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Carlton Griffin(1893-1940)

  • Actor
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Carlton Griffin in Another Wild Idea (1934)
Carlton Griffin was born on 23 May 1893 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Girl Shy (1924), The Great Jewel Robbery (1925) and The Painted Flapper (1924). He was married to Verna Irene Bell and Pauline Saxon. He died on 24 July 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 23, 1893
DiedJuly 24, 1940(47)
BornMay 23, 1893
DiedJuly 24, 1940(47)
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Known for

Nola Luxford, Dorothy Dorr, Judy King, Priscilla King, Harold Lloyd, and Jobyna Ralston in Girl Shy (1924)
Girl Shy
7.6
  • The Rich Man
  • 1924
The Great Jewel Robbery
  • Hooper
  • 1925
The Painted Flapper (1924)
The Painted Flapper
  • Lord Coventry
  • 1924
Myrta Bonillas and William Farnum in Shackles of Gold (1922)
Shackles of Gold
  • Donald Valentine(as C. Elliott Griffin)
  • 1922

Credits

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Actor

  • Rita Hayworth and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Angels Over Broadway (1940)
    Angels Over Broadway
    6.5
    • Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Tommy Bond, Edith Fellows, Bobby Larson, Charles Peck, and Dorothy Anne Seese in Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940)
    Five Little Peppers in Trouble
    5.9
    • Mr. Barnes (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Rita Hayworth and Brian Aherne in The Lady in Question (1940)
    The Lady in Question
    6.3
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • The Roaring Twenties (1939)
    The Roaring Twenties
    7.9
    • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, and Edward Arnold in You Can't Take It with You (1938)
    You Can't Take It with You
    7.8
    • Bank Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Oliver Hardy, Felix Adler, Eric Blore, John G. Blystone, Richard Flournoy, Walter Woolf King, Stan Laurel, Charlie Melson, Grete Natzler, Jean Negulesco, James Parrott, Hal Roach, and Charley Rogers in Swiss Miss (1938)
    Swiss Miss
    6.6
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Walter Connolly, Curly Howard, Gertrude Niesen, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett, and The Three Stooges in Start Cheering (1938)
    Start Cheering
    6.1
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Symona Boniface, and Curly Howard in Termites of 1938 (1938)
    Termites of 1938
    7.5
    Short
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Edward Arnold, Shirley Ross, and John Trent in Blossoms on Broadway (1937)
    Blossoms on Broadway
    5.0
    • Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • The Frame-Up (1937)
    The Frame-Up
    6.2
    • Café Manager (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Janet Gaynor and Fredric March in A Star Is Born (1937)
    A Star Is Born
    7.3
    • Cameraman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Joseph Allen and Rosalind Keith in Motor Madness (1937)
    Motor Madness
    • Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Love Is News (1937)
    Love Is News
    6.9
    • Desk Man (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Betty Furness and Jack Haley in Mister Cinderella (1936)
    Mister Cinderella
    5.6
    • Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Murder with Pictures (1936)
    Murder with Pictures
    5.7
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • C. Elliott Griffin
  • Born
    • May 23, 1893
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 24, 1940
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Verna Irene BellJune 13, 1930 - July 24, 1940 (his death)
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    Veteran movie actor who began working in the silent era with D.W. Griffith.
  • Nickname
    • Griff

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