James Griffith

Acting

James Griffith

Born February 13, 1916Los Angeles, California, USA160 credits

James Griffith was an American character actor, musician, and screenwriter.

Known For

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.6

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Movie

2004

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.0

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Movie

1981

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
6.8

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Movie

1980

Hart to Hart
6.9

Hart to Hart

TV

1979

B. J. and the Bear
5.5

B. J. and the Bear

TV

1979

Desperate Women
1.0

Desperate Women

Movie

1978

Filmography

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)Movie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1981The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas Uncle SilasMovie
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1980The Legend of Sleepy Hollowas Squire Van TasselMovie
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
B. J. and the Bear
1979B. J. and the BearTV
Desperate Women
1978Desperate Womenas Jonas ScurlockMovie
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas Hezekiah PughTV
Speedtrap
1977Speedtrapas WinoMovie
Flood!
1977Flood!as Charlie DavisMovie
Babe
1977Babeas Hospital Spokesman (uncredited)Movie
Grizzly Adams
1977Grizzly Adamsas WattsTV
The Gift
1977The Giftas TavMovie
Isis
1975Isisas Dr. BlandfordTV
Seven Alone
1974Seven Aloneas Billy ShawMovie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras SchwartzTV
Little House on the Prairie
1974Little House on the Prairieas Dandy DavisTV
Run, Joe, Run
1974Run, Joe, RunTV
Hitchhike!
1974Hitchhike!as Sheriff BentleyMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas Will LongTV
Kojak
1973Kojakas Mr. SwiftTV
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fuas Joe PurdyTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!TV
Catlow
1971CatlowWriterMovie
Like It Is
1970Like It Isas FatherMovie
Dial Hot Line
1970Dial Hot Lineas SamMovie
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
Seven in Darkness
1969Seven in Darknessas Harlan CabotMovie
Heaven with a Gun
1969Heaven with a Gunas Abraham MurdockMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Lancer
1968LancerTV
Day of the Evil Gun
1968Day of the Evil Gunas StorekeeperMovie
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967The Guns of Will SonnettTV
Winchester '73
1967Winchester '73as Minister Riding on HorseMovie
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: ImpossibleWriterTV
The Monkees
1966The Monkeesas MarshallTV
The Monroes
1966The MonroesTV
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966A Big Hand for the Little Ladyas Mr. StriblingMovie
Batman
1966Batmanas TrustyTV
Honey West
1965Honey Westas Conrad WycherlyTV
Laredo
1965LaredoTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas ClydeTV
F Troop
1965F TroopTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas FeathersTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Dr. TrebushTV
The Rogues
1964The Roguesas BertTV
Lorna
1964Lornaas The Man of GodMovie
Advance to the Rear
1964Advance to the Rearas Hugo ZattigMovie
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventureas Harry YoungTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas DispatcherTV
How the West Was Won
1962How the West Was Wonas Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)Movie
General Electric True
1962General Electric TrueTV
The Storm
1962The Stormas Ed BrandiesMovie
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Pocketful of Miraclesas Detective Briscoe (uncredited)Movie
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas SimsTV
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
1961Officer Morgan and a Man of Mysteryas Detective TomMovie
North to Alaska
1960North to Alaskaas Salvation Army LeaderMovie
Spartacus
1960Spartacusas Otho (uncredited)Movie
Outlaws
1960OutlawsTV
Thriller
1960Thrilleras Ed BrandiesTV
The Tall Man
1960The Tall ManTV
The Amazing Transparent Man
1960The Amazing Transparent Manas Major Paul KrennerMovie
Wichita Town
1959Wichita TownTV
Lock-Up
1959Lock-UpTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboatas Cpl. Sam GilerTV
The Deputy
1959The Deputyas BallardTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Sam PearsonTV
The Big Fisherman
1959The Big Fishermanas BeggarMovie
The Lawless Years
1959The Lawless YearsTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas TyreeTV
Frontier Gun
1958Frontier Gunas Cash SkeltonMovie
The Texan
1958The TexanTV
Bronco
1958BroncoTV
Bullwhip
1958Bullwhipas 'Slow' KarpMovie
Seven Guns to Mesa
1958Seven Guns to Mesaas Papa ClellanMovie
Man from God's Country
1958Man from God's Countryas Mark FaberMovie
Return to Warbow
1958Return to Warbowas Frank HollisterMovie
Raintree County
