Fred Griffiths (8 March 191227 August 1994) was an English film and television actor. A former London cabbie and wartime fire fighter discovered by director Humphrey Jennings, and cast in his documentary film '' Fires Were Started'' in 1943; and over the next four decades played supporting roles and bit parts in 150 films, including various Ealing, Boulting Brothers and Carry On comedies, before eventually retiring in 1984.

Selected filmography

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'' (1943) – Base Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Fires Were Started'' (1943) – Johnny Daniels (uncredited) * ''

So Well Remembered ''So Well Remembered'' is a 1947 British drama film starring John Mills, Martha Scott, and Trevor Howard. The film was based on James Hilton's 1945 novel of the same title and tells the story of a reformer and the woman he marries in a fictional ...

'' (1947) – Mill Worker (uncredited) * '' It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) – Sam * ''

Escape Escape or Escaping may refer to: Computing * Escape character, in computing and telecommunication, a character which signifies that what follows takes an alternative interpretation ** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some s ...

'' (1948) – Dart Player (uncredited) * '' It's Hard to Be Good'' (1948) – Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' Passport to Pimlico'' (1949) – Spiv * '' The Huggetts Abroad'' (1949) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' Stop Press Girl'' (1949) – Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1949) – 2nd Military policeman * ''

Double Confession ''Double Confession'' is a 1950 British crime film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, William Hartnell and Peter Lorre. The screenplay, written by William Templeton, is based on the novel, ''All On A Summer's Day' ...

'' (1950) – The Spiv * ''

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'' (1951) – Sailor on Barge (uncredited) * '' The Lavender Hill Mob'' (1951) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) – River Boat Guide (uncredited) * '' The Woman's Angle'' (1952) – (Cockney) * '' Judgment Deferred'' (1952) – Condemned Man (uncredited) * '' I Believe in You'' (1952) – Crump * ''

Something Money Can't Buy ''Something Money Can't Buy'' is a 1952 British comedy drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Patricia Roc, Anthony Steel and Moira Lister. The film was made with backing from the NFFC as part of its British Film-Makers project with ...

'' (1952) - Customer at Fairground (uncredited) * '' My Wife's Lodger'' (1952) – Driver * '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) – Gracey * '' Street of Shadows'' (1953) – Cab Driver ( His voice was dubbed by uncredited person). * '' Genevieve'' (1953) – Ice Cream Seller (uncredited) * ''

Turn the Key Softly ''Turn the Key Softly'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Jack Lee and starring Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison, and Terence Morgan. Lee and producer Maurice Cowan also wrote the screenplay, based on the 1951 novel o ...

'' (1953) – Newspaper Seller (uncredited) * '' Wheel of Fate'' (1953) * '' The Final Test'' (1953) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' A Day to Remember'' (1953) – Barman on Ferry (uncredited) * '' Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (1953) – Removal Man * '' The Million Pound Note'' (1954) – Serpentine Boatman (uncredited) * '' Hell Below Zero'' (1954) – Drunken Sailor * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1954) – 2nd Lorry Driver (uncredited) * ''

Bang! You're Dead ''Bang! You're Dead'' is a 1954 British psychological drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Jack Warner, Anthony Richmond, Veronica Hurst, Derek Farr and Sean Barrett. The film takes as its subject the accidental killing of a ma ...

'' (1954) – Milche * '' Doctor in the House'' (1954) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Sleeping Tiger ''The Sleeping Tiger'' is a 1954 British film noir directed by Joseph Losey and starring Alexis Smith, Dirk Bogarde and Alexander Knox. It was Losey's first British feature, which he directed under the pseudonym of Victor Hanbury due to being bl ...

'' (1954) – Taxi Driver * '' Carrington V.C.'' (1954) – Fred – 2nd Soldier in Naafi (uncredited) * '' Companions in Crime'' (1954) * '' One Good Turn'' (1955) – Shouting Boxing Spectator (uncredited) * ''

Raising a Riot ''Raising a Riot'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring Kenneth More, Shelagh Fraser and Mandy Miller about a naval officer who attempts to look after his three children in his wife's absence. It was shot at Sheppert ...

'' (1955) – Bargee (uncredited) * '' See How They Run'' (1955) – (uncredited) * '' Doctor at Sea'' (1955) – Seaman (uncredited) * '' John and Julie'' (1955) – Taxi Driver * '' Secret Venture'' (1955) – Gymnasium Attendant * '' The Ladykillers'' (1955) – Junk Man (uncredited) * ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography * Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland *Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' (1956) – Gamble (uncredited) * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1956) – Removal man (uncredited) * '' 23 Paces to Baker Street'' (1956) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' The Long Arm'' (1956) – Barman (uncredited) * '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956) – Lorry Driver (uncredited) * '' Sailor Beware!'' (1956) – Taxi Driver * '' Dry Rot'' (1956) – Bookie * '' Up in the World'' (1956) – Steve (uncredited) * '' You Pay Your Money'' (1957) – Fred (Driver) * '' Just My Luck'' (1957) – Alfie (uncredited) * '' Barnacle Bill'' (1957) – Bus Driver * '' Morning Call (film)'' (1957)- (Taxi Driver) (uncredited) (US: 'The Strange Case of Dr. Manning'):- Republic Pictures release * ''

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

'' (1958) – Old Sweat * ''

Next to No Time ''Next to No Time'' is a 1958 British comedy, filmed in colour, starring Kenneth More, Betsy Drake, John Laurie, Sid James and Irene Handl. It was written and directed by Henry Cornelius and was based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchante ...

