John Wray
Acting
Born 1887-02-12
Died 1940-04-05
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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Acting
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Gone with the Wind
All Quiet on the Western Front
You Only Live Once
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Remember the Night
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Doctor X
Safe in Hell
Each Dawn I Die
Boys Town
Bombay Mail
Golden Boy
Miss Pinkerton
Men Without Names
We Who Are About to Die
Outcast
Blackmail
Frisco Kid
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Defense Rests
Spawn of the North
The Black Doll
High Pressure
The Death Kiss
Swiss Family Robinson
The Match King
The Miracle Man
The Cat and the Canary
I'll Fix It
Central Park
Bad Boy
The Rich Are Always with Us
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Poor Little Rich Girl
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Know Your Money
Embarrassing Moments
Most Precious Thing in Life
Circus Girl
Stranded
What Price Safety!
The Woman from Monte Carlo
I Am a Thief
The President's Mystery
Green Eyes
Pacific Liner
Risky Business
Sworn Enemy
The Women Men Marry
Gangs of New York
The Mouthpiece
Quick Millions
Smuggled Cargo
After Tonight
Winter Carnival
Professor Beware
Atlantic Adventure
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