Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff was an American actor.
Early years
Graff was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Graff. He graduated from West Hartford High School in 1921.
Career
Before he became an actor, Graff worked for newspapers, including The Hartford Times, The Springfield Republican, and the Paris Herald.
Graff debuted on Broadway in Fantasia. His last Broadway appearance was in Gabrielle. He began working in movies in the 1940s and eventually appeared in dozens, usually as a professional man or an authority figure, such as a military officer. He starred in only one film, Bloodlust!, playing against type as an obvious, deranged villain. Most of his work in the last 10 years of his career was on television.
In 1956, he guest starred on James Arness's TV Western Series Gunsmoke, as “Troy Carver”, in the episode “20-20” as an aging lawman losing both his eyesight and his faith in his ability to handle his job.
Death
Graff died in Pacific Palisades, California on January 14, 1969. He was 65 years old.
Partial filmography
Earl of Puddlestone – Mr. Thayer Jungle Queen – Courier A Royal Scandal – Russian General Earl Carroll Vanities – Mr. ThayerCounter-Attack – Russian Officer Gangs of the Waterfront – Police Commissioner HoganStrange Confession – BrandonAn Angel Comes to Brooklyn – Rodney LloydPillow of Death – Police Captain McCrackenBecause of Him – Stage Manager Just Before Dawn – Alexander 'Alec' Girard The Phantom Thief – Rex DuncanValley of the Zombies – Dr. Lucifer GarlandTraffic in Crime – Nick CantrellAvalanche – Jeremy AustinThe Unknown – Ralph MartinShadowed – Tony MontagueDead Reckoning – Surgeon The Web – District AttorneyThe Corpse Came C.O.D. – Maxwell Kenyon High Conquest – Mr. DouglastonThey Won't Believe Me – Patrick Gold, Prosecuting Attorney Something in the Wind – Mr. Belton Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back – Cedric MasonKey Witness – Albert LoringGentleman's Agreement – Maitre d' A Double Life – Dr. MervinA Woman's Vengeance – Defending Counselor The Wreck of the Hesperus – Caleb CrossThe Return of the Whistler – Dr. Bertram H. Grantland Who Killed Doc Robbin – ProsecutorAnother Part of the Forest – Sam TaylorThe Babe Ruth Story – Dr. Beldon The Gentleman from Nowhere – Larry HendricksThe Gallant Blade – Duc d'OrleansThe Mozart Story – Antonio SalieriFamily Honeymoon – Dr. Wilson The Dark Past – Frank StevensCaught – Gentry Blondie's Big Deal – Joe DillonTake Me Out to the Ball Game – Nick Donford Reign of Terror – Marquis de Lafayette Once More, My Darling – Mr. FrobisherAnd Baby Makes Three – Root Girls' School – Dave VickersWhen Willie Comes Marching Home – General Chester Jans Mother Didn't Tell Me – Dr. Harold Jones Fortunes of Captain Blood – Captain AlvaradoRogues of Sherwood Forest – Baron FitzwalterConvicted – Dr. Agar The West Point Story – Lieutenant Colonel MartinMr. Imperium – Andrew Bolton My True Story – George TrentNight Into Morning – Attorney Mask of the Avenger – Count Dimorna Young Man with Ideas – Mr. CardyFearless Fagan – Colonel HorneSpringfield Rifle – Colonel George SharpeSomething for the Birds – TaylorOperation Secret – French OfficialMillion Dollar Mermaid – GarveyThe I Don't Care Girl – Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Lili – M. TonitScandal at Scourie – Mr. LeffingtonSo This Is Love – Henry Erlanger, Producer Miss Sadie Thompson – GovernorA Star Is Born – Shrine Auditorium Emcee The Sea Chase – Counsel General HepkeThe Benny Goodman Story – John Hammond Sr.Lust for Life – Reverend StrickerSomething of Value – Captain Hillary Tip on a Dead Jockey – John Rusk Perry Mason - Cleveland BlakeAlfred Hitchcock Presents - Fulton AgnewAlfred Hitchcock Presents - Mr. A.M. PinksonThe Restless Gun - Episode "The Cavis Boy"Compulsion – Mr. SteinerReturn to Peyton Place – Dr. Fowlkes Bloodlust! – Dr. Albert BalleauSail a Crooked Ship – Simon J. HarrisonThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour - George ChaneyLonnie – Mitchell