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