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Robert Walker

Robert Walker

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Robert Walker was an American actor who began in youthful boy-next-door roles and won acclaim as the charming psychopath Bruno Antony in Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951), released shortly before his death. He was born in Salt Lake City and studied drama in New York before taking small unbilled parts in Hollywood films. At MGM he often played World War II soldiers, among them Bataan (1943), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and The Clock (1945), and he also appeared in Madame Curie (1943), Since You Went Away (1944) and The Sea of Grass (1947). He played Jerome Kern in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), and later starred in One Touch of Venus (1948) and the Western Vengeance Valley (1951).

32years old at death

  • Born Salt Lake City
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
8 years1943 to 1951

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Strangers on a Train1951 Crime, Film-Noir, Thrilleras Bruno Antony

    IMDb rating 7.9149K votes

  2. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944 Drama, History, Waras David Thatcher

    IMDb rating 7.27.2K votes

  3. The Clock1945as Corporal Joe Allen

    IMDb rating 7.34.5K votes

  4. Vengeance Valley1951as Lee Strobie

    IMDb rating 5.92.9K votes

  5. One Touch of Venus1948as Eddie Hatch

    IMDb rating 6.61.9K votes

  6. The Sea of Grass1947as Brock Brewton

    IMDb rating 6.32.7K votes

  7. Madame Curie1943as David Le Gros

    IMDb rating 7.23.7K votes

  8. Since You Went Away1944as Bill Smollett

    IMDb rating 7.55.6K votes

Most often with

Mervyn LeRoy directed two of these films, Vincente Minnelli two. Van Johnson appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Robert Walker's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1965Theatre World Award (posthumous)Won
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

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