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Carlton Griffin

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Carlton Griffin
Born(1893-05-23)May 23, 1893
New York, New York
DiedJuly 23, 1940(1940-07-23) (aged 47)
Hollywood, California
Other namesC. Elliott Griffin
OccupationActor
Years active?1910s - 1940

Carlton Griffin (May 23, 1893 - July 23, 1940) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 50 films between the mid-1910s until 1940. In his first films, he was credited as C. Elliott Griffin or C. E. Griffin.

Biography

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Griffin was born in New York, New York, and died at his home in Hollywood, California on July 23, 1940, shortly after finishing work on his final film, Columbia's Before I Die.[1][2] (later retitled Angels Over Broadway[3]).

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Deaths of Noted Persons Yesterday: Brigadier General F.M. Wise; Carlton Griffin". Long Beach Press Telegram. July 24, 1940. p. 22. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Obituaries: Carlton E. Griffin". Variety. July 31, 1940. p. 142. ProQuest 1285757654. Carlton E. Griffin, 47, screen actor, died July 23 of a heart attack in his Hollywood home. He had played small parts in a long list of films for the past 10 years. 'Before I Die' (Col) was, by irony, his final engagement. Griffin had been in Lubin shorts before the war, in which he served overseas. Upon his return he appeared in a novelty flash act, 'Magic Glasses,' with Grace Gordon. In 1928 he married Pauline Saxon, then doing a sister act with her daughter, Marie Saxon.
  3. ^ Harrison, Paul (September 28, 1940). "Filmland Facts and Flickers". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. 11. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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