Fred Griffiths
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(73 works)
Carry On Nurse
1959Carry On Nurse
1959
To Sir, with Love
1967To Sir, with Love
1967
Dunkirk
1958Dunkirk
1958
The Ladykillers
1955The Ladykillers
1955
The Cruel Sea
1953The Cruel Sea
1953
Murder at the Gallop
1963Murder at the Gallop
1963
Billion Dollar Brain
1967Billion Dollar Brain
1967
A Stitch in Time
1963A Stitch in Time
1963
The Long Arm
1956The Long Arm
1956
Steptoe & Son
1972Steptoe & Son
1972
Lost
1956Lost
1956
Barnacle Bill
1957Barnacle Bill
1957
Perfect Friday
1970Perfect Friday
1970
Carry On Loving
1970Carry On Loving
1970
Left Right and Centre
1959Left Right and Centre
1959
Sailor Beware
1956Sailor Beware
1956
Passport to Pimlico
1949Passport to Pimlico
1949
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
I'm All Right Jack
1959I'm All Right Jack
1959
That's Carry On!
1977That's Carry On!
1977
No Trees in the Street
1959No Trees in the Street
1959
Genevieve
1953Genevieve
1953
Doctor in the House
1954Doctor in the House
1954
Pool of London
1951Pool of London
1951
What's a Carry On?
1998What's a Carry On?
1998
The Sleeping Tiger
1954The Sleeping Tiger
1954
Carry On Regardless
1961Carry On Regardless
1961
The Battle of the Sexes
1960The Battle of the Sexes
1960
Up the Chastity Belt
1972Up the Chastity Belt
1972
23 Paces to Baker Street
195623 Paces to Baker Street
1956
On the Beat
1962On the Beat
1962
Dad's Army
1971Dad's Army
1971
The Square Peg
1958The Square Peg
1958
Carrington V.C.
1954Carrington V.C.
1954
One Good Turn
1955One Good Turn
1955
No Sex Please - We're British
1973No Sex Please - We're British
1973
Doctor in Love
1960Doctor in Love
1960
The Big Job
1965The Big Job
1965
Secret Venture
1955Secret Venture
1955
The Huggetts Abroad
1949The Huggetts Abroad
1949
The Early Bird
1965The Early Bird
1965
No Love for Johnnie
1961No Love for Johnnie
1961
The Horse's Mouth
1958The Horse's Mouth
1958
Doctor at Sea
1955Doctor at Sea
1955
You Pay Your Money
1957You Pay Your Money
1957
Just My Luck
1957Just My Luck
1957
Next to No Time
1958Next to No Time
1958
A Day to Remember
1953A Day to Remember
1953
Ring of Spies
1964Ring of Spies
1964
Up in the World
1956Up in the World
1956
The Captain's Table
1959The Captain's Table
1959
Jungle Street
1960Jungle Street
1960
John and Julie
1955John and Julie
1955
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
There Was a Crooked Man
1960There Was a Crooked Man
1960
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
The Final Test
1953The Final Test
1953
I Believe in You
1952I Believe in You
1952
A Cry from the Streets
1958A Cry from the Streets
1958
Fires Were Started
1943Fires Were Started
1943
Street of Shadows
1953Street of Shadows
1953
Golden Arrow
1949Golden Arrow
1949
The Over-Amorous Artist
1974The Over-Amorous Artist
1974
Double Confession
1950Double Confession
1950
Achilles Heel
1973Achilles Heel
1973
Nine Men
1943Nine Men
1943
Bang! You're Dead
1954Bang! You're Dead
1954
Stop Press Girl
1949Stop Press Girl
1949
Light Up the Sky!
1960Light Up the Sky!
1960
Turn the Key Softly
1953Turn the Key Softly
1953
A Box for Rob
2013A Box for Rob
2013
Wheel of Fate
1953Wheel of Fate
1953
Over the Odds
1961Over the Odds
1961