Joseph Granby (March 24, 1885 – September 22, 1965)[1] 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.
Jealousy (1916) photo with young Joe Granby(or Curtis Benton) and Valeska Suratt page 107 top Pictorial History of the Silent Screen (a bigger scan of
same photo eBay)