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 on March 13, 1864, 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. Walker died on December 4, 1947 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Walker had a long career in theater, eventually rising to appear in Broadway productions, beginning with 1915's Sinners, which was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Owen Davis. The play was directed by William A. Brady, and also starred his daughter, Alice Brady, as well as Tony Award-winning actor John Cromwell From 1915 through 1930 he 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 over half a dozen. His debut film performance would be in the film American – That's All (1917), in which he starred alongside Jack Devereaux and Winifred Allen. 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. Walker appeared in over 40 feature films during his career, mostly in supporting or smaller roles. Some of the more notable films in which he had either a featured or supporting role included 1933's Flying Down to Rio; the original version of Imitation of Life in 1934; 1935's version of Magnificent Obsession; the Mae West vehicle Go West, Young Man in 1936 and as Benjamin Franklin in the 1938 film, Marie Antoinette. He would reprise the role of Franklin for the 1938 short, The Declaration of Independence. Walker's final screen appearance in a feature film was in a supporting role in The Cowboy and the Lady in 1938. Walker died on December 4, 1947 while visiting his daughter and her husband in Hawaii.
Movie | The Declaration of Independence | Benjamin Franklin (uncredited) | 1938-11-26 |
Movie | Marie Antoinette | Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Governor Leach (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
Movie | The Cowboy and the Lady | Ames | 1938-11-17 |
Movie | We Who Are About to Die | The Governor (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
Movie | Let Them Live | Dr. Vlissing | 1937-04-25 |
Movie | Topper | Judge (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
Movie | The Women Men Marry | “Pop” | 1937-09-10 |
Movie | Yours for the Asking | Mr. Crenshaw | 1936-07-23 |
Movie | Go West Young Man | Andy Kelton | 1936-11-18 |
Movie | One New York Night | Hampton | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | Age of Indiscretion | Mr. Harris | 1935-05-10 |
Movie | While the Patient Slept | Richard Federie | 1935-03-09 |
Movie | Front Page Woman | Judge Hugo Rickard | 1935-07-11 |
Movie | She Couldn't Take It | Judge | 1935-10-08 |
Movie | Dangerous | Roger Farnsworth | 1935-12-25 |
Movie | The Count of Monte Cristo | Morrel | 1934-09-06 |
Movie | You Can't Buy Everything | Josiah Flagg | 1934-01-26 |
Movie | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dr. Barton | 1934-10-28 |
Movie | Bedside | Dr. Michael | 1934-01-27 |
Movie | A Lost Lady | Judge Hardy | 1934-09-29 |
Movie | Imitation of Life | Hugh (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | The Gay Bride | MacPherson- lawyer | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | Sons of Steel | John Chadburne | 1934-12-14 |
Movie | Babbitt | Luke Ethorne | 1934-12-08 |
Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | Dr. Clark | 1933-07-22 |
Movie | Hello, Sister! | Sedgwick | 1933-04-14 |
Movie | Hard to Handle | Bedford College Representative (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
Movie | From Hell to Heaven | Pop Lockwood | 1933-02-24 |
Movie | The Great Jasper | Daniel McGowd | 1933-03-03 |
Movie | I Love That Man | Mr. Walker | 1933-07-07 |
Movie | I Loved a Woman | Oliver | 1933-09-23 |
Movie | The House on 56th Street | Dr. Wyman | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | Flying Down to Rio | Carlos De Rezende | 1933-12-22 |
Movie | I'm No Angel | Judge (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
Movie | Female | Jarratt (Uncredited) | 1933-11-11 |
Movie | Letty Lynton | Mr. Darrow | 1932-04-30 |
Movie | The Rich Are Always with Us | Dante | 1932-05-19 |
Movie | The Mouthpiece | District Attorney Forbes | 1932-03-21 |
Movie | Emma | Dr. Horton (uncredited) | 1932-01-02 |
Movie | Madame Racketeer | Arthur Gregory | 1932-07-23 |
Movie | The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Pop's Voice on Record | 1932-02-03 |
Movie | Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Dr. Walter Burke | 1932-02-05 |
Movie | The Woman in Room 13 | Howard Ramsey | 1932-05-15 |
Movie | You Said a Mouthful | Tom Brandon | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | No Man of Her Own | Mr. Morton | 1932-12-30 |
Movie | American Madness | 1932-08-15 | |
Movie | Prosperity | Maggie's Husband in Photo (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | The Conquerors | Thomas B. Ogden | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | Two Against the World | Courtney Hamilton | 1932-09-03 |
Movie | Life Begins | Dr. Tubby | 1932-09-10 |
Movie | Blessed Event | Mr. Miller | 1932-09-10 |
Movie | The Secret Six | Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited) | 1931-04-18 |
Movie | A Tailor-Made Man | Abraham Nathan | 1931-03-28 |
Movie | The Common Law | John Neville Sr. | 1931-07-17 |
Movie | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Dinner Guest (uncredited) | 1931-10-10 |
Movie | Rebound | Mr. Henry Jaffrey | 1931-08-28 |
Movie | Possessed | Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
Movie | New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford | Mr. Layton | 1931-10-03 |
Movie | Reaching for the Moon | James Benton | 1930-12-29 |
Movie | Paid | Judge Lawler (uncredited) | 1930-12-30 |
Movie | The Great Power | Sen. Charles Davis | 1929-03-23 |
Movie | In Again, Out Again | Sheriff Dubb | 1917-04-30 |