🎬Fred Griffiths

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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Carry On Loving (1970)	Taxi Driver		6
2	To Sir, with Love (1967)	Mr. Clark		8
3	Billion Dollar Brain (1967)	Taxi Driver		5.7
4	The Early Bird (1965)	Man in Lift (uncredited)		8
5	Murder at the Gallop (1963)	Landlord (uncredited)		7.5
6	A Stitch in Time (1963)	Lorry Driver (uncredited)		8
7	On the Beat (1962)	Cabbie (uncredited)		8
8	Carry On Regardless (1961)	Taxi Driver		5
9	Jungle Street (1960)	Dealer		7
10	Carry On Nurse (1959)	Ambulance Man		6
11	I'm All Right Jack (1959)	Charlie		5
12	Left Right and Centre (1959)	a Billingsgate porter		4
13	No Trees in the Street (1959)	Street Orator	-	-
14	Dunkirk (1958)	Old Sweat		10
15	The Horse's Mouth (1958)	Man Delivering Sculpture Block (uncredited)		4
16	Barnacle Bill (1957)	Bus Driver	-	-
17	Lost (1956)	Gamble (Uncredited)	-	-
18	One Good Turn (1955)	Shouting Boxing Spectator (uncredited)		7
19	The Ladykillers (1955)	Junk Man (uncredited)		7.1
20	The Sleeping Tiger (1954)	Taxi Driver		6
21	Genevieve (1953)	Ice Cream Seller (Uncredited)		5
22	Pool of London (1951)	Sailor on Barge (uncredited)		6
23	Stop Press Girl (1949)	Truck Driver (uncredited)	-	-
24	It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)	Sam		6
25	Fires Were Started (1943)	Johnny Daniels (uncredited)		4