John Wray

Career timeline

1. 1887 · Born

   Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2. 1929 · Screen debut

   New York Nights (Movie)

3. 1930 · Breakthrough

   All Quiet on the Western Front (Movie)

4. 1940 · Latest release

   The Doctor Takes a Wife (Movie)

5. 1940 · Died

   April 5, 1940

Career in numbers

1 1920s

72 1930s

6 1940s

• Drama52
• Crime30
• Romance21
• Comedy18
• Mystery16
• Thriller7

Highest-rated title Gone with the Wind 1939 7.9 Most popular title Gone with the Wind 1939 7.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Wray in our catalogue.

Jonathan Hale

5 titles together

Jack Holt

4 titles together

Warren William

4 titles together

Robert McWade

4 titles together

Edward Brophy

3 titles together

Everett Brown

3 titles together

Guy Kibbee

3 titles together

Edward McWade

3 titles together

Ben Alexander

3 titles together

Lewis Milestone

3 titles together

1. 1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife as Joe, the Farmer (uncredited) Movie
2. 1940 Outside the Three-Mile Limit as Ship's Captain (uncredited) Movie
3. 1940 The Man from Dakota as Mr. Carpenter Movie
4. 1940 Swiss Family Robinson as Ramsey 5.7 Movie
5. 1940 Know Your Money as Bowers the Printer Movie
6. 1940 Remember the Night as Hank 7.3 Movie
7. 1939 Gone with the Wind as Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited) 7.9 Movie
8. 1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams as Stanley Movie
9. 1939 The Cat and the Canary as Hendricks 6.9 Movie
10. 1939 Blackmail as Convict Diggs Movie
11. 1939 Golden Boy as Chocolate Drop's Manager 6.6 Movie
12. 1939 Smuggled Cargo as Chris Hays Movie
13. 1939 Each Dawn I Die as Pete Kassock 6.9 Movie
14. 1939 Winter Carnival as Poultry Truck Driver Movie
15. 1939 Almost a Gentleman as 'Crack' Williams Movie
16. 1939 Risky Business as Silas Movie
17. 1939 Pacific Liner as Metcalfe Movie
18. 1938 A Man to Remember as Tom Johnson Movie
19. 1938 Crime Takes a Holiday as Howell Movie
20. 1938 Boys Town as Weasel (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
21. 1938 Spawn of the North as Dr. Sparks Movie
22. 1938 Tenth Avenue Kid as Joe Turner Movie
23. 1938 Professor Beware as Head Lawyer Movie
24. 1938 Gangs of New York as Maddock Movie
25. 1938 Making the Headlines as Herbert Sandford Movie
26. 1938 What Price Safety! as J. Z. Wray Movie
27. 1938 The Black Doll as Walling Movie
28. 1937 The Women Men Marry as Brother Nameless Movie
29. 1937 On Such a Night as Guard Rumann Movie
30. 1937 The Devil Is Driving as Joe Peters Movie
31. 1937 Circus Girl as Roebling Movie
32. 1937 Outcast as Hank Simmerson Movie
33. 1937 You Only Live Once as Warden Wheeler 7.1 Movie
34. 1937 We Who Are About to Die as Jerry Daley Movie
35. 1936 A Man Betrayed as Sparks Movie
36. 1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as George Darnley Movie
37. 1936 The President's Mystery as Shane Movie
38. 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy as Priest Movie
39. 1936 Sworn Enemy as Lang, a Gangster Movie
40. 1936 A Son Comes Home as Gas Station Owner Movie
41. 1936 Poor Little Rich Girl as Flagin 6.6 Movie
42. 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Farmer 7.5 Movie
43. 1935 Frisco Kid as The Weasel Movie
44. 1935 Bad Boy as Fred Larkin Movie
45. 1935 Atlantic Adventure as Mitts Coster Movie
46. 1935 Stranded as Mike Gibbons Movie
47. 1935 Men Without Names as Gangster Sam "Red" Hammond Movie
48. 1935 Ladies Love Danger Movie
49. 1935 The Great Hotel Murder as Feets Moore Movie
50. 1934 I Am a Thief as Antonio Poricci Movie
51. 1934 I'll Fix It as Fletcher Movie
52. 1934 The Captain Hates the Sea as Mr. Jeddock Movie
53. 1934 Embarrassing Moments as Slug Movie
54. 1934 The Defense Rests as Michael Cooney Movie
55. 1934 Fifteen Wives as Jason Getty Movie
56. 1934 Most Precious Thing in Life as Carter Movie
57. 1934 Green Eyes as Inspector Crofton Movie
58. 1934 The Crosby Case as Willie McGuire Movie
59. 1934 Bombay Mail as Giovanni Martini Movie
60. 1934 The Big Shakedown as Higgins Movie
61. 1933 Lone Cowboy as Bill O'Neal Movie
62. 1933 After Tonight as Mitika, the Gypsy Contact Movie
63. 1932 The Match King as Foreman of Janitors Movie
64. 1932 Central Park as Robert Smiley Movie
65. 1932 The Death Kiss as Detective Lieut. Sheehan 5.2 Movie
66. 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Nordine (uncredited) 7.8 Movie
67. 1932 Doctor X as Dr. Haines 6.0 Movie
68. 1932 Miss Pinkerton as Hugo Movie
69. 1932 The Rich Are Always with Us as Clark Davis Movie
70. 1932 The Miracle Man as The Frog Movie
71. 1932 The Mouthpiece as Mr. Barton Movie
72. 1932 High Pressure as Jimmy Moore Movie
73. 1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo as Cmdr. Brambourg Movie
74. 1931 Safe in Hell as Eagan 6.7 Movie
75. 1931 Silence as Harry Silvers Movie
76. 1931 Quick Millions as Kenneth Stone Movie
77. 1930 The Czar of Broadway as Morton Bradstreet Movie
78. 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front as Himmelstoss 7.8 Movie
79. 1929 New York Nights as Joe Prividi Movie

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