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James Griffith

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2/13/1916, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Also Known As

James J. Griffith, James F. Griffith, James G. Griffith, Griffith James, Jim Griffith, James W. Griffith, J.J. Griffith, Jimmy Griffith

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James Griffith was an American character actor and musician who is best remembered for his appearance in a number of Westerns in the 1950s and 60s. Born in 1916, the Los Angeles native began his career as a musician, but picked up the acting bug as he played

Credits

Star (12)

Role
- The Vampire
  Henry Winston
  2009
- Seven Alone
  Star
- Day of the Evil Gun
  Star
  1968
- U.S. Marshal
  Deputy Tom Ferguson
  - S 2: Ep 23 Kill or Be Killed
    3/12/60
  - S 2: Ep 4 Trigger Happy
    10/31/59
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Third Miracle
    4/18/59
  - S 1: Ep 24 A Matter of Friendship
    3/14/59
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Fence
    11/29/58
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Amazing Transparent Man
  Star
  1960
- Tribute to a Bad Man
  Star
  1956
- Jesse James vs. The Daltons
  Star
  1954
- The Law Vs. Billy the Kid
  Star
  1954
- Masterson of Kansas
  Star
  1954
- Kansas Pacific
  Star
  1953
- Apache Drums
  Star
  1951
- Gene Autry: Indian Territory
  Johnny Corday the Apache Kid
  1950
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Gunsmoke
  Wade Lester
  - S 13: Ep 21 The Gunrunners
    2/5/68
- Gunsmoke
  Harford
  - S 9: Ep 21 The Bassops
    2/22/64
- Trackdown
  Aaron Adams
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Jailbreak
    5/2/58
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Deal
    4/25/58
  - S 1: Ep 27 The Mistake
    4/18/58
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Winter Boys
    4/11/58
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Pueblo Kid
    4/4/58
  - + 3 More Credits
- Gunsmoke
  Joe Kite
  - S 1: Ep 8 Kite's Reward
    11/12/55
- The Lone Ranger
  Dick Sundell
  - S 4: Ep 45 Adventure at Arbuckle
    7/14/55
- The Lone Ranger
  Hokey Carter
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Lost Chalice
    2/10/55
- The Lone Ranger
  The Durango Kid
  - S 3: Ep 32 The Durango Kid
    4/16/53
- The Lone Ranger
  Flint Taylor
  - S 3: Ep 9 Delayed Action
    11/6/52
Guest Star (160)