1957Raintree Countyas Mr. Gray's Searching Companion (uncredited)Movie
Trackdown
1957TrackdownTV
The Walter Winchell File
1957The Walter Winchell FileTV
Domino Kid
1957Domino KidMovie
Maverick
1957Maverickas John Wesley HardinTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Arthur DorianTV
M Squad
1957M Squadas James KenitonTV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957Have Gun, Will TravelTV
Omar Khayyam
1957Omar Khayyamas BuzorgMovie
The Vampire
1957The Vampireas Henry WinstonMovie
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957The Guns of Fort Petticoatas KipperMovie
O
1957Official DetectiveTV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas TaggertTV
U.S. Marshall
1956U.S. Marshallas Deputy Tom FergusonTV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTV
Rebel in Town
1956Rebel in Townas Marshal Adam RussellMovie
The First Texan
1956The First Texanas Davy CrockettMovie
The Killing
1956The Killingas Mr. GrimesMovie
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956Tribute to a Bad Manas BarjakMovie
At Gunpoint
1955At Gunpointas AlexanderMovie
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox HourTV
Count Three and Pray
1955Count Three and Prayas SwallowMovie
Frontier
1955FrontierTV
Cheyenne
1955CheyenneTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Joe KiteTV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpTV
Apache Ambush
1955Apache Ambushas Abraham LincolnMovie
The Night of the Hunter
1955The Night of the Hunteras District AttorneyMovie
I Cover the Underworld
1955I Cover the Underworldas Smiley Di AngeloMovie
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955Buffalo Bill Jr.TV
The Millionaire
1955The Millionaireas Allan ReeseTV
Day of Triumph
1954Day of Triumphas Judas IscariotMovie
Masterson of Kansas
1954Masterson of Kansasas Doc HollidayMovie
Drum Beat
1954Drum Beatas Veteran One-Legged Soldier at White House Gate (uncredited)Movie
Lassie
1954LassieTV
Dragnet
1954Dragnetas Jesse QuinnMovie
The Black Dakotas
1954The Black Dakotasas WarrenMovie
The Shanghai Story
1954The Shanghai Storyas Carl HoytMovie
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954The Law vs. Billy the Kidas Pat GarrettMovie
Rails Into Laramie
1954Rails Into Laramieas Orrie SommersMovie
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954Jesse James vs. the Daltonsas Bob DaltonMovie
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954The Boy from Oklahomaas Joe DowneyMovie
Ride Clear of Diablo
1954Ride Clear of Diabloas HenryMovie
Manhunt in Space
1954Manhunt in Spaceas Ken, Cassa 7 Air ControllerMovie
City Detective
1953City DetectiveTV
No Escape
1953No Escapeas Peter HaydenMovie
I Beheld His Glory
1953I Beheld His Gloryas CaiaphasMovie
Kansas Pacific
1953Kansas Pacificas Joe FarleyMovie
Eight Iron Men
1952Eight Iron Menas Pvt. FergusonMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Abraham LincolnTV
Death Valley Days
1952Death Valley Daysas Aaron WintersTV
Hopalong Cassidy
1952Hopalong CassidyTV
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellieas OllieMovie
Red Skies of Montana
1952Red Skies of Montanaas Boise PetersonMovie
Dangerous Assignment
1952Dangerous AssignmentTV
Dragnet
1951DragnetTV
The Blue Veil
1951The Blue Veilas Joplin's Agent (Uncredited)Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Raymond AndrewsTV
The Lady Pays Off
1951The Lady Pays Offas RonaldMovie
Rhubarb
1951Rhubarbas Ogelthorpe MeadowsMovie
Chain of Circumstance
1951Chain of Circumstanceas SidMovie
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951Inside the Walls of Folsom Prisonas Carl Gebhardt (uncredited)Movie
Apache Drums
1951Apache Drumsas Lt. GliddenMovie
Payment on Demand
1951Payment on Demandas ArthurMovie
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951Al Jennings of Oklahomaas Slim HarrisMovie
Double Deal
1950Double Dealas Walter KarnesMovie
The Breaking Point
1950The Breaking Pointas Charlie, Bartender (uncredited)Movie
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas Henry JacksonTV
Indian Territory
1950Indian Territoryas Apache Kid aka Johnny CordayMovie
The Petty Girl
1950The Petty Girlas Royal Roof Orchestra Leader (uncredited)Movie
The Cariboo Trail
1950The Cariboo Trailas HigginsMovie
Bright Leaf
1950Bright Leafas Ellery (uncredited)Movie
Holiday Affair
1949Holiday Affairas Crowley's Floorwalker (uncredited)Movie
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949Oh, You Beautiful Dollas Joe, a ReporterMovie
Special Agent
1949Special Agentas Candy Vendor on Train (uncredited)Movie
Search for Danger
1949Search for Dangeras Lt. CooperMovie
Alaska Patrol
1949Alaska Patrolas Operative DaleMovie
Daughter of the West
1949Daughter of the Westas Jed MorganMovie
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948Every Girl Should Be Marriedas Insurance Salesman (uncredited)Movie
Blonde Ice
1948Blonde Iceas Al HerrickMovie