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Jesse Graves

Actor

Jesse Graves

Born March 11, 1879 in Des Moines, Iowa, USADied March 4, 194958 films

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Citizen Kane posterFirst watchCitizen Kane19418.0as Joseph (uncredited)Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster7.8Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939You Can't Take It with You poster7.5You Can't Take It with You1938Make Way for Tomorrow poster7.5Make Way for Tomorrow1937The Little Foxes poster7.5The Little Foxes1941Jezebel poster7.0Jezebel1938They Drive by Night poster6.9They Drive by Night1940Secret Beyond the Door poster6.5Secret Beyond the Door1947They Died with Their Boots On poster6.7They Died with Their Boots On1941

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. 1948RuthlessPhillips, Mansfield's Servant (Uncredited)
  2. 1947Secret Beyond the DoorTrain Porter (uncredited)
  3. 1947The Egg and IPorter (Uncredited)
  4. 1947The Sea of GrassLuke (uncredited)
  5. 1947CaliforniaBlack Servant (uncredited)
  6. 1947Johnny O'ClockRedcap
  7. 1946Without ReservationsPorter (uncredited)
  8. 1946Tomorrow Is ForeverAmbrose
  9. 1945Dangerous PartnersRailroad Station Porter (uncredited)
  10. 1945Keep Your Powder DryElevator Operator #2 (uncredited)
  11. 1944The Missing JurorTrain Porter (uncredited)
  12. 1944None Shall EscapeMember of Tribunal (uncredited)
  13. 1943Mission to MoscowWhite House Butler (uncredited)
  14. 1943After Midnight with Boston BlackieDining Car Waiter
  15. 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSam (uncredited)
  16. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnBlack Servant (uncredited)
  17. 1941All-American Co-EdRedcap
  18. 1941LydiaMichael's Servant
  19. 1941The Little FoxesHeadwaiter (uncredited)
  20. 1941Love CrazyBristol's Butler (uncredited)
  21. 1941Lady from LouisianaLouis Napoleon, Mirbeau Servant
  22. 1941Citizen KaneJoseph (uncredited)
  23. 1941Sleepers WestWaiter (uncredited)
  24. 1941The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceTrain Steward
  25. 1941WhispersMinister (uncredited)
  26. 1940Son of IngagiChief of Detectives
  27. 1940The Howards of VirginiaRobert
  28. 1940They Drive by NightCharles Culpepper (uncredited)
  29. 1940Maryland
  30. 1940SafariChief
  31. 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisOnlooker at Debate (uncredited)
  32. 1939Swanee RiverButler
  33. 1939On Dress ParadeMess Hall Aaiter (uncredited)
  34. 1939Allegheny UprisingGovernor's Servant
  35. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonBlack Committeeman (uncredited)
  36. 1939On Your ToesChauffeur
  37. 1939These Glamour GirlsPorter (uncredited)
  38. 1939In Name OnlyTrain Waiter (uncredited)
  39. 1939Stronger Than DesirePorter at Train Station (uncredited)
  40. 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnWilkes' Black Butler (uncredited)
  41. 1938Going PlacesButler at Party
  42. 1938Out West with the HardysAmbrose (uncredited)
  43. 1938The Lady ObjectsDoorman
  44. 1938You Can't Take It with YouMan (uncredited)
  45. 1938The Beloved BratButler at Party
  46. 1938JezebelServant (uncredited)
  47. 1938MannequinPenthouse Servant (Uncredited)
  48. 1938The Invisible MenaceServant
  49. 1937Easy LivingGraves - J.B. Ball's Porter (uncredited)
  50. 1937Make Way for TomorrowMinor Role (uncredited)
  51. 1937Once a DoctorServant
  52. 1937Deep SouthMinister
  53. 1936Give Me LibertyWashington's Servant Moses (uncredited)
  54. 1936The Green PasturesGeneral (uncredited)
  55. 1936Three GodfathersCook (uncredited)
  56. 1935Memories and MelodiesServant (uncredited)
  57. 1934Imitation of LifePallbearer (uncredited)
  58. 1933The House on 56th StreetRoulette Player (uncredited)