorDavy Crockett
1956Tribute to a Bad ManActorBarjak
1956Rebel in TownActorMarshal Adam Russell
1955The KentuckianActor
1955The Night of the HunterActorDistrict Attorney
1955Apache AmbushActorAbraham Lincoln
1955Count Three and PrayActorSwallow
1955Son of SinbadActor
1955At GunpointActorAlexander
1954The Boy from OklahomaActorJoe Downey
1954Drum BeatActor
1954Manhunt in SpaceActorKen, Cassa 7 Air Controller
1954Ride Clear of DiabloActorHenry - Train Conductor (uncredited)
1954The Black DakotasActorWarren
1954Jesse James vs. the DaltonsActorBob Dalton
1954DragnetActorJesse Quinn
1954The Shanghai StoryActorCarl Hoyt
1953A Lion Is in the StreetsActor
1953Kansas PacificActorJoe Farley
1953No EscapeActorPeter Hayden
1952Eight Iron MenActorPvt. Ferguson
1952Red Skies of MontanaActorBoise Peterson
1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieActorOllie
1951The Lady Pays OffActorRonald
1951Apache DrumsActorLt. Glidden
1951The Blue VeilActorJoplin's Agent (Uncredited)
1951Drums in the Deep SouthActorUnion officer who reports to Maj. Denning
1951Payment on DemandActorArthur
1951RhubarbActorOgelthorpe Meadows
1951Inside the Walls of Folsom PrisonActor
1950The Breaking PointActorCharlie, Bartender (uncredited)
1950Bright LeafActorEllery (uncredited)
1950The Cariboo TrailActorHiggins
1950The Petty GirlActorRoyal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1950Double DealActorWalter Karnes
1949Holiday AffairActorCrowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
1949Oh, You Beautiful DollActorJoe, a Reporter
1949Search for DangerActorLt. Cooper
1948Blonde IceActorAl Herrick
1948Every Girl Should Be MarriedActorInsurance Salesman (uncredited)
1948Appointment with MurderActorDetective