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John Wray

John Wray

Actor, Writer

Born February 12, 1887 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died April 5, 1940

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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).

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Ed Neumeier on ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

All Quiet on the Western Front Official Trailer #1 - Lew Ayres Movie (1930) HD

Leonard Maltin On ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

The Charge Into No Man’s Land

Filmography

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Know Your Money Poster

Know Your Money Short Film1940Bowers, the Printer

Outside the Three-Mile Limit Poster

Outside the Three-Mile Limit Feature Film1940Ship's captain

Remember the Night Poster

Remember the Night Feature Film1940Hank

Swiss Family Robinson Poster

Swiss Family Robinson Feature Film1940Ramsey

The Doctor Takes a Wife Poster

The Doctor Takes a Wife Feature Film1940Joe - Farmer

The Man from Dakota Poster

The Man from Dakota Feature Film1940Mr. Carpenter

Almost a Gentleman Poster

Almost a Gentleman Feature Film1939'Crack' Williams

Blackmail Poster

Blackmail Feature Film1939Diggs

Each Dawn I Die Poster

Each Dawn I Die Feature Film1939Pete Kassock

Golden Boy Poster

Golden Boy Feature Film1939Chocolate Drop's Manager

Gone with the Wind Poster

Gone with the Wind Feature Film1939Prison Gang Overseer

Pacific Liner Poster

Pacific Liner Feature Film1939Metcalfe

Risky Business Poster

Risky Business Feature Film1939Silas

Smuggled Cargo Poster

Smuggled Cargo Feature Film1939Chris Hays

The Amazing Mr. Williams Poster

The Amazing Mr. Williams Feature Film1939Stanley

The Cat and the Canary Poster

The Cat and the Canary Feature Film1939Hendricks

Winter Carnival Poster

Winter Carnival Feature Film1939Poultry Truck Driver

10th Ave Kid Poster

10th Ave Kid Feature Film1938Joe Turner

A Man to Remember Poster

A Man to Remember Feature Film1938Tom Johnson

Boys Town Poster

Boys Town Feature Film1938Weasel

Crime Takes a Holiday Poster

Crime Takes a Holiday Feature Film1938Howell

Gangs of New York Poster

Gangs of New York Feature Film1938Maddock

Making the Headlines Poster

Making the Headlines Feature Film1938Herbert Sandford

Professor Beware Poster

Professor Beware Feature Film1938Head Lawyer

Reformatory Poster

Reformatory Feature Film1938Guard

Spawn of the North Poster

Spawn of the North Feature Film1938Dr. Sparks

The Black Doll Poster

The Black Doll Feature Film1938Walling

What Price Safety! Poster

What Price Safety! Short Film1938J. Z. Wray

Circus Girl Poster

Circus Girl Feature Film1937Roebling

On Such a Night Poster

On Such a Night Feature Film1937Guard Rumann

Outcast Feature Film1937Hank Simmerson

The Devil Is Driving Poster

The Devil Is Driving Feature Film1937Joe Peters

The Women Men Marry Poster

The Women Men Marry Feature Film1937Brother Nameless

You Only Live Once Poster

You Only Live Once Feature Film1937Warden

A Man Betrayed Poster

A Man Betrayed Feature Film1936Sparks

A Son Comes Home Poster

A Son Comes Home Feature Film1936Gas station owner

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Poster

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Feature Film1936Farmer

Poor Little Rich Girl Poster

Poor Little Rich Girl Feature Film1936Flagin

Sworn Enemy Poster

Sworn Enemy Feature Film1936Lang

The Devil Is a Sissy Poster

The Devil Is a Sissy Feature Film1936Priest

The President's Mystery Poster

The President's Mystery Feature Film1936Shane

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Poster

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Feature Film1936George Darnley

We Who Are About to Die Poster

We Who Are About to Die Feature Film1936Jerry Daley

Atlantic Adventure Poster

Atlantic Adventure Feature Film1935Mitts Coster

Bad Boy Feature Film1935Fred Larkin

Frisco Kid Poster

Frisco Kid Feature Film1935The Weasel

Ladies Love Danger Poster

Ladies Love Danger Feature Film1935Lieutenant Roberts

Men Without Names Poster

Men Without Names Feature Film1935Sam 'Red' Hammond

Stranded Poster

Stranded Feature Film1935Mike Gibbons

The Great Hotel Murder Poster

The Great Hotel Murder Feature Film1935Feets Moore

The Whole Town's Talking Poster

The Whole Town's Talking Feature Film1935Henchman Harry

Bombay Mail Poster

Bombay Mail Feature Film1934Giovanni Martini

Embarrassing Moments Poster

Embarrassing Moments Feature Film1934Slug

Fifteen Wives Poster

Fifteen Wives Feature Film1934Jason Getty

Green Eyes Poster

Green Eyes Feature Film1934Inspector Crofton

I Am a Thief Poster

I Am a Thief Feature Film1934Antonio Porricci

I'll Fix It Poster

I'll Fix It Feature Film1934Fletcher

Most Precious Thing in Life Poster

Most Precious Thing in Life Feature Film1934Carter

The Big Shakedown Poster

The Big Shakedown Feature Film1934Higgins

The Captain Hates the Sea Poster

The Captain Hates the Sea Feature Film1934Mr. Jeddock

The Cat's-Paw Poster

The Cat's-Paw Feature Film1934Man on Street

The Crosby Case Poster

The Crosby Case Feature Film1934Willie McGuire

The Defense Rests Poster

The Defense Rests Feature Film1934Michael Cooney

The Love Captive Poster

The Love Captive Feature Film1934Jules Glass

After Tonight Poster

After Tonight Feature Film1933Mitika--the Gypsy Contact

Lone Cowboy Poster

Lone Cowboy Feature Film1933Bill O'Neal

Central Park Poster

Central Park Feature Film1932Robert Smiley

Doctor X Poster

Doctor X Feature Film1932Dr. Haines

High Pressure Poster

High Pressure Feature Film1932Jimmy Moore

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Poster

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Feature Film1932Nordine

Miss Pinkerton Poster

Miss Pinkerton Feature Film1932Hugo

The Death Kiss Poster

The Death Kiss Feature Film1932Detective Lieut. Sheehan

The Match King Poster

The Match King Feature Film1932Foreman of Janitors

The Miracle Man Poster

The Miracle Man Feature Film1932The Frog

The Mouthpiece Poster

The Mouthpiece Feature Film1932Mr. Barton

The Rich Are Always with Us Poster

The Rich Are Always with Us Feature Film1932Clark Davis

The Woman from Monte Carlo Poster

The Woman from Monte Carlo Feature Film1932Cmdr. Brambourg

Quick Millions Poster

Quick Millions Feature Film1931Kenneth Stone

Safe in Hell Poster

Safe in Hell Feature Film1931Egan

Silence Feature Film1931Harry Silvers

All Quiet on the Western Front Poster

All Quiet on the Western Front Feature Film1930Himmelstoss

Czar of Broadway Poster

Czar of Broadway Feature Film1930Morton Bradstreet

New York Nights Poster

New York Nights Feature Film1929Joe Prividi

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Quick Millions Poster

Quick Millions Feature Film1931

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