Walter Baldwin
Known for Acting · 111 credits
- Born
- 1889-01-01
- Died
- 1977-01-27
- Place of birth
- Lima, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Walter S. Baldwin Jr. · Walter S. Baldwin · Walter Smith Baldwin Jr.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances.
Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War.
He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in The Best Years of Our Lives. He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on The Andy Griffith Show.
Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays. He played Whit in the first Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, and also appeared in the original Grand Hotel in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager. He originated the role of Bensinger, the prissy Chicago Tribune reporter, in the Broadway production of The Front Page.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
The Fugitive
1963
as Mr. Weaver
Lassie
1954
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Floyd Lawson
Wagon Train
1957
as Eddie Blake (uncredited)
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Grandpappy Miller
Mannix
1967
as Luther
Lawman
1958
Green Acres
1965
as Grandpappy Miller
Gunsmoke
1955
as Old Man
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Frank Kenston
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mr. Brinker
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as George
Lancer
1968
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Farmer Everett
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Frontier
1955
as Briggs
Casey Jones
1957
as Conductor
The Dakotas
1963
My Mother the Car
1965
General Electric Theater
1953
as Spivak / Henry Clayburn / Johnson
Movies (91)
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Mr. Wees (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mr. Parrish
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Jim Bracken (uncredited)
Destry
1954
as Henry Skinner
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Man from Albany (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Settler (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
1946
as Tom Wilson (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as George Patterson
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Stan - Depot Master (uncredited)
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943
as George Newton
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Uncle Edgar
Special Agent
1949
as Pop Peters (uncredited)
The Unsuspected
1947
as Judge Maynard
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Stagecoach driver
Those High Grey Walls
1939
as Mr. Mason (uncredited)
Living It Up
1954
as Isaiah Jackson
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as Dempsey (uncredited)
Cry of the City
1948
as Orvy
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited)
The Millerson Case
1947
as Link Hazen
The Racket
1951
as Sullivan
Wild in the Country
1961
as Mr. Spangler (uncredited)
Eyes Aloft
1943
as Pa
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as 1st Proprietor
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Hank (uncredited)
Rachel and the Stranger
1948
as Gallus
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew
1942
as Hugo French
Storm Warning
1951
as Coroner Bledsoe
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
Carrie
1952
as Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father
Stranger on Horseback
1955
as Vince Webb
Interrupted Melody
1955
as Jim Owens
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Amos Ames
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Finch (uncredited)
Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Muley Wilson
Ride, Vaquero!
1953
as Adam Smith
Come to the Stable
1949
as Claude Jarman (uncredited)
The Gay Amigo
1949
as Editor Stoneham
The Jackpot
1950
as Watch Buyer (uncredited)
Scattergood Rides High
1942
as Martin Knox
Arizona
1940
as Man Who Declares for the South
Murder, He Says
1945
as Vic Hardy (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway
1949
as Officer Riley (uncredited)
I Want You
1951
as George Kress Sr.
For Me and My Gal
1942
as Bill (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
1944
as Uncle Sam Bates
Framed
1947
as (uncredited)
The Devil Commands
1941
as Seth Marcy
Hazard
1948
as Superintendent
The Kansan
1943
as Judge Lorrimer
The Incredible Stranger
1942
as Doctor Peabody (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Boots
1946
as Mr. Hodges (uncredited)
The Winning Team
1952
as Pa Alexander (uncredited)
Powder Town
1942
as Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited)
Wilson
1944
as Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Worker (uncredited)
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
as Doc Purdy
Syncopation
1942
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Wilbur Harris
Oklahoma Territory
1960
as Ward Harlan
The Missing Juror
1944
as Town Sheriff (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948
as Judge Fred Martin
Happy Land
1943
as Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Fireman (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
as Diamond Ed Barnaby
Glory
1956
as Doc Brock
Winter Meeting
1948
as Mr. Castle
Scandal at Scourie
1953
as Michael Hayward
A Stranger in Town
1943
as Tom Cooney
Bring on the Girls
1945
as Henry (uncredited)
Reckless Age
1944
as Music Conductor
Look Who's Laughing
1941
as Bill
Scared Stiff
1945
as Deputy with Rifle (Uncredited)
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Doan, Jury Foreman
Cafe Hostess
1940
as Jones
Young Widow
1946
as Miller (Uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
as Homer-the Barber
Rhythm Round-Up
1945
as Jed Morton
Angels Over Broadway
1940
as Rennick (uncredited)
I'm from Arkansas
1944
as Attorney
Miss Polly
1941
as Lem Wiggins
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
as Deputy Sheriff
Blonde Ransom
1945
as Sheriff
Rough Riders of Durango
1951
as Cricket Adams
Trail to Vengeance
1945
as Bart Jackson
Peaceful Relations
1936
as Mr. Brown
About Walter Baldwin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War. He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in The Best Years of Our Lives. He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on The Andy Griffith Show. Prior to his first film roles in 1939, B… With 111 credits spanning from 1936 to 1970, Walter Baldwin has appeared in 91 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Baldwin Movies
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Mr. Wees (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mr. Parrish
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Jim Bracken (uncredited)
- Destry (1954) — as Henry Skinner
- The Lost Weekend (1945) — as Man from Albany (uncredited)
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