Walter Walker (March 13, 1864 â€" 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 on March 13, 1864, 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 â€" That's All. He had a lengthy
career, in both film and on stage, appearing in numerous plays and
over 80 films. Walker died on December 4, 1947 in Honolulu,
Hawaii.Walker had a long career in theater, eventually rising to
appear in Broadway productions, beginning with 1915's Sinners, which
was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Owen Davis. The play
was directed by William A. Brady, and also starred his daughter, Alice
Brady, as well as Tony Award-winning actor John Cromwell From 1915
through 1930 he 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 over half a dozen. His debut film performance would be
in the film American â€" That's All (1917), in which he starred
alongside Jack Devereaux and Winifred Allen. 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.
actor of the stage and screen during the first half of the twentieth
century. Born in New York City on March 13, 1864, 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 â€" That's All. He had a lengthy
career, in both film and on stage, appearing in numerous plays and
over 80 films. Walker died on December 4, 1947 in Honolulu,
Hawaii.Walker had a long career in theater, eventually rising to
appear in Broadway productions, beginning with 1915's Sinners, which
was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Owen Davis. The play
was directed by William A. Brady, and also starred his daughter, Alice
Brady, as well as Tony Award-winning actor John Cromwell From 1915
through 1930 he 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 over half a dozen. His debut film performance would be
in the film American â€" That's All (1917), in which he starred
alongside Jack Devereaux and Winifred Allen. 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.
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