Frederick David Griffiths Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 I'm All Right Jack (1959). He was married to Emily Sadler. He died on August 27, 1994 in London, England.
Appeared in a television commercial on top of Saint Paul's Cathederal in 1973 with Chris Sullivan.
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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.
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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.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bikini Baby
1951
River Boat Guide (uncredited)
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pool of London
1951
Sailor on Barge (uncredited)
Double Confession
1950
The Spiv
The Gay Adventure
1949
2nd Military policeman
Stop Press Girl
1949
Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Passport to Pimlico
1949
Spiv
It's Hard to Be Good
1948
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Escape
1948
Dart Player (uncredited)
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
Sam
So Well Remembered
1947
Mill Worker (uncredited)
Fires Were Started
1943
Johnny Daniels (uncredited)
Nine Men
1943
Base Sergeant (uncredited)
A Ride with Uncle Joe
1943
Short
Joe
The Chiffy Kids
1978
TV Series
Greengrocer
The Over-Amorous Artist
1974
Window Cleaner
The Boy with Two Heads
1974
TV Series
Bruiser
Love Thy Neighbour
1973
Taxi Driver
No Sex Please: We're British
1973
Delivery Man
Achilles Heel
1973
TV Movie
Wilf
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1972
TV Series
Taxi driver
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1972
TV Series
Bus Driver
The Chastity Belt
1972
Father
Steptoe and Son
1972
Barman
Along the Way
1972
Dad's Army
1971
Bert King
Perfect Friday
1970
Taxi Driver
Carry on Loving
1970
Taxi Driver
The Window Cleaner
1968
Short
Foreman
Billion Dollar Brain
1967
Taxi Driver
To Sir, with Love
1967
Mr. Clark
ITV Play of the Week
1966
TV Series
Fred
The Early Bird
1965
Man Who Gets in Lift (uncredited)
The Big Job
1965
Dustman
The Party's Over
1965
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
A Little Big Business
1964
TV Series
Barrow boy
A Stitch in Time
1963
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Ladies Who Do
1963
Fred (uncredited)
The Sentimental Agent
1963
TV Series
Mac
Murder at the Gallop
1963
Fred - Deliveryman (uncredited)
Heavens Above!
1963
Angry Man in Crowd Scene (uncredited)
On the Beat
1962
Cabbie (uncredited)
Citizen James
1962
TV Series
The War Lover
1962
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Play It Cool
1962
Skinner's Cab Driver (uncredited)
Over the Odds
1961
Fruit Vendor
Stryker of the Yard
1961
TV Series
Harpers West One
1961
TV Series
George Barrard
Carry on Regardless
1961
Taxi Driver
No Love for Johnnie
1961
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
Taxi Driver
Doctor in Love
1960
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Skywatch
1960
Mr. Jennings
Armchair Theatre
1960
TV Series
Bill Spencer
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
1st Porter
Probation Officer
1960
TV Series
Dave
Jungle Street Girls
1960
Dealer
I'm All Right Jack
1959
Charlie
Left Right and Centre
1959
Billingsgate Porter (uncredited)
Carry on Nurse
1959
Second Ambulance Man
No Trees in the Street
1959
Street Orator
The Captain's Table
1959
Plumber (uncredited)
The Square Peg
1958
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
The Horse's Mouth
1958
uncredited
A Cry from the Streets
1958
Mr. Hodges
Next to No Time
1958
Customer
Dunkirk
1958
Old Sweat
All at Sea
1957
Bus Driver
Just My Luck
1957
Alfie (uncredited)
Dixon of Dock Green
1957
TV Series
Alf Gibbons
You Pay Your Money
1957
Fred (Driver)
Up in the World
1956
Steve (uncredited)
Dry Rot
1956
Bookie
Panic in the Parlor
1956
Taxi Driver
Reach for the Sky
1956
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
The Third Key
1956
Barman (uncredited)
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
It's Never Too Late
1956
Removal man (uncredited)
Tales from Soho
1956
TV Series
Marlow / Waller
Tears for Simon
1956
Gamble (uncredited)
The Ladykillers
1955
Junk Man (uncredited)
Secret Venture
1955
Gymnasium Attendant
John and Julie
1955
Taxi Driver (as Fred Griffith)
Doctor at Sea
1955
Seaman (uncredited)
See How They Run
1955
uncredited
Raising a Riot
1955
Bargee (uncredited)
One Good Turn
1955
Shouting Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Companions in Crime
1954
Court Martial
1954
Fred - 2nd Soldier In Naafi (uncredited)
Emney Enterprises
1954
TV Series
The Sleeping Tiger
1954
Taxi Driver
Doctor in the House
1954
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Game of Danger
1954
Milche
You Know What Sailors Are
1954
2nd Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Hell Below Zero
1954
Drunken Sailor
Man with a Million
1954
Serpentine Boatman (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
Removal Man
A Day to Remember
1953
Barman on Ferry (uncredited)
The Final Test
1953
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wheel of Fate
1953
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1953
TV Series
Taxi Driver
Turn the Key Softly
1953
Newspaper Seller (uncredited)
Genevieve
1953
Ice Cream Seller (uncredited)
The Shadow Man
1953
Cab Driver
The Cruel Sea
1953
Gracey
My Wife's Lodger
1952
Driver
The Broken Horseshoe
1952
TV Series
Postman
I Believe in You
1952
Crump
Judgment Deferred
1952
Condemned Man (uncredited)
The Woman's Angle
1952
uncredited
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain