James Griffith

Biography

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

Career Overview

James Griffith has 119 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Signature works include The Gift, Like It Is, Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

119

Birth Date

1916-02-13 00:00:00

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

• 

  The Gift
• 

  Like It Is
• 

  Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
• 

  The Amazing Transparent Man
• 

  Day of Triumph
• 

  The Storm

Credits

• actors (113 credits)

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Uncle Silas

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    Squire Van Tassel

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Hart to Hart

    - Murder in the Saddle (1981) ... actor actors
    1979
  • Desperate Women

    Jonas Scurlock

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Fantasy Island

    - Superstar / Salem (1978) ... Hezekiah Pugh actor actors
    1978
  • Speedtrap

    Wino

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Flood!

    Charlie Davis

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Babe

    Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Gift

    Tav

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Seven Alone

    Billy Shaw

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Hitchhike!

    Sheriff Bentley

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Little House on the Prairie

    - A Faraway Cry (1982) ... Dandy Davis actor actors

    - To See the World (1975) ... Dandy Davis actor actors
    1974
  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    - Taneha (1975) ... Will Long actor actors
    1974
  • Police Story

    - Nightmare on a Sunday Morning (1977) ... actor actors
    1973
  • Kojak

    - How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars (1975) ... Mr. Swift actor actors
    1973
  • Emergency!

    - All Night Long (1977) ... actor actors

    - Understanding (1973) ... actor actors
    1972
  • Kung Fu

    - Dark Angel (1972) ... Joe Purdy actor actors
    1972
  • Like It Is

    Father

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Dial Hot Line

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Seven in Darkness

    Harlan Cabot

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Day of the Evil Gun

    Storekeeper

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Winchester '73

    Minister Riding on Horse

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady

    Mr. Stribling

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Batman

    - Catwoman's Dressed to Kill (1967) ... Manx actor actors

    - Ma Parker (1966) ... Trusty actor actors

    - The Greatest Mother of Them All (1966) ... Trusty actor actors
    1966
  • The Monkees

    - Monkees in Texas (1967) ... Marshall actor actors
    1966
  • The Big Valley

    - A Time to Kill (1966) ... Clyde actor actors
    1965
  • Lorna

    The Man of God

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Daniel Boone

    - The Necklace (1967) ... Coll actor actors

    - The Matchmaker (1966) ... Coll actor actors

    - The Tortoise and the Hare (1965) ... Coll actor actors

    - Lac Duquesne (1964) ... Feathers actor actors
    1964
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    - The Take Me to Your Leader Affair (1966) ... Dr. Trebush actor actors
    1964
  • The Fugitive

    - Corner of Hell (1965) ... Dispatcher actor actors

    - The Homecoming (1964) ... Seth actor actors
    1963
  • How the West Was Won

    Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Storm

    Ed Brandies

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Detective Briscoe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

    Detective Tom

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Dr. Kildare

    - To Walk in Grace (1964) ... Harold Hutchinson actor actors

    - The Burning Sky (1962) ... Sims actor actors
    1961
  • Ben Casey

    - Suffer the Little Children (1963) ... actor actors
    1961
  • North to Alaska

    Salvation Army Leader

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Spartacus

    Otho (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Amazing Transparent Man

    Major Paul Krenner

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Big Fisherman

    Beggar

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - Incident of the Prophecy (1963) ... Gurney actor actors

    - Incident of the Four Horsemen (1962) ... White actor actors

    - Incident in the Middle of Nowhere (1961) ... Tyree actor actors
    1959
  • Bonanza

    - The Burma Rarity (1961) ... Sam Pearson actor actors
    1959
  • Frontier Gun

    Cash Skelton

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Bullwhip

    'Slow' Karp

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Seven Guns to Mesa

    Papa Clellan

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Man from God's Country

    Mark Faber

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Return to Warbow

    Frank Hollister

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Texan

    - No Way Out (1959) ... actor actors
    1958
  • Raintree County

    Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Domino Kid

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Omar Khayyam

    Buzorg

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Vampire

    Henry Winston

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    Kipper

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Misguided Model (1966) ... Jake Stearns actor actors

