James Griffith
American actor, musician, screenwriter (1916-1993) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 77
James Jeffrey Griffith was an American character actor, musician and screenwriter.
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1993Died17 September 19931980
The Legend of Sleepy HollowFilm, Squire Van Tassel1979
Hart to HartSeries1974
Little House on the PrairieSeries, Dandy Davis
Seven AloneFilm, 1974Billy Shaw1972
Emergency!Series1971
CatlowFilm, Writer1968
Day of the Evil GunFilm, Storekeeper1966
A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm, Mr. Stribling1965
The Big ValleySeries, Clyde1963
The FugitiveSeries, Dispatcher1962
How the West Was WonFilm, Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Sims
Pocketful of MiraclesFilm, 1961Detective Briscoe (uncredited)1959
BonanzaSeries, Sam Pearson1958
Return to WarbowFilm, Frank Hollister1957
Raintree CountyFilm, Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Taggert1955
CheyenneSeries, Gorrell
Apache AmbushFilm, 1955Abraham Lincoln1954
DragnetFilm, Jesse Quinn1951
DragnetSeries
Apache DrumsFilm, 1951Lt. Glidden1950
Bright LeafFilm, Ellery (uncredited)1948
Blonde IceFilm, Al Herrick1916Born13 February 1916
The Legend of Sleepy HollowFilm, Squire Van Tassel1979Hart to HartSeries1974Little House on the PrairieSeries, Dandy DavisSeven AloneFilm, 1974Billy Shaw1972Emergency!Series1971CatlowFilm, Writer1968Day of the Evil GunFilm, Storekeeper1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyFilm, Mr. Stribling1965The Big ValleySeries, Clyde1963The FugitiveSeries, Dispatcher1962How the West Was WonFilm, Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)1961Dr. KildareSeries, SimsPocketful of MiraclesFilm, 1961Detective Briscoe (uncredited)1959BonanzaSeries, Sam Pearson1958Return to WarbowFilm, Frank Hollister1957Raintree CountyFilm, Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Taggert1955CheyenneSeries, GorrellApache AmbushFilm, 1955Abraham Lincoln1954DragnetFilm, Jesse Quinn1951DragnetSeriesApache DrumsFilm, 1951Lt. Glidden1950Bright LeafFilm, Ellery (uncredited)1948Blonde IceFilm, Al Herrick1916Born13 February 1916People around James
Close ties
Michael Curtiz Directed The Breaking Point and Bright Leaf
Edward Dmytryk Directed Raintree County and Eight Iron Men
Ray Nazarro Directed Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
Stanley Kubrick Directed Spartacus and The Killing
Charles Laughton Directed The Night of the Hunter (1956)
Henry Hathaway Directed How the West Was Won (1962)
William Castle Directed The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
Curtis Bernhardt Directed The Blue Veil and Payment on Demand
Earl Bellamy Directed Speedtrap (1981)
Jerry Wald Produced The Blue Veil and The Breaking Point
Harmon Jones Directed As Young as You Feel and Bullwhip
Tom Fadden Also in Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
John Wayne Directed North to Alaska (1960)
Glenn Ford Also in Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Audie Murphy Produced The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
Agnes Moorehead Also in How the West Was Won and Raintree County
Russ Meyer Directed Lorna (1964)- Victor Young Wrote Bright Leaf and Son of Sinbad
Virginia Gregg Also in Dragnet (1954)
Edwin L. Marin Directed Fighting Man of the Plains (1950)
Peter Brocco Also in Spartacus and The Breaking Point
Robert J. Wilke Also in Spartacus and Son of Sinbad
Harry Shannon Also in As Young as You Feel and Kansas Pacific
Carleton Young Also in Spartacus and How the West Was Won
Known for
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The Night of the Hunter 1955
The Killing 1956
Spartacus 1960
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966
Filmography 40
181 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1993 · aged 77
