Person Details

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Aliases: Frederick David Griffiths

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Fred Griffiths was born on March 8, 1912 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England as Frederick David Griffiths. He was an actor, known for To Sir, with Love (1967), Steptoe and Son(1972) and The Cruel Sea (1953). He was married to Emily Sadler. He died on August 27, 1994 in London, England. He was a fireman based in Chelsea during the war and broke into acting by accident. He played a taxi driver in no less than 20 films and appeared in over 100 in total. He died a widower and left one son. Often played taxi drivers and was indeed a qualified London Taxi Driver, who kept his badge and worked as a taxi driver between filming jobs. He appeared in a wartime documentary film, and someone saw his character appeal and started a new career. Appeared in a television commercial on top of Saint Paul's Cathederal in 1973 with Chris Sullivan.

Most Famous Work

Dunkirk
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7

Dunkirk

(1958) Old Sweat
Billion Dollar Brain
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6

Billion Dollar Brain

(1967) Taxi Driver
The Cruel Sea
Average
7

The Cruel Sea

(1953) Gracey
It Always Rains on Sunday
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7
Ring of Spies
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7

Ring of Spies

(1964) News Vendor
Lost
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7

Lost

(1956) Gamble (Uncredited)
Pool of London
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7

Pool of London

(1951) Sailor on Barge
I Believe in You
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6

I Believe in You

(1952) Crump

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2000 Self (archive footage)
1978 Greengrocer
1974 Window Cleaner
1973 Delivery Man
Wilf
1972 Barman
N/A
1971 Bert King
1970 Taxi Driver
1968 Foreman
1967 Taxi Driver
1965 Dustman
1964 News Vendor
1963 Landlord (uncredited)
1961 Taxi Driver
1960 Taxi Driver
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Mr Jennings
1st Porter
Dealer
1959 Charlie
a Billingsgate porter
Street Orator
Ambulanceman
1958 Mr. Hodges
Customer
Old Sweat
1957 Bus Driver
Fred
1956 Taxi Driver
N/A
Gamble (Uncredited)
1955 Junk Man (uncredited)
Gymnasium Attendant
Seaman (uncredited)
1954 Taxi Driver
Milche
1953 Removal Man
Barman on Ferry
Cabbie
Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited)
Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
Taxi Driver
Gracey
1952 Crump
1951 Sailor on Barge
1950 The Spiv
1949 Military Policeman #2
Spiv
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1947 Sam
1943 N/A
Base Sergeant (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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