    - The Case of the Fatal Fetish (1965) ... Jack Randall actor actors

    - The Case of the Posthumous Painter (1961) ... Walter Hutchings actor actors

    - The Case of the Negligent Nymph (1957) ... Arthur Dorian actor actors
    1957
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - The Savages (1963) ... actor actors

    - The Waiting Room (1962) ... actor actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - Duel at Sundown (1959) ... John Wesley Hardin actor actors
    1957
  • Rebel in Town

    Marshal Adam Russell

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The First Texan

    Davy Crockett

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Killing

    Mr. Grimes

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Tribute to a Bad Man

    Barjak

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - The Necessary Breed (1957) ... Taggert actor actors
    1956
  • At Gunpoint

    Alexander

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Count Three and Pray

    Swallow

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Apache Ambush

    Abraham Lincoln

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Night of the Hunter

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • I Cover the Underworld

    Smiley Di Angelo

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Gunsmoke

    - The Gunrunners (1968) ... Wade Lester actor actors

    - The Bassops (1964) ... Harford actor actors

    - Quint's Indian (1963) ... Bettis actor actors

    - Milly (1961) ... Tillman actor actors

    - Twelfth Night (1957) ... Joth Monger actor actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - Showdown at Oxbend (1962) ... actor actors

    - The Frightened Town (1961) ... Gorrell actor actors

    - Land Beyond the Law (1957) ... actor actors
    1955
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    - Hiding Behind a Star (1961) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Matinee Theater

    - The Shot (1955) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Day of Triumph

    Judas Iscariot

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Masterson of Kansas

    Doc Holliday

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Drum Beat

    Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Dragnet

    Jesse Quinn

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Black Dakotas

    Warren

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Shanghai Story

    Carl Hoyt

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Law vs. Billy the Kid

    Pat Garrett

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Rails Into Laramie

    Orrie Sommers

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons

    Bob Dalton

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    Joe Downey

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Ride Clear of Diablo

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Manhunt in Space

    Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Lassie

    - War Dog (1956) ... actor actors
    1954
  • No Escape

    Peter Hayden

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • I Beheld His Glory

    Caiaphas

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Kansas Pacific

    Joe Farley

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Eight Iron Men

    Pvt. Ferguson

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

    Ollie

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Red Skies of Montana

    Boise Peterson

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Blue Veil

    Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Lady Pays Off

    Ronald

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Rhubarb

    Ogelthorpe Meadows

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Chain of Circumstance

    Sid

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

    Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Apache Drums

    Lt. Glidden

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Payment on Demand

    Arthur

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Al Jennings of Oklahoma

    Slim Harris

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Dragnet

    - The Big Gone (1955) ... actor actors

    - The Big Little Jesus (1953) ... actor actors

    - The Big Guilt (1953) ... actor actors

    - The Big Bull (1953) ... actor actors
    1951
  • Double Deal

    Walter Karnes

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Breaking Point

    Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Indian Territory

    Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Petty Girl

    Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Cariboo Trail

    Higgins

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Bright Leaf

    Ellery (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Holiday Affair

    Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Oh, You Beautiful Doll

    Joe, a Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Special Agent

    Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Search for Danger

    Lt. Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Alaska Patrol

    Operative Dale

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Daughter of the West

    Jed Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Every Girl Should Be Married

    Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Blonde Ice

    Al Herrick

    actor

    actors
    1948

• writing (5 credits)

  • Catlow

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • Shalako

    screenplay

    writing
    1968
  • Mission: Impossible

    - The Astrologer (1967) ... writer writing
    1966
  • Motorpsycho!

    original story

    writing
    1965
  • Lorna

    screenplay

    writing
    1964

• sound (1 credits)

  • Lorna

    original music composer

    sound
    1964