Tod Griffin
| Tod Griffin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Arthur Griffin January 15, 1919 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA |
| Died | April 23, 2002 (aged 83) Bishop, Inyo County, California |
| Occupation |
Television & film actor Real estate agent |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Griffin |
Tod Griffin, born as Arthur Griffin (January 15, 1919 – April 23, 2002), was an American actor of stage, film, and television, originally from Birmingham, Alabama.
Griffin's parents were descended from a long line of Mississippi farmers, but the senior Griffin moved to Birmingham to take a job with U.S. Steel. Tod Griffin was an only child though his mother had been the youngest of thirteen children, and his father had six older siblings. He completed high school and attended college, having joined the United States Air National Guard prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His unit was quickly federalized after December 7, 1941.
During World War II, Griffin flew forty bombing missions and attempted after the conflict to become an airline pilot but was rejected because at twenty-six he was deemed three years too old to become a beginning pilot. For two years under the GI Bill of Rights, Griffin attended the Theater School of Dramatic Arts in Carnegie Hall in New York City. His wife, Grace, initially a secretary but usually an office manager, supported them during his lean years in acting. His first paying job as an actor was with the company, the Red Barn Theater of Westborough in Worcester County, Massachusetts. He performed in eight or nine plays, a different one each week. He subsequently appeared in several films and guest starred on various television series between 1952 and 1961. In 1955, the Griffins moved from cold Brooklyn, New York, to sunny Hollywood, California, and occupied an apartment that had once been half of a house occupied by Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., and Mary Pickford.
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