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 Pauls Cathederal in 1973 with Chris Sullivan.

All movies available from Fred Griffiths

Poster movie I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

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Poster movie A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

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Poster movie Dunkirk

Dunkirk

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Movies unavailable from Fred Griffiths

Along the Way

Movie 1972

Jungle Street

Dealer

Movie 1960

The Sleeping Tiger

Taxi Driver

Movie 1954

There Was a Crooked Man

Taxi Driver

Movie 1960

Secret Venture

Gymnasium Attendant

Movie 1955

Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

Self (archive footage)

Movie 2000

Doctor at Sea

Seaman

Movie 1955

The Long Arm

Movie 1956

Ring of Spies

News Vendor (uncredited)

Movie 1964

You Pay Your Money

Fred

Movie 1957

Left Right and Centre

a Billingsgate porter

Movie 1959

Barnacle Bill

Bus Driver

Movie 1957

Pool of London

Sailor on Barge (uncredited)

Movie 1951

A Cry from the Streets

Mr. Joe Hodges

Movie 1958

Next to No Time

Customer

Movie 1958

Carry On Regardless

Taxi Driver

Movie 1961

Achilles Heel

Wilf

Movie 1973

Carry On Nurse

Ambulanceman

Movie 1959

The Window Cleaner

Foreman

Movie 1968

The Ladykillers

Junk Man (uncredited)

Movie 1955

Slimderella

Greengrocer

Movie 1978

Perfect Friday

Taxi Driver

Movie 1970

A Box for Rob

Chief Kyle Potter

Movie 2013

Light Up the Sky!

Mr Jennings

Movie 1960

Murder at the Gallop

Landlord (uncredited)

Movie 1963

Fires Were Started

Movie 1943

No Trees in the Street

Street Orator

Movie 1959

Passport to Pimlico

Spiv

Movie 1949

Street of Shadows

Cabbie

Movie 1953

Dad's Army

Bert King

Movie 1971

Lost

Gamble (Uncredited)

Movie 1956

Nine Men

Base Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie 1943

The Huggetts Abroad

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Movie 1949

Double Confession

The Spiv

Movie 1950

The Cruel Sea

Gracey

Movie 1953

The Final Test

Taxi Driver

Movie 1953

The Big Job

Dustman

Movie 1965

The Over-Amorous Artist

Window Cleaner

Movie 1974

Steptoe & Son

Barman

Movie 1972

Sailor Beware

Taxi Driver

Movie 1956

Bang! You're Dead

Milche

Movie 1954

Genevieve

Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited)

Movie 1953

No Sex Please: We're British

Delivery Man

Movie 1973

Billion Dollar Brain

Taxi Driver

Movie 1967

Turn the Key Softly

Newspaper Seller (uncredited)

Movie 1953

Golden Arrow

Military Policeman #2

Movie 1949

Doctor in Love

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Movie 1960

Stop Press Girl

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Movie 1949

It Always Rains on Sunday

Sam

Movie 1947

The Battle of the Sexes

1st Porter

Movie 1960

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Removal Man

Movie 1953

I Believe in You

Crump

Movie 1952

Carry On Loving

Taxi Driver

Movie 1970

Wheel of Fate

Movie 1953

The Horse's Mouth

Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)

Movie 1958

Over the Odds

Fruit Vendor

Movie 1961