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Walter Walker

13 Mar 1864Born
4 Dec 1947Died
83Age at death
73Credits

Biography

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Walter Walker (March 13, 1864 – December 4, 1947) was an American actor of the stage and screen during the first half of the twentieth century. Born in New York City, Walker would have a career in theater prior to entering the film industry. By 1915 he was appearing in Broadway productions, his first being Sinners, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Owen Davis. His film debut was in a leading role in 1917's American – That's All.

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He had a lengthy career, in both film and on stage, appearing in numerous plays and over 80 films.

From 1915 through 1930 Walker would appear over a dozen times on the Great White Way, with some of his more notable plays being An American Tragedy, taken from the best-selling novel of the same name by Theodore Dreiser, and Holiday, produced and directed by Arthur Hopkins.

During the late 1910s, and through the 1920s, Walker would combine his stage career with appearances in several films, having mostly starring or featured roles in over half a dozen. He appeared in his last Broadway production in 1930, with a featured role in Rebound, written by Academy Award winner Donald Ogden Stewart. In 1931, Walker would devote his acting energies to the big screen, appearing in over 75 films throughout the rest of the decade. In one of his first films during this decade, he would reprise his role of Henry Jaffrey in the film version of Rebound, which starred Ina Claire, Robert Ames and Myrna Loy.

Some of the more notable films in which Walker had either a featured or supporting role include 1933's Flying Down to Rio, the original version of Imitation of Life in 1934, the 1935 version of Magnificent Obsession, the Mae West vehicle Go West, Young Man in 1936, and as Benjamin Franklin in the 1938 film Marie Antoinette. Walker would reprise the role of Franklin for the 1938 short The Declaration of Independence. His final screen appearance in a feature film was in a supporting role in The Cowboy and the Lady in 1938.

Walter Walker died on December 4, 1947 while visiting his daughter and her husband in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1938The Declaration of IndependenceFilm: Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
  2. 1938The Cowboy and the LadyFilm: Ames
  3. 1938You Can't Take It with YouFilm: Governor Leach (uncredited)
  4. 1938Marie AntoinetteFilm: Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
  5. 1937The Women Men MarryFilm: “Pop”
  6. 1937TopperFilm: Judge (uncredited)
  7. 1937Let Them LiveFilm: Dr. Vlissing
  8. 1937We Who Are About to DieFilm: The Governor (uncredited)
  9. 1936Go West Young ManFilm: Andy Kelton
  10. 1936Yours for the AskingFilm: Mr. Crenshaw
  11. 1936Everybody's Old ManFilm: Haslett
  12. 1935DangerousFilm: Roger Farnsworth
  13. 1935She Couldn't Take ItFilm: Judge
  14. 1935Front Page WomanFilm: Judge Hugo Rickard
  15. 1935Age of IndiscretionFilm: Mr. Harris
  16. 1935While the Patient SleptFilm: Richard Federie
  17. 1935One New York NightFilm: Hampton
  18. 1934The Gay BrideFilm: MacPherson- lawyer
  19. 1934Sons of SteelFilm: John Chadburne
  20. 1934BabbittFilm: Luke Ethorne
  21. 1934Strange WivesFilm: The General
  22. 1934Imitation of LifeFilm: Hugh (uncredited)
  23. 1934Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchFilm: Dr. Barton
  24. 1934A Lost LadyFilm: Judge Hardy
  25. 1934The Count of Monte CristoFilm: Morrel
  26. 1934Sadie McKeeFilm: Mr. Alderson (uncredited)
  27. 1934I Believed in YouFilm: Lacy
  28. 1934BedsideFilm: Dr. Michael
  29. 1934You Can't Buy EverythingFilm: Josiah Flagg
  30. 1933The House on 56th StreetFilm: Dr. Wyman
  31. 1933Flying Down to RioFilm: Senor De Rezende
  32. 1933The World ChangesFilm: Doctor (uncredited)
  33. 1933FemaleFilm: Jarratt (Uncredited)
  34. 1933I'm No AngelFilm: Judge (uncredited)
  35. 1933I Loved a WomanFilm: Oliver
  36. 1933Mary Stevens, M.D.Film: Dr. Clark
  37. 1933I Love That ManFilm: Mr. Walker
  38. 1933Hello, Sister!Film: Sedgwick
  39. 1933The Great JasperFilm: Daniel McGowd
  40. 1933From Hell to HeavenFilm: Pop Lockwood
  41. 1933Hard to HandleFilm: Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
  42. 1933The Billion Dollar ScandalFilm: Mr. Parker
  43. 1932No Man of Her OwnFilm: Mr. Morton
  44. 1932You Said a MouthfulFilm: Tom Brandon
  45. 1932The ConquerorsFilm: Thomas B. Ogden
  46. 1932ProsperityFilm: Maggie's Husband in Photo (uncredited)
  47. 1932Blessed EventFilm: Mr. Miller
  48. 1932Life BeginsFilm: Dr. Tubby
  49. 1932Two Against the WorldFilm: Courtney Hamilton
  50. 1932American MadnessFilm
  51. 1932Madame RacketeerFilm: Arthur Gregory
  52. 1932The Rich Are Always with UsFilm: Dante
  53. 1932The Woman in Room 13Film: Howard Ramsey
  54. 1932Letty LyntonFilm: Mr. Darrow
  55. 1932The MouthpieceFilm: District Attorney Forbes
  56. 1932Tomorrow and TomorrowFilm: Dr. Walter Burke
  57. 1932The Greeks Had a Word for ThemFilm: Pop's Voice on Record
  58. 1932EmmaFilm: Dr. Horton (uncredited)
  59. 1931PossessedFilm: Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited)
  60. 1931Susan LenoxFilm: Dinner Guest (uncredited)
  61. 1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordFilm: Mr. Layton
  62. 1931ReboundFilm: Mr. Henry Jaffrey
  63. 1931The Common LawFilm: John Neville Sr.
  64. 1931The Secret SixFilm: Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
  65. 1931A Tailor-Made ManFilm: Abraham Nathan
  66. 1930PaidFilm: Judge Lawler (uncredited)
  67. 1930Reaching for the MoonFilm: James Benton
  68. 1929The Great PowerFilm: Sen. Charles Davis
  69. 1921The Chicken in the CaseFilm: Major Whitman
  70. 1920BlackbirdsFilm: Howard Crocker
  71. 1917Her Excellency, the GovernorFilm: Capitalist
  72. 1917American - That's AllFilm: Father Boggs
  73. 1917In Again, Out AgainFilm: Sheriff Dubb

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