Fred Griffiths
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.
The Cruel Sea
as GraceyAt the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with...
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The Ladykillers
as Junk Man (uncredited)Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian...
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Carry On Nurse
as AmbulancemanIn Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital...
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Billion Dollar Brain
as Taxi DriverA former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a...
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Dunkirk
as Old SweatA British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their...
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The Horse's Mouth
as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of...
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23 Paces to Baker Street
as uncreditedPhilip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that...
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Murder at the Gallop
as Landlord (uncredited)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 SpivWhen an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove...
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Dad's Army
as Bert KingDad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by...
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I'm All Right Jack
as CharlieNaive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business....
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Perfect Friday
as Taxi DriverThe deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he...
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Carry On Loving
as Taxi DriverThe Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of...
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Barnacle Bill
as Bus DriverA seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S....
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Pool of London
as Sailor on Barge (uncredited)Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.
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It Always Rains on Sunday
as SamDuring a rainy Sunday afternoon, an escaped prisoner tries to hide out at the home of his ex-fiance.
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Doctor in Love
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice,...
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Doctor at Sea
as SeamanThe second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between...
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A Day to Remember
as Barman on FerryA group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members...
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Carry On Regardless
as Taxi DriverAfter a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a...
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Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Removal ManA 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)Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the...
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Left Right and Centre
as a Billingsgate porterAt the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the...
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No Sex Please: We're British
as Delivery ManA porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed...
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Steptoe & Son
as BarmanAlbert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the...
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The Battle of the Sexes
as 1st PorterAngela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their...
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The Final Test
as Taxi DriverLegendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match...
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Nine Men
as Base Sergeant (uncredited)The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the...
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Street of Shadows
as CabbieA saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web...
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I Believe in You
as CrumpA drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue...
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The Big Job
as DustmanA gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be...
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The Long Arm
as uncreditedScotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning...
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Ring of Spies
as News Vendor (uncredited)The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled...
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The Sleeping Tiger
as Taxi DriverA petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who...
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Fires Were Started
as uncreditedBritish film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings, filmed in documentary style showing the...
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No Trees in the Street
as Street OratorBased on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when...
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There Was a Crooked Man
as Taxi DriverWhen a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is...
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Stop Press Girl
as Truck Driver (uncredited)A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she...
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Light Up the Sky!
as Mr JenningsChaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
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The Huggetts Abroad
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get...
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Lost
as Gamble (Uncredited)U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that...
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Double Confession
as The SpivThe hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He...
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A Cry from the Streets
as Mr. Joe HodgesBittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann...
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Sailor Beware
as Taxi DriverBattle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and...
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Achilles Heel
as WilfA professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardise his career.
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Bang! You're Dead
as MilcheTwo small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that...
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Turn the Key Softly
as Newspaper Seller (uncredited)A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
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Golden Arrow
as Military Policeman #2On a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other...
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The Over-Amorous Artist
as Window CleanerSexploitation comedy about an aspiring artist. Alan and Sue switch roles: she goes out to work...
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Wheel of Fate
as uncreditedTwo brothers work in their invalid father's repair garage. Johnny is the quiet, reliable one...
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A Box for Rob
as Chief Kyle PotterRob Spencer's world begins to unravel when a murder takes place in his town, bringing back a...
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You Pay Your Money
as FredCrime drama in which a couple get involved in a web of intrigue surrounding the husband's employer.
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Secret Venture
as Gymnasium AttendantAn American is visiting Britain and finds himself in possession of a briefcase full of secret...
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Jungle Street
as DealerIn this crime drama, a mugger accidently kills a man during a robbery and finds himself...
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Over the Odds
as Fruit VendorA bookmaker struggles to cope with his two mothers-in-law.
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