John Wray

John Wray was born on Feb 13, 1887 in USA. John Wray's big-screen debut came with New York Nights directed by Lewis Milestone in 1929, strarring Joe Prividi. John Wray is known for Gone with the Wind directed by Victor Fleming, Thomas Mitchell stars as Gerald O'Hara and Barbara O'Neil as Ellen O'Hara - Gerald's Wife. The upcoming new movie John Wray plays is The Doctor Takes a Wife which will be released on Jul 18, 1940.

John Wray was an American character actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was primarily active during the 1930s.Wray's real name was "John Griffith Malloy". He had a notable theatrical career, and appeared regularly in Broadway. In the late 1920s, there was a transition from silent films to sound films. Many stage actors headed to Hollywood, in the hope that their acting experience may help them find steady work in the new medium. Wray was one of the actors in this wave of prospective film stars.Wray made his film debut in "New York Nights" (1929), where he played racketeer Joe Prividi. Prividi was the film's main villain, and the role helped Wray find steady work as a heavy. Among his most notable roles was sadistic drill instructor Himmelstoss in "All Quiet On The Western Front" (1930), gangster Morton Bradstreet in "The Czar of Broadway", con-artist Frog in "The Miracle Man" (1932), the starving farmer in "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936), and prison warden Wheeler in "You Only Live Once" (1937).Wray's career was seemingly in decline by the late 1930s, when he was at times reduced to the role of an uncredited extra. But he continued acting until 1940, with his last known role being a bit part in the screwball comedy "The Doctor Takes a Wife" (1940). Wray died in April 1940, at the age of 53.