John Wray
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Feb 12 1887• Died Apr 05 1940
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Biography
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 Mir…
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John Wray's Credits
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Gone with the Wind
Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Himmelstoss
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Farmer
Golden Boy
Chocolate Drop's Manager
Each Dawn I Die
Pete Kassock
Remember the Night
Hank
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Nordine (uncredited)
Boys Town
Weasel (uncredited)
Safe in Hell
Eagan
Doctor X
Dr. Haines
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Stanley
Bad Boy
Fred Larkin
The Death Kiss
Detective Lieut. Sheehan
Lone Cowboy
Bill O'Neal
Outcast
Hank Simmerson
Quick Millions
Kenneth Stone
Frisco Kid
The Weasel
The Devil Is a Sissy
Priest
After Tonight
Mitika, the Gypsy Contact
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
Mr. Barton
Green Eyes
Inspector Crofton
The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
Miss Pinkerton
Hugo
You Only Live Once
Warden Wheeler
Spawn of the North
Dr. Sparks
I Am a Thief
Antonio Poricci
Professor Beware
Head Lawyer
The Man from Dakota
Mr. Carpenter
Central Park
Robert Smiley
The Match King
Foreman of Janitors
Gangs of New York
Maddock
The Rich Are Always with Us
Clark Davis
The President's Mystery
Shane
Poor Little Rich Girl
Flagin
I'll Fix It
Fletcher
Pacific Liner
Metcalfe
Fifteen Wives
Jason Getty
Stranded
Mike Gibbons
Silence
Harry Silvers
Bombay Mail
Giovanni Martini
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Cmdr. Brambourg
The Black Doll
Walling
A Man to Remember
Tom Johnson
High Pressure
Jimmy Moore
Blackmail
Convict Diggs
The Women Men Marry
Brother Nameless
Sworn Enemy
Lang, a Gangster
The Big Shakedown
Higgins
Tenth Avenue Kid
Joe Turner
The Miracle Man
The Frog
The Defense Rests
Michael Cooney
Embarrassing Moments
Slug
Almost a Gentleman
'Crack' Williams
Know Your Money
Bowers the Printer
Risky Business
Silas
On Such a Night
Guard Rumann
The Captain Hates the Sea
Mr. Jeddock
Winter Carnival
Poultry Truck Driver
Most Precious Thing in Life
Carter
The Great Hotel Murder
Feets Moore
Men Without Names
Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
We Who Are About to Die
Jerry Daley
Atlantic Adventure
Mitts Coster
Circus Girl
Roebling
A Man Betrayed
Sparks
New York Nights
Joe Prividi
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
The Crosby Case
Willie McGuire
Ladies Love Danger
Smuggled Cargo
Chris Hays
Swiss Family Robinson
Ramsey
Crime Takes a Holiday
Howell
Making the Headlines
Herbert Sandford
A Son Comes Home
Gas Station Owner
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
George Darnley
The Devil Is Driving
Joe Peters
What Price Safety!
J. Z. Wray
The Czar of Broadway
Morton Bradstreet