Fred Griffiths

Born: 1912-03-08

Fred Griffiths was born on March 8, 1912 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England as Frederick David Griffiths. He was an actor, known for To Sir, with Love (1967), Steptoe and Son(1972) and The Cruel Sea (1953). He was married to Emily Sadler. He died on August 27, 1994 in London, England. He was a fireman based in Chelsea during the war and broke into acting by accident. He played a taxi driver in no less than 20 films and appeared in over 100 in total. He died a widower and left one son. Often played taxi drivers and was indeed a qualified London Taxi Driver, who kept his badge and worked as a taxi driver between filming jobs. He appeared in a wartime documentary film, and someone saw his character appeal and started a new career. Appeared in a television commercial on top of Saint Paul's Cathederal in 1973 with Chris Sullivan.


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Dunkirk

as Old Sweat
Released: 1958-03-20

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their...

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Billion Dollar Brain

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1967-11-02

A former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a...

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The Ladykillers

as Junk Man (uncredited)
Released: 1955-12-08

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian...

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The Cruel Sea

as Gracey
Released: 1953-02-24

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with...

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Murder at the Gallop

as Landlord (uncredited)
Released: 1963-06-24

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr....

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Passport to Pimlico

as Spiv
Released: 1949-10-26

When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove...

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Carry On Nurse

as Ambulanceman
Released: 1959-01-30

Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital...

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I'm All Right Jack

as Charlie
Released: 1959-08-18

Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business....

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Dad's Army

as Bert King
Released: 1971-03-12

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by...

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The Battle of the Sexes

as 1st Porter
Released: 1960-02-25

Angela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their...

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Perfect Friday

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1970-11-10

The deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he...

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Pool of London

as uncredited
Released: 1951-02-20

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

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Doctor at Sea

as Seaman (uncredited)
Released: 1955-07-12

The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between...

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The Long Arm

as uncredited
Released: 1956-06-01

Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning...

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Carry On Regardless

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1961-04-04

After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a...

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I Believe in You

as Crump
Released: 1952-03-05

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue...

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The Sleeping Tiger

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1954-06-21

A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who...

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Lost

as Gamble (Uncredited)
Released: 1956-01-31

U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that...

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No Sex Please: We're British

as Delivery Man
Released: 1973-07-25

A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed...

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Doctor in Love

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1960-07-12

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice,...

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Barnacle Bill

as Bus Driver
Released: 1957-12-17

A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S....

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Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Removal Man
Released: 1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

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Genevieve

as Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited)
Released: 1953-05-28

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the...

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Jungle Street

as Dealer
Released: 1960-01-07

In this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself...

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Double Confession

as The Spiv
Released: 1950-04-30

The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He...

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The Big Job

as Dustman
Released: 1965-01-01

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be...

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A Cry from the Streets

as Mr. Hodges
Released: 1958-08-12

Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann...

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You Pay Your Money

as Fred
Released: 1957-02-13

Crime drama in which a couple get involved in a web of intrigue surrounding the husband's employer.

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There Was a Crooked Man

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1960-08-31

When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is...

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Steptoe & Son

as Barman
Released: 1972-03-01

Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the...

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Sailor Beware

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1956-09-04

Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and...

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Street of Shadows

as Cabbie
Released: 1953-10-16

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web...

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It Always Rains on Sunday

as Sam
Released: 1947-11-28

During a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.

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Golden Arrow

as Military Policeman #2
Released: 1949-12-31

On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other...

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The Huggetts Abroad

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1949-03-21

Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get...

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No Trees in the Street

as Street Orator
Released: 1959-03-03

Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when...

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A Day to Remember

as Barman on Ferry
Released: 1953-11-10

Based on The Hand and the Flower, a novel by Jerrard Tickell, A Day to Remember stars Stanley...

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Left Right and Centre

as a Billingsgate porter
Released: 1959-06-23

At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the...

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Turn the Key Softly

as Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
Released: 1953-04-29

A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.

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Bang! You're Dead

as Milche
Released: 1954-03-15

Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that...

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The Final Test

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1953-04-09

Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match...

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Light Up the Sky!

as Mr Jennings
Released: 1960-07-05

Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.

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Stop Press Girl

as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-02

A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she...

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Ring of Spies

as News vendor
Released: 1964-03-23

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled...

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Secret Venture

as Gymnasium Attendant
Released: 1955-11-10

An American is visiting Britain and finds himself in possession of a briefcase full of secret...

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Achilles Heel

as Wilf
Released: 1973-03-18

A professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardise his career.

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Nine Men

as Base Sergeant (uncredited)
Released: 1943-02-22

The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the...

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Fires Were Started

as uncredited
Released: 1943-04-12

British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the...

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The Over-Amorous Artist

as Window Cleaner
Released: 1974-05-23

Sexploitation comedy about an aspiring artist. Alan and Sue switch roles: she goes out to work...

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