---
name: "Ed Grady"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ed-grady"
fi1m_id: "ed-grady"
imdb_id: "nm0333592"
tmdb_id: 102719
wikidata_id: "Q3047176"
roles: []
born: "31 August 1923"
died: "10 December 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T11:35:58.978129+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ed Grady

## Identity

Ed Grady

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ed-grady
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ed-grady
- **IMDb ID:** nm0333592
- **TMDB ID:** 102719
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3047176
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Grady, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3047176, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102719

Actor. Born 31 August 1923 in Kinston, North Carolina, USA. Died 10 December 2012.

## Details

- **Born:** 31 August 1923, Kinston, North Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 10 December 2012
- **Also known as:** Ed L. Grady
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Grady, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3047176, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333592/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/102719

## Biography

Ed Grady (1923–2012) was an American stage, film and television actor and teacher. Born Edward Louis Grady in Kinston, North Carolina, he studied theatre and English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a member of the Carolina Playmakers. He later taught English and drama before beginning his acting career in the late 1970s.

Grady’s film roles included appearances in *D.A.R.Y.L.* (1985), *Not Without My Daughter* (1991), *Lolita* (1997) and *The Notebook* (2004), in which he played Harry. On television he had recurring parts in *Matlock* and *Dawson’s Creek*, and appeared in the miniseries *Alex Haley’s Queen* and the television film *To Dance with the White Dog* (both 1993). His stage work included seasons in the outdoor drama *Unto These Hills*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Notebook* (2004), Fi1m 74, as Harry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-notebook.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Surface* (2005), series, as Keeper
- *The Notebook* (2004), as Harry — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-notebook.md)
- *New Best Friend* (2002), as Alicia's Doctor
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues* (1999), as Professor Hunt
- *Dawson's Creek* (1998), series, as 'Gramps' Ryan
- *Lolita* (1997), as Dr. Melinik
- *First Time Felon* (1997), as Johnny the Farmer
- *The Summer of Ben Tyler* (1996), as Dr. Ringgold
- *Deadly Pursuits* (1996), as Albert Chartrain
- *Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest* (1995), as Dr. Appleby
- *A Horse for Danny* (1995), as Mr. Baynes
- *Tad* (1995), as Seward
- *Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story* (1994), as Chief Director
- *A Simple Twist of Fate* (1994), as Judge Marcus
- *The Yearling* (1994), as Doc Wilson
- *Bandit: Bandit Goes Country* (1994), as Preacher
- *To Dance with the White Dog* (1993), as Herman Morris
- *Deadly Relations* (1993), as Judge Carr
- *Stolen Babies* (1993), as Abe Walbauer
- *Consenting Adults* (1992), as Mr. Watkins
- *The Nightman* (1992), as Graves
- *Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice* (1992), as Dr. Richard Appleby
- *White Lie* (1991), as Floyd Walker
- *In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas* (1991), as Ben Hastings
- *Night of the Hunter* (1991), as Walt
- *Paris Trout* (1991), as Judge Travis
- *The Perfect Tribute* (1991), as Doctor Stone
- *Not Without My Daughter* (1991), as Grandpa
- *Sudie and Simpson* (1990), as Mr. Daniel Crowder
- *The Lost Capone* (1990), as Sam Ellroy
- *Chattahoochee* (1990), as Stream of Consciousness Man
- *Modern Love* (1990), as Judge
- *Black Rainbow* (1989), as Editor, Geoff McBain
- *Cold Sassy Tree* (1989), as Dr. Slaughter
- *From the Hip* (1987), as Baxter
- *Unmasking the Idol* (1986), as Male Prisoner
- *Florida Straits* (1986), as Lenny
- *As Summers Die* (1986), as Boudreaux
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Judge Ashford, Lou Green
- *D.A.R.Y.L.* (1985), as Mr. Bergen
- *The Last Game* (1984), Actor
- *Reuben, Reuben* (1983), as Dr. William Ormsby
- *Lady Grey* (1980), Actor
- *Wolfman* (1979), as Reverend Leonard

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