John Wray
Actor
Biography
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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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Filmography
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Himmelstoss 1930
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Farmer 1936
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Nordine (uncredited) 1932
You Only Live Once
as Warden Wheeler 1937
Remember the Night
as Hank 1940
Boys Town
as Weasel (uncredited) 1938
Doctor X
as Dr. Haines 1932
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks 1939
Each Dawn I Die
as Pete Kassock 1939
Safe in Hell
as Eagan 1931
The Death Kiss
as Detective Lieut. Sheehan 1932
Golden Boy
as Chocolate Drop's Manager 1939
Swiss Family Robinson
as Ramsey 1940
Poor Little Rich Girl
as Flagin 1936
The Big Shakedown
as Higgins 1934
Pacific Liner
as Metcalfe 1939