James Griffith

Profile

James Griffith

Acting
Born 1916-02-13 · Died 1993-09-17
1
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.

Filmography

175 credits across movies and TV

The Killing
Movie

The Killing

1956 · Mr. Grimes

Lorna
Movie

Lorna

1964 · The Man of God

The Amazing Transparent Man
Movie

The Amazing Transparent Man

1960 · Major Paul Krenner

Blonde Ice
Movie

Blonde Ice

1948 · Al Herrick

Rhubarb
Movie

Rhubarb

1951 · Ogelthorpe Meadows

Double Deal
Movie

Double Deal

1950 · Walter Karnes

Dragnet
Movie

Dragnet

1954 · Jesse Quinn

Heaven with a Gun
Movie

Heaven with a Gun

1969 · Abraham Murdock

Pocketful of Miracles
Movie

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 · Detective Briscoe (uncredited)

Search for Danger
Movie

Search for Danger

1949 · Lt. Cooper

No Escape
Movie

No Escape

1953 · Peter Hayden

Count Three and Pray
Movie

Count Three and Pray

1955 · Swallow

Los Angeles Plays Itself
Movie

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 · Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

Tribute to a Bad Man
Movie

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956 · Barjak

Apache Drums
Movie

Apache Drums

1951 · Lt. Glidden

Bullwhip
Movie

Bullwhip

1958 · 'Slow' Karp

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
Movie

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

1951 · Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1981 · Uncle Silas

Red Skies of Montana
Movie

Red Skies of Montana

1952 · Boise Peterson

A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Movie

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966 · Mr. Stribling

The Petty Girl
Movie

The Petty Girl

1950 · Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

The Black Dakotas
Movie

The Black Dakotas

1954 · Warren

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Movie

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

1952 · Ollie

Return to Warbow
Movie

Return to Warbow

1958 · Frank Hollister

Masterson of Kansas
Movie

Masterson of Kansas

1954 · Doc Holliday

The Cariboo Trail
Movie

The Cariboo Trail

1950 · Higgins

Rails Into Laramie
Movie

Rails Into Laramie

1954 · Orrie Sommers

The Law vs. Billy the Kid
Movie

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

1954 · Pat Garrett

The Shanghai Story
Movie

The Shanghai Story

1954 · Carl Hoyt

Apache Ambush
Movie

Apache Ambush

1955 · Abraham Lincoln

Holiday Affair
Movie

Holiday Affair

1949 · Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Movie

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951 · Slim Harris

Omar Khayyam
Movie

Omar Khayyam

1957 · Buzorg

Seven in Darkness
Movie

Seven in Darkness

1969 · Harlan Cabot

Manhunt in Space
Movie

Manhunt in Space

1954 · Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller

Alaska Patrol
Movie

Alaska Patrol

1949 · Operative Dale

Advance to the Rear
Movie

Advance to the Rear

1964 · Hugo Zattig

Eight Iron Men
Movie

Eight Iron Men

1952 · Pvt. Ferguson

The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954 · Joe Downey

Drum Beat
Movie

Drum Beat

1954 · Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)

Kansas Pacific
Movie

Kansas Pacific

1953 · Joe Farley

Raintree County
Movie

Raintree County

1957 · Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

I Cover the Underworld
Movie

I Cover the Underworld

1955 · Smiley Di Angelo

Domino Kid
Movie

Domino Kid

1957

Speedtrap
Movie

Speedtrap

1977 · Wino

The Gift
Movie

The Gift

1977 · Tav

Spartacus
Movie

Spartacus

1960 · Otho (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married
Movie

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948 · Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Movie

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957 · Kipper

Day of Triumph
Movie

Day of Triumph

1954 · Judas Iscariot

Special Agent
Movie

Special Agent

1949 · Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)

Man from God's Country
Movie

Man from God's Country

1958 · Mark Faber

Seven Guns to Mesa
Movie

Seven Guns to Mesa

1958 · Papa Clellan

Jesse James vs. the Daltons
Movie

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

1954 · Bob Dalton

The Vampire
Movie

The Vampire

1957 · Henry Winston

Seven Alone
Movie

Seven Alone

1974 · Billy Shaw

Daughter of the West
Movie

Daughter of the West

1949 · Jed Morgan

The Lady Pays Off
Movie

The Lady Pays Off

1951 · Ronald

Indian Territory
Movie

Indian Territory

1950 · Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Movie

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1980 · Squire Van Tassel

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
Movie

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

1961 · Detective Tom

The First Texan
Movie

The First Texan

1956 · Davy Crockett

Frontier Gun
Movie

Frontier Gun

1958 · Cash Skelton

North to Alaska
Movie

North to Alaska

1960 · Salvation Army Leader

How the West Was Won
Movie

How the West Was Won

1962 · Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Payment on Demand
Movie

Payment on Demand

1951 · Arthur

The Big Fisherman
Movie

The Big Fisherman

1959 · Beggar

The Night of the Hunter
Movie

The Night of the Hunter

1955 · District Attorney

Hitchhike!
Movie

Hitchhike!

1974 · Sheriff Bentley

Like It Is
Movie

Like It Is

1970 · Father

The Breaking Point
Movie

The Breaking Point

1950 · Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)

Bright Leaf
Movie

Bright Leaf

1950 · Ellery (uncredited)

Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Movie

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949 · Joe, a Reporter

The Blue Veil
Movie

The Blue Veil

1951 · Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)

Desperate Women
Movie

Desperate Women

1978 · Jonas Scurlock

The Storm
Movie

The Storm

1962 · Ed Brandies

At Gunpoint
Movie

At Gunpoint

1955 · Alexander

Rebel in Town
Movie

Rebel in Town

1956 · Marshal Adam Russell

Dial Hot Line
Movie

Dial Hot Line

1970 · Sam

Flood!
Movie

Flood!

