Walter Walker

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.

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The Secret Six

The Secret Six

5.8
Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

6.2
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

6.5
Blessed Event

Blessed Event

6.5
The Greeks Had a Word for Them

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

5.091
Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man

5.3
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

6
I Loved a Woman

I Loved a Woman

4.8
The Rich Are Always with Us

The Rich Are Always with Us

5.2
In Again, Out Again

In Again, Out Again

0
The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

5.9
Bedside

Bedside

5.6
Life Begins

Life Begins

6
Hard to Handle

Hard to Handle

6.9
Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

5.8
From Hell to Heaven

From Hell to Heaven

7.2
Two Against the World

Two Against the World

5.6
Mary Stevens, M.D.

Mary Stevens, M.D.

6
The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

5.8
A Lost Lady

A Lost Lady

6.1
The Conquerors

The Conquerors

4.75
Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon

5.375
Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

6.154
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

5
You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

5
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

6.1
I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

6.4
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

6.4
The Common Law

The Common Law

5.5
The House on 56th Street

The House on 56th Street

5.2
The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

5.5
Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

5
Letty Lynton

Letty Lynton

6.8
Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

1
One New York Night

One New York Night

0
Strange Wives

Strange Wives

0
The Great Jasper

The Great Jasper

0
We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die

6.8
While the Patient Slept

While the Patient Slept

6.4
Rebound

Rebound

4.3
I Love That Man

I Love That Man

0
American Madness

American Madness

7
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

7.487
Emma

Emma

6.4
Dangerous

Dangerous

6.7
The Woman in Room 13

The Woman in Room 13

0
Topper

Topper

6.728
Babbitt

Babbitt

6
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

6.75
Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

4.8
A Tailor-Made Man

A Tailor-Made Man

0
Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Tomorrow and Tomorrow

0
Possessed

Possessed

7.1
Paid

Paid

6.8
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

7
Female

Female

6.328
The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

6.5
You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything

7
Prosperity

Prosperity

4.7
Let Them Live

Let Them Live

0
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

4.5
The Billion Dollar Scandal

The Billion Dollar Scandal

0
Age of Indiscretion

Age of Indiscretion

5.2
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

6.6
The Great Power

The Great Power

0
American - That's All

American - That's All

0
Sadie McKee

Sadie McKee

7
Blackbirds

Blackbirds

0
Everybody's Old Man

Everybody's Old Man

0
I Believed in You

I Believed in You

0