John Wray
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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
Movie
Gone with the Wind
as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
1939
Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Himmelstoss
1930
Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Farmer
1936
Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Nordine (uncredited)
1932
Movie
You Only Live Once
as Warden Wheeler
1937
Movie
Remember the Night
as Hank
1940
Movie
Boys Town
as Weasel (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks
1939
Movie
Doctor X
as Dr. Haines
1932
Movie
Each Dawn I Die
as Pete Kassock
1939
Movie
Safe in Hell
as Eagan
1931
Movie
The Death Kiss
as Detective Lieut. Sheehan
1932
Movie
Golden Boy
as Chocolate Drop's Manager
1939
Movie
Swiss Family Robinson
as Ramsey
1940
Movie
Poor Little Rich Girl
as Flagin
1936
Movie
The Big Shakedown
as Higgins
1934
Movie
Pacific Liner
as Metcalfe
1939
Movie
Spawn of the North
as Dr. Sparks
1938
Movie
Miss Pinkerton
as Hugo
1932
Movie
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Priest
1936
Movie
The Mouthpiece
as Mr. Barton
1932
Movie
Quick Millions
as Kenneth Stone
1931
Movie
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Stanley
1939
Movie
High Pressure
as Jimmy Moore
1932