James Griffith

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 155

Gender Male

Birthday February 13, 1916

Day of Death September 17, 1993 (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

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James Griffith

Biography

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

Known For

Acting

—		Official Detective 2 episodes
—		Dangerous Assignment 1 episode
—		The Walter Winchell File 1 episode
—		City Detective 1 episode

2004

as Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

1981		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Uncle Silas
1981		Hart to Hart 1 episode

1980

as Squire Van Tassel

1979

2 episodes

1978		Desperate Women as Jonas Scurlock
1978		Fantasy Island 1 episode as Hezekiah Pugh

1977		Speedtrap as Wino
1977		Flood! as Charlie Davis
1977		Police Story 1 episode
1977		The Gift as Tav

1976

1 episode as Dr. Blandford

1975		Kojak 1 episode as Mr. Swift
1975		Little House on the Prairie 2 episodes
1975		The Six Million Dollar Man 1 episode as Will Long

1974		Seven Alone as Billy Shaw
1974		Kolchak: The Night Stalker 1 episode as Schwartz
1974		Medical Center 1 episode
1974		The Streets of San Francisco 3 episodes
1974		Run, Joe, Run 1 episode
1974		Hitchhike! as Sheriff Bentley

1973

2 episodes

1972

1 episode

1970		Like It Is as Father
1970		Dial Hot Line as Sam

1969		The Mod Squad 1 episode
1969		Seven in Darkness as Harlan Cabot
1969		Heaven with a Gun as Abraham Murdock
1969		The Guns of Will Sonnett 1 episode

1968		Lancer 3 episodes
1968		Gunsmoke 1 episode as Wade Lester

1967		Batman 1 episode as Manx
1967		The Monkees 1 episode
1967		Winchester '73 as Minister Riding on Horse

1966		The Monroes 1 episode
1966		Batman 2 episodes as Trusty
1966		A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Mr. Stribling
1966		Perry Mason 1 episode as Jake Stearns
1966		F Troop 1 episode
1966		Honey West 1 episode as Conrad Wycherly
1966		The Big Valley 1 episode as Clyde

1965		Laredo 1 episode
1965		Daniel Boone 3 episodes as Coll
1965		Perry Mason 1 episode as Jack Randall
1965		The Fugitive 1 episode as Dispatcher
1965		The Rogues 1 episode as Bert

1964		Daniel Boone 1 episode as Feathers
1964		Lorna as The Man of God
1964		Advance to the Rear as Hugo Zattig
1964		The Fugitive 1 episode as Seth
1964		Gunsmoke 1 episode as Harford
1964		Dr. Kildare 1 episode as Harold Hutchinson
1964		The Great Adventure 1 episode as Harry Young

1963		Rawhide 1 episode as Gurney
1963		Gunsmoke 1 episode as Bettis
1963		Ben Casey 1 episode

1962		General Electric True 2 episodes
1962		How the West Was Won as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
1962		Rawhide 1 episode as White
1962		Dr. Kildare 1 episode as Sims
1962		Have Gun, Will Travel 2 episodes
1962		Bronco 1 episode
1962		Thriller 1 episode as Ed Brandies
1962		The Storm as Ed Brandies

1961		Pocketful of Miracles as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
1961		Gunsmoke 1 episode as Tillman
1961		Perry Mason 1 episode as Walter Hutchings
1961		The Lawless Years 1 episode
1961		Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery as Detective Tom
1961		The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1 episode
1961		Thriller 1 episode as Victor Harrod
1961		The Tall Man 2 episodes
1961		Rawhide 1 episode as Tyree
1961		Outlaws 1 episode

1960		Riverboat 1 episode as Cpl. Sam Giler
1960		North to Alaska as Salvation Army Leader
1960		Spartacus as Otho (uncredited)
1960		The Amazing Transparent Man as Major Paul Krenner

