Walter Walker
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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.
Born: March 13, 1864
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
as Ames
as Governor Leach (uncredited)
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
as “Pop”
as Judge (uncredited)
as Dr. Vlissing
as The Governor (uncredited)
as Andy Kelton
as Mr. Crenshaw
as Haslett
as Roger Farnsworth
as Judge
as Judge Hugo Rickard
as Mr. Harris
as Richard Federie
as Hampton
as MacPherson- lawyer
as John Chadburne
as Luke Ethorne
as The General
as Hugh (uncredited)
as Dr. Barton
as Judge Hardy
as Morrel
as Mr. Alderson (uncredited)
as Lacy
as Dr. Michael
as Josiah Flagg
as Dr. Wyman
as Senor De Rezende
as Jarratt (Uncredited)
as Judge (uncredited)
as Oliver
as Dr. Clark
as Mr. Walker
as Sedgwick
as Daniel McGowd
as Pop Lockwood
as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
as Mr. Parker
as Mr. Morton
as Tom Brandon
as Thomas B. Ogden
as Maggie's Husband in Photo (uncredited)
as Mr. Miller
as Dr. Tubby
as Courtney Hamilton
as Arthur Gregory
as Dante
as Howard Ramsey
as Mr. Darrow
as District Attorney Forbes
as Dr. Walter Burke
as Pop's Voice on Record
as Dr. Horton (uncredited)
as Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited)
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
as Mr. Layton
as Mr. Henry Jaffrey
as John Neville Sr.
as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
as Abraham Nathan
as Judge Lawler (uncredited)
as James Benton
as Howard Crocker
as Sheriff Dubb