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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).
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Filmography
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The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
The Man from Dakota (1940)
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
Know Your Money (1940)
Remember the Night (1940)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Blackmail (1939)
Golden Boy (1939)
Smuggled Cargo (1939)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Winter Carnival (1939)
Almost a Gentleman (1939)
Risky Business (1939)
Pacific Liner (1939)
A Man to Remember (1938)
Crime Takes a Holiday (1938)
Boys Town (1938)
Spawn of the North (1938)
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
Professor Beware (1938)
Gangs of New York (1938)
Making the Headlines (1938)
What Price Safety! (1938)
The Black Doll (1938)
The Women Men Marry (1937)
On Such a Night (1937)
The Devil Is Driving (1937)
Circus Girl (1937)
Outcast (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
A Man Betrayed (1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
The President's Mystery (1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Sworn Enemy (1936)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Ladies Love Danger (1935)
Frisco Kid (1935)
Bad Boy (1935)
Atlantic Adventure (1935)
Men Without Names (1935)
Stranded (1935)
The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
I Am a Thief (1934)
I'll Fix It (1934)
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Embarrassing Moments (1934)
The Defense Rests (1934)
Fifteen Wives (1934)
Green Eyes (1934)
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
The Crosby Case (1934)
The Big Shakedown (1934)
Bombay Mail (1934)
Lone Cowboy (1933)
After Tonight (1933)
The Match King (1932)
Central Park (1932)
The Death Kiss (1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Doctor X (1932)
Miss Pinkerton (1932)
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
The Miracle Man (1932)
The Mouthpiece (1932)
High Pressure (1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
Safe in Hell (1931)
Silence (1931)
Quick Millions (1931)
The Czar of Broadway (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
New York Nights (1929)
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GenderMale
Birthday1887-02-13
Deathday1940-04-05 (53 years old)
Birth PlacePhiladelphia, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Griffith Malloy
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