Person
James Griffith
Acting · 1916–1993 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.
Known for
Perry Mason
Arthur Dorian
Maverick
John Wesley Hardin
Bonanza
Sam Pearson
Dragnet
1951
Lassie
1954
The Fugitive
Dispatcher
Little House on the Prairie
Dandy Davis
Batman
Trusty
Mission: Impossible
Writer
The Deputy
Ballard
Filmography
- 1981The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnUncle Silas
- 1980The Legend of Sleepy HollowSquire Van Tassel
- 1979Hart to Hart
- 1979B. J. and the Bear
- 1978Desperate WomenJonas Scurlock
- 1978Fantasy IslandHezekiah Pugh
- 1977SpeedtrapWino
- 1977Flood!Charlie Davis
- 1977BabeHospital Spokesman (uncredited)
- 1977Grizzly AdamsWatts
- 1977The GiftTav
- 1975IsisDr. Blandford
- 1974Seven AloneBilly Shaw
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSchwartz
- 1974Little House on the PrairieDandy Davis
- 1974Run, Joe, Run
- 1974Hitchhike!Sheriff Bentley
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManWill Long
- 1973KojakMr. Swift
- 1973Police Story
- 1972Kung FuJoe Purdy
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco
- 1972Emergency!
- 1971CatlowWriter
- 1970Like It IsFather
- 1970Dial Hot LineSam
- 1969Medical Center
- 1969Seven in DarknessHarlan Cabot
- 1969Heaven with a GunAbraham Murdock
- 1968ShalakoScreenplay
- 1968The Mod Squad
- 1968Lancer
- 1968Day of the Evil GunStorekeeper
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
- 1967Winchester '73Minister Riding on Horse
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleWriter
- 1966The MonkeesMarshall
- 1966The Monroes
- 1966A Big Hand for the Little LadyMr. Stribling
- 1966BatmanTrusty
- 1965Honey WestConrad Wycherly
- 1965Laredo
- 1965The Big ValleyClyde
- 1965F Troop
- 1965Motorpsycho!Original Story
- 1964Daniel BooneFeathers
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Dr. Trebush
- 1964The RoguesBert
- 1964LornaThe Man of God
- 1964Advance to the RearHugo Zattig
- 1963The Great AdventureHarry Young
- 1963The FugitiveDispatcher
- 1962How the West Was WonPoker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
- 1962General Electric True
- 1962The StormEd Brandies
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesDetective Briscoe (uncredited)
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961Dr. KildareSims
- 1961Officer Morgan and a Man of MysteryDetective Tom
- 1960North to AlaskaSalvation Army Leader
- 1960SpartacusOtho (uncredited)
- 1960Outlaws
- 1960ThrillerEd Brandies
- 1960The Tall Man
- 1960The Amazing Transparent ManMajor Paul Krenner
- 1959Wichita Town
- 1959Lock-Up
- 1959RiverboatCpl. Sam Giler
- 1959The DeputyBallard
- 1959BonanzaSam Pearson
- 1959The Big FishermanBeggar
- 1959The Lawless Years
- 1959RawhideTyree
- 1958Frontier GunCash Skelton
- 1958The Texan
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Bullwhip'Slow' Karp
- 1958Seven Guns to MesaPapa Clellan
- 1958Man from God's CountryMark Faber
- 1958Return to WarbowFrank Hollister
- 1957Raintree CountyMr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)
- 1957Trackdown
- 1957The Walter Winchell File
- 1957Domino Kid
- 1957MaverickJohn Wesley Hardin
- 1957Perry MasonArthur Dorian
- 1957M SquadJames Keniton
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1957Omar KhayyamBuzorg
- 1957The VampireHenry Winston
- 1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatKipper
- 1957Official Detective
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTaggert
- 1956U.S. MarshallDeputy Tom Ferguson
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1956Rebel in TownMarshal Adam Russell
- 1956The First TexanDavy Crockett
- 1956The KillingMr. Grimes
- 1956Tribute to a Bad ManBarjak
- 1955At GunpointAlexander
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
- 1955Count Three and PraySwallow
- 1955Frontier
- 1955Cheyenne
- 1955GunsmokeJoe Kite
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1955Apache AmbushAbraham Lincoln
- 1955The Night of the HunterDistrict Attorney
- 1955I Cover the UnderworldSmiley Di Angelo
- 1955Buffalo Bill Jr.
- 1955The MillionaireAllan Reese
- 1954Day of TriumphJudas Iscariot
- 1954Masterson of KansasDoc Holliday
- 1954Drum BeatVeteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)
- 1954Lassie
- 1954DragnetJesse Quinn
- 1954The Black DakotasWarren
- 1954The Shanghai StoryCarl Hoyt
- 1954The Law vs. Billy the KidPat Garrett
- 1954Rails Into LaramieOrrie Sommers
- 1954Jesse James vs. the DaltonsBob Dalton
- 1954The Boy from OklahomaJoe Downey
- 1954Ride Clear of DiabloHenry
- 1954Manhunt in SpaceKen, Cassa 7 Air Controller
- 1953City Detective
- 1953No EscapePeter Hayden
- 1953I Beheld His GloryCaiaphas
- 1953Kansas PacificJoe Farley
- 1952Eight Iron MenPvt. Ferguson
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaAbraham Lincoln
- 1952Death Valley DaysAaron Winters
- 1952Hopalong Cassidy
- 1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieOllie
- 1952Red Skies of MontanaBoise Peterson
- 1952Dangerous Assignment
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951The Blue VeilJoplin's Agent (Uncredited)
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRaymond Andrews
- 1951The Lady Pays OffRonald
- 1951RhubarbOgelthorpe Meadows
- 1951Chain of CircumstanceSid
- 1951Inside the Walls of Folsom PrisonCarl Gebhardt (uncredited)
- 1951Apache DrumsLt. Glidden
- 1951Payment on DemandArthur
- 1951Al Jennings of OklahomaSlim Harris
- 1950Double DealWalter Karnes
- 1950The Breaking PointCharlie, Bartender (uncredited)
- 1950Lux Video TheatreHenry Jackson
- 1950Indian TerritoryApache Kid aka Johnny Corday
- 1950The Petty GirlRoyal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- 1950The Cariboo TrailHiggins
- 1950Bright LeafEllery (uncredited)
- 1949Holiday AffairCrowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)
- 1949Oh, You Beautiful DollJoe, a Reporter
- 1949Special AgentCandy Vendor on Train (uncredited)
- 1949Search for DangerLt. Cooper
- 1949Alaska PatrolOperative Dale
- 1949Daughter of the WestJed Morgan
- 1948Every Girl Should Be MarriedInsurance Salesman (uncredited)
- 1948Blonde IceAl Herrick
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