Raymond Griffith
Age: 62 | From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1895-01-22 00:17:12
Death: 1957-11-25 00:17:12
Aliases: Ray Griffith
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Movie Involvements: 45
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians. Later in his career, he worked behind the camera as writer and producer. Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper. Griffith claimed that it was the result of his having to scream at the top of his lungs every night in a stage melodrama as a child actor —others have stated that a childhood disease was more likely the cause. Although a few comedy films of his are considered classics, Griffith is almost totally forgotten today. Many of his starring feature films have long since been lost, but probably the best known of his films today is Hands Up! (1926), a Civil War comedy feature directed by Clarence G. Badger, and co-starring Mack Swain, which was entered into the National Film Registry in 2005. Also considered a classic is Badger's Paths to Paradise, a caper film that is in all circulating prints missing its final reel. Like many silent comedians, he had a traditional costume; his was a top hat, white tie and tails, often augmented by a cape and/or walking stick. The coming of sound ended Griffith's acting career, but he did have one memorable role in a motion picture before retiring from the screen, playing a French soldier killed by Lew Ayres in the 1930 Lewis Milestone film All Quiet on the Western Front. He then segued into a writing/producing career at Twentieth Century Fox. Griffith choked to death at the Masquers Club in Los Angeles, California, aged 62, on November 25, 1957.
Most Famous Work
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939) Associate Producer
Gold Diggers of 1933
(1933) Associate Producer
Three on a Match
(1932) Producer
Poor Little Rich Girl
(1936) Producer
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
(1938) Producer
Parachute Jumper
(1933) Supervising Producer
Ladies They Talk About
(1933) Producer
Born to Be Bad
(1934) Associate ProducerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Gérard Duval (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | N/A | |
| 1928 | Philip Trent | |
| 1927 | Alfred Sava-Goiu | |
| 1926 | Mr. Green - The Coroner | |
| Jack | ||
| 1925 | Prince | |
| Oscar | ||
| The Dude from Duluth | ||
| Robert White | ||
| Lord Chumley | ||
| Bertie Bird | ||
| 1924 | Igor | |
| Karl Dehnecke | ||
| Bob Hamilton | ||
| Shorty Burchell | ||
| Martel | ||
| 1923 | Roy Donovan | |
| Tom Barnett | ||
| Leonard Foster | ||
| Himself - Celebrity Actor | ||
| 1922 | Wall Street 'Wolf' | |
| Tony | ||
| 1919 | Fredric | |
| 1917 | The Corn Doctor | |
| 1916 | Victor Edison - the Inventor | |
| The Assistant Lifeguard | ||
| The Janitor | ||
| Policeman | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Producer | |
| Associate Producer | ||
| Producer | ||
| 1938 | Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| 1937 | Producer | |
| 1936 | Producer | |
| Associate Producer | ||
| 1935 | Associate Producer | |
| 1934 | Associate Producer | |
| Associate Producer | ||
| Associate Producer | ||
| 1933 | Associate Producer | |
| Producer | ||
| Producer | ||
| Associate Producer | ||
| Producer | ||
| Supervising Producer | ||
| 1932 | Producer | |
| Supervising Producer | ||
| Production Supervisor | ||
| Supervising Producer | ||
| 1931 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Adaptation | |
| Writer | ||
| Writer | ||
| Adaptation | ||
| Writer | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| 1924 | Writer | |
| 1923 | Writer | |
| 1922 | Writer | |
| 1920 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
