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John Wray

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American character actor (1887-1940)

Person · Open Library

Works
18

Top works

  • Correspondence Between the ... Bishop of Lincoln, the ... Archdeacon of Lincoln, and the Reverend John Wray ... Respecting the Performance of Ecclesiastical Duty [ed. by J. Wray]
  • Memoir of the late H. H. Post, Esq. of Demarara
  • Official Leeds United Annual
  • Gone to the Wolves
  • Kent and Somerset Education Action Zone Account 1999-2000

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Film & TV

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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…

Known for

  • Remember the Night — Hank1940
  • The Man from Dakota — Mr. Carpenter1940
  • Swiss Family Robinson — Ramsey1940
  • The Doctor Takes a Wife — Joe, the Farmer (uncredited)1940
  • Know Your Money — Bowers the Printer1940
  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit — Ship's Captain (uncredited)1940
  • Each Dawn I Die — Pete Kassock1939
  • Blackmail — Convict Diggs1939
  • Almost a Gentleman — 'Crack' Williams1939
  • Risky Business — Silas1939

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1929-05-02
Active to
2005-11-05

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14
Total plays
59

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
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date of birth
1887-02-13
date of death
1940-04-05
cause of death
disease
start of work period
1929-00-00
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
place of burial
Calvary Cemetery
Sources (2)

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