Griff Barnett (born Manley Griffith, November 12, 1884 – January 12, 1958) was an American actor.(17 January 1958)

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'' Barnett was born in

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in 1884. In the early 20th century, Barnett was a member of the Mack-Hillard stock theater company in Wichita, Kansas. He also worked with stock theater companies in the Chicago area. He played the role of the Rexall family druggist in commercials on ''

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'' on radio in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He also appeared in numerous films from the 1930s through the 1950s, including '' To Each His Own'' (1946), '' Apartment for Peggy'' (1948), and '' Pinky'' (1949). He frequently played doctors or lawyers. In 1954, he appeared in episode 131 of the TV series, ''

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''. Barnett died of pneumonia and heart trouble at home in

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, on January 12, 1958, aged 73. He is buried in

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in Whittier, California.

Selected filmography

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'' (1938, Serial) - Rancher (uncredited) *''

Santa Fe Stampede ''Santa Fe Stampede'' is a 1938 American " Three Mesquiteers" Western film directed by George Sherman and starring John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Wayne played the lead in eight of the fifty-one films in the popular series. Plot s ...

'' (1938) - Townsman Henry Jones (uncredited) *''

The Lone Ranger Rides Again ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial '' The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial ...

'' (1939, Serial) - E.B. Tully (Ch. 6) (uncredited) *''

Those High Grey Walls ''Those High Grey Walls'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Walter Connolly and Onslow Stevens. It is also known as ''The Gates of Alcatraz''. Plot Dr. MacAuley, a kindly beloved country doctor, is sent to Fil ...

'' (1939) - Prison Tailor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1940, Serial) - Stephen Prescott (uncredited) *'' Frontier Vengeance'' (1940) - Joel Hunter *''

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'' (1940) - Sam Hughes *''

The Lady from Cheyenne ''The Lady from Cheyenne'' is a 1941 American comedy western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Loretta Young, Robert Preston and Edward Arnold. Plot In the 1860s, after receiving an inheritance a Philadelphia Quaker school teacher h ...

'' (1941) - Cork Supporter (uncredited) *''

Bachelor Daddy ''Bachelor Daddy'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Harold Young and written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo. The film stars Baby Sandy, Edward Everett Horton, Donald Woods, Raymond Walburn, Evelyn Ankers, Kathryn Adams Doty, ...

'' (1941) - Bailiff (uncredited) *''

Gangs of Sonora ''Gangs of Sonora'' is a 1941 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English. Cast * Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * June Johnson as June Conners * Malcolm M ...

'' (1941) - Man on Stagecoach (uncredited) *''

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail ''Outlaws of Cherokee Trail'' is a 1941 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck. Cast * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * Lois Collier as Doris Sheldon ...

'' (1941) - Jury Foreman (uncredited) *'' Death Valley Outlaws'' (1941) - Train Agent (uncredited) *''

A Missouri Outlaw ''A Missouri Outlaw'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Jack Lait Jr. and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery, Sr., Paul Fix, Al St. John and Frank LaRue. The film ...

'' (1941) - Man with Ward (uncredited) *''

Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. ''Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.'' (1941) is a Republic Movie serial based on the Dick Tracy comic strip. It was directed by the team of William Witney and John English with Ralph Byrd reprising his role from the earlier serials. It was the last ...

'' (1941, Serial) - Plant Watchman (uncredited) *''

Stardust on the Sage ''Stardust on the Sage'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, William Henry, and Edith Fellows. Written by Betty Burbridge, based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, th ...

'' (1942) - Larkin (uncredited) *''

The Sombrero Kid ''The Sombrero Kid'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Robert Homans, John James, Joel Friedkin and Rand Brooks. It was released on July 31, 1942, ...

'' (1942) - Townsman (uncredited) *''

Shadows on the Sage ''Shadows on the Sage'' is a 1942 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd. Cast * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Jimmie Dodd as ...

'' (1942) - Steve Jackson *'' The Story of Dr. Wassell'' (1944) - 'Janssen' Passenger (uncredited) *'' Wilson'' (1944) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' Strange Holiday'' (1945) - Regan *'' To Each His Own'' (1946) - Daniel Norris *''

Without Reservations ''Without Reservations'' is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel ''Thanks, God! I'll Take It From H ...

'' (1946) - Train Conductor (uncredited) *'' Danger Woman'' (1946) - Dr. George Carey *'' Duel in the Sun'' (1946) - The Bordertown Jailer (uncredited) *'' The Arnelo Affair'' (1947) - Mr. Adams (uncredited) *'' Suddenly It's Spring'' (1947) - Conductor on Train (uncredited) *''

The Michigan Kid ''The Michigan Kid'' is a 1947 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Jon Hall, Victor McLaglen, Rita Johnson, and Andy Devine. It was Hall's first film after getting out of the army and filming began 15 April 1 ...

'' (1947) - Prentiss Dawson *''

The Millerson Case ''The Millerson Case'' is a 1947 American mystery drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders and Clem Bevans. In the 8th film of Columbia's '' Crime Doctor'' series, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is ...

