 He was part of the production team that received an Academy Honorary Award at the 11th Academy Awards for their efforts on the Paramount film "Spawn of the North".Griggs' other Paramount films as cinematographer included the 1954 musical "White Christmas", the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille epic "The Ten Commandments", and the Jerry Lewis comedies "The Sad Sack" (1957) and "Visit to a Small Planet" (1960).He was also the cinematographer on George Stevens' 1965 United Artists release "The Greatest Story Ever Told" as well as Otto Preminger's World War II drama of that same year, "In Harm's Way".