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