John Wray

Known for ActingBorn 1887-02-12Died 1940-04-05Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wray(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on WikipediaRead more

Movies & web series

Know Your Money

Crime Takes a Holiday

I'll Fix It

Embarrassing Moments

The Czar of Broadway

Almost a Gentleman

Smuggled Cargo

Making the Headlines

Outcast

Ladies Love Danger

Gone with the Wind

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

All Quiet on the Western Front

Silence

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Winter Carnival

Tenth Avenue Kid

Bad Boy

Bombay Mail

Remember the Night

What Price Safety!

Quick Millions

You Only Live Once

Frisco Kid

The Defense Rests

We Who Are About to Die

On Such a Night

The Devil Is a Sissy

The Cat and the Canary

Each Dawn I Die

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Boys Town

Blackmail

A Man to Remember

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

The Match King

Safe in Hell

Poor Little Rich Girl

Golden Boy

After Tonight

Risky Business

The Black Doll

Circus Girl

The Devil Is Driving

Professor Beware

The Captain Hates the Sea

Men Without Names

The Woman from Monte Carlo