Fred Griffiths

Fred Griffiths

1912-03-08 – 1994-08-27 (age 82) Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
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Biography

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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Known For

To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love

1967

as Mr. Clark

The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers

1955

as Junk Man (uncredited)

Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop

1963

as Landlord (uncredited)

The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea

1953

as Gracey

Carry On Loving
Carry On Loving

1970

as Taxi Driver

Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain

1967

as Taxi Driver

I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Charlie

That's Carry On!
That's Carry On!

1977

as Taxi Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dunkirk
Dunkirk

1958

as Old Sweat

Doctor at Sea
Doctor at Sea

1955

as Seaman (uncredited)

Passport to Pimlico
Carry On Nurse
Carry On Nurse

1959

as Ambulance Man

The Long Arm
The Early Bird
The Early Bird

1965

as Man in Lift (uncredited)

The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth

1958

as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)

No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British

1973

as Delivery Man

Pool of London
Pool of London

1951

as Sailor on Barge (uncredited)

The Square Peg
The Square Peg

1958

as Lorry Driver (uncredited)

A Stitch in Time
A Stitch in Time

1963

as Lorry Driver (uncredited)

One Good Turn
One Good Turn

1955

as Shouting Boxing Spectator (uncredited)