Role
- The Highwayman
  Old Duffer #1
  - S 1: Ep 0 Terror on the Blacktop
    9/20/87
- Dallas
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 26 Goodbye, Cliff Barnes
    4/9/82
- Little House on the Prairie
  Preacher Bob
  - S 8: Ep 20 A Faraway Cry
    3/8/82
- Hart to Hart
  prospector
  - S 2: Ep 12 Murder in the Saddle
    2/24/81
- B.J. and the Bear
  Uncle Moss
  - S 1: Ep 3 Odyssey of the Shady Truth
    2/10/79
- Fantasy Island
  Old Pugh
  - S 1: Ep 8 Superstar / Salem
    3/25/78
- Emergency!
  Lester Bowles
  - S 6: Ep 24 All Night Long
    5/28/77
- Police Story
  Travis Caulder
  - S 4: Ep 14 Nightmare on a Sunday Morning
    1/18/77
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Roscoe Springer
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Drop
    10/28/76
- The Quest
  Donkins
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Buffalo Hunters
    9/29/76
- Isis
  Dr. Blandford
  - S 2: Ep 1 Seeing Eye Horse
    9/11/76
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  T.J.
  - S 4: Ep 22 Alien Country
    3/11/76
- Barbary Coast
  Eikel
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Day Cable Was Hanged
    12/26/75
- Kojak
  Mr. Swift
  - S 3: Ep 15 How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars
    12/21/75
- S.W.A.T.
  Sgt. Reardon
  - S 1: Ep 11 Omega One
    5/12/75
- Little House on the Prairie
  Dandy Davis
  - S 1: Ep 23 To See the World
    3/5/75
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  Will Long
  - S 2: Ep 16 Taneha
    2/2/75
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  George M. Schwartz
  - S 1: Ep 8 Bad Medicine
    11/29/74
- Medical Center
  Sergeant Welding
  - S 6: Ep 10 Heel of the Tyrant
    11/18/74
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Hoby Shuttleworth
  - S 3: Ep 7 Jacob's Boy
    10/24/74
- Emergency!
  Joe Hosmer
  - S 3: Ep 13 Understanding
    12/15/73
- Hec Ramsey
  John Simpson
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Green Feather Mystery
    12/17/72
- Kung Fu
  Purdy
  - S 1: Ep 3 Dark Angel
    11/11/72
- Medical Center
  Follit
  - S 2: Ep 18 Danger Point
    1/27/71
- The Bold Ones: The Senator
  Channing
  - S 1: Ep 6 Someday They'll Elect a President
    1/17/71
- Matt Lincoln
  Sam
  - S 1: Ep 17 Dial Hot Line (Pilot)
    3/8/70
- Dangerous Assignment
  Ravic
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Venetian Story
- Lancer
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 11 A Scarecrow at Hacket's
    12/16/69
  - S 2: Ep 7 Jelly Hoskins' American Dream
    11/11/69
- The Mod Squad
  Bubba Johnson
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Death of Bill Hannachek
    11/25/69
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
  Major Cross
  - S 2: Ep 14 Time Is the Rider
    1/10/69
- Lancer
  Constable Becket
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Heart of Pony Alice
    12/17/68
- Batman
  Manx
  - S 3: Ep 14 Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
    12/14/67
- The Monkees
  Marshall
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Monkees In Texas
    12/4/67
- Bonanza
  Deputy Sheriff Gibbs
  - S 9: Ep 4 Judgment at Olympus
    10/8/67
- Daniel Boone
  Coll
  - S 3: Ep 24 The Necklace
    3/9/67
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Matchmaker
    10/27/66
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Tortoise and the Hare
    9/23/65
- The Iron Horse
  Howley
  - S 1: Ep 17 Welcome For The General
    1/2/67
- Batman
  Tiger
  - S 2: Ep 10 Ma Parker
    10/6/66
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Greatest Mother of Them All
    10/5/66
- Perry Mason
  Jake Stearns
  - S 9: Ep 27 The Case of the Misguided Model
    4/24/66
- F Troop
  Sgt. Crawford
  - S 1: Ep 30 Johnny Eagle Eye
    4/12/66
- A Man Called Shenandoah
  Smithy
  - S 1: Ep 26 Marlee
    3/14/66
- Honey West
  Conrad Wicherly #1
  - S 1: Ep 19 It's Earlier Than You Think
    1/21/66
- The Big Valley
  Clyde
  - S 1: Ep 18 A Time to Kill
    1/19/66
- Laredo
  Deke Pryor
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Pride of the Rangers
    12/16/65
- A Man Called Shenandoah
  Andrews
  - S 1: Ep 6 Obion - 1866
    10/25/65
- My Three Sons
  Dr. Davis
  - S 5: Ep 31 Tramp and the Prince
    4/15/65
- Perry Mason
  Jack Randall
  - S 8: Ep 21 The Case of the Fatal Fetish
    3/4/65
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Dispatcher
  - S 2: Ep 21 Corner of Hell
    2/9/65
- The Rogues
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 Bow to a Master
    2/7/65
- Slattery's People
  Emmett Logan
  - S 1: Ep 8 Question: Is Laura the Name of the Game?
    11/9/64
- Daniel Boone
  Feathers
  - S 1: Ep 6 Lac Duquesne
    11/5/64
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Seth
  - S 1: Ep 28 The Homecoming
    4/7/64
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
  Snake
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Day of the Pretenders
    3/1/64
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
