Walter Walker
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.
Filmography
The Declaration of Independence
as Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
The Declaration of Independence
as Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Ames
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Ames
You Can't Take It with You
as Governor Leach (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Governor Leach (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
The Women Men Marry
as “Pop”
The Women Men Marry
as “Pop”
Topper
as Judge (uncredited)
Topper
as Judge (uncredited)
Let Them Live
as Dr. Vlissing
Let Them Live
as Dr. Vlissing
We Who Are About to Die
as The Governor (uncredited)
We Who Are About to Die
as The Governor (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
as Andy Kelton
Go West Young Man
as Andy Kelton
Yours for the Asking
as Mr. Crenshaw
Yours for the Asking
as Mr. Crenshaw
Everybody's Old Man
as Haslett
Everybody's Old Man
as Haslett
Dangerous
as Roger Farnsworth
Dangerous
as Roger Farnsworth
She Couldn't Take It
as Judge
She Couldn't Take It
as Judge
Front Page Woman
as Judge Hugo Rickard
Front Page Woman
as Judge Hugo Rickard
Age of Indiscretion
as Mr. Harris
Age of Indiscretion
as Mr. Harris
While the Patient Slept
as Richard Federie
While the Patient Slept
as Richard Federie
One New York Night
as Hampton
One New York Night
as Hampton
The Gay Bride
as MacPherson- lawyer
The Gay Bride
as MacPherson- lawyer
Sons of Steel
as John Chadburne
Sons of Steel
as John Chadburne
Babbitt
as Luke Ethorne
Babbitt
as Luke Ethorne
Strange Wives
as The General
Strange Wives
as The General
Imitation of Life
as Hugh (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
as Hugh (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Dr. Barton
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Dr. Barton
A Lost Lady
as Judge Hardy
A Lost Lady
as Judge Hardy
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrel
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrel
Sadie McKee
as Mr. Alderson (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Mr. Alderson (uncredited)
I Believed in You
as Lacy
I Believed in You
as Lacy
Bedside
as Dr. Michael
Bedside
as Dr. Michael
You Can't Buy Everything
as Josiah Flagg
You Can't Buy Everything
as Josiah Flagg
The House on 56th Street
as Dr. Wyman
The House on 56th Street
as Dr. Wyman
Flying Down to Rio
as Senor De Rezende
Flying Down to Rio
as Senor De Rezende
The World Changes
as Doctor (uncredited)
The World Changes
as Doctor (uncredited)
Female
as Jarratt (Uncredited)
Female
as Jarratt (Uncredited)
I'm No Angel
as Judge (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
as Judge (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
as Oliver
I Loved a Woman
as Oliver
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Dr. Clark
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Dr. Clark
I Love That Man
as Mr. Walker
I Love That Man
as Mr. Walker
Hello, Sister!
as Sedgwick
Hello, Sister!
as Sedgwick
The Great Jasper
as Daniel McGowd
The Great Jasper
as Daniel McGowd
From Hell to Heaven
as Pop Lockwood
From Hell to Heaven
as Pop Lockwood
Hard to Handle
as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Mr. Parker
The Billion Dollar Scandal
as Mr. Parker
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Morton
No Man of Her Own
as Mr. Morton
You Said a Mouthful
as Tom Brandon
You Said a Mouthful
as Tom Brandon
The Conquerors
as Thomas B. Ogden
The Conquerors
as Thomas B. Ogden
Prosperity
as Maggie's Husband in Photo (uncredited)
Prosperity
as Maggie's Husband in Photo (uncredited)
Blessed Event
as Mr. Miller
Blessed Event
as Mr. Miller
Life Begins
as Dr. Tubby
Life Begins
as Dr. Tubby
Two Against the World
as Courtney Hamilton
Two Against the World
as Courtney Hamilton
American Madness
American Madness
Madame Racketeer
as Arthur Gregory
Madame Racketeer
as Arthur Gregory
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Dante
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Dante
The Woman in Room 13
as Howard Ramsey
The Woman in Room 13
as Howard Ramsey
Letty Lynton
as Mr. Darrow
Letty Lynton
as Mr. Darrow
The Mouthpiece
as District Attorney Forbes
The Mouthpiece
as District Attorney Forbes
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
as Dr. Walter Burke
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
as Dr. Walter Burke
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Pop's Voice on Record
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Pop's Voice on Record
Emma
as Dr. Horton (uncredited)
Emma
as Dr. Horton (uncredited)
Possessed
as Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited)
Possessed
as Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited)
Susan Lenox
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Susan Lenox
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
as Mr. Layton
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
as Mr. Layton
Rebound
as Mr. Henry Jaffrey
Rebound
as Mr. Henry Jaffrey
The Common Law
as John Neville Sr.
The Common Law
as John Neville Sr.
The Secret Six
as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
The Secret Six
as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
A Tailor-Made Man
as Abraham Nathan
A Tailor-Made Man
as Abraham Nathan
Paid
as Judge Lawler (uncredited)
Paid
as Judge Lawler (uncredited)
Reaching for the Moon
as James Benton
Reaching for the Moon
as James Benton
The Great Power
as Sen. Charles Davis
The Great Power
as Sen. Charles Davis
The Chicken in the Case
as Major Whitman
The Chicken in the Case
as Major Whitman
Blackbirds
as Howard Crocker
Blackbirds
as Howard Crocker
American - That's All
as Father Boggs
American - That's All
as Father Boggs
In Again, Out Again
as Sheriff Dubb
In Again, Out Again
as Sheriff Dubb