1959		Lock-Up 2 episodes
1959		Wichita Town 1 episode
1959		The Texan 1 episode
1959		The Deputy 1 episode as Ballard
1959		The Big Fisherman as Beggar
1959		Maverick 1 episode as John Wesley Hardin
1959		The Millionaire 1 episode as Allan Reese

1958		Frontier Gun as Cash Skelton
1958		Bullwhip as 'Slow' Karp
1958		Seven Guns to Mesa as Papa Clellan
1958		Man from God's Country as Mark Faber
1958		M Squad 1 episode as James Keniton
1958		Return to Warbow as Frank Hollister

1957		Gunsmoke 1 episode as Joth Monger
1957		Raintree County as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
1957		Perry Mason 1 episode as Arthur Dorian
1957		Trackdown 10 episodes
1957		Domino Kid
1957		Omar Khayyam as Buzorg
1957		The Vampire as Henry Winston
1957		The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Kipper
1957		The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1 episode
1957		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1 episode as Taggert
1957		Cheyenne 3 episodes
1957		U.S. Marshall 1 episode as Deputy Tom Ferguson

1956		Rebel in Town as Marshal Adam Russell
1956		The First Texan as Davy Crockett
1956		The Killing as Mr. Grimes
1956		The 20th Century Fox Hour 2 episodes
1956		Lassie 1 episode
1956		Tribute to a Bad Man as Barjak

1955		Matinee Theater 1 episode
1955		At Gunpoint as Alexander
1955		Gunsmoke 1 episode as Joe Kite
1955		Frontier 1 episode
1955		Count Three and Pray as Swallow
1955		Apache Ambush as Abraham Lincoln
1955		The Night of the Hunter as District Attorney
1955		I Cover the Underworld as Smiley Di Angelo
1955		Cavalcade of America 1 episode as Clay Doggett
1955		Buffalo Bill Jr. 2 episodes

1954		Day of Triumph as Judas Iscariot
1954		Masterson of Kansas as Doc Holliday
1954		Drum Beat
1954		Dragnet as Jesse Quinn
1954		The Black Dakotas as Warren
1954		The Shanghai Story as Carl Hoyt
1954		The Law vs. Billy the Kid as Pat Garrett
1954		Rails Into Laramie as Orrie Sommers
1954		Jesse James vs. the Daltons as Bob Dalton
1954		Lux Video Theatre 1 episode as Henry Jackson
1954		The Boy from Oklahoma as Joe Downey
1954		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1 episode as Raymond Andrews
1954		Manhunt in Space as Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller

1953		Dragnet 4 episodes
1953		No Escape as Peter Hayden
1953		I Beheld His Glory as Caiaphas
1953		Kansas Pacific as Joe Farley
1953		Cavalcade of America 1 episode as Abraham Lincoln

1952		Eight Iron Men as Pvt. Ferguson
1952		Hopalong Cassidy 1 episode
1952		Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie as Ollie
1952		Red Skies of Montana as Boise Peterson

1951		The Blue Veil as Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
1951		The Lady Pays Off as Ronald
1951		Rhubarb as Ogelthorpe Meadows
1951		Chain of Circumstance as Sid
1951		Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951		Apache Drums as Lt. Glidden
1951		Payment on Demand as Arthur
1951		Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Slim Harris

1950		Double Deal as Walter Karnes
1950		The Breaking Point as Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
1950		Indian Territory as Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday
1950		The Petty Girl as Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1950		The Cariboo Trail as Higgins
1950		Bright Leaf as Ellery (uncredited)

1949		Holiday Affair as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
1949		Oh, You Beautiful Doll as Joe, a Reporter
1949		Special Agent as Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)
1949		Search for Danger as Lt. Cooper
1949		Alaska Patrol as Operative Dale
1949		Daughter of the West as Jed Morgan (as James J. Griffith)

1948		Every Girl Should Be Married as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
1948		Blonde Ice as Al Herrick

Writing

1971

… Writer

1968

… Screenplay

1967

1 episode … Writer

1965

… Original Story

1964

… Screenplay

Sound

1964

… Original Music Composer

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