  Bagsley
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Day of the Picnic
    2/16/64
- Dr. Kildare
  Mr. Hutchinson
  - S 3: Ep 20 To Walk In Grace
    2/13/64
- The Richard Boone Show
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Mafia Man
    1/7/64
- The Great Adventure
  Harry Young
  - S 1: Ep 12 Wild Bill Hickok - The Legend and the Man
    1/3/64
- Rawhide
  Gurney
  - S 6: Ep 9 Incident of the Prophecy
    11/21/63
- The Untouchables
  Monk Lyselle
  - S 4: Ep 28 The Torpedo
    5/7/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Kovacs
  - S 2: Ep 29 The Town That Died
    4/25/63
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Spencer
  - S 6: Ep 27 The Savages
    3/16/63
- Gunsmoke
  Bettis
  - S 8: Ep 25 Quint's Indian
    3/1/63
- Ben Casey
  John Randall
  - S 2: Ep 21 Suffer the Little Children
    2/25/63
- General Electric True
  Stan Woolman
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Moonshiners
    2/24/63
- General Electric True
  Brown
  - S 1: Ep 9 Mile Long Shot To Kill
    11/25/62
- Laramie
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 8 Double Eagles
    11/20/62
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Marauder
  - S 6: Ep 8 The Predators
    11/3/62
- Rawhide
  White
  - S 5: Ep 5 Incident of the Four Horsemen
    10/26/62
- Empire
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Place To Put A Life
    10/9/62
- Dr. Kildare
  Sims
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Burning Sky
    10/4/62
- Lawman (1958)
  Heracles Snead
  - S 4: Ep 39 Jailbreak
    6/10/62
- Shannon (1961)
  Frankie Sergio
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Deadly Homecoming
    4/19/62
- The Tall Man
  James Cutter
  - S 2: Ep 32 Trial by Fury
    4/14/62
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Dave Wilder
  - S 5: Ep 24 The Waiting Room
    2/24/62
- Bronco
  Cpl. Fonda
  - S 4: Ep 9 Trail of Hatred
    2/5/62
- Thriller
  Ed Brandies
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Storm
    1/22/62
- Gunsmoke
  Tillman
  - S 7: Ep 9 Milly
    11/25/61
- Perry Mason
  Walter Hutchings
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Case of the Posthumous Painter
    11/11/61
- Bonanza
  "Smiling" Sam Pearson
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Burma Rarity
    10/22/61
- The Lawless Years
  Jonathan Willis
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Jonathan Wills Story
    9/8/61
- Lock-Up
  Miles Turner
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Sisters
    6/17/61
- Thriller
  Victor Harrod
  - S 1: Ep 30 Parasite Mansion
    4/25/61
- The Tall Man
  Clint Latimer
  - S 1: Ep 30 A Kind of Courage
    4/8/61
- Rawhide
  Tyree
  - S 3: Ep 22 Incident in the Middle of Nowhere
    4/7/61
- Cheyenne
  Gorrell
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Frightened Town
    3/20/61
- Checkmate
  Harley "Steamer" Russell
  - S 1: Ep 24 One for the Book
    3/18/61
- Stagecoach West
  Cowboy
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Remounts
    3/14/61
- Laramie
  Gabe
  - S 2: Ep 20 Riders Of The Night
    3/7/61
- Lassie
  Pa
  - S 7: Ep 24 Cracker Jack
    2/26/61
- Two Faces West
  Les Hardy
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Return
    2/20/61
- Outlaws
  Lawyer Ephraim
  - S 1: Ep 15 Cully
    2/16/61
- Klondike
  Clag Boster
  - S 1: Ep 12 Swing Your Partner
    1/9/61
- Bonanza
  Preacher
  - S 2: Ep 13 Silent Thunder
    12/10/60
- Riverboat
  Corporal Sam Giler
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Quota
    11/28/60
- Two Faces West
  Guest Star
- Rawhide
  Maury
  - S 2: Ep 15 Incident of the Devil and His Due
    1/22/60
- The Texan
  Shawn O'Rourke
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Taming of Rio Nada
    1/11/60
- Lock-Up
  Roy Fuller
  - S 1: Ep 9 Writ of Terror
    11/21/59
- Wichita Town
  Vie Parker
  - S 1: Ep 3 Bullet for a Friend
    10/14/59
- Riverboat
  Guest Star
- The Deputy
  Ballard
  - S 1: Ep 1 Badge For A Day (The Deputy)
    9/12/59
- The Lineup (1954)
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 35 The Daniel Leadley Case
    5/29/59
- The Restless Gun
  Dr. Hallop
  - S 2: Ep 24 Dead Man's Hand
    3/16/59
- Maverick
  John Wesley Hardin
  - S 2: Ep 19 Duel at Sundown
    2/1/59
- The Millionaire
  Allan Reese
  - S 5: Ep 18 Millionaire Irene Marshall
    1/21/59
- Wagon Train
  Sailor Blaine
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Sakae Ito Story
    12/3/58
- Jefferson Drum
  Troy Bendick
  - S 2: Ep 6 Return
    10/30/58
- Trackdown
  Aaron Adams
  - S 2: Ep 2 Outlaw's Wife
    9/12/58
- Frontier Justice
  Taggert
  - S 1: Ep 5 Necessary Breed
    8/11/58
- The Walter Winchell File
  Watson
  - S 2: Ep 8 A Thing of Beauty
    7/23/58
- The Lineup (1954)
  Charles Winters
  - S 4: Ep 29 The Deacon Whitewall Case
    4/18/58
- The Millionaire
  Ames
  - S 4: Ep 26 The John Smith Story
    3/26/58
- The Gray Ghost
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 27 Taps For A Hero
