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Raymond Griffith‌

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Raymond Griffith

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Raymond Griffith

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1895-01-22

Popularity

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Biography

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.

Movie Credits

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front‌
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calendar 1930

A Dash of Courage

A Dash of Courage‌
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calendar 1916

Fools First

Fools First‌
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calendar 1922

Changing Husbands

Changing Husbands‌
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calendar 1924

Poisoned Paradise

Poisoned Paradise‌
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calendar 1924

The Crossroads of New York

The Crossroads of New York‌
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calendar 1922

Hands Up!

Hands Up!‌
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calendar 1926

Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise‌
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calendar 1925

White Tiger

White Tiger‌
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calendar 1923

Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case‌
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calendar 1929

Miss Bluebeard

Miss Bluebeard‌
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calendar 1925

The Eternal Three

The Eternal Three‌
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calendar 1923

The Day of Faith

The Day of Faith‌
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calendar 1923

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model‌
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calendar 1924

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale‌
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calendar 1923

Red Lights

Red Lights‌
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calendar 1923

You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised‌
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calendar 1926

Lily of the Dust

Lily of the Dust‌
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calendar 1924

Open All Night

Open All Night‌
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calendar 1924

The Night Club

The Night Club‌
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calendar 1925

Time to Love

Time to Love‌
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calendar 1927

The Surf Girl

The Surf Girl‌
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calendar 1916

He's a Prince!

He's a Prince!‌
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calendar 1925

A Scoundrel's Toll

A Scoundrel's Toll‌
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calendar 1916

His Foothill Folly

His Foothill Folly‌
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calendar 1917

How Stars are Made

How Stars are Made‌
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calendar 1916

The Sleeping Porch

The Sleeping Porch‌
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calendar 1929

Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes‌
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calendar 1925

Forty Winks

Forty Winks‌
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calendar 1925

The Follies Girl

The Follies Girl‌
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calendar 1919

Tv Credits