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Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians. Later in his career, he worked behind the camera as writer and producer. Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper. Griffith claimed that it was the result of his having to scream at the top of his lungs every night in a stage melodrama as a child actor —others have stated that a childhood disease was more likely the cause. Although a few comedy films of his are considered classics, Griffith is almost totally forgotten today. Many of his starring feature films have long since been lost, but probably the best known of his films today is Hands Up! (1926), a Civil War comedy feature directed by Clarence G. Badger, and co-starring Mack Swain, which was entered into the National Film Registry in 2005. Also considered a classic is Badger's Paths to Paradise, a caper film that is in all circulating prints missing its final reel. Like many silent comedians, he had a traditional costume; his was a top hat, white tie and tails, often augmented by a cape and/or walking stick. The coming of sound ended Griffith's acting career, but he did have one memorable role in a motion picture before retiring from the screen, playing a French soldier killed by Lew Ayres in the 1930 Lewis Milestone film All Quiet on the Western Front. He then segued into a writing/producing career at Twentieth Century Fox. Griffith choked to death at the Masquers Club in Los Angeles, California, aged 62, on November 25, 1957.

Personal information

Birthday

1895-01-22

Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Dash of Courage

A Dash of Courage

1916

0.0

Movie
A Scoundrel's Toll

A Scoundrel's Toll

1916

5.0

Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930

7.8

Movie
Changing Husbands

Changing Husbands

1924

0.0

Movie
Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes

1925

0.0

Movie
Fools First

Fools First

1922

0.0

Movie
Forty Winks

Forty Winks

1925

0.0

Movie
Hands Up!

Hands Up!

1926

5.3

Movie
He's a Prince!

He's a Prince!

1925

0.0

Movie
His Foothill Folly

His Foothill Folly

1917

5.0

Movie
How Stars are Made

How Stars are Made

1916

0.0

Movie
Lily of the Dust

Lily of the Dust

1924

0.0

Movie
Miss Bluebeard

Miss Bluebeard

1925

6.0

Movie
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

1924

0.0

Movie
Open All Night

Open All Night

1924

7.0

Movie
Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

1925

5.6

Movie
Poisoned Paradise

Poisoned Paradise

1924

0.0

Movie
Red Lights

Red Lights

1923

0.0

Movie
Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

1923

6.2

Movie
The Crossroads of New York

The Crossroads of New York

1922

0.0

Movie
The Day of Faith

The Day of Faith

1923

0.0

Movie
The Eternal Three

The Eternal Three

1923

0.0

Movie
The Follies Girl

The Follies Girl

1919

0.0

Movie
The Night Club

The Night Club

1925

0.0

Movie
The Sleeping Porch

The Sleeping Porch

1929

0.0

Movie
The Surf Girl

The Surf Girl

1916

0.0

Movie
Time to Love

Time to Love

1927

0.0

Movie
Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case

1929

0.0

Movie
White Tiger

White Tiger

1923

5.5

Movie
You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised

1926

6.3

Movie