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Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

Actor · Born 1887-04-08 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American actor. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked, he was for the most part applauded for his zesty contributions to a number of comedy classics. Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), Broadway Bill (1934) and It Happened One Night (1934), as well as the Carole Lombard/Fredric March screwball farce Nothing Sacred (1937) as news reporter March's hot-headed editor boss are sure-fire examples. The son of the head of the Western Union relay office, he attended St. Xavier College and the University of Dublin in Ireland before making his New York debut in 1910 in an outdoor presentation of "As You Like It". For the next year or so he was a member of E.H. Sothern's touring company and played supporting roles in a number of Shakespearean shows on the road. After a few silent pictures left him unimpressed with film-making, he turned to the Broadway stage in the 1920s and scored quite well. Somewhat short and tubby, it was not difficult for the jowly, mustachioed actor to seize laughs and he found his share in such outings as "The Talking Parrot" (1923), "Applesauce" (1925), "T…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It Happened One Night (1934) — Alexander Andrews
  2. Libeled Lady (1936) — Mr. Allenbury
  3. Twentieth Century (1934) — Oliver Webb
  4. Nothing Sacred (1937) — Oliver Stone
  5. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) — Jones
  6. Lady for a Day (1933) — Count Romero
  7. The Good Earth (1937) — Uncle
  8. Man's Castle (1933) — Ira
  9. Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) — Mr. Borden
  10. Broadway Bill (1934) — J.L. Higgins
  11. Too Hot to Handle (1938) — Gabby MacArthur
  12. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) — The 'King'
  13. Four's a Crowd (1938) — John P. Dillingwell
  14. Good Girls Go to Paris (1939) — Olaf Brand
  15. The King Steps Out (1936) — Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria
  16. No More Orchids (1932) — Bill Holt
  17. The Girl Downstairs (1938) — Mr. Brown
  18. Once to Every Woman (1934) — Dr. Selby
  19. Start Cheering (1938) — Sam Lewis
  20. Lady by Choice (1934) — Judge Daly
  21. First Lady (1937) — Carter Hibbard
  22. The Great Victor Herbert (1939) — Victor Herbert
  23. Bridal Suite (1939) — Dr. Theodore Grauer
  24. The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) — Captain Helquist
  25. The League of Frightened Men (1937) — Nero Wolfe
  26. Father Brown, Detective (1934) — Father Brown
  27. Man Against Woman (1932) — Mossie Ennis
  28. Coast Guard (1939) — Tobias Bliss
  29. Those High Grey Walls (1939) — Dr. MacAuley
  30. East of Fifth Avenue (1933) — John Lawton
  31. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) — Senator Wylie
  32. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) — Carter Hibbard (archive footage) (uncredited)
  33. Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) — Michael Steele
  34. Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933) — Major Adair
  35. She Couldn't Take It (1935) — Daniel Van Dyke
  36. So Red the Rose (1935) — Malcolm Bedford
  37. Whom the Gods Destroy (1934) — John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
  38. Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
  39. Let's Get Married (1937) — Joe Quinn
  40. One Way Ticket (1935) — Captain Bourne