    2/28/58
- M Squad
  James Keniton
  - S 1: Ep 17 Blue Indigo
    1/17/58
- Gunsmoke
  Joth Monger
  - S 3: Ep 16 Twelfth Night
    12/28/57
- Perry Mason
  Arthur Dorian
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Case of the Negligent Nymph
    12/7/57
- Trackdown
  Thad Marple
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Marple Brothers
    10/4/57
- Code 3
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 27 You Can't Kill A Marine
    10/1/57
- Tales of Wells Fargo
  Tom Rankin
  - S 1: Ep 13 Jesse James
    7/1/57
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Mr. Harris
  - S 5: Ep 37 Cross Hairs
    6/12/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Sergeant Pickens
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Still Trumpet
    4/3/57
- Zane Grey Theater
  Taggert
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Necessary Breed
    2/15/57
- The Lone Ranger
  Phil Beach
  - S 5: Ep 22 A Message from Abe
    2/7/57
- Cheyenne
  Joe Epic
  - S 2: Ep 10 Land Beyond the Law
    1/15/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Sheriff Walker
  - S 1: Ep 16 Overnight Haul
    5/16/56
- Lassie
  Joe Brown
  - S 2: Ep 36 War Dog
    5/13/56
- Frontier
  Tod
  - S 1: Ep 25 Patrol
    4/29/56
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 44 The Shot
    12/30/55
- Frontier
  John Craig
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Stillness In Wyoming
    10/16/55
- Gunsmoke
  Harford
- Gunsmoke
  Joe Kite
- Gunsmoke
  Wade Lester
- Annie Oakley
  Mark Banning
  - S 2: Ep 20 Powder Rock Stampede
    5/22/55
- Annie Oakley
  George Martin
  - S 2: Ep 18 Annie Takes a Chance
    5/8/55
- Dragnet
  Abner Stoset
  - S 4: Ep 35 The Big Gone
    4/28/55
- Buffalo Bill Jr.
  Doc Holliday
  - S 1: Ep 10 First Posse
    4/18/55
- Waterfront (1954)
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Sea Rustler
    1/1/55
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
  First Native
  - S 1: Ep 37 The Trial Of Rocky Jones - Chapter One
    11/2/54
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger
  Ken
  - S 1: Ep 11 Pirates Of Prah - Chapter One
    5/4/54
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Henry Jackson
  - S 4: Ep 25 Call Me Mrs.
    3/11/54
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Raymond Andrews
  - S 3: Ep 24 Man from Outside
    2/12/54
- Fireside Theatre
  Ed Fallon
  - S 6: Ep 22 The Uncrossed River
    1/26/54
- Ramar of the Jungle
  Charles Mitchell
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Urn Of Destiny
    1/23/54
- Dragnet
  Claude Strop
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Big Little Jesus
    12/24/53
- Dragnet
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Big Guilt
    11/5/53
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Big Bull
    9/17/53
- Death Valley Days
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 3 Solomon in All His Glory
    10/27/53
- Ramar of the Jungle
  Dexter
  - S 1: Ep 19 Flaming Mountain
    8/22/53
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Golden Tablet
    8/1/53
- Cavalcade of America
  Abraham Lincoln
  - S 1: Ep 10 New Salem Story
    2/4/53
- City Detective
  Harry
  - S 1: Ep 26 Cargo of the Midnight
    1/1/53
- Death Valley Days
  Aaron Winters
  - S 1: Ep 2 She Burns Green
    11/14/52
- Hopalong Cassidy
  Roscoe Hicks
  - S 1: Ep 4 Alien Range
    10/1/52
- The Range Rider
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 8 Blind Trail
    1/10/52
- The Range Rider
  Bandy
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Ghost of Poco Loco
    9/13/51
- The Gene Autry Show
  Bill Hubbard
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Peacemaker
    12/17/50
- The Gene Autry Show
  Dude Devlin
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Gray Dude
    12/3/50
- The Lone Ranger
  Scrap
  - S 2: Ep 2 Mission Bells
    9/21/50
- The Lone Ranger
  Rex Craig
  - S 1: Ep 32 Death Trap
    4/20/50
- The Lone Ranger
  Hokey Carter
- The Lone Ranger
  Dick Sundell
- The Lone Ranger
  Flint Taylor
- The Lone Ranger
  The Durango Kid
Writer (1)

Role
- Mission: Impossible
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Astrologer
    12/3/67
Story (1)

Role
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Story
  - S 2: Ep 4 When the Bough Breaks
    10/6/64
Music (1)

Role
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  Music
  - S 6: Ep 1 Show No. 602
    6/24/04
  - S 5: Ep 25 Show No. 502
    7/25/03
  - S 5: Ep 13 Show No. 408
    1/17/03
  - S 5: Ep 6 Show No. 433
    10/21/02
  - S 5: Ep 5 Show No. 425
    10/7/02
  - + 16 More Credits
Main Title Theme (1)

Role
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  Main Title Theme
  - S 8: Ep 17 Show No. 8009
    12/4/07
  - S 8: Ep 16 Show No. 8007
    11/10/06
  - S 8: Ep 15 Show No. 8015
    11/9/06
  - S 8: Ep 14 Show No. 8006
    11/8/06
  - S 8: Ep 13 Show No. 8008
    11/7/06
  - + 50 More Credits

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