'' (1958) – Customer * ''

A Cry from the Streets ''A Cry from the Streets'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival, and Vernon Harris's screenplay received a BAFTA nomination. Plot When a man is hanged for murde ...

'' (1958) – Mr. Hodges * ''

The Horse's Mouth ''The Horse's Mouth'' is a 1944 novel by Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary, the third in his ''First Trilogy'', whose first two books are ''Herself Surprised'' (1941) and ''To Be A Pilgrim'' (1942). ''The Horse's Mouth'' follows the adventures of ...

'' (1958) – (uncredited) * '' The Square Peg'' (1958) – Lorry Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Captain's Table ''The Captain's Table'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Jack Lee based upon a novel by Richard Gordon. It stars John Gregson, Donald Sinden, Peggy Cummins and Nadia Gray, and featured Maurice Denham, Joan Sims, John Le Mesurier, ...

'' (1959) – Plumber (uncredited) * '' No Trees in the Street'' (1959) – Street Orator * ''

Carry On Nurse ''Carry On Nurse'' is a 1959 British comedy film, the second in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). Of the regular team, it featured Joan Sims (in her ''Carry On'' film debut), Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtr ...

'' (1959) – Second Ambulance Man * ''

Left Right and Centre ''Left Right and Centre'' is a 1959 British satirical comedy film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Ian Carmichael, Patricia Bredin, Richard Wattis, Eric Barker and Alastair Sim. It was produced by Frank Launder. A political comedy, it fo ...

'' (1959) – Billingsgate Porter (uncredited) * '' I'm All Right Jack'' (1959) – Charlie * '' Jungle Street'' (1960) – Dealer * '' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1960) – 1st Porter * '' Light Up the Sky!'' (1960) – Mr. Jennings * ''

Doctor in Love ''Doctor in Love'' is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth of the seven films in the ''Doctor'' series, starring James Robertson Justice as Sir Lancelot Spratt and Michael Craig as Dr Richard Hare. This was the first film in the series not t ...

'' (1960) – Ambulance Driver (uncredited) * '' There Was a Crooked Man'' (1960) – Taxi Driver * ''

No Love for Johnnie ''No Love for Johnnie'' is a 1961 British drama film in CinemaScope directed by Ralph Thomas. It was based on the 1959 book of the same title by the Labour Member of Parliament Wilfred Fienburgh, and stars Peter Finch. It depicts the disillu ...

'' (1961) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''

Carry On Regardless ''Carry On Regardless'' is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hands', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy. ...

'' (1961) – Taxi Driver * '' Over the Odds'' (1961) – Fruit Vendor * '' Play It Cool'' (1962) – Skinner's Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' The War Lover'' (1962) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' On the Beat'' (1962) – Cabbie (uncredited) * ''

Heavens Above! ''Heavens Above!'' is a 1963 British satirical comedy film starring Peter Sellers, directed by John and Roy Boulting, who also co-wrote along with Frank Harvey, from an idea by Malcolm Muggeridge. It is in a similar vein to the earlier collabor ...

'' (1963) – Angry Man in Crowd Scene (uncredited) * '' Murder at the Gallop'' (1963) – Fred – Deliveryman (uncredited) * '' Ladies Who Do'' (1963) – Fred (uncredited) * '' A Stitch in Time'' (1963) – Lorry Driver (uncredited) * ''

The Party's Over The Party's Over may refer to: Film and TV * ''The Party's Over'' (1934 film), starring Stuart Erwin and Ann Sothern, based on the 1933 Broadway play * ''The Party's Over'' (1965 film), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Oliver Reed, with a ...

'' (1965) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' The Big Job'' (1965) – Dustman * '' The Early Bird'' (1965) – Man Who Gets in Lift (uncredited) * '' To Sir, with Love'' (1967) – Mr. Clark * '' Billion Dollar Brain'' (1967) – Taxi Driver * '' Carry On Loving'' (1970) – Taxi Driver * ''

Perfect Friday ''Perfect Friday'' is a British bank heist film released in 1970, directed by Peter Hall. It stars Ursula Andress as Lady Britt Dorset, Stanley Baker as Mr Graham, David Warner as Lord Nicholas Dorset and T. P. McKenna as Smith. Plot Mr. Gra ...

'' (1970) – Taxi Driver * '' Dad's Army'' (1971) – Bert King * '' Steptoe and Son'' (1972) – Barman * '' Up the Chastity Belt'' (1972) – Father * '' No Sex Please, We're British'' (1973) – Delivery Man * '' Love Thy Neighbour'' (1973) – Taxi Driver * '' The Over-Amorous Artist'' (1974) – Window Cleaner

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Fred 1912 births 1994 deaths English male film actors English male television actors People from Ludlow Actors from Shropshire