Acting
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.
Movies with Fred Griffiths
To Sir, with Love
1967
The Ladykillers
1955
Jungle Street
1960
The Cruel Sea
1953
I'm All Right Jack
1959
Billion Dollar Brain
1967
Pool of London
1951
Dunkirk
1958
Carry On Nurse
1959
Murder at the Gallop
1963
One Good Turn
1955
Slimderella
1978
Carry On Loving
1970
Wheel of Fate
1953
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
No Sex Please - We're British
1973
The Horse's Mouth
1958
Passport to Pimlico
1949
That's Carry On!
1977
Doctor in the House
1954
The Long Arm
1956
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
Barnacle Bill
1957
Dad's Army
1971
A Day to Remember
1953
Carry On Regardless
1961
What's a Carry On?
1998
No Love for Johnnie
1961
Carrington V.C.
1954
Ring of Spies
1964
Perfect Friday
1970
The Captain's Table
1959
A Stitch in Time
1963
The Sleeping Tiger
1954
I Believe in You
1952
Doctor at Sea
1955
John and Julie
1955
Steptoe & Son
1972
The Square Peg
1958
Fires Were Started
1943
You Pay Your Money
1957
The Big Job
1965
Sailor Beware
1956
Stop Press Girl
1949
On the Beat
1962
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
Bang! You're Dead
1954
Lost
1956
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
Next to No Time
1958
Genevieve
1953
Turn the Key Softly
1953
The Early Bird
1965
Just My Luck
1957
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
Light Up the Sky!
1960
No Trees in the Street
1959
Left Right and Centre
1959
Achilles Heel
1973
Double Confession
1950
Doctor in Love
1960
The Final Test
1953
Golden Arrow
1949
A Cry from the Streets
1958
Secret Venture
1955
Street of Shadows
1953
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
A Box for Rob
2013
The Over-Amorous Artist
1974
Up in the World
1956
Along the Way
1972
The Window Cleaner
1968
Nine Men
1943
Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
2025
Over the Odds
1961