Acting
James Griffith
EN, JA cinema · 89 credits
Born
13 February 1916
Died
17 September 1993 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as J.J. Griffith · James F. Griffith · James J. Griffith · James W. Griffith · Jimmy Griffith · Jim Griffith
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.
Known for
Filmography
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Uncle Silas
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
as Squire Van Tassel
Desperate Women
as Jonas Scurlock
Speedtrap
as Wino
The Gift
as Tav
Flood!
as Charlie Davis
Babe
as Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)
Seven Alone
as Billy Shaw
Hitchhike!
as Sheriff Bentley
Catlow
Writer
Like It Is
as Father
Heaven with a Gun
as Abraham Murdock
Seven in Darkness
as Harlan Cabot
Day of the Evil Gun
as Storekeeper
Shalako
Screenplay
Winchester '73
as Minister Riding on Horse
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
as Mr. Stribling
Motorpsycho!
Original Story
Lorna
as The Man of God, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Advance to the Rear
as Hugo Zattig
How the West Was Won
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
The Storm
as Ed Brandies
Pocketful of Miracles
as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
as Detective Tom
The Amazing Transparent Man
as Major Paul Krenner
Spartacus
as Otho (uncredited)
North to Alaska
as Salvation Army Leader
The Big Fisherman
as Beggar
Bullwhip
as 'Slow' Karp
Return to Warbow
as Frank Hollister
Man from God's Country
as Mark Faber
Seven Guns to Mesa
as Papa Clellan
Frontier Gun
as Cash Skelton
Omar Khayyam
as Buzorg
Raintree County
as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
The Vampire
as Henry Winston
The Killing
as Mr. Grimes
Tribute to a Bad Man
as Barjak
The First Texan
as Davy Crockett
Rebel in Town
as Marshal Adam Russell
Anything Goes
as Paul Holiday
Count Three and Pray
as Swallow
Apache Ambush
as Abraham Lincoln
I Cover the Underworld
as Smiley Di Angelo
The Night of the Hunter
as District Attorney
At Gunpoint
as Alexander
Dragnet
as Jesse Quinn
The Black Dakotas
as Warren
Masterson of Kansas
as Doc Holliday
Rails Into Laramie
as Orrie Sommers
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as Pat Garrett
The Shanghai Story
as Carl Hoyt
Manhunt in Space
as Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Joe Downey
Drum Beat
as Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)
Day of Triumph
as Judas Iscariot
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
as Bob Dalton
Ride Clear of Diablo
as Henry
No Escape
as Peter Hayden
Kansas Pacific
as Joe Farley
I Beheld His Glory
as Caiaphas
Red Skies of Montana
as Boise Peterson
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Ferguson
Rhubarb
as Ogelthorpe Meadows
Apache Drums
as Lt. Glidden
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
as Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
as Slim Harris
The Lady Pays Off
as Ronald
Payment on Demand
as Arthur
The Blue Veil
as Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
Double Deal
as Walter Karnes
The Petty Girl
as Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Cariboo Trail
as Higgins
Indian Territory
as Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday
The Breaking Point
as Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
as Ellery (uncredited)
Search for Danger
as Lt. Cooper
Holiday Affair
as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Alaska Patrol
as Operative Dale
Special Agent
as Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)
Daughter of the West
as Jed Morgan
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Joe, a Reporter
Blonde Ice
as Al Herrick
Every Girl Should Be Married
as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)