John Wray
Acting
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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movieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
movieOutside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Man from Dakota
1940
Mr. Carpenter
movieKnow Your Money
1940
Bowers the Printer
movieGone with the Wind
1939
Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
movieThe Cat and the Canary
1939
Hendricks
movieBlackmail
1939
Convict Diggs
movieGolden Boy
1939
Chocolate Drop's Manager
movieSmuggled Cargo
1939
Chris Hays
movieEach Dawn I Die
1939
Pete Kassock
movieWinter Carnival
1939
Poultry Truck Driver
movieAlmost a Gentleman
1939
'Crack' Williams
moviePacific Liner
1939
Metcalfe
movieA Man to Remember
1938
Tom Johnson
movieBoys Town
1938
Weasel (uncredited)
movieSpawn of the North
1938
Dr. Sparks
movieTenth Avenue Kid
1938
Joe Turner
movieProfessor Beware
1938
Head Lawyer
movieGangs of New York
1938
Maddock
movieMaking the Headlines
1938
Herbert Sandford
movieWhat Price Safety!
1938
J. Z. Wray
movieThe Black Doll
1938
Walling
movieThe Women Men Marry
1937
Brother Nameless
movieOn Such a Night
1937
Guard Rumann
movieThe Devil Is Driving
1937
Joe Peters
movieCircus Girl
1937
Roebling
movieOutcast
1937
Hank Simmerson
movieYou Only Live Once
1937
Warden Wheeler
movieWe Who Are About to Die
1937
Jerry Daley
movieA Man Betrayed
1936
Sparks
movieValiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
George Darnley
movieSworn Enemy
1936
Lang, a Gangster
movieA Son Comes Home
1936
Gas Station Owner
movieFrisco Kid
1935
The Weasel
movieBad Boy
1935
Fred Larkin
movieAtlantic Adventure
1935
Mitts Coster
movieMen Without Names
1935
Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
movieStranded
1935
Mike Gibbons
movieThe Great Hotel Murder
1935
Feets Moore
movieI Am a Thief
1934
Antonio Poricci
movieI'll Fix It
1934
Fletcher
movieThe Captain Hates the Sea
1934
Mr. Jeddock
movieThe Defense Rests
1934
Michael Cooney
movieFifteen Wives
1934
Jason Getty
movieGreen Eyes
1934
Inspector Crofton
movieThe Crosby Case
1934
Willie McGuire
movieThe Big Shakedown
1934
Higgins
movieBombay Mail
1934
Giovanni Martini
movieLone Cowboy
1933
Bill O'Neal
movieAfter Tonight
1933
Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
movieThe Match King
1932
Foreman of Janitors
movieCentral Park
1932
Robert Smiley
movieThe Death Kiss
1932
Detective Lieut. Sheehan
movieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Nordine (uncredited)
movieDoctor X
1932
Dr. Haines
movieThe Rich Are Always with Us
1932
Clark Davis
movieThe Miracle Man
1932
The Frog
movieThe Mouthpiece
1932
Mr. Barton
movieHigh Pressure
1932
Jimmy Moore
movieThe Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
Cmdr. Brambourg
movieSilence
1931
Harry Silvers
movieQuick Millions
1931
Kenneth Stone
movieThe Czar of Broadway
1930
Morton Bradstreet
movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Himmelstoss
movieNew York Nights
1929
Joe Prividi
Crew1
movieQuick Millions
1931
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