Raymond Griffith

Biography

Raymond Griffith was a silent movie actor and comedian born in Boston, Massachusetts, who lost his voice at an early age due to screaming in stage melodramas or possibly a childhood disease. He enlisted in the Navy at 15 and served for three years before being drafted for World War I, citing vocal problems. After transitioning behind the camera as writer and producer, Griffith worked on notable films like Hands Up! (1926) and Paths to Paradise (1925).