Robert Griffin (actor)

Robert Griffin
Robert Griffin
	Griffin in Bonanza, 1960
Born	July 31, 1902; Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
Died	December 19, 1960 (aged 58); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor
Years active	1950–1960

Robert Griffin (July 31, 1902 – December 19, 1960) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, including Gunsmoke in 1957, and was known for playing the role of Doc Wardrobe in the 1956 film The Brass Legend.^[1]

Partial filmography

Barricade (1950) - Kirby
Destination Big House (1950) - Police Official (uncredited)
Broken Arrow (1950) - John Lowrie (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950) - Kebo (Crawford Henchman)
The Magnificent Yankee (1950) - Court Crier (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley (1951)^[2] - Cal (uncredited)
The Unknown Man (1951) - Reporter (uncredited)
Indian Uprising (1952) - Dan Avery (uncredited)
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) - Mr. Shaw (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious (1952) - Politician in Jail Cell (uncredited)
Montana Territory (1952) - Yeager
Serpent of the Nile (1953) - Brutus
The Great Jesse James Raid (1953) - Morgan (uncredited)
Conquest of Cochise (1953) - Sam Maddock
Slaves of Babylon (1953) - King Astyages
Gun Fury (1953) - Sheriff of Salt Wells (uncredited)
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) - Judge (uncredited)
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)^[3] - L. G. Murphy (uncredited)
Dragnet (1954) - Chief Special Agent (uncredited)
The Black Dakotas (1954) - Boggs (uncredited)
The Human Jungle (1954) - Man (uncredited)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
Shotgun (1955) - Doctor (uncredited)
Inside Detroit (1956) - Hoagy Mitchell
Please Murder Me! (1956)^[4] - Lou Kazarian
The Ten Commandments (1956) - High Priest (uncredited)
The Brass Legend (1956) - Doc Ward
Crime of Passion (1957) - Detective James
Fury at Showdown (1957)^[5] - Sheriff Clay
Monster from Green Hell (1957) - Dan Morgan
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) - Police Chief Baker
Gunsight Ridge (1957) - Herb Babcock
Pawnee (1957) - Doc Morgan
The Left Handed Gun (1958)^[3] - Morton
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) - Mr. Andrew Vito
The Bravados (1958) - Banker Loomis (uncredited)
The Badlanders (1958) - Bartender (uncredited)
No Place to Land (1958) - Bart Pine
A Summer Place (1959) - Engelhardt (uncredited)
Ice Palace (1960) - Engineer (uncredited)
New Comedy Showcase (TV series, 1960), Season 1 Episode 8: "Waldo"

References

^ "Robert E. Griffin". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ Andreychuk, Ed (2000). Burt Lancaster: A Filmography and Biography. McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 9780786404360 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Boggs, Johnny (September 20, 2013). Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012. McFarland. pp. 114–142. ISBN 9780786465552 – via Google Books.
^ Lyons, Arthur; Petievich, Gerald; Petievich, Arthur (November 2, 2000). Death On The Cheap: The Lost B Movies Of Film Noir. Hachette Books. p. 126. ISBN 9780306809965 – via Google Books.
^ Capua, Michelangelo (March 20, 2020). John Derek: Actor, Director, Photographer. McFarland. p. 156. ISBN 9781476675886 – via Google Books.

External links

Robert Griffin at IMDb
Robert Griffin at the TCM Movie Database
Robert Griffin at AllMovie
Rotten Tomatoes profile

[1] "Robert E. Griffin". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[2] Andreychuk, Ed (2000). Burt Lancaster: A Filmography and Biography. McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 9780786404360 – via Google Books.

[a-3] Boggs, Johnny (September 20, 2013). Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012. McFarland. pp. 114–142. ISBN 9780786465552 – via Google Books.

[4] Lyons, Arthur; Petievich, Gerald; Petievich, Arthur (November 2, 2000). Death On The Cheap: The Lost B Movies Of Film Noir. Hachette Books. p. 126. ISBN 9780306809965 – via Google Books.

[5] Capua, Michelangelo (March 20, 2020). John Derek: Actor, Director, Photographer. McFarland. p. 156. ISBN 9781476675886 – via Google Books.

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