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John Wray
Actor
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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Filmography
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Joe - Farmer |
| 1940 | Swiss Family Robinson · as Ramsey |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Each Dawn I Die · as Pete Kassock |
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman · as 'Crack' Williams |
| 1938 | Boys Town · as Weasel (uncredited) |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once · as Warden Wheeler |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Farmer |
| 1936 | Poor Little Rich Girl · as Flagin |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy · as Priest |
| 1936 | The President's Mystery · as Shane |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed · as Sparks |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking · as Henchman Harry |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as The Weasel |
| 1934 | The Cat's-Paw · as Man on Street |
| 1934 | Green Eyes · as Inspector Crofton |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedown · as Higgins |
| 1933 | After Tonight · as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact |
| 1932 | Doctor X · as Dr. Haines |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · as Nordine (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss · as Detective Lieut. Sheehan |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo · as Cmdr. Brambourg |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us · as Clark Davis |
| 1932 | Miss Pinkerton · as Hugo |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell · as Eagan |
| 1931 | Silence · as Harry Silvers |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front · as Himmelstoss |