Walter Walker

Born: 1864-03-13

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.


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You Can't Take It with You

as Governor Leach (uncredited)
Released: 1938-09-01

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with...

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Imitation of Life

as Hugh (uncredited)
Released: 1934-11-23

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter....

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Marie Antoinette

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Released: 1938-08-26

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of...

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Flying Down to Rio

as Carlos De Rezende
Released: 1933-12-22

A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.

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The Count of Monte Cristo

as Morrel
Released: 1934-09-06

After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering...

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Topper

as Judge (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-16

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as...

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Dangerous

as Roger Farnsworth
Released: 1935-12-25

Dan Bellows finds former stage star Joyce Heath a penniless drunk and takes her to his...

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Female

as Jarratt (Uncredited)
Released: 1933-11-11

Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world...

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American Madness

as uncredited
Released: 1932-08-15

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of...

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Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1931-10-10

A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in...

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I'm No Angel

as Judge (uncredited)
Released: 1933-10-06

The bold Tira works as dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. Out of an urgent need of money,...

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Emma

as Dr. Horton (uncredited)
Released: 1932-01-02

When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's...

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Letty Lynton

as Mr. Darrow
Released: 1932-04-30

Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South...

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The Conquerors

as Thomas B. Ogden
Released: 1932-11-18

A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.

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The Common Law

as John Neville Sr.
Released: 1931-07-17

When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent...

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I Loved a Woman

as Oliver
Released: 1933-09-23

The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and...

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The Rich Are Always with Us

as Dante
Released: 1932-05-19

A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend...

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The Cowboy and the Lady

as Ames
Released: 1938-11-17

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is...

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Blessed Event

as Mr. Miller
Released: 1932-09-10

A New York gossip columnist feuds with a singer and enjoys the power of the press.

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No Man of Her Own

as Mr. Morton
Released: 1932-12-30

An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.

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Possessed

as Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited)
Released: 1931-11-21

Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line, for a beautiful penthouse...

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Strange Wives

as The General
Released: 1934-11-30

When a young man marries a Russian girl, he finds that he has "married" her entire family.

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The Mouthpiece

as District Attorney Forbes
Released: 1932-03-21

A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got...

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She Couldn't Take It

as Judge
Released: 1935-10-08

The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the...

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Hello, Sister!

as Sedgwick
Released: 1933-04-14

Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling...

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A Tailor-Made Man

as Abraham Nathan
Released: 1931-03-28

John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night,...

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The Secret Six

as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
Released: 1931-04-18

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang,...

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Go West Young Man

as Andy Kelton
Released: 1936-11-18

Mavis Arden is a sensational movie star. Her following spans the world and her personal...

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A Lost Lady

as Judge Hardy
Released: 1934-09-29

A bitter woman who thinks she'll never love again marries, only to fall for a brash young man.

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While the Patient Slept

as Richard Federie
Released: 1935-03-09

A murder happens when greedy relatives gather to await the demise of their wealthy and very ill...

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Mary Stevens, M.D.

as Dr. Clark
Released: 1933-07-22

A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.

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Hard to Handle

as Bedford College Representative (uncredited)
Released: 1933-01-28

A hustling public relations man promotes a series of fads.

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Prosperity

as Maggie's Husband in Photo (uncredited)
Released: 1932-11-18

Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.

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Front Page Woman

as Judge Hugo Rickard
Released: 1935-07-11

Ace reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes...

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We Who Are About to Die

as The Governor (uncredited)
Released: 1937-01-08

John Thompson is kidnapped by mobsters after quitting his job. Then he is arrested, tried, and...

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New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

as Mr. Layton
Released: 1931-10-03

Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are...

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The Declaration of Independence

as Benjamin Franklin (uncredited)
Released: 1938-11-26

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast...

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Reaching for the Moon

as James Benton
Released: 1930-12-29

Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows...

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The Gay Bride

as MacPherson- lawyer
Released: 1934-12-14

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life...

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The House on 56th Street

as Dr. Wyman
Released: 1933-12-23

A beautiful chorine marries a handsome rich socialite, but her idyllic life ends when she visits...

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The Billion Dollar Scandal

as Mr. Parker
Released: 1933-01-06

An ex-convict working for a wealthy oil baron uncovers trouble while his brother becomes...

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Babbitt

as Luke Ethorne
Released: 1934-12-08

Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing...

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Madame Racketeer

as Arthur Gregory
Released: 1932-07-23

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay...

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Age of Indiscretion

as Mr. Harris
Released: 1935-05-10

A book publisher finds his business floundering, which prompts his socially ambitious wife to...

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Paid

as Judge Lawler (uncredited)
Released: 1930-12-30

Mary Turner gets a three years prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she...

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Two Against the World

as Courtney Hamilton
Released: 1932-09-03

A socialite finds herself involved in a murder trial that is prosecuted by her boyfriend.

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Bedside

as Dr. Michael
Released: 1934-01-27

Bob Brown uses his bedside manner to charm his patients while his partner makes the actual...

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Life Begins

as Dr. Tubby
Released: 1932-09-10

A day in the maternity ward from the lens of accepted morals and medical attitudes of 1932. The...

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The Greeks Had a Word for Them

as Pop's Voice on Record
Released: 1932-02-03

A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and...

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The Woman in Room 13

as Howard Ramsey
Released: 1932-05-15

Divorcee Laura marries Paul but his employer is also enamored with Laura and sends Paul on a...

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From Hell to Heaven

as Pop Lockwood
Released: 1933-02-24

The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a...

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The Women Men Marry

as “Pop”
Released: 1937-09-10

A newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.

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Rebound

as Mr. Henry Jaffrey
Released: 1931-08-28

A woman struggles to rekindle the affection of her husband.

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You Said a Mouthful

as Tom Brandon
Released: 1932-11-18

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer....

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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as Dr. Barton
Released: 1934-10-28

The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew,...

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You Can't Buy Everything

as Josiah Flagg
Released: 1934-01-26

A scorned woman dreams of revenge on the man who betrayed her.

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I Love That Man

as Mr. Walker
Released: 1933-07-07

Innocent Nancy Carroll falls in love with con man Edmund Lowe and the pair swindle their way...

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Let Them Live

as Dr. Vlissing
Released: 1937-04-25

A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow

as Dr. Walter Burke
Released: 1932-02-05

A young wife wants to have children, but her husband neglects her. She confides her longings to...

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Sons of Steel

as John Chadburne
Released: 1934-12-14

Chadburne Steel is run by two brothers, old men. They each have different plans for their sons....

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One New York Night

as Hampton
Released: 1935-03-08

Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel...

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Yours for the Asking

as Mr. Crenshaw
Released: 1936-07-23

Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino...

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The Great Jasper

as Daniel McGowd
Released: 1933-03-03

Generational saga about a failed streetcar conductor, who finds success as an Atlantic City...

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In Again, Out Again

as Sheriff Dubb
Released: 1917-04-30

A young man drowns his sorrows in strong drink when jilted by his girl. His drunkenness gets him...

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