John Wray
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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)
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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Born
Feb 12, 1887
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
Apr 05, 1940
Known For
Acting
Movies
79 acting
1 crew
Popularity
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Known For
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Himmelstoss
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Farmer
You Only Live Once
1937
as Warden Wheeler
Remember the Night
1940
as Hank
Boys Town
1938
as Weasel (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Nordine (uncredited)
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