'' (1947) - Doc Sam Millerson *''

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'' (1947) - Coroner *'' Stepchild'' (1947) - Burns *'' Gunfighters'' (1947) - Mr. Banner *''

The Son of Rusty ''The Son of Rusty'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring Ted Donaldson, Stephen Dunne and Ann Doran. It was part of Columbia Pictures' eight-film Rusty series about a boy and his valiant German Shepherd. Plot Dann ...

'' (1947) - Judge (uncredited) *'' Unconquered'' (1947) - Brother Andrews - of Pennsylvania *''

Wild Harvest ''Wild Harvest'' is a 1947 film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour. Plot Joe Madigan's crew harvests wheat for farmers. Jim Davis, a good mechanic who irresponsibly drinks and gambles too much, is fired by his frie ...

'' (1947) - Rankin *''

Magic Town ''Magic Town'' is a 1947 comedy film directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Stewart and Jane Wyman. The picture is one of the first films about the then-new practice of public opinion polling. The film was inspired by the Middletown ...

'' (1947) - Henry - Stringer's Office (uncredited) *'' Cass Timberlane'' (1947) - Herman, the Butler *'' The Gangster'' (1947) - Dorothy's Father (uncredited) *''

Daisy Kenyon ''Daisy Kenyon'' is a 1947 American romantic-drama film by 20th Century Fox starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, and Dana Andrews in a story about a post-World War II romantic triangle. The screenplay by David Hertz was based upon a 1945 novel o ...

'' (1947) - Will Thompson (uncredited) *''

The Tender Years ''The Tender Years'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster, written by Arnold Belgard, Abem Finkel and Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Joe E. Brown, Richard Lyon, Noreen Nash, Charles Drake, Josephine Hutchinson and James M ...

'' (1948) - Sen. Cooper *'' Arch of Triumph'' (1948) - Fernand (uncredited) *''

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'' (1948) - Surgeon *'' Fury at Furnace Creek'' (1948) - Appleby *'' Fighting Father Dunne'' (1948) - Governor *''

Tap Roots ''Tap Roots'' is a 1948 Technicolor Western war film set during the American Civil War. It is very loosely based on the true life story of Newton Knight, a farm owner who attempted to secede Jones County from Mississippi.Stephen Jacobs, ''Bor ...

'' (1948) - Dr. MacIntosh *'' The Walls of Jericho'' (1948) - Judge Hutto *''

For the Love of Mary ''For the Love of Mary'' is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Frederick de Cordova and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Don Taylor, and Jeffrey Lynn. Written by Oscar Brodney, the film is about a young woman who takes a jo ...

'' (1948) - Timothy Peppertree *'' Apartment for Peggy'' (1948) - Dr. Philip Conway *'' Criss Cross'' (1949) - Pop *''

Mother Is a Freshman ''Mother Is a Freshman'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Loretta Young and Van Johnson. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design by Kay Nelson. Plot Abby Abbott lives in New York ...

'' (1949) - Dean Gillingham *''

The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...

'' (1949) - Deacon Burton *''

The Fountainhead ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to comp ...

'' (1949) - Judge (uncredited) *'' Any Number Can Play'' (1949) - Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Pinky'' (1949) - Dr. Joseph 'Doc Joe' McGill *''

Holiday Affair ''Holiday Affair'' is a 1949 romantic comedy film directed and produced by Don Hartman and starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. It was based on the story ''Christmas Gift'' by John D. Weaver, which was also the film's working title. The film ...

'' (1949) - Mr. Ennis *'' No Man of Her Own'' (1950) - Dr. Parker *'' Sierra'' (1950) - Dr. Hank Robbins *''

Customs Agent ''Customs Agent'' is a 1950 American thriller film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring William Eythe, Marjorie Reynolds and Griff Barnett.Blottner p.263 Synopsis In Shanghai an American customs agent tries to track down a drug-smuggling o ...

'' (1950) - Charles McGraw *'' Peggy'' (1950) - Dr. Philip Wilcox *''

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'' (1950) - Mr. Hufford (uncredited) *'' When I Grow Up'' (1951) - Dr. Bailey *'' Home Town Story'' (1951) - Uncle Cliff *'' Two of a Kind'' (1951) - William McIntyre *''

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'' (1951) - Papa Emil Ludwig *''

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'' (1951) - Conductor O'Hara *''

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'' (1952) - Judge Elroy Hacker *''

The Treasure of Lost Canyon ''The Treasure of Lost Canyon'' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure Western film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, Tommy Ivo and Rosemary DeCamp.Bryant p.172 It was based on Robert Louis S ...

'' (1952) - Judge Wade *'' The Marrying Kind'' (1952) - Charley *'' The Sellout'' (1952) - J.R. Morrison *''

The Duel at Silver Creek ''The Duel at Silver Creek'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Don Siegel; his first film in the Western genre. It starred Stephen McNally, Audie Murphy and Faith Domergue. It was the first time Murphy had appeared in a film where he ...

'' (1952) - Dan 'Pop' Muzik (uncredited) *'' Angel Face'' (1953) - The Judge *''

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell ''The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope war film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Gary Cooper and co-starring Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, and Elizabeth Montgomery in her film debut. The fil ...

'' (1955) - George Carlson (uncredited) *''

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'' (1957) - Dad (Farmer) (uncredited) (final film role)

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