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Walter Sande
Actor

Walter Sande

9 Jul 1906Born
22 Nov 1971Died
65Age at death
157Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Walter Sande (July 9, 1906 - November 22, 1971) was an American actor, notable for film roles including Paul Revere in Walt Disney's Johnny Tremain.

Born in Denver, Colorado, he was one of those stern, heavyset character actors in Hollywood no person could recognize by name. He showed an early interest in music as a youth and by his college years managed to start his own band. This led to a job as musical director for 20th Century-Fox's theater chain, which, in turn, led him to acting in films beginning in 1937.

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Usually providing atmospheric bits with no billing, he made an initial impression in serial cliffhangers as a third-string heavy with the popular The Green Hornet Strikes Again! and Sky Raiders.

His first top featured role, however, would come with The Iron Claw as Jack "Flash" Strong, a photographer who, uncharacteristically for Walter, served as a comic sidekick to our serial hero. Best of all would be his role in another serial as Red Pennington, the amusing sidekick to Don Winslow of the Navy. He repeated his role again in Don Winslow of the Coast Guard, the successful sequel.

The Pennington role would spark a long and steady career in movies, usually a step or two behind Hollywood's elite, in To Have and Have Not (prominently featured as the fisherman who tries to cheat Bogie), in Along Came Jones, The Blue Dahlia, Dark City and Bad Day at Black Rock, among hundreds of others. A regular authoritative presence in these classic sci-fi films Red Planet Mars, The War of the Worlds and Invaders from Mars. He also had a recurring featured part in the 1940s Boston Blackie film series playing Detective Matthews alongside 'Chester Morris former thief-turned-crime hero.

A primary support player during the 'golden age' of TV, Walter worked on nearly every popular western and crime show available throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He had a regular series role on "The Adventures of Tugboat Annie" as Captain Horatio Bullwinkle, Annie's tugboat rival, and a recurring one as Lars "Papa" Holstrum, on "The Farmer's Daughter". He died of a heart attack in 1971 at age sixty-five in Chicago, Illinois.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 157 credits.

  1. 1972Michael O'Hara the FourthFilm: John Parsons
  2. 1971Cold TurkeyFilm: Tobacco Executive
  3. 1969Death of a GunfighterFilm: Paul Hammond
  4. 1968Adam-12Series: Boatyard Owner (1 episode)
  5. 1967The Second Hundred YearsSeries: Mr. Punt (1 episode)
  6. 1966The Navy vs. the Night MonstersFilm: Dr. Arthur Beecham
  7. 1966That GirlSeries (1 episode)
  8. 1965Lost in SpaceSeries: Sheriff George Baxendale (1 episode)
  9. 1965I'll Take SwedenFilm: Bjork
  10. 1965Young DillingerFilm: Judge
  11. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Manager (1 episode)
  12. 1964BewitchedSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1964The Quick GunFilm: Tom Morrison
  14. 1960Stagecoach WestSeries: Torrey (1 episode)
  15. 1960My Three SonsSeries: Art Williams (1 episode)
  16. 1960Sunrise at CampobelloFilm: Capt. Skinner
  17. 1960The Gallant HoursFilm: Horace Keys ("Doc")
  18. 1960Noose for a GunmanFilm: Marshal Tom Evans
  19. 1960Oklahoma TerritoryFilm: Marshal Pete Rosslyn
  20. 1959Johnny RingoSeries: Sy Bonnell, Corning (1 episode)
  21. 1959BonanzaSeries: Tom Mahan (1 episode)
  22. 1959Last Train from Gun HillFilm: Gun Hill Sheriff Bartlett
  23. 1959Black SaddleSeries: Virgil Britt (1 episode)
  24. 1958U.S. MarshallSeries: Warden Sam Kay (1 episode)
  25. 1958The RiflemanSeries (1 episode)
  26. 1958BroncoSeries: Marshal Steve Durrock (1 episode)
  27. 1958The Adventures of Tugboat AnnieSeries (14 episodes)
  28. 1957Johnny TremainFilm: Paul Revere
  29. 1957The Iron SheriffFilm: Marshal Ellison
  30. 1957DrangoFilm: Dr. Blair
  31. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Beecher, Major Jeb Stone (1 episode)
  32. 1956Gun BrothersFilm: Yellowstone Kelly
  33. 1956Canyon RiverFilm: Maddox
  34. 1956The Maverick QueenFilm: Sheriff Wilson
  35. 1956Anything GoesFilm: Alex Todd
  36. 195524 Hour AlertFilm: Mayor Hogan
  37. 1955Texas LadyFilm: Whit Sturdy
  38. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Moore (1 episode)
  39. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Cal Hoskins, Cal Haines, Caldwell (1 episode)
  40. 1955WichitaFilm: Clint Wallace
  41. 1955Bad Day at Black RockFilm: Sam
  42. 1954Overland PacificFilm: Mr. Dennison
  43. 1954ApacheFilm: Lt. Col. Beck
  44. 1953A Blueprint for MurderFilm: District Attorney John J. Henderson (uncredited)
  45. 1953The Great Sioux UprisingFilm: Joe Baird
  46. 1953The Kid from Left FieldFilm: Barnes
  47. 1953Invaders from MarsFilm: Police Sgt. Mack Finlay
  48. 1953The War of the WorldsFilm: Sheriff Bogany (uncredited)
  49. 1952Bomba and the Jungle GirlFilm: Mr. Ward
  50. 1952The Steel TrapFilm: Customs Inspector
  51. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Johnny Boss, First Mate, Peterson, Graysuit, Police Lt. Richy (1 episode)
  52. 1952The Duel at Silver CreekFilm: Pete Fargo
  53. 1952Red Planet MarsFilm: Admiral Bill Carey
  54. 1952The Legend Of The Lone RangerFilm: Sheriff Taylor
  55. 1952As We ForgiveFilm
  56. 1951I Want YouFilm: Ned Iverson
  57. 1951WarpathFilm: Sgt. Parker
  58. 1951The RacketFilm: Jim Delaney
  59. 1951Tomorrow Is Another DayFilm: Sheriff
  60. 1951Red MountainFilm: Benjie
  61. 1951The Basketball FixFilm: Nat Becker
  62. 1951Fort WorthFilm: Deputy Waller
  63. 1951A Place in the SunFilm: Defense Attorney Art Jansen
  64. 1951RawhideFilm: Flowers (uncredited)
  65. 1951Payment on DemandFilm: Swanson
  66. 1950The du Pont StoryFilm: Tom Cooper
  67. 1950Dark CityFilm: Swede
  68. 1950711 Ocean DriveFilm: Auto Repair Mechanic (uncredited)
  69. 1950The Kid from TexasFilm: Crowe
  70. 1950Dakota LilFilm: Butch Cassidy
  71. 1949Strange BargainFilm: Sergeant Cord
  72. 1949The Lone RangerSeries: Sheriff Taylor (2 episodes)
  73. 1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchFilm: Austin
  74. 1949Rim of the CanyonFilm: Jake Fargo
  75. 1949Canadian PacificFilm: Mike Brannigan
  76. 1949The Price of FreedomFilm: Man at lunch counter (uncredited)
  77. 1949TucsonFilm: George Reeves
  78. 1949Miss Mink of 1949Film: Sean O'Mulvaney
  79. 1948Blonde IceFilm: Hack Doyle
  80. 1948WallflowerFilm

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