John Wray
Born
February 12, 1887
Died
April 5, 1940 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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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Known For
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
1940
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1940
The Man from Dakota
Mr. Carpenter
1940
Swiss Family Robinson
Ramsey
1940
Know Your Money
Bowers the Printer
1940
Remember the Night
Hank
1940
Gone with the Wind
Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Stanley
1939
The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
1939
Blackmail
Convict Diggs
1939
Golden Boy
Chocolate Drop's Manager
1939
Smuggled Cargo
Chris Hays
1939
Each Dawn I Die
Pete Kassock
1939
Winter Carnival
Poultry Truck Driver
1939
Almost a Gentleman
'Crack' Williams
1939
Risky Business
Silas
1939
Pacific Liner
Metcalfe
1939
A Man to Remember
Tom Johnson
1938
Crime Takes a Holiday
Howell
1938
Boys Town
Weasel (uncredited)
1938
Spawn of the North
Dr. Sparks
1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
Joe Turner
1938
Professor Beware
Head Lawyer
1938
Gangs of New York
Maddock
1938
Making the Headlines
Herbert Sandford
1938
What Price Safety!
J. Z. Wray
1938
The Black Doll
Walling
1938
The Women Men Marry
Brother Nameless
1937
On Such a Night
Guard Rumann
1937
The Devil Is Driving
Joe Peters
1937
Circus Girl
Roebling
1937
Outcast
Hank Simmerson
1937
You Only Live Once
Warden Wheeler
1937
We Who Are About to Die
Jerry Daley
1937
A Man Betrayed
Sparks
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
George Darnley
1936
The President's Mystery
Shane
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
Priest
1936
Sworn Enemy
Lang, a Gangster
1936
A Son Comes Home
Gas Station Owner
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl
Flagin
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Farmer
1936
Frisco Kid
The Weasel
1935
Bad Boy
Fred Larkin
1935
Atlantic Adventure
Mitts Coster
1935
Men Without Names
Sam Hammond
1935
Stranded
Mike Gibbons
1935
Ladies Love Danger
1935
The Great Hotel Murder
Feets Moore
1935
I Am a Thief
Antonio Poricci
1934
I'll Fix It
Fletcher
1934
The Captain Hates the Sea
Mr. Jeddock
1934
Embarrassing Moments
Slug
1934
The Defense Rests
Michael Cooney
1934
Fifteen Wives
Jason Getty
1934
Green Eyes
Inspector Crofton
1934
Most Precious Thing in Life
Carter
1934
The Crosby Case
Willie McGuire
1934
The Big Shakedown
Higgins
1934
Bombay Mail
Giovanni Martini
1934
Lone Cowboy
Bill O'Neal
1933
After Tonight
Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
1933
The Match King
Foreman of Janitors
1932
Central Park
Robert Smiley
1932
The Death Kiss
Detective Lieut. Sheehan
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Nordine (uncredited)
1932
Doctor X
Dr. Haines
1932
Miss Pinkerton
Hugo
1932
The Rich Are Always with Us
Clark Davis
1932
The Miracle Man
The Frog
1932
The Mouthpiece
Mr. Barton
1932
High Pressure
Jimmy Moore
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Cmdr. Brambourg
1932
Safe in Hell
Eagan
1931
Silence
Harry Silvers
1931
Quick Millions
Kenneth Stone
1931
The Czar of Broadway
Morton Bradstreet
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Himmelstoss
1930
New York Nights
Joe Prividi
1929