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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-02-13

Day of Death

1993-09-17 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

J.J. Griffith

James F. Griffith

James J. Griffith

James W. Griffith

Jimmy Griffith

Jim Griffith

James Jeffrey Griffith

James Griffith

Biography

James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.

Known For

Acting

The Killing

1956

The Killing

as

Mr. Grimes

Lorna

1964

Lorna

as

The Man of God

The Amazing Transparent Man

1960

The Amazing Transparent Man

as

Major Paul Krenner

Blonde Ice

1948

Blonde Ice

as

Al Herrick

Rhubarb

1951

Rhubarb

as

Ogelthorpe Meadows

Double Deal

1950

Double Deal

as

Walter Karnes

Dragnet

1954

Dragnet

as

Jesse Quinn

Heaven with a Gun

1969

Heaven with a Gun

as

Abraham Murdock

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as

Detective Briscoe (uncredited)

Search for Danger

1949

Search for Danger

as

Lt. Cooper

No Escape

1953

No Escape

as

Peter Hayden

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

Apache Drums

1951

Apache Drums

as

Lt. Glidden

Bullwhip

1958

Bullwhip

as

'Slow' Karp

Red Skies of Montana

1952

Red Skies of Montana

as

Boise Peterson

The Petty Girl

1950

The Petty Girl

as

Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

The Black Dakotas

1954

The Black Dakotas

as

Warren

Return to Warbow

1958

Return to Warbow

as

Frank Hollister

Masterson of Kansas

1954

Masterson of Kansas

as

Doc Holliday

The Cariboo Trail

1950

The Cariboo Trail

as

Higgins

Rails Into Laramie

1954

Rails Into Laramie

as

Orrie Sommers

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

1954

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

as

Pat Garrett

The Shanghai Story

1954

The Shanghai Story

as

Carl Hoyt

Apache Ambush

1955

Apache Ambush

as

Abraham Lincoln

Holiday Affair

1949

Holiday Affair

as

Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

as

Slim Harris

Omar Khayyam

1957

Omar Khayyam

as

Buzorg

Seven in Darkness

1969

Seven in Darkness

as

Harlan Cabot

Manhunt in Space

1954

Manhunt in Space

as

Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller

Alaska Patrol

1949

Alaska Patrol

as

Operative Dale

Advance to the Rear

1964

Advance to the Rear

as

Hugo Zattig

Eight Iron Men

1952

Eight Iron Men

as

Pvt. Ferguson

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

as

Joe Downey

Drum Beat

1954

Drum Beat

as

Kansas Pacific

1953

Kansas Pacific

as

Joe Farley

Raintree County

1957

Raintree County

as

Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

I Cover the Underworld

1955

I Cover the Underworld

as

Smiley Di Angelo

Speedtrap

1977

Speedtrap

as

Wino

The Gift

1977

The Gift

as

Tav

Spartacus

1960

Spartacus

as

Otho (uncredited)

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

Every Girl Should Be Married

as

Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

Day of Triumph

1954

Day of Triumph

as

Judas Iscariot

Special Agent

1949

Special Agent

as

Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)

Man from God's Country

1958

Man from God's Country

as

Mark Faber

Seven Guns to Mesa

1958

Seven Guns to Mesa

as

Papa Clellan

The Vampire

1957

The Vampire

as

Henry Winston

Seven Alone

1974

Seven Alone

as

Billy Shaw

Daughter of the West

1949

Daughter of the West

as

Jed Morgan (as James J. Griffith)

The Lady Pays Off

1951

The Lady Pays Off

as

Ronald

Indian Territory

1950

Indian Territory

as

Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1980

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

as

Squire Van Tassel

The First Texan

1956

The First Texan

as

Davy Crockett

Frontier Gun

1958

Frontier Gun

as

Cash Skelton

North to Alaska

1960

North to Alaska

as

Salvation Army Leader

How the West Was Won

1962

How the West Was Won

as

Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

Payment on Demand

1951

Payment on Demand

as

Arthur

The Big Fisherman

1959

The Big Fisherman

as

Beggar

The Night of the Hunter

1955

The Night of the Hunter

as

District Attorney

Hitchhike!

1974

Hitchhike!

as

Sheriff Bentley

Like It Is

1970

Like It Is

as

Father

The Breaking Point

1950

The Breaking Point

as

Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)

Bright Leaf

1950

Bright Leaf

as

Ellery (uncredited)

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

as

Joe, a Reporter

The Blue Veil

1951

The Blue Veil

as

Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)

Desperate Women

1978

Desperate Women

as

Jonas Scurlock

The Storm

1962

The Storm

as

Ed Brandies

At Gunpoint

1955

At Gunpoint

as

Alexander

Rebel in Town

1956

Rebel in Town

as

Marshal Adam Russell

Dial Hot Line

1970

Dial Hot Line

as

Sam

Flood!

1977

Flood!

as

Charlie Davis

I Beheld His Glory

1953

I Beheld His Glory

as

Caiaphas

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Harry Young

Batman

Batman

as

Trusty

Kojak

Kojak

as

Mr. Swift

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Joe Kite

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Arthur Dorian

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Tyree

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Feathers

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Dispatcher

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Allan Reese

Thriller

Thriller

as

Ed Brandies

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Henry Jackson

M Squad

M Squad

as

James Keniton

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Cpl. Sam Giler

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Abraham Lincoln

Honey West

Honey West

as

Conrad Wycherly

Maverick

Maverick

as

John Wesley Hardin

Isis

Isis

as

Dr. Blandford

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Harold Hutchinson

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

White

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Gurney

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Joth Monger

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Tillman

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Bettis

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Harford

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Wade Lester

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Jake Stearns

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Clay Doggett

U.S. Marshall

U.S. Marshall

as

Deputy Tom Ferguson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Walter Hutchings

Thriller

Thriller

as

Victor Harrod

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Jack Randall

The Deputy

The Deputy

as

Ballard

Batman

Batman

as

Manx

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as

Hezekiah Pugh

Production

Crew

Directing