Joseph Granby

Joseph Granby (March 24, 1885 – September 22, 1965) was an American film actor whose career spanned from 1915 to the 1960s.

Born in Boston he started in movies in 1915, mostly shorts, acting for Universal, its predecessor Independent Motion Picture Company, Rex, Victor and others and appeared at Fox Studios supporting Valeska Suratt in her vamp-style films. His final silent film was in 1921 and for the rest of the 1920s and 1930s appeared in Broadway plays (begun in 1911).

When he returned to motion pictures in 1943, his appearances were uncredited. His final years saw work in television shows and movies. Granby is perhaps best remembered today as the voice of the Angel Joseph in the classic holiday film It's a Wonderful Life.

He died September 22, 1965.

Filmography His New Automobile (1915) *short The Haunted Bell (1916) as Professor Nassaib Haig *short The Capital Prize (1916) as Baron Rezek *short The Man from Nowhere (1916) as Dorenzo The Crystal's Warning (1916) as The Secretary of State *short Temptation and the Man (1916) as Phil Johnson Achenbrodel (1916) as Melikoff *short The Lie Sublime (1916) as Pietro Bonelli *short The Mantle of Deceit (1916) as Albert Kruger *short Jealousy (1916) as Randolph Parsons Ashes (1916) as Harry Davis *short It Didn't Work Out Right (1916) as Harry de Puyster The Victim (1916) as Roy Barker The Accomplice (1917) as Antonio Rasputin, the Black Monk (1917) as Mikula Dvorkin-leader of the Duma The Awakening (1917) as Prosper Chavassier Peck's Bad Girl (1918) as Walker The Great Romance (1919) as Prince Boris A Proxy Husband (1919) *short The Imp (1919) as Hampden Black Is White (1920) as Ranjab Chain of Evidence (1920) as James Stewart Diane of Star Hollow (1921) as Pietro The Cross of Lorraine (1943) *uncredited Kismet (1944) as Policeman *uncredited And Now Tomorrow (1944) a Patient *uncredited The Great Flamarion (1945) as Detective Ramirez *uncredited The Phantom Speaks (1945) as Attorney James J. Kennerly *uncredited Danny Boy (1945) as Lafe Bunkell the Orange Man O.S.S. (1946) as Engineer *uncredited Her Adventurous Night (1946) as Mr. Glitter *uncredited The Stranger (1946) *uncredited The Return of Monte Cristo (1946) as Footman *uncredited It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Joseph, an angel *voice only, uncredited I'll Be Yours (1947) as Businessman *uncredited Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as Bailiff *uncredited Magic Town (1947) as Reporter *uncredited The Lady from Shanghai (1947) as Police Lieutenant *uncredited Here Comes Trouble (1948) as Spinelli, Rankin's Lawyer *uncredited Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948) as Theatre Manager *uncredited Joan of Arc (1948) as Giles de Fecamp *uncredited Let's Live a Little (1948) as Newcomb *uncredited Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) as Louis the Barber "uncredited Siren of Atlantis (1949) as Expert The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) as Duke de Morny *uncredited Amazon Quest (1949) as Mariano Special Agent (1949) as Sheriff Dodson *uncredited Silver Butte (1949) as Don Hernandez *short Free for All (1949) as Stranger *uncredited Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) as Fat Man *uncredited Redwood Forest Trail (1950) as Bart Bryant Belle Le Grand (1951) as Mark Hendrick *uncredited His Kind of Woman (1951) as Arnold *uncredited The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator *uncredited Viva Zapata! (1952) ? *uncredited Invasion, U.S.A. (1952) as President of the U.S.A. *uncredited Fort Algiers (1953) ? *uncredited Written on the Wind (1956) as R.J. Courtney The Tattered Dress (1957) as Second Jury Foreman *uncredited

Television Hollywood Theatre Time (1951) as Landlord (1 episode) The Cisco Kid (1951) as Jim Turner/The Judge/Will Harper (3 episodes) Front Page Detective (1951) ? (1 episode) The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952) as Henry Woodside (1 episode) Fireside Theatre (1951-1954) ? (4 episodes) Adventures of the Falcon (1954) as Emilio Rojas (1 episode) The Star and the Story (1955) as Father Martial (1 episode) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955) as Omiak (1 episode) Lux Video Theatre (1954-1955) as Dr. Boyd/Mortician/Reece (3 episodes) Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1957) as Chand Bahadur (1 episode) The Court of Last Resort (1958) as Mr. Mitchell (1 episode) The Loretta Young Show (1959) as Jagan Lal (1 episode) This Man Dawson (1960) as ? (1 episode)