Trivia

During World War II he was refused by the Army because of a bad stomach so he worked at Lockheed in order to support his country's war effort.

The never-married character actor was known for his rather unflattering blank-looking country bumpkin portrayals and, though unbilled in many of his movies, usually enjoyed a side-splitting one-liner or two.

Did a slew of commercials over the years for such products as Chevrolet, Ford and Mean Mary Jean.

He usually played a gentle soul with a soft Southern drawl in the majority of his films most of which he did short walk ons or semi extra bits but he was recognised as an accomplished supporting actor.

Came to Hollywood during a summer vacation with his roommate, the younger brother of director William A. Seiter. Grady was invited onto the set of one of Seiter's films and by chance given a job as an extra. He stayed in town for over six decades.

Signed for a series of Hal Roach two-reelers called the "Boy Friends" which also co-starred Mickey Daniels from the original "Our Gang" shorts.

See him as the would-be bridegroom to Carole Lombard in La Cava's My Man Godfrey (1936).