Fred Griffiths
Actor
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
To Sir, with Love
as Mr. Clark 1967
Murder at the Gallop
as Landlord (uncredited) 1963
Billion Dollar Brain
as Taxi Driver 1967
Passport to Pimlico
as Spiv 1949
Dad's Army
as Bert King 1971
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
I'm All Right Jack
as Charlie 1959
The Cruel Sea
as Gracey 1953
It Always Rains on Sunday
as Sam 1947
Dunkirk
as Old Sweat 1958
Carry On Nurse
as Ambulance Man 1959
Carry On Regardless
as Taxi Driver 1961
Genevieve
as Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited) 1953
Fires Were Started
as Johnny Daniels (uncredited) 1943
Carry On Loving
as Taxi Driver 1970
The Horse's Mouth
as Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited) 1958