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name: "James Griffith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-griffith-3347"
roles: ["Actor","Writer"]
born: "13 February 1916"
died: "17 September 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:58:03.779762+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."
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# James Griffith

Actor and writer. Born 13 February 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 17 September 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer
- **Born:** 13 February 1916, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 17 September 1993
- **Active:** 1955–1966
- **Also known as:** J.J. Griffith, James F. Griffith, James J. Griffith, James W. Griffith, Jimmy Griffith, Jim Griffith

## Biography

James Griffith (1916–1993) was an American character actor, musician and screenwriter. Born in Los Angeles, he attended UCLA and began his career in little theatre before serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Second World War. He made his film debut in *Blonde Ice* (1948) and went on to appear in supporting and bit roles, often uncredited, in dozens of Westerns and other films.

Among his notable film appearances were Mr Grimes in *The Killing* (1956), the District Attorney in *The Night of the Hunter* (1955), and an uncredited role in *Spartacus* (1960). He also made more than seventy television guest appearances, including episodes of *Batman*, *Bonanza*, *Little House on the Prairie* and *Mission: Impossible*. Griffith wrote screenplays for films including *Lorna* (1964), *Shalako* (1968) and *Catlow* (1971), as well as an episode of *Mission: Impossible*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Night of the Hunter* (1955), Actor

## Also known for

- *Spartacus* (1960), Otho (uncredited)
- *The Killing* (1956), Mr. Grimes
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Dandy Davis
- *Batman* (1966), Trusty, Manx
- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Poker Player with Cleve (uncredited)
- *Bonanza* (1959), Sam Pearson
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Will Long
- *Kung Fu* (1972), Joe Purdy

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