Griff Barnett

Griff Barnett (born Manley Griffith, November 12, 1884 – January 12, 1958) was an American actor.

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. He also worked with stock theater companies in the Chicago area.

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. 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. In 1954, he appeared in episode 131 of the TV series, The Lone Ranger.

Barnett died of pneumonia and heart trouble at home in El Monte, California, on January 12, 1958, aged 73. He is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1884 (Blue Ridge), Died January 12, 1958 (El Monte)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 4450 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 1 Bing Crosby speaker  
Decca L 4451 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 2 Bing Crosby speaker  
Decca L 4452 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 3 Bing Crosby speaker  
Decca L 4453 6/13/1947 The man without a country: Part 4 Bing Crosby speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barnett, Griff," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303142.

Barnett, Griff. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303142.

"Barnett, Griff." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303142

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.