Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1889-01-01
Deathday: 1977-01-27 (88 years old)

Biography

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Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 βˆ’ 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.


In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in Rosemary's Baby.


Baldwin was known for playing solid middle class burghers, although sometimes he gave portrayals of eccentric characters. He played a customer seeking a prostitute in The Lost Weekend and the rebellious prison trusty Orvy in Cry of the City. Walter Baldwin was featured in a lot of John Deere Day Movies from 1949-59 where he played the farmer Tom Gordon. In this series of Deere Day movies over a decade he helped to introduce many new pieces of John Deere farm equipment year-by-year. In each yearly movie he would be shown on his in A Tom Gordon Family Film where he would be buying new John Deere farm equipment or a new green and yellow tractor.A picture of Walter Baldwin playing Tom Gordon can be found on page 108 of Bob Pripp's book John Deere Yesterday & Today


Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie: "With a pinched Midwestern countenance that enabled him to portray taciturn farmers, obsequious grocery store clerks and the occasional sniveling coward, Baldwin was a familiar (if often unbilled) presence in Hollywood films for three decades."

Filmography

all 111

Movies 95

TV Shows 16

Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Movie
6
Mr. Spangler (uncredited)
Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country (1961)

Movie
Eddie Blake (uncredited)
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall (1956)

Movie
2
Dr. Frank Kenston
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV
Henry Skinner
Destry

Destry (1954)

Movie
Spivak / Johnson / Henry Clayburn
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father
Carrie

Carrie (1952)

Movie
Pa Alexander (uncredited)
The Winning Team

The Winning Team (1952)

Movie
George Kress Sr.
I Want You

I Want You (1951)

Movie
Watch Buyer (uncredited)
The Jackpot

The Jackpot (1950)

Movie
Officer Riley (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway

Thieves' Highway (1949)

Movie
Claude Jarman (uncredited)
Come to the Stable

Come to the Stable (1949)

Movie
6
Pop Peters (uncredited)
Special Agent

Special Agent (1949)

Movie
Stoneham - Editor
The Gay Amigo

The Gay Amigo (1949)

Movie
Superintendent
Hazard

Hazard (1948)

Movie
Judge Fred Martin
Albuquerque

Albuquerque (1948)

Movie
Assistant Manager
Framed

Framed (1947)

Movie
Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

Movie
Mr. Hodges (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

Movie
Tom Wilson (uncredited)
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck (1946)

Movie
Miller (Uncredited)
Young Widow

Young Widow (1946)

Movie
Man from Albany (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Movie
5.14
Deputy with Rifle (Uncredited)
Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff (1945)

Movie
Train Vendor (replaced by Olin Howland)
I'll Be Seeing You

I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

Movie
Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
Wilson

Wilson (1944)

Movie
Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
Happy Land

Happy Land (1943)

Movie
Gas Station Attendant
Prairie Chickens

Prairie Chickens (1943)

Movie
Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited)
Powder Town

Powder Town (1942)

Movie
Mr. Martin - Car Buyer
Coffins on Wheels

Coffins on Wheels (1941)

Movie
Man Who Declares for the South
Arizona

Arizona (1940)

Movie
Mr. Mason (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls

Those High Grey Walls (1939)

Movie
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1889-01-01

Deathday
1977-01-27 (88 years old)

Birth Name
Walter Smith Baldwin Jr.

Birth Place
Lima, Ohio, USA

Father
Walter S. Baldwin

Mother
Pearl Melville

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Walter S. Baldwin Jr., Walter S. Baldwin, Walter Smith Baldwin Jr.

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