John Wray
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1887
- Died
- April 5, 1940
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Filmography
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
Outside the Three-Mile Limit 1940
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Man from Dakota 1940
as Mr. Carpenter
Swiss Family Robinson 1940
as Ramsey
Know Your Money 1940
as Bowers the Printer
Remember the Night 1940
as Hank
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939
as Stanley
The Cat and the Canary 1939
as Hendricks
Blackmail 1939
as Convict Diggs
Golden Boy 1939
as Chocolate Drop's Manager
Smuggled Cargo 1939
as Chris Hays
Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Pete Kassock
Winter Carnival 1939
as Poultry Truck Driver
Almost a Gentleman 1939
as 'Crack' Williams
Risky Business 1939
as Silas
Pacific Liner 1939
as Metcalfe
A Man to Remember 1938
as Tom Johnson
Crime Takes a Holiday 1938
as Howell
Boys Town 1938
as Weasel (uncredited)
Spawn of the North 1938
as Dr. Sparks
Tenth Avenue Kid 1938
as Joe Turner
Professor Beware 1938
as Head Lawyer
Gangs of New York 1938
as Maddock
Making the Headlines 1938
as Herbert Sandford
What Price Safety! 1938
as J. Z. Wray
The Black Doll 1938
as Walling
The Women Men Marry 1937
as Brother Nameless
On Such a Night 1937
as Guard Rumann
The Devil Is Driving 1937
as Joe Peters
Circus Girl 1937
as Roebling
Outcast 1937
as Hank Simmerson
You Only Live Once 1937
as Warden Wheeler
We Who Are About to Die 1937
as Jerry Daley
A Man Betrayed 1936
as Sparks
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1936
as George Darnley
The President's Mystery 1936
as Shane
The Devil Is a Sissy 1936
as Priest
Sworn Enemy 1936
as Lang, a Gangster
A Son Comes Home 1936
as Gas Station Owner
Poor Little Rich Girl 1936
as Flagin
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Farmer
Frisco Kid 1935
as The Weasel
Bad Boy 1935
as Fred Larkin
Atlantic Adventure 1935
as Mitts Coster
Stranded 1935
as Mike Gibbons
Men Without Names 1935
as Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
Ladies Love Danger 1935
Actor
The Great Hotel Murder 1935
as Feets Moore
I Am a Thief 1934
as Antonio Poricci
I'll Fix It 1934
as Fletcher
The Captain Hates the Sea 1934
as Mr. Jeddock
Embarrassing Moments 1934
as Slug
Fifteen Wives 1934
as Jason Getty
The Defense Rests 1934
as Michael Cooney
Most Precious Thing in Life 1934
as Carter
Green Eyes 1934
as Inspector Crofton
The Crosby Case 1934
as Willie McGuire
Bombay Mail 1934
as Giovanni Martini
The Big Shakedown 1934
as Higgins
Lone Cowboy 1933
as Bill O'Neal
After Tonight 1933
as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
The Match King 1932
as Foreman of Janitors
Central Park 1932
as Robert Smiley
The Death Kiss 1932
as Detective Lieut. Sheehan
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
as Nordine (uncredited)
Doctor X 1932
as Dr. Haines
Miss Pinkerton 1932
as Hugo
The Rich Are Always with Us 1932
as Clark Davis
The Miracle Man 1932
as The Frog
The Mouthpiece 1932
as Mr. Barton
High Pressure 1932
as Jimmy Moore
The Woman from Monte Carlo 1932
as Cmdr. Brambourg
Safe in Hell 1931
as Eagan
Silence 1931
as Harry Silvers
Quick Millions 1931
as Kenneth Stone, Additional Dialogue
The Czar of Broadway 1930
as Morton Bradstreet
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
as Himmelstoss
New York Nights 1929
as Joe Prividi
Credits from TMDB.