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Griff Barnett | |
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.jpg) Barnett in an episode of Cavalcade of America (1955) | |
| Born | November 12, 1884 Blue Ridge, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1958 (aged 73) El Monte, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
Griff Barnett (born Manley Griffith, November 12, 1884 – January 12, 1958) was an American actor.[1]
Barnett was born in Blue Ridge, Texas in 1884. In the early 20th century, Barnett was a member of the Mack-Hillard stock theater company in Wichita, Kansas.[2] He also worked with stock theater companies in the Chicago area.[3]
He played the role of the Rexall family druggist in commercials on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show on radio in the late 1940s and early 1950s.[1] He also appeared in numerous films from the 1930s through the 1950s, including To Each His Own (1946), Apartment for Peggy (1948), and Pinky (1949). He frequently played doctors or lawyers.[1] In 1954, he appeared in episode 131 of the TV series, The Lone Ranger.
- ^ a b c (17 January 1958). Griff Barnett Dead: Actor on Stage, Screen and Radio 50 Years Was 73, The New York Times
- ^ "A Pageant in May for Playgrounds". The Wichita Beacon. Kansas, Wichita. March 2, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Griff Barnett, Radio Actor for 50 Years". Newsday. New York, Melville. January 16, 1958. p. 87. Retrieved February 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.