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James Griffith

Born
February 13, 1916
Died
September 17, 1993
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.
Known For
Spartacus
(1960)
Otho (uncredited)
The Killing
(1956)
Mr. Grimes
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
The Night of the Hunter
(1955)
District Attorney
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
North to Alaska
(1960)
Salvation Army Leader
Apache Drums
(1951)
Lt. Glidden
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
(1957)
Kipper
The Breaking Point
(1950)
Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
Holiday Affair
(1949)
Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Raintree County
(1957)
Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
Tribute to a Bad Man
(1956)
Barjak
Every Girl Should Be Married
(1948)
Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
The Amazing Transparent Man
(1960)
Major Paul Krenner
Masterson of Kansas
(1954)
Doc Holliday
Heaven with a Gun
(1969)
Abraham Murdock
Full Filmography
Acting
Every Girl Should Be Married
(1948)
Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
Blonde Ice
(1948)
Al Herrick
Daughter of the West
(1949)
Jed Morgan (as James J. Griffith)
Alaska Patrol
(1949)
Operative Dale
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
(1949)
Joe, a Reporter
Holiday Affair
(1949)
Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Search for Danger
(1949)
Lt. Cooper
Double Deal
(1950)
Walter Karnes
The Cariboo Trail
(1950)
Higgins
The Breaking Point
(1950)
Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
Indian Territory
(1950)
Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday
Bright Leaf
(1950)
Ellery (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
(1950)
Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Apache Drums
(1951)
Lt. Glidden
Chain of Circumstance
(1951)
Sid
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
(1951)
The Lady Pays Off
(1951)
Ronald
Rhubarb
(1951)
Ogelthorpe Meadows
Payment on Demand
(1951)
Arthur
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
(1951)
Slim Harris
The Blue Veil
(1951)
Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
Red Skies of Montana
(1952)
Boise Peterson
Eight Iron Men
(1952)
Pvt. Ferguson
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
(1952)
Ollie
Kansas Pacific
(1953)
Joe Farley
I Beheld His Glory
(1953)
Caiaphas
No Escape
(1953)
Peter Hayden
The Shanghai Story
(1954)
Carl Hoyt
Rails Into Laramie
(1954)
Orrie Sommers
Masterson of Kansas
(1954)
Doc Holliday
The Black Dakotas
(1954)
Warren
Dragnet
(1954)
Jesse Quinn
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
(1954)
Bob Dalton
Drum Beat
(1954)
Manhunt in Space
(1954)
Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller
The Boy from Oklahoma
(1954)
Joe Downey
Day of Triumph
(1954)
Judas Iscariot
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
(1954)
Pat Garrett
I Cover the Underworld
(1955)
Smiley Di Angelo
The Night of the Hunter
(1955)
District Attorney
Apache Ambush
(1955)
Abraham Lincoln
Count Three and Pray
(1955)
Swallow
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Alexander
Tribute to a Bad Man
(1956)
Barjak
The Killing
(1956)
Mr. Grimes
Rebel in Town
(1956)
Marshal Adam Russell
The First Texan
(1956)
Davy Crockett
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
(1957)
Kipper
The Vampire
(1957)
Henry Winston
Raintree County
(1957)
Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
Omar Khayyam
(1957)
Buzorg
Domino Kid
(1957)
Man from God's Country
(1958)
Mark Faber
Seven Guns to Mesa
(1958)
Papa Clellan
Return to Warbow
(1958)
Frank Hollister
Bullwhip
(1958)
'Slow' Karp
Frontier Gun
(1958)
Cash Skelton
The Big Fisherman
(1959)
Beggar
Spartacus
(1960)
Otho (uncredited)
The Amazing Transparent Man
(1960)
Major Paul Krenner
North to Alaska
(1960)
Salvation Army Leader
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
(1961)
Detective Tom
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
The Storm
(1962)
Ed Brandies
Advance to the Rear
(1964)
Hugo Zattig
Lorna
(1964)
The Man of God
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Mr. Stribling
Heaven with a Gun
(1969)
Abraham Murdock
Seven in Darkness
(1969)
Harlan Cabot
Like It Is
(1970)
Father
Dial Hot Line
(1970)
Sam
Seven Alone
(1974)
Billy Shaw
Hitchhike!
(1974)
Sheriff Bentley
The Gift
(1977)
Tav
Flood!
(1977)
Charlie Davis
Speedtrap
(1977)
Wino
Desperate Women
(1978)
Jonas Scurlock
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(1980)
Squire Van Tassel
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1981)
Uncle Silas
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)
Sound
Writing
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