Fred Griffiths
Acting
Born: 1912-03-08 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
To Sir, with Love
Mr. Clark
The Ladykillers
Junk Man (uncredited)
Carry On Nurse
Ambulance Man
Billion Dollar Brain
Taxi Driver
Dad's Army
Bert King
The Cruel Sea
Gracey
Dunkirk
Old Sweat
Murder at the Gallop
Landlord (uncredited)
Carry On Regardless
Taxi Driver
Bang! You're Dead
Milche
The Long Arm
Perfect Friday
Taxi Driver
Doctor at Sea
Seaman (uncredited)
Barnacle Bill
Bus Driver
Passport to Pimlico
Spiv
One Good Turn
Shouting Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
I'm All Right Jack
Charlie
Carry On Loving
Taxi Driver
Doctor in the House
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
Taxi Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Battle of the Sexes
1st Porter
Jungle Street
Dealer
The Big Job
Dustman
Pool of London
Sailor on Barge (uncredited)
Street of Shadows
Cabbie
On the Beat
Cabbie (uncredited)
Wheel of Fate
Up in the World
Steve (uncredited)
It Always Rains on Sunday
Sam
Sailor Beware
Taxi Driver
The Early Bird
Man in Lift (uncredited)
The Square Peg
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
A Stitch in Time
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Ring of Spies
News Vendor (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Carrington V.C.
The Horse's Mouth
Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)
23 Paces to Baker Street
The Sleeping Tiger
Taxi Driver
The Captain's Table
Plumber (uncredited)