Biography
Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians. Later in his career, he worked behind the camera as writer and producer. Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper. Griffith claimed that it was the result of his having to scream at the top of his lungs every night in a stage melodrama as a child actor —others have stated that a childhood disease was more likely the cause. Although a few comedy films of his are considered classics, Griffith is almost totally forgotten today. Many of his starring feature films have long since been lost, but probably the best known of his films today is Hands Up! (1926), a Civil War comedy feature directed by Clarence G. Badger, and co-starring Mack Swain, which was entered into the National Film Registry in 2005. Also considered a classic is Badger's Paths to Paradise, a caper film that is in all circulating prints missing its final reel. Like many silent comedians, he had a traditional costume; his was a top hat, white tie and tails, often augmented by a cape and/or walking stick. The coming of sound ended Griffith's acting career, but he did have one memorable role in a motion picture before retiring from the screen, playing a French soldier killed by Lew Ayres in the 1930 Lewis Milestone film All Quiet on the Western Front. He then segued into a writing/producing career at Twentieth Century Fox. Griffith choked to death at the Masquers Club in Los Angeles, California, aged 62, on November 25, 1957.
Filmography
all 65
Movies 65
Producer 21
Writer 12
self 1
Director 1
Day-time Wife (1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Hotel for Women (1939)
A Small Town Idol (1939)
Three Blind Mice (1938)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Private Number (1936)
Clive of India (1935)
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
Born to Be Bad (1934)
Blood Money (1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Baby Face (1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Ladies They Talk About (1933)
Parachute Jumper (1933)
You Said a Mouthful (1932)
Three on a Match (1932)
Life Begins (1932)
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
Girls About Town (1931)
Expensive Women (1931)
The Beloved Bachelor (1931)
Bought! (1931)
God's Gift to Women (1931)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Sleeping Porch (1929)
Trent's Last Case (1929)
Time to Love (1927)
You'd Be Surprised (1926)
Hands Up! (1926)
He's a Prince! (1925)
Fine Clothes (1925)
Paths to Paradise (1925)
The Night Club (1925)
Forty Winks (1925)
Miss Bluebeard (1925)
Open All Night (1924)
Lily of the Dust (1924)
Changing Husbands (1924)
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model (1924)
Poisoned Paradise (1924)
The Yankee Consul (1924)
White Tiger (1923)
The Day of Faith (1923)
Going Up (1923)
Red Lights (1923)
The Eternal Three (1923)
Souls for Sale (1923)
The Crossroads of New York (1922)
Fools First (1922)
A Small Town Idol (1921)
Down on the Farm (1920)
The Follies Girl (1919)
The Village Chestnut (1918)
His Foothill Folly (1917)
A Scoundrel's Toll (1916)
The Surf Girl (1916)
How Stars are Made (1916)
A Dash of Courage (1916)
Under New Management (1915)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-01-22
Deathday1957-11-25 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRay Griffith
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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