Walter Walker
Biography
Walter Walker was an American actor who performed on stage and in movies during the early 1900s. He was born in New York City. He began in theater, and by 1915 he was appearing on Broadway in Owen Davis's Sinners. Through 1930 he acted in more than a dozen Broadway plays, among them An American Tragedy and Holiday. His first screen role was in the 1917 film American, That's All. He kept working in both stage and film until his last Broadway production, Rebound, in 1930, after which he concentrated on movies. His later credits included Flying Down to Rio (1933), Imitation of Life (1934), Magnificent Obsession (1935), Go West Young Man (1936), and Marie Antoinette (1938), in which he played Benjamin Franklin. He died in 1947.
83years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Honolulu
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 4 years1932 to 1936
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First role
Walker made his film debut in a leading role in the 1917 film American - That's All, starring alongside Jack Devereaux and Winifred Allen.
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Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed two of these films. George Brent 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.
Films together
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Lyle Talbot's page
Charles C. Wilson's page
Ruth Chatterton's page
Michael CurtizDirector, 2 films, 1933 to 1935
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