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

2004

as Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

1981

as Uncle Silas

1980

as Squire Van Tassel

1979		Hart to Hart (1 episode)
1979		B. J. and the Bear (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		The Gift as Tav

1975

(1 episode) as Dr. Blandford

1974		Seven Alone as Billy Shaw
1974		Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1 episode) as Schwartz
1974		Little House on the Prairie (2 episodes)
1974		Run, Joe, Run (1 episode)
1974		Hitchhike! as Sheriff Bentley
1974		The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode) as Will Long

1973		Kojak (1 episode) as Mr. Swift
1973		Police Story (1 episode)

1972		Kung Fu (1 episode)
1972		The Streets of San Francisco (3 episodes)
1972		Emergency! (2 episodes)

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

1969		Medical Center (1 episode)
1969		Seven in Darkness as Harlan Cabot
1969		Heaven with a Gun as Abraham Murdock

1968		Lancer (3 episodes)
1968		The Mod Squad (1 episode)

1967		The Guns of Will Sonnett (1 episode)
1967		Winchester '73 as Minister Riding on Horse

1966		The Monkees (1 episode)
1966		The Monroes (1 episode)
1966		A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Mr. Stribling
1966		Batman (1 episode) as Manx (2 episodes) as Trusty

1965		Honey West (1 episode) as Conrad Wycherly
1965		Laredo (1 episode)
1965		The Big Valley (1 episode) as Clyde
1965		F Troop (1 episode)

1964		Daniel Boone (3 episodes) as Coll (1 episode) as Feathers
1964		The Rogues (1 episode) as Bert
1964		Lorna as The Man of God
1964		Advance to the Rear as Hugo Zattig

1963		The Great Adventure (1 episode) as Harry Young
1963		The Fugitive (1 episode) as Seth (1 episode) as Dispatcher

1962		How the West Was Won as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
1962		General Electric True (2 episodes)
1962		The Storm as Ed Brandies

1961		Pocketful of Miracles as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
1961		Ben Casey (1 episode)
1961		Dr. Kildare (1 episode) as Harold Hutchinson (1 episode) as Sims
1961		Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery as Detective Tom

1960		North to Alaska as Salvation Army Leader
1960		Spartacus as Otho (uncredited)
1960		Outlaws (1 episode)
1960		Thriller (1 episode) as Victor Harrod (1 episode) as Ed Brandies
1960		The Tall Man (2 episodes)
1960		The Amazing Transparent Man as Major Paul Krenner

1959		Wichita Town (1 episode)
1959		Lock-Up (2 episodes)
1959		Riverboat (1 episode) as Cpl. Sam Giler
1959		The Deputy (1 episode) as Ballard
1959		The Big Fisherman as Beggar
1959		The Lawless Years (1 episode)
1959		Rawhide (1 episode) as Gurney (1 episode) as White (2 episodes) as Tyree

1958		Frontier Gun as Cash Skelton
1958		The Texan (1 episode)
1958		Bronco (1 episode)
1958		Bullwhip as 'Slow' Karp
1958		Seven Guns to Mesa as Papa Clellan
1958		Man from God's Country as Mark Faber
1958		Return to Warbow as Frank Hollister

1957		Raintree County as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
1957		Trackdown (10 episodes)
1957		The Walter Winchell File (1 episode)
1957		Domino Kid
1957		Maverick (1 episode) as John Wesley Hardin
1957		Perry Mason (1 episode) as Jack Randall (1 episode) as Walter Hutchings (1 episode) as Jake Stearns (1 episode) as Arthur Dorian
1957		M Squad (1 episode) as James Keniton
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel (2 episodes)
1957		Omar Khayyam as Buzorg
1957		The Vampire as Henry Winston
1957		The Guns of Fort Petticoat as Kipper
1957		Official Detective (2 episodes)

1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1 episode) as Taggert
1956		U.S. Marshall (1 episode) as Deputy Tom Ferguson
1956		The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1 episode)
1956		Rebel in Town as Marshal Adam Russell
1956		The First Texan as Davy Crockett
1956		The Killing as Mr. Grimes
1956		Tribute to a Bad Man as Barjak

1955		At Gunpoint as Alexander
1955		Matinee Theater (1 episode)
1955		The 20th Century Fox Hour (2 episodes)
1955		Count Three and Pray as Swallow
1955		Frontier (1 episode)
1955		Cheyenne (3 episodes)
1955		Gunsmoke (1 episode) as Wade Lester (1 episode) as Harford (1 episode) as Bettis (1 episode) as Tillman (1 episode) as Joth Monger (1 episode) as Joe Kite
1955		The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1 episode)
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		Buffalo Bill Jr. (2 episodes)
1955		The Millionaire (1 episode) as Allan Reese

1954		Day of Triumph as Judas Iscariot
1954		Masterson of Kansas as Doc Holliday
1954		Drum Beat
1954		Lassie (1 episode)
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		The Boy from Oklahoma as Joe Downey
1954		Manhunt in Space as Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller

1953		City Detective (1 episode)
1953		No Escape as Peter Hayden
1953		I Beheld His Glory as Caiaphas
1953		Kansas Pacific as Joe Farley

1952		Eight Iron Men as Pvt. Ferguson
1952		Cavalcade of America (1 episode) as Clay Doggett (1 episode) as Abraham Lincoln
1952		Hopalong Cassidy (1 episode)
1952		Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie as Ollie
1952		Red Skies of Montana as Boise Peterson
1952		Dangerous Assignment (1 episode)

1951		Dragnet (4 episodes)
1951		The Blue Veil as Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 episode) as Raymond Andrews
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		Lux Video Theatre (1 episode) as Henry Jackson
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

1966

(1 episode) … Writer

1965

… Original Story

1964

… Screenplay

Sound

1964

… Original Music Composer

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