John Wray
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John Wray is, by now, a veteran American actor with a body of work built one job at a time. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is where the largest audience met him. There is 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' as well. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Drama has been the most frequent territory. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project.
John Wray
78 Movies
John Wray is, by now, a veteran American actor with a body of work built one job at a time. 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is where the largest audience met him. There is 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' as well. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. Drama has been the most frequent territory. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project.
Movies
Plays Himmelstoss
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Plays Farmer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Plays Warden Wheeler
You Only Live Once
1937
Plays Hendricks
The Cat and the Canary
1939
Plays Pete Kassock
Each Dawn I Die
1939
Plays Dr. Haines
Doctor X
1932
Plays Chocolate Drop's Manager
Golden Boy
1939
Plays Stanley
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Plays Robert Smiley
Central Park
1932
Plays Flagin
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936
Plays Walling
The Black Doll
1938
Plays George Darnley
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
Plays Ramsey
Swiss Family Robinson
1940
Plays Detective Lieut. Sheehan
The Death Kiss
1932
Plays Eagan
Safe in Hell
1931
Plays Hank
Remember the Night
1940
Plays Dr. Sparks
Spawn of the North
1938
Plays Cmdr. Brambourg
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
Plays The Weasel
Frisco Kid
1935
Plays Priest
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
Plays Convict Diggs
Blackmail
1939
Plays Lang, a Gangster
Sworn Enemy
1936
Plays Tom Johnson
A Man to Remember
1938
Plays Hugo
Miss Pinkerton
1932
Plays Clark Davis
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932
Plays Fred Larkin
Bad Boy
1935
Plays Antonio Poricci
I Am a Thief
1934
Plays Bill O'Neal
Lone Cowboy
1933
Plays Shane
The President's Mystery
1936
Plays Jerry Daley
We Who Are About to Die
1937
Plays Head Lawyer
Professor Beware
1938
Plays Michael Cooney
The Defense Rests
1934
Plays Mr. Jeddock
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934
Plays Jimmy Moore
High Pressure
1932
Plays Maddock
Gangs of New York
1938
Plays Poultry Truck Driver
Winter Carnival
1939
Plays Bowers the Printer
Know Your Money
1940
Plays Higgins
The Big Shakedown
1934
Plays Kenneth Stone
Quick Millions
1931
Plays Willie McGuire
The Crosby Case
1934
Plays Mitts Coster
Atlantic Adventure
1935
Plays Feets Moore
The Great Hotel Murder
1935
Plays Mike Gibbons
Stranded
1935
Plays Mr. Carpenter
The Man from Dakota
1940
Plays Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond
Men Without Names
1935
Plays Carter
Most Precious Thing in Life
1934
Plays Mr. Barton
The Mouthpiece
1932
Plays Sparks
A Man Betrayed
1936
Plays The Frog
The Miracle Man
1932
Plays Harry Silvers
Silence
1931
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Swiss Family Robinson
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The Doctor Takes a Wife
Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)
1940
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Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Ship's Captain (uncredited)
1940
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The Man from Dakota
Mr. Carpenter
1940
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Swiss Family Robinson
Ramsey
1940
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Know Your Money
Bowers the Printer
1940
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Remember the Night
Hank
1940
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Gone with the Wind
Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
1939
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The Amazing Mr. Williams
Stanley
1939
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The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
1939
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Wray still alive?
John Wray passed away on April 5, 1940 at age 53.
What are the most famous roles of John Wray?
John Wray is best known for roles in Gone with the Wind, All Quiet on the Western Front, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
How many movies has John Wray been in?
Over a 11-year career (since 1929), John Wray has appeared in 78 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was John Wray's first movie?
The career of John Wray began with New York Nights (1929).
What is John Wray's most recent movie or series?
John Wray's most recent release is The Doctor Takes a Wife, which premiered on April 25, 1940.
John Wray
1887-02-12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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).John Wray(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia