Walter Baldwin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War. He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in The Best Years of Our Lives. He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on The Andy Griffith Show. Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays. He played Whit in the first Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, and also appeared in the original Grand Hotel in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager. He originated the role of Bensinger, the prissy Chicago Tribune reporter, in the Broadway production of The Front Page. In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in Rosemary's Baby. Baldwin was known for playing solid middle class burghers, although sometimes he gave portrayals of eccentric characters. He played a customer seeking a prostitute in The Lost Weekend and the rebellious prison trusty Orvy in Cry of the City. Walter Baldwin was featured in a lot of John Deere Day Movies from 1949-59 where he played the farmer Tom Gordon. In this series of Deere Day movies over a decade he helped to introduce many new pieces of John Deere farm equipment year-by-year. In each yearly movie he would be shown on his in A Tom Gordon Family Film where he would be buying new John Deere farm equipment or a new green and yellow tractor.A picture of Walter Baldwin playing Tom Gordon can be found on page 108 of Bob Pripp's book John Deere Yesterday & Today Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie: "With a pinched Midwestern countenance that enabled him to portray taciturn farmers, obsequious grocery store clerks and the occasional sniveling coward, Baldwin was a familiar (if often unbilled) presence in Hollywood films for three decades."
Filmography
Rosemary's Baby
as Mr. Wees (uncredited)
Rosemary's Baby
as Mr. Wees (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as Conductor (uncredited)
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as Conductor (uncredited)
Wild in the Country
as Mr. Spangler (uncredited)
Wild in the Country
as Mr. Spangler (uncredited)
Oklahoma Territory
as Ward Harlan
Oklahoma Territory
as Ward Harlan
You Can't Run Away from It
as 1st Proprietor
You Can't Run Away from It
as 1st Proprietor
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
as Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
as Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Glory
as Doc Brock
Glory
as Doc Brock
The Desperate Hours
as George Patterson
The Desperate Hours
as George Patterson
Interrupted Melody
as Jim Owens
Interrupted Melody
as Jim Owens
Stranger on Horseback
as Vince Webb
Stranger on Horseback
as Vince Webb
Destry
as Henry Skinner
Destry
as Henry Skinner
Living It Up
as Isaiah Jackson
Living It Up
as Isaiah Jackson
The Long, Long Trailer
as Uncle Edgar
The Long, Long Trailer
as Uncle Edgar
Ride, Vaquero!
as Adam Smith
Ride, Vaquero!
as Adam Smith
Scandal at Scourie
as Michael Hayward
Scandal at Scourie
as Michael Hayward
Carrie
as Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father
Carrie
as Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father
The Winning Team
as Pa Alexander (uncredited)
The Winning Team
as Pa Alexander (uncredited)
I Want You
as George Kress Sr.
I Want You
as George Kress Sr.
The Racket
as Sullivan
The Racket
as Sullivan
Storm Warning
as Coroner Bledsoe
Storm Warning
as Coroner Bledsoe
Rough Riders of Durango
as Cricket Adams
Rough Riders of Durango
as Cricket Adams
The Jackpot
as Watch Buyer (uncredited)
The Jackpot
as Watch Buyer (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Jim Bracken (uncredited)
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Jim Bracken (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway
as Officer Riley (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway
as Officer Riley (uncredited)
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as Doc Purdy
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
as Doc Purdy
Come to the Stable
as Claude Jarman (uncredited)
Come to the Stable
as Claude Jarman (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Pop Peters (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Pop Peters (uncredited)
The Gay Amigo
as Editor Stoneham
The Gay Amigo
as Editor Stoneham
Cry of the City
as Orvy
Cry of the City
as Orvy
Rachel and the Stranger
as Gallus
Rachel and the Stranger
as Gallus
The Man from Colorado
as Stagecoach driver
The Man from Colorado
as Stagecoach driver
Return of the Bad Men
as Muley Wilson
Return of the Bad Men
as Muley Wilson
Hazard
as Superintendent
Hazard
as Superintendent
Winter Meeting
as Mr. Castle
Winter Meeting
as Mr. Castle
Albuquerque
as Judge Fred Martin
Albuquerque
as Judge Fred Martin
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Amos Ames
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Amos Ames
The Unsuspected
as Judge Maynard
The Unsuspected
as Judge Maynard
Framed
as (uncredited)
Framed
as (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Dempsey (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Dempsey (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
as Tom Wilson (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
as Tom Wilson (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
as Man from Albany (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
as Man from Albany (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited)
Murder, He Says
as Vic Hardy (uncredited)
Murder, He Says
as Vic Hardy (uncredited)
Faces in the Fog
as Doan, Jury Foreman
Faces in the Fog
as Doan, Jury Foreman
The Missing Juror
as Town Sheriff (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
as Town Sheriff (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
as Fireman (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
as Fireman (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
as Uncle Sam Bates
Dark Mountain
as Uncle Sam Bates
Wilson
as Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
Wilson
as Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
Reckless Age
as Music Conductor
Reckless Age
as Music Conductor
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Deputy Sheriff
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Deputy Sheriff
Happy Land
as Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
Happy Land
as Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
The Kansan
as Judge Lorrimer
The Kansan
as Judge Lorrimer
A Stranger in Town
as Tom Cooney
A Stranger in Town
as Tom Cooney
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Diamond Ed Barnaby
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Diamond Ed Barnaby
Reconnaissance Pilot
as George Newton
Reconnaissance Pilot
as George Newton
Eyes Aloft
as Pa
Eyes Aloft
as Pa
For Me and My Gal
as Bill (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
as Bill (uncredited)
The Incredible Stranger
as Doctor Peabody (uncredited)
The Incredible Stranger
as Doctor Peabody (uncredited)
Powder Town
as Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited)
Powder Town
as Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited)
Syncopation
Syncopation
Scattergood Rides High
as Martin Knox
Scattergood Rides High
as Martin Knox
In This Our Life
as Worker (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Worker (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
as Hugo French
The Remarkable Andrew
as Hugo French
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Homer-the Barber
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Homer-the Barber
Look Who's Laughing
as Bill
Look Who's Laughing
as Bill
They Died with Their Boots On
as Settler (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Settler (uncredited)
Miss Polly
as Lem Wiggins
Miss Polly
as Lem Wiggins
All That Money Can Buy
as Hank (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
as Hank (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
as Seth Marcy
The Devil Commands
as Seth Marcy
Arizona
as Man Who Declares for the South
Arizona
as Man Who Declares for the South
Angels Over Broadway
as Rennick (uncredited)
Angels Over Broadway
as Rennick (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
as Jones
Cafe Hostess
as Jones
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Finch (uncredited)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Finch (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
as Mr. Mason (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
as Mr. Mason (uncredited)
Peaceful Relations
as Mr. Brown
Peaceful Relations
as Mr. Brown