Fred Griffiths (actor)
Fred Griffiths | |
|---|---|
in Turn the Key Softly (1953) | |
| Born | Frederick David Griffiths 8 March 1912 |
| Died | 27 August 1994 (aged 82) London, England |
| Years active | 1943–1979 |
| Spouse |
Emily Sadler
(m. 1934; died 1982) |
| Children | 1 |
Frederick David Griffiths (8 March 1912 – 27 August 1994) was an English film and television actor. A former London cabbie and wartime fire fighter, he was discovered by director Humphrey Jennings and cast in his documentary film Fires Were Started in 1943. Over the next four decades he played supporting roles and bit parts in more than 150 films, including various Ealing, Boulting Brothers, and Carry On comedies, before eventually retiring in 1984.