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James Griffith
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 3347
IMDb ID: nm0341526
Known for: Acting
Born: February 13, 1916
Died: September 17, 1993
Age: 77
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1981
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q3661794
Also known as
J.J. Griffith • James F. Griffith • James J. Griffith • James W. Griffith • Jimmy Griffith • Jim Griffith • James Jeffrey Griffith
Frequent jobs
Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Original Story (1)
Biography
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with James Griffith.
as District Attorney
The Night of the Hunter
1955 • Movie
as Mr. Grimes
The Killing
1956 • Movie
as Otho (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960 • Movie
as Detective Briscoe (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 • Movie
as Mr. Stribling
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966 • Movie
as Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)
The Breaking Point
1950 • Movie
as Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
1962 • Movie
as Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
Holiday Affair
1949 • Movie
as Salvation Army Leader
North to Alaska
1960 • Movie
Screenplay
Shalako
1968 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with James Griffith.
as Dandy Davis • 2 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1974 • Series
as Arthur Dorian • 1 eps
Perry Mason
1957 • Series
as Joe Purdy • 1 eps
Kung Fu
1972 • Series
as Schwartz • 1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966 • Series
as Sam Pearson • 1 eps
Bonanza
1959 • Series
as Trusty • 2 eps
Batman
1966 • Series
as Will Long • 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 • Series
as Mr. Swift • 1 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
3 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 • Series
1 eps
Hart to Hart
1979 • Series
as Joe Kite • 1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955 • Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with James Griffith.
as Arthur Dorian • 1 eps
Perry Mason
1957 • Series
as Dandy Davis • 2 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1974 • Series
as Dispatcher • 1 eps
The Fugitive
1963 • Series
2 eps
Emergency!
1972 • Series
as Sam Pearson • 1 eps
Bonanza
1959 • Series
2 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 • Series
1 eps
Lassie
1954 • Series
as John Wesley Hardin • 1 eps
Maverick
1957 • Series
4 eps
Dragnet
1951 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966 • Series
as Trusty • 2 eps
Batman
1966 • Series
2 eps
Cheyenne
1955 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for James Griffith.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for James Griffith.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for James Griffith.
as Uncle Silas
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981 • Movie
as Squire Van Tassel
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1980 • Movie
as Jonas Scurlock
Desperate Women
1978 • Movie
as Wino
Speedtrap
1977 • Movie
as Charlie Davis
Flood!
1977 • Movie
as Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)
Babe
1977 • Movie
as Tav
The Gift
1977 • Movie
as Billy Shaw
Seven Alone
1974 • Movie
as Sheriff Bentley
Hitchhike!
1974 • Movie
as Father
Like It Is
1970 • Movie
as Sam
Dial Hot Line
1970 • Movie
as Harlan Cabot
Seven in Darkness
1969 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for James Griffith.
1 eps
Hart to Hart
1979 • Series
2 eps
B. J. and the Bear
1979 • Series
as Hezekiah Pugh • 1 eps
Fantasy Island
1978 • Series
as Watts • 1 eps
Grizzly Adams
1977 • Series
as Dr. Blandford • 1 eps
Isis
1975 • Series
as Schwartz • 1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 • Series
as Dandy Davis • 2 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1974 • Series
1 eps
Run, Joe, Run
1974 • Series
as Will Long • 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 • Series
as Mr. Swift • 1 eps
Kojak
1973 • Series
1 eps
Police Story
1973 • Series
as Joe Purdy • 1 eps
Kung Fu
1972 • Series