1895-01-22 ( 130 years old ) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Movies
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930-04-29
The Sleeping Porch
1929-09-07
Trent's Last Case
1929-03-31
Time to Love
1927-06-18
You'd Be Surprised
1926-09-24
Hands Up!
1926-01-11
He's a Prince!
1925-10-05
Fine Clothes
1925-08-09
Paths to Paradise
1925-06-28
The Night Club
1925-04-26
Forty Winks
1925-02-02
Miss Bluebeard
1925-01-26
Open All Night
1924-10-12
Lily of the Dust
1924-08-24
Changing Husbands
1924-06-22
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
1924-04-16
Poisoned Paradise
1924-02-29
White Tiger
1923-12-17
The Day of Faith
1923-10-20
Red Lights
1923-09-30
The Eternal Three
1923-09-22
Souls for Sale
1923-04-22
The Crossroads of New York
1922-06-22
Fools First
1922-05-27
The Follies Girl
1919-04-27
His Foothill Folly
1917-09-02
A Scoundrel's Toll
1916-09-17
The Surf Girl
1916-07-09
How Stars are Made
1916-06-14
A Dash of Courage
1916-05-07
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