Sydney Walker (May 5, 1921 â€" September 30, 1994) was an American
character actor of stage and screen and voice artist, with a career
that spanned over five decades.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Walker developed an interest in drama from attending films as a child.
He was especially enamored of death scenes, sometimes enacting them to
entertain others. When he was 15, he began acing in little theater
productions. He gained more experience through an apprenticeship with
the Hedgerow Theatre in Pennsylvania. He left there to serve in World
War II and then returned. He developed his skills further by studying
at the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic art in Paris, focusing on
pantomime and singing.Walker was primarily a stage actor. After he
studied in Paris, he performed at the Pasadena Playhouse and La Jolla
Playhouse. His professional debut was in 1960 and he featured in
twenty-eight Broadway plays between 1961 and 1973. In 1967, he was
nominated for a Tony Award as "Best Featured Actor in a Play" for his
performance The Wild Duck.Between 1966 and 1969 Walker was a principal
player in Ellis Rabb's APA-Phoenix Repertory Company in New York City
working with an extraordinary group including Rosemary Harris, Donald
Moffet, Keene Curtis, Paul Sparer, Nancy Marchand, all of whom were to
have significant careers in movies, television and theatre.
character actor of stage and screen and voice artist, with a career
that spanned over five decades.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Walker developed an interest in drama from attending films as a child.
He was especially enamored of death scenes, sometimes enacting them to
entertain others. When he was 15, he began acing in little theater
productions. He gained more experience through an apprenticeship with
the Hedgerow Theatre in Pennsylvania. He left there to serve in World
War II and then returned. He developed his skills further by studying
at the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic art in Paris, focusing on
pantomime and singing.Walker was primarily a stage actor. After he
studied in Paris, he performed at the Pasadena Playhouse and La Jolla
Playhouse. His professional debut was in 1960 and he featured in
twenty-eight Broadway plays between 1961 and 1973. In 1967, he was
nominated for a Tony Award as "Best Featured Actor in a Play" for his
performance The Wild Duck.Between 1966 and 1969 Walker was a principal
player in Ellis Rabb's APA-Phoenix Repertory Company in New York City
working with an extraordinary group including Rosemary Harris, Donald
Moffet, Keene Curtis, Paul Sparer, Nancy Marchand, all of whom were to
have significant careers in movies, television and theatre.
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