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

Gone with the Wind

All Quiet on the Western Front

Doctor X

Boys Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Safe in Hell

Each Dawn I Die

All Movies (79)

• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
• Outside the Three-Mile Limit1940 · as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
• The Man from Dakota1940 · as Mr. Carpenter
• Swiss Family Robinson1940 · as Ramsey
• Know Your Money1940 · as Bowers the Printer
• Remember the Night1940 · as Hank
• Gone with the Wind1939 · as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
• The Amazing Mr. Williams1939 · as Stanley
• The Cat and the Canary1939 · as Hendricks
• Blackmail1939 · as Convict Diggs
• Golden Boy1939 · as Chocolate Drop's Manager
• Smuggled Cargo1939 · as Chris Hays
• Each Dawn I Die1939 · as Pete Kassock
• Winter Carnival1939 · as Poultry Truck Driver
• Almost a Gentleman1939 · as 'Crack' Williams
• Risky Business1939 · as Silas
• Pacific Liner1939 · as Metcalfe
• A Man to Remember1938 · as Tom Johnson
• Crime Takes a Holiday1938 · as Howell
• Boys Town1938 · as Weasel (uncredited)
• Spawn of the North1938 · as Dr. Sparks
• Tenth Avenue Kid1938 · as Joe Turner
• Professor Beware1938 · as Head Lawyer
• Gangs of New York1938 · as Maddock
• Making the Headlines1938 · as Herbert Sandford
• What Price Safety!1938 · as J. Z. Wray
• The Black Doll1938 · as Walling
• The Women Men Marry1937 · as Brother Nameless
• On Such a Night1937 · as Guard Rumann
• The Devil Is Driving1937 · as Joe Peters
• Circus Girl1937 · as Roebling
• Outcast1937 · as Hank Simmerson
• You Only Live Once1937 · as Warden Wheeler
• We Who Are About to Die1937 · as Jerry Daley
• A Man Betrayed1936 · as Sparks
• Valiant Is the Word for Carrie1936 · as George Darnley
• The President's Mystery1936 · as Shane
• The Devil Is a Sissy1936 · as Priest
• Sworn Enemy1936 · as Lang, a Gangster
• A Son Comes Home1936 · as Gas Station Owner
• Poor Little Rich Girl1936 · as Flagin
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · as Farmer
• Frisco Kid1935 · as The Weasel
• Bad Boy1935 · as Fred Larkin
• Atlantic Adventure1935 · as Mitts Coster
• Men Without Names1935 · as Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
• Stranded1935 · as Mike Gibbons
• Ladies Love Danger1935
• The Great Hotel Murder1935 · as Feets Moore
• I Am a Thief1934 · as Antonio Poricci
• I'll Fix It1934 · as Fletcher
• The Captain Hates the Sea1934 · as Mr. Jeddock
• Embarrassing Moments1934 · as Slug
• The Defense Rests1934 · as Michael Cooney
• Fifteen Wives1934 · as Jason Getty
• Green Eyes1934 · as Inspector Crofton
• Most Precious Thing in Life1934 · as Carter
• The Crosby Case1934 · as Willie McGuire
• The Big Shakedown1934 · as Higgins
• Bombay Mail1934 · as Giovanni Martini
• Lone Cowboy1933 · as Bill O'Neal
• After Tonight1933 · as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
• The Match King1932 · as Foreman of Janitors
• Central Park1932 · as Robert Smiley
• The Death Kiss1932 · as Detective Lieut. Sheehan
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932 · as Nordine (uncredited)
• Doctor X1932 · as Dr. Haines
• Miss Pinkerton1932 · as Hugo
• The Rich Are Always with Us1932 · as Clark Davis
• The Miracle Man1932 · as The Frog
• The Mouthpiece1932 · as Mr. Barton
• High Pressure1932 · as Jimmy Moore
• The Woman from Monte Carlo1932 · as Cmdr. Brambourg
• Safe in Hell1931 · as Eagan
• Silence1931 · as Harry Silvers
• Quick Millions1931 · as Kenneth Stone
• The Czar of Broadway1930 · as Morton Bradstreet
• All Quiet on the Western Front1930 · as Himmelstoss
• New York Nights1929 · as Joe Prividi