1977 · Charlie Davis

Chain of Circumstance
Movie

Chain of Circumstance

1951 · Sid

I Beheld His Glory
Movie

I Beheld His Glory

1953 · Caiaphas

Winchester '73
Movie

Winchester '73

1967 · Minister Riding on Horse

Ride Clear of Diablo
Movie

Ride Clear of Diablo

1954 · Henry

Babe
Movie

Babe

1977 · Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)

Day of the Evil Gun
Movie

Day of the Evil Gun

1968 · Storekeeper

The Great Adventure
TV

The Great Adventure

1963 · Harry Young

Cheyenne
TV

Cheyenne

1955

B. J. and the Bear
TV

B. J. and the Bear

1979

Trackdown
TV

Trackdown

1957

Kung Fu
TV

Kung Fu

1972 · Joe Purdy

F Troop
TV

F Troop

1965

Little House on the Prairie
TV

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Dandy Davis

Batman
TV

Batman

1966 · Trusty

The Streets of San Francisco
TV

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

The Mod Squad
TV

The Mod Squad

1968

Kojak
TV

Kojak

1973 · Mr. Swift

Medical Center
TV

Medical Center

1969

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955 · Joe Kite

Dragnet
TV

Dragnet

1951

Hart to Hart
TV

Hart to Hart

1979

Perry Mason
TV

Perry Mason

1957 · Arthur Dorian

Emergency!
TV

Emergency!

1972

Lassie
TV

Lassie

1954

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974 · Schwartz

The Tall Man
TV

The Tall Man

1960

Laredo
TV

Laredo

1965

The Monroes
TV

The Monroes

1966

The Monkees
TV

The Monkees

1966 · Marshall

Outlaws
TV

Outlaws

1960

The Lawless Years
TV

The Lawless Years

1959

Rawhide
TV

Rawhide

1959 · Tyree

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

Daniel Boone
TV

Daniel Boone

1964 · Feathers

The Fugitive
TV

The Fugitive

1963 · Dispatcher

Police Story
TV

Police Story

1973

The Rogues
TV

The Rogues

1964 · Bert

The Millionaire
TV

The Millionaire

1955 · Allan Reese

Lancer
TV

Lancer

1968

Thriller
TV

Thriller

1960 · Ed Brandies

Lux Video Theatre
TV

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Henry Jackson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Raymond Andrews

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Big Valley
TV

The Big Valley

1965 · Clyde

M Squad
TV

M Squad

1957 · James Keniton

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Bronco
TV

Bronco

1958

Matinee Theater
TV

Matinee Theater

1955

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Lock-Up
TV

Lock-Up

1959

Ben Casey
TV

Ben Casey

1961

The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

Riverboat
TV

Riverboat

1959 · Cpl. Sam Giler

The Texan
TV

The Texan

1958

Wichita Town
TV

Wichita Town

1959

Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV

Buffalo Bill Jr.

1955

Cavalcade of America
TV

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Abraham Lincoln

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Taggert

Honey West
TV

Honey West

1965 · Conrad Wycherly

General Electric True
TV

General Electric True

1962

Dr. Kildare
TV

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Sims

City Detective
TV

City Detective

1953

The Walter Winchell File
TV

The Walter Winchell File

1957

Dangerous Assignment
TV

Dangerous Assignment

1952

Frontier
TV

Frontier

1955

Official Detective
TV

Official Detective

1957

Hopalong Cassidy
TV

Hopalong Cassidy

1952

The Fugitive
TV

The Fugitive

1963 · Seth

Run, Joe, Run
TV

Run, Joe, Run

1974

Maverick
TV

Maverick

1957 · John Wesley Hardin

Isis
TV

Isis

1975 · Dr. Blandford

Dr. Kildare
TV

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Harold Hutchinson

Rawhide
TV

Rawhide

1959 · White

Rawhide
TV

Rawhide

1959 · Gurney

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955 · Joth Monger

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955 · Tillman

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955 · Bettis

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955 · Harford

Gunsmoke
TV

Gunsmoke

1955 · Wade Lester

Perry Mason
TV

Perry Mason

1957 · Jake Stearns

Cavalcade of America
TV

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Clay Doggett

The Six Million Dollar Man
TV

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 · Will Long

U.S. Marshall
TV

U.S. Marshall

1956 · Deputy Tom Ferguson

Daniel Boone
TV

Daniel Boone

1964 · Coll

Perry Mason
TV

Perry Mason

1957 · Walter Hutchings

Thriller
TV

Thriller

1960 · Victor Harrod

Perry Mason
TV

Perry Mason

1957 · Jack Randall

The Deputy
TV

The Deputy

1959 · Ballard

Batman
TV

Batman

1966 · Manx

Fantasy Island
TV

Fantasy Island

1978 · Hezekiah Pugh

Grizzly Adams
TV

Grizzly Adams

1977 · Watts

Death Valley Days
TV

Death Valley Days

1952 · Aaron Winters

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 · Dr. Trebush

Cheyenne
TV

Cheyenne

1955 · Gorrell

Bonanza
TV

Bonanza

1959 · Sam Pearson