Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born February 12, 1887
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
MovieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
MovieOutside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
MovieThe Man from Dakota
1940
as Mr. Carpenter
MovieSwiss Family Robinson
1940
as Ramsey
MovieKnow Your Money
1940
as Bowers the Printer
MovieRemember the Night
1940
as Hank
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Stanley
MovieThe Cat and the Canary
1939
as Hendricks
MovieBlackmail
1939
as Convict Diggs
MovieGolden Boy
1939
as Chocolate Drop's Manager
MovieSmuggled Cargo
1939
as Chris Hays
MovieEach Dawn I Die
1939
as Pete Kassock
MovieWinter Carnival
1939
as Poultry Truck Driver
MovieAlmost a Gentleman
1939
as 'Crack' Williams
MovieRisky Business
1939
as Silas
MoviePacific Liner
1939
as Metcalfe
MovieA Man to Remember
1938
as Tom Johnson
MovieCrime Takes a Holiday
1938
as Howell
MovieBoys Town
1938
as Weasel (uncredited)
MovieSpawn of the North
1938
as Dr. Sparks
MovieTenth Avenue Kid
1938
as Joe Turner
MovieProfessor Beware
1938
as Head Lawyer
MovieGangs of New York
1938
as Maddock
MovieMaking the Headlines
1938
as Herbert Sandford
MovieWhat Price Safety!
1938
as J. Z. Wray
MovieThe Black Doll
1938
as Walling
MovieThe Women Men Marry
1937
as Brother Nameless
MovieOn Such a Night
1937
as Guard Rumann
MovieThe Devil Is Driving
1937
as Joe Peters
MovieCircus Girl
1937
as Roebling
MovieOutcast
1937
as Hank Simmerson
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as Warden Wheeler
MovieWe Who Are About to Die
1937
as Jerry Daley
MovieA Man Betrayed
1936
as Sparks
MovieValiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as George Darnley
MovieThe President's Mystery
1936
as Shane
MovieThe Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Priest
MovieSworn Enemy
1936
as Lang, a Gangster
MovieA Son Comes Home
1936
as Gas Station Owner
MoviePoor Little Rich Girl
1936
as Flagin
MovieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Farmer
MovieFrisco Kid
1935
as The Weasel
MovieBad Boy
1935
as Fred Larkin
MovieAtlantic Adventure
1935
as Mitts Coster
MovieMen Without Names
1935
as Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
MovieStranded
1935
as Mike Gibbons
MovieLadies Love Danger
1935
MovieThe Great Hotel Murder
1935
as Feets Moore
MovieI Am a Thief
1934
as Antonio Poricci
MovieI'll Fix It
1934
as Fletcher
MovieThe Captain Hates the Sea
1934
as Mr. Jeddock
MovieEmbarrassing Moments
1934
as Slug
MovieThe Defense Rests
1934
as Michael Cooney
MovieFifteen Wives
1934
as Jason Getty
MovieGreen Eyes
1934
as Inspector Crofton
MovieMost Precious Thing in Life
1934
as Carter
MovieThe Crosby Case
1934
as Willie McGuire
MovieThe Big Shakedown
1934
as Higgins
MovieBombay Mail
1934
as Giovanni Martini
MovieLone Cowboy
1933
as Bill O'Neal
MovieAfter Tonight
1933
as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
MovieThe Match King
1932
as Foreman of Janitors
MovieCentral Park
1932
as Robert Smiley
MovieThe Death Kiss
1932
as Detective Lieut. Sheehan
MovieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Nordine (uncredited)
MovieDoctor X
1932
as Dr. Haines
MovieMiss Pinkerton
1932
as Hugo
MovieThe Rich Are Always with Us
1932
as Clark Davis
MovieThe Miracle Man
1932
as The Frog
MovieThe Mouthpiece
1932
as Mr. Barton
MovieHigh Pressure
1932
as Jimmy Moore
MovieThe Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Cmdr. Brambourg
MovieSafe in Hell
1931
as Eagan
MovieSilence
1931
as Harry Silvers
MovieQuick Millions
1931
as Kenneth Stone
MovieThe Czar of Broadway
1930
as Morton Bradstreet
MovieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Himmelstoss
MovieNew York Nights
1929
as Joe Prividi
