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John Wray is a Actor and Additional Dialogue American born on 12 february 1887 at Philadelphia (USA)

John Wray

John Wray
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Birth name John Griffith Malloy
Nationality USA
Birth 12 february 1887 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 5 april 1940 (at 53 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

John Wray (February 13, 1887 – April 5, 1940) was an American character actor of stage and screen.

Biography

Wray, born John Griffith Malloy, was one of the many Broadway actors to descend on Hollywood in the aftermath of the sound revolution, and quickly appeared 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.

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).




Best films

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Wray (66 films)

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Actor

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1940)
, 4h3
Directed by George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Rape and revenge films, Political films, Auto-justice
Actors Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen
Roles Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
Rating81% 4.098564.098564.098564.098564.09856
Part 1 On the eve of the American Civil War in 1861, Scarlett O'Hara lives at Tara, her family's cotton plantation in Georgia, with her parents and two sisters. Scarlett learns that Ashley Wilkes—whom she secretly loves—is to be married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton, and the engagement is to be announced the next day at a barbecue at Ashley's home, the nearby plantation Twelve Oaks.
Remember the Night
Remember the Night (1940)
, 1h34
Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Hal Walker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Christmas films
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Willard Robertson, Sterling Holloway
Roles Hank
Rating75% 3.796843.796843.796843.796843.79684
Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) is arrested during the Christmas holidays for trying to shoplift a bracelet from a New York jewelry shop. Assistant District Attorney John Sargeant (Fred MacMurray) is assigned to prosecute her. The trial begins just before Christmas, but rather than face a jury filled with the holiday spirit, he has the trial postponed. He generously posts her bail so she does not have to spend Christmas in jail.
The Man from Dakota
The Man from Dakota (1940)
, 1h15
Directed by Leslie Fenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Western
Actors Wallace Beery, John Howard, Dolores del Río, Donald Meek, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards
Roles Mr. Carpenter
Rating56% 2.819172.819172.819172.819172.81917
Pendant la guerre civile une belle femme aide deux espions Union se croisent dans la Confédération et de recueillir des informations.
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
, 1h32
Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilburn, Tim Holt, Christian Rub
Roles Ramsey
Rating62% 3.13963.13963.13963.13963.1396
In London in 1813, a Swiss father, William Robinson (Thomas Mitchell), wishes to escape the influence of the superficial profligacy of London on his family. His eldest son, Fritz (Tim Holt), is obsessed with Napoleon, whom he considers his hero. His middle son, Jack (Freddie Bartholomew), is a foolish dandy who cares only about fashion and money. And his dreamy son Ernest (Terry Kilburn) is preoccupied with reading and writing to the exclusion of all else.
The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
, 1h12
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Hendricks
Rating70% 3.546363.546363.546363.546363.54636
Cyrus Norman was a millionaire who lived in the Louisiana bayous with his mistress Miss Lu (Gale Sondergaard). Norman died ten years previous, and now an American Indian man (George Regas) paddles the executor of Norman's estate, Mr. Crosby (George Zucco), through alligator-infested waters to Norman's isolated mansion, where his will is to be read at midnight. At the mansion, Crosby meets Miss Lu, who lives there with a large black cat. When he removes the will from a safe, he discovers that someone has tampered with it.
Blackmail
Blackmail (1939)
, 1h21
Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, Bobs Watson, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Wray
Roles Convict Diggs
Rating66% 3.3443453.3443453.3443453.3443453.344345
John Ingram is a very successful oil-field firefighter and a family man. All is going so well, he's even bought his own oil well in hope of striking it rich. His greatest fears are realized, however, when a man, William Ramey, from his secret past sees Ingram in a newsreel and shows up looking for a job.
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
, 1h32
Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Stanley Ridges, Victor Jory
Roles Pete Kassock
Rating71% 3.594333.594333.594333.594333.59433
Frank Ross (Cagney) is a crusading reporter for a big city newspaper on the trail of a crooked district attorney, Jesse Hanley, who is running for election as governor of the state. At the Banton Construction Co., Ross sees Hanley and his accomplice Grayce (Jory) burning books and ledgers to thwart a possible investigation brought about by the paper that Ross works for. His editor Patterson backs Ross in getting Hanley but the D.A. decides to get rid of him, so frames him. Knocked out and covered in whiskey, he is put in a runaway car which collides with another, killing 3 young people and is thrown in prison for one to twenty years on a charge of automotive manslaughter.
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner (1939)
, 1h16
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie, Barry Fitzgerald, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), Alan Hale
Roles Metcalfe
Rating57% 2.8540452.8540452.8540452.8540452.854045
In 1932, aboard the passenger ship, the S.S. Arcturus, engineer "Crusher" McKay (Victor McLaglen) runs a "tight ship", both beloved and feared by his men. The ship's doctor, "Doc" Tony Craig (Victor McLaglen), has signed on in Shanghai to be on the San Francisco bound trip. He wants to be near his former sweetheart, nurse Ann Grayson (Wendy Barrie).
Almost a Gentleman
Almost a Gentleman (1939)
, 1h4
Directed by Dewey Starkey, Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors James Ellison, Robert Kent, Helen Wood, June Clayworth, Robert Warwick, Leonard Penn
Roles 'Crack' Williams
Rating62% 3.135483.135483.135483.135483.13548
After his new wife's family convinces her to leave him, attorney Dan Preston leaves his law practice and sets off to travel around the country as a vagabond. When he returns home he finds his house rented by a novelist, Shirley Haddon. He adopts a mongrel dog, Picardy Max, and sets out to avenge himself against his ex-wife's family by entering Max into dog shows to compete against their pedigreed animals. Preston also begins a romantic relationship with Haddon.