1887-02-12 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
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The Doctor Takes a Wife | Joe, the Farmer (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
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Know Your Money | Bowers the Printer | 1940-01-27 |
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Remember the Night | Hank | 1940-01-19 |
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The Man from Dakota | Mr. Carpenter | 1940-02-16 |
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Swiss Family Robinson | Ramsey | 1940-02-08 |
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Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Ship's Captain (uncredited) | 1940-03-07 |
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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Stanley | 1939-11-22 |
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Blackmail | Convict Diggs | 1939-09-08 |
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Risky Business | Silas | 1939-03-03 |
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The Cat and the Canary | Hendricks | 1939-10-27 |
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Almost a Gentleman | 'Crack' Williams | 1939-03-31 |
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Gone with the Wind | Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
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Pacific Liner | Metcalfe | 1939-01-06 |
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Smuggled Cargo | Chris Hays | 1939-08-21 |
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Each Dawn I Die | Pete Kassock | 1939-08-19 |
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Golden Boy | Chocolate Drop's Manager | 1939-09-05 |
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Winter Carnival | Poultry Truck Driver | 1939-07-28 |
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A Man to Remember | Tom Johnson | 1938-10-14 |
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Boys Town | Weasel (uncredited) | 1938-09-08 |
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Making the Headlines | Herbert Sandford | 1938-03-31 |
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Professor Beware | Head Lawyer | 1938-07-29 |
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The Black Doll | Walling | 1938-01-31 |
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Gangs of New York | Maddock | 1938-05-23 |
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Spawn of the North | Dr. Sparks | 1938-08-26 |
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Crime Takes a Holiday | Howell | 1938-10-05 |
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What Price Safety! | J. Z. Wray | 1938-02-05 |
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Tenth Avenue Kid | Joe Turner | 1938-08-22 |
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You Only Live Once | Warden Wheeler | 1937-01-23 |
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On Such a Night | Guard Rumann | 1937-08-27 |
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The Devil Is Driving | Joe Peters | 1937-06-25 |
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The Women Men Marry | Brother Nameless | 1937-09-10 |
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Outcast | Hank Simmerson | 1937-02-05 |
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We Who Are About to Die | Jerry Daley | 1937-01-08 |
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Circus Girl | Roebling | 1937-03-01 |
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | George Darnley | 1936-10-06 |
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The Devil Is a Sissy | Priest | 1936-09-18 |
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A Son Comes Home | Gas Station Owner | 1936-07-31 |
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Sworn Enemy | Lang, a Gangster | 1936-09-11 |
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A Man Betrayed | Sparks | 1936-12-27 |
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Farmer | 1936-04-09 |
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Poor Little Rich Girl | Flagin | 1936-07-18 |
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The President's Mystery | Shane | 1936-09-28 |
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Ladies Love Danger | 1935-05-03 | |
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Stranded | Mike Gibbons | 1935-06-29 |
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Men Without Names | Sam Hammond | 1935-06-29 |
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Bad Boy | Fred Larkin | 1935-10-25 |
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The Great Hotel Murder | Feets Moore | 1935-02-27 |
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Frisco Kid | The Weasel | 1935-11-30 |
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Atlantic Adventure | Mitts Coster | 1935-08-25 |
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Embarrassing Moments | Slug | 1934-09-01 |
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Green Eyes | Inspector Crofton | 1934-06-15 |
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Most Precious Thing in Life | Carter | 1934-06-15 |
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I'll Fix It | Fletcher | 1934-11-10 |
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Fifteen Wives | Jason Getty | 1934-07-15 |
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I Am a Thief | Antonio Poricci | 1934-11-24 |
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The Big Shakedown | Higgins | 1934-01-06 |
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The Captain Hates the Sea | Mr. Jeddock | 1934-11-02 |
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Bombay Mail | Giovanni Martini | 1934-01-06 |
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The Defense Rests | Michael Cooney | 1934-07-15 |
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The Crosby Case | Willie McGuire | 1934-03-05 |
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After Tonight | Mitika, the Gypsy Contact | 1933-11-10 |
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Lone Cowboy | Bill O'Neal | 1933-12-02 |
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The Death Kiss | Detective Lieut. Sheehan | 1932-12-05 |
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The Miracle Man | The Frog | 1932-04-01 |
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The Match King | Foreman of Janitors | 1932-12-31 |
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Nordine (uncredited) | 1932-11-09 |
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The Mouthpiece | Mr. Barton | 1932-03-21 |
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The Rich Are Always with Us | Clark Davis | 1932-05-19 |
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High Pressure | Jimmy Moore | 1932-01-10 |
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Doctor X | Dr. Haines | 1932-08-03 |
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Miss Pinkerton | Hugo | 1932-05-27 |
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Central Park | Robert Smiley | 1932-12-10 |
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The Woman from Monte Carlo | Cmdr. Brambourg | 1932-01-09 |
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Silence | Harry Silvers | 1931-08-29 |
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Quick Millions | Kenneth Stone | 1931-04-17 |
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Safe in Hell | Eagan | 1931-12-12 |
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The Czar of Broadway | Morton Bradstreet | 1930-05-25 |
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All Quiet on the Western Front | Himmelstoss | 1930-04-29 |
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New York Nights | Joe Prividi | 1929-12-28 |
