James Griffith
Acting
Biography
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.
Born: February 13, 1916
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
The Gift
On a cold winter morning Tav wakes his son Samuel at 4 A.M. to help with chores on the family farm. He sternly comments on Sam's work, such as napping while milking, or spilling a little milk, causing Sam to tell his mother how hard it is to please his father. She explains that Tav is just teaching him traits he will need as a man, and although his father loves him very much he finds it hard to express this in words. Sam admits to having the same problem. She says that there are unspoken ways to communicate love, and Sam volunteers, "Like Christmas presents ?" She agrees, but will not tell him how to select a special gift for his father. On Christmas morning Sam goes out to the barn alone (except for the cows, pigs, and chickens) to deliver his special gift in a setting very similar to where the very first Christmas gifts were bestowed.
Hitchhike!
A Los Angeles woman, on her way to visit her sister in San Fransisco, picks up a hitchhiker who has just killed his stepmother. Charmed by him, she fails to notice his strange behavior until it is too late.
Little House on the Prairie
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Emergency!
The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.
The Night of the Hunter
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Kung Fu
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Filmography
as Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)
as Uncle Silas
as Squire Van Tassel
as Jonas Scurlock
as Hezekiah Pugh
as Wino
as Charlie Davis
as Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)
as Watts
as Tav
as Dr. Blandford
as Billy Shaw
as Schwartz
as Sheriff Bentley
as Will Long
as Mr. Swift
as Joe Purdy
as Father
as Sam
as Harlan Cabot
as Abraham Murdock
as Storekeeper
as Minister Riding on Horse
as Mr. Stribling
as Trusty
as Manx
as Conrad Wycherly
as Clyde
as Feathers
as Coll
as Dr. Trebush
as Bert
as The Man of God
as Hugo Zattig
as Harry Young
as Dispatcher
as Seth
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
as Ed Brandies
as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
as Sims
as Harold Hutchinson
as Detective Tom
as Salvation Army Leader
as Otho (uncredited)
as Ed Brandies
as Victor Harrod
as Major Paul Krenner
as Cpl. Sam Giler
as Ballard
as Beggar
as Tyree
as White
as Gurney
as Cash Skelton
as 'Slow' Karp
as Papa Clellan
as Mark Faber
as Frank Hollister
as Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
as John Wesley Hardin
as Arthur Dorian
as Jake Stearns
as Walter Hutchings
as Jack Randall
as James Keniton
as Buzorg
as Henry Winston
as Kipper
as Taggert
as Deputy Tom Ferguson
as Marshal Adam Russell
as Davy Crockett
as Mr. Grimes
as Barjak
as Alexander
as Swallow
as Joe Kite
as Joth Monger
as Tillman
as Bettis
as Harford
as Wade Lester
as Abraham Lincoln
as District Attorney
as Smiley Di Angelo
as Allan Reese
as Judas Iscariot
as Doc Holliday
as Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)
as Jesse Quinn
as Warren
as Carl Hoyt
as Pat Garrett
as Orrie Sommers
as Bob Dalton
as Joe Downey
as Henry
as Ken, Cassa 7 Air Controller
as Peter Hayden
as Caiaphas
as Joe Farley
as Pvt. Ferguson
as Aaron Winters
as Abraham Lincoln
as Clay Doggett
as Ollie
as Boise Peterson
as Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)
as Raymond Andrews
as Ronald
as Ogelthorpe Meadows
as Sid
as Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)
as Lt. Glidden
as Arthur
as Slim Harris
as Walter Karnes
as Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
as Apache Kid aka Johnny Corday
as Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
as Higgins
as Ellery (uncredited)
as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
as Joe, a Reporter
as Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)
as Lt. Cooper
as Operative Dale
as Jed Morgan
as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
as Al Herrick