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James Griffith

James Griffith

Acting1916Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.

Acting History

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)
1981
1980
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Squire Van Tassel
1979
1978
Fantasy Island
TVas Hezekiah Pugh• 1 eps
1977
The Gift
as Tav
Flood!
as Charlie Davis
Speedtrap
as Wino
Babe
as Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)
Grizzly Adams
TVas Watts• 1 eps
1976
Isis
TVas Dr. Blandford• 1 eps
1975
Kojak
TVas Mr. Swift• 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
TVas Will Long• 1 eps
1974
Seven Alone
as Billy Shaw
Hitchhike!
as Sheriff Bentley
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TVas Schwartz• 1 eps
1973
1972
Kung Fu
TVas Joe Purdy• 1 eps
1971
Catlow
Writer
1969
Seven in Darkness
as Harlan Cabot
Heaven with a Gun
as Abraham Murdock
1968
Day of the Evil Gun
as Storekeeper
Gunsmoke
TVas Wade Lester• 1 eps
Shalako
Screenplay
1967
Batman
TVas Trusty / Manx• 1 eps
The Monkees
TVas Marshall• 1 eps
1966
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Dr. Trebush• 1 eps
The Big Valley
TVas Clyde• 1 eps
Honey West
TVas Conrad Wycherly• 1 eps
1965
Perry Mason
TVas Jack Randall• 1 eps
Daniel Boone
TVas Coll• 3 eps
The Rogues
TVas Bert• 1 eps
Motorpsycho!
Original Story
1964
Lorna
as The Man of God
Advance to the Rear
as Hugo Zattig
The Great Adventure
TVas Harry Young• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Seth• 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Harold Hutchinson• 1 eps
Lorna
Screenplay
Lorna
Original Music Composer
1963
Rawhide
TVas Gurney• 1 eps
1962
How the West Was Won
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
The Storm
as Ed Brandies
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
Thriller
TVas Victor Harrod• 1 eps
1960
The Amazing Transparent Man
as Major Paul Krenner
North to Alaska
as Salvation Army Leader
Spartacus
as Otho (uncredited)
Riverboat
TVas Cpl. Sam Giler• 1 eps
1959
Maverick
TVas John Wesley Hardin• 1 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Allan Reese• 1 eps
The Deputy
TVas Ballard• 1 eps
1958
Seven Guns to Mesa
as Papa Clellan
Bullwhip
as 'Slow' Karp
Frontier Gun
as Cash Skelton
Return to Warbow
as Frank Hollister
M Squad
TVas James Keniton• 1 eps
1957
Raintree County
as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
The Vampire
as Henry Winston
Omar Khayyam
as Buzorg
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TVas Taggert• 1 eps
1956
Rebel in Town
as Marshal Adam Russell
The First Texan
as Davy Crockett
The Killing
as Mr. Grimes
1955
The Night of the Hunter
as District Attorney
At Gunpoint
as Alexander
Apache Ambush
as Abraham Lincoln
Cavalcade of America
TVas Clay Doggett• 1 eps
1954
The Shanghai Story
as Carl Hoyt
Day of Triumph
as Judas Iscariot
Manhunt in Space
as Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller
Drum Beat
as Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)
Dragnet
as Jesse Quinn
Masterson of Kansas
as Doc Holliday
Rails Into Laramie
as Orrie Sommers
1953
No Escape
as Peter Hayden
Kansas Pacific
as Joe Farley
1952
Red Skies of Montana
as Boise Peterson
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Ferguson
1951
Rhubarb
as Ogelthorpe Meadows
Apache Drums
as Lt. Glidden
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
as Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)
The Blue Veil
as Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
1950
Indian Territory
as Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday
The Breaking Point
as Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
Double Deal
as Walter Karnes
Bright Leaf
as Ellery (uncredited)
The Petty Girl
as Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Henry Jackson
1949
Search for Danger
as Lt. Cooper
Alaska Patrol
as Operative Dale
Holiday Affair
as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Joe, a Reporter
1948
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
Blonde Ice
as Al Herrick

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/13/1916
Day of Death
9/17/1993
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA