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Interprétation

Walter Baldwin

Métier
Interprétation
Naissance
1 janvier 1889 · Lima, Ohio, USA
Décès
27 janvier 1977

Biographie

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. 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."

Connu pour

Affiche de Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
Film · 1968 · ★ 7,8
Affiche de Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie
Les Plus Belles Années de notre vie
Film · 1946 · ★ 7,7
Affiche de Le Poison
Le Poison
Film · 1945 · ★ 7,6
Affiche de L'Emprise du crime
L'Emprise du crime
Film · 1946 · ★ 7,1
Affiche de La Maison des otages
La Maison des otages
Film · 1955 · ★ 7,1
Affiche de Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticut
Joyeux Noël dans le Connecticut
Film · 1945 · ★ 7,0
Affiche de The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Série · 1960 · ★ 7,6
Affiche de Plus dure sera la chute
Plus dure sera la chute
Film · 1956 · ★ 7,2
Affiche de Les Cheyennes
Les Cheyennes
Film · 1964 · ★ 6,7
Affiche de Le Château du dragon
Le Château du dragon
Film · 1946 · ★ 6,6
Affiche de La Charge fantastique
La Charge fantastique
Film · 1941 · ★ 6,7
Affiche de Gunsmoke Police Des Plaines
Gunsmoke Police Des Plaines
Série · 1955 · ★ 6,7

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