Fred Griffiths
Born: 1912-03-08 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UK
Died: 1994-08-27
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain as Self (archive footage)
2013
- A Box for Rob as Chief Kyle Potter
1998
- What's a Carry On? as Taxi Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
- Slimderella as Greengrocer
1977
- That's Carry On! as Taxi Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
- The Over-Amorous Artist as Window Cleaner
1973
- No Sex Please - We're British as Delivery Man
- Achilles Heel as Wilf
1972
- Steptoe & Son as Barman
- Up the Chastity Belt as Father
- Along the Way
1971
- Dad's Army as Bert King
1970
- Perfect Friday as Taxi Driver
- Carry On Loving as Taxi Driver
1968
- The Window Cleaner as Foreman
1967
- To Sir, with Love as Mr. Clark
- Billion Dollar Brain as Taxi Driver
1965
- The Early Bird as Man in Lift (uncredited)
- The Big Job as Dustman
1964
- Ring of Spies as News Vendor (uncredited)
1963
- Murder at the Gallop as Landlord (uncredited)
- A Stitch in Time as Lorry Driver (uncredited)
1962
- On the Beat as Cabbie (uncredited)
1961
- Carry On Regardless as Taxi Driver
- Over the Odds as Fruit Vendor
1960
- Jungle Street as Dealer
- There Was a Crooked Man as Taxi Driver
- The Battle of the Sexes as 1st Porter
- Doctor in Love as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- Light Up the Sky! as Mr Jennings
1959
- Carry On Nurse as Ambulance Man
- No Trees in the Street as Street Orator
- Left Right and Centre as a Billingsgate porter
- I'm All Right Jack as Charlie
- The Captain's Table as Plumber (uncredited)
1958
- Dunkirk as Old Sweat
- The Square Peg as Lorry Driver (uncredited)
- Next to No Time as Customer
- A Cry from the Streets as Mr. Joe Hodges
- The Horse's Mouth as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)
1957
- Barnacle Bill as Bus Driver
- Just My Luck as Alfie (uncredited)
- You Pay Your Money as Fred
1956
- Sailor Beware as Taxi Driver
- Lost as Gamble (Uncredited)
- The Long Arm
- 23 Paces to Baker Street
- Up in the World as Steve (uncredited)
1955
- The Ladykillers as Junk Man (uncredited)
- Secret Venture as Gymnasium Attendant
- Doctor at Sea as Seaman (uncredited)
- One Good Turn as Shouting Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
- John and Julie as Taxi Driver
1954
- Carrington V.C.
- Doctor in the House as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- The Sleeping Tiger as Taxi Driver
- Bang! You're Dead as Milche
1953
- Genevieve as Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited)
- The Cruel Sea as Gracey
- A Day to Remember as Barman on Ferry
- Turn the Key Softly as Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
- Meet Mr. Lucifer as Removal Man
- Wheel of Fate
- Street of Shadows as Cabbie
- The Final Test as Taxi Driver
1952
- I Believe in You as Crump
1951
- Pool of London as Sailor on Barge (uncredited)
1950
- Double Confession as The Spiv
1949
- Passport to Pimlico as Spiv
- The Huggetts Abroad as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Stop Press Girl as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Golden Arrow as Military Policeman #2
1947
- It Always Rains on Sunday as Sam
1943
- Nine Men as Base Sergeant (uncredited)
- Fires Were Started as Johnny Daniels (uncredited)