Griff Barnett
Griff Barnett (born Manley Griffith, November 12, 1884 – January 12, 1958) was an American actor.[1]
Barnett was born in Blue Ridge, Texas in 1884. He played the role of the Rexall family druggist in commercials on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show on radio in the late 1940s and early 1950s.[1] 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.[1] In 1954, he appeared in episode 131 of the TV series, The Lone Ranger.
He died at home in El Monte, California, on January 12, 1958, aged 73.[1]
Partial filmography
- Frontier Vengeance (1940)
- Gunfighters (1947)
- Stepchild (1947)
- The Tender Years (1948)
- The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
- Holiday Affair (1949)
- Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
- Peggy (1950)
- When I Grow Up (1951)
- Angel Face (1952)
References
- 1 2 3 4 (17 January 1958). Griff Barnett Dead: Actor on Stage, Screen and Radio 50 Years Was 73, The New York Times
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