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John Wray
Actor, Additional Credits
Died April 5, 1940 (53 years)
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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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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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Filmography
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Joe - Farmer |
| 1940 | The Man from Dakota · as Mr. Carpenter |
| 1940 | Swiss Family Robinson · as Ramsey |
| 1939 | Remember the Night · as Hank |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams · as Stanley |
| 1939 | The Cat and the Canary · as Hendricks |
| 1939 | Blackmail · as Convict Diggs |
| 1939 | Golden Boy · as Chocolate Drop's Manager |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die · as Pete Kassock |
| 1939 | Winter Carnival · as Poultry Truck Driver |
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman · as 'crack' Williams |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner · as Metcalfe |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember · as Tom Johnson |
| 1938 | Boys Town · as Weasel (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Spawn of the North · as Dr. Sparks |
| 1938 | Professor Beware · as Head Lawyer |
| 1938 | Reformatory · as Guard |
| 1938 | Gangs of New York · as Maddock |
| 1938 | The Black Doll · as Walling |
| 1937 | The Women Men Marry · as Brother Nameless |
| 1937 | Circus Girl · as Roebling |
| 1937 | Outcast · as Hank Simmerson |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once · as Warden Wheeler |
| 1936 | We Who Are About to Die · as Jerry Daley |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed · as Sparks |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie · as George Darnley |
| 1936 | The President's Mystery · as Shane |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy · as Priest |
| 1936 | Sworn Enemy · as Lang, A Gangster |
| 1936 | Poor Little Rich Girl · as Flagin |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Farmer |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as The Weasel |
| 1935 | Bad Boy · as Fred Larkin |
| 1935 | Atlantic Adventure · as Mitts Coster |
| 1935 | Stranded · as Mike Gibbons |
| 1935 | Men Without Names · as Sam Hammond |
| 1935 | The Great Hotel Murder · as Feets Moore |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Henchman Harry |
| 1934 | I Am a Thief · as Antonio Poricci |
| 1934 | The Captain Hates the Sea · as Mr. Jeddock |
| 1934 | The Cat's-Paw · as Man On Street |
| 1934 | The Defense Rests · as Michael Cooney |
| 1934 | Green Eyes · as Inspector Crofton |
| 1934 | Most Precious Thing in Life · as Carter |
| 1934 | The Crosby Case · as Willie Mcguire |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown · as Higgins |
| 1934 | Bombay Mail · as Giovanni Martini |
| 1933 | After Tonight · as Mitika, The Gypsy Contact |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss · as Detective Lieut. Sheehan |
| 1932 | The Match King · as Foreman Of Janitors |
| 1932 | Central Park · as Robert Smiley |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · as Nordine (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Doctor X · as Dr. Haines |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton · as Hugo |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us · as Clark Davis |
| 1932 | The Mouthpiece · as Mr. Barton |
| 1932 | The Miracle Man · as The Frog |
| 1932 | High Pressure · as Jimmy Moore |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo · as Cmdr. Brambourg |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell · as Eagan |
| 1931 | Silence · as Harry Silvers |
| 1931 | Quick Millions · as Kenneth Stone |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front · as Himmelstoss |
| 1929 | New York Nights · as Joe Prividi |