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Walter Baldwin
Actor
Born January 1, 1889Died January 27, 1977 (88 years)
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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."
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."
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Filmography
| 1971 | Longstreet (TV Series) · as Charlie Porter |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! · as Nat Winder |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby · as Mr. Wees |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Luther |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Walter |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Grandpappy Miller |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Jeremy Wright (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Grandpappy Miller |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Mr. Weaver |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man · as Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Wild in the Country · as Mr. Spangler (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Floyd Lawson |
| 1960 | Oklahoma Territory · as Ward Harlan |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Mr. Scully |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Conductor |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Walt |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Asa Warren |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Eddie Blake (uncredited) |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It · as 1st Proprietor |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Left Selectman |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive · as Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall · as Boxing Fan At Dundee Fight (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Glory · as Doc Brock |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours · as George Patterson |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Florist |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Farmer Everett |
| 1955 | Frontier (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Old Man |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody · as Jim Owens |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Harley |
| 1955 | Stranger on Horseback · as Vince Webb |
| 1955 | Stage 7 (TV Series) · as Sheriff Weston |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Dr. Frank Kenston |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Dr. Jenkins |
| 1954 | Destry · as Henry Skinner |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Living It Up · as Isaiah Jackson |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer · as Uncle Edgar |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) · as George |
| 1953 | Ride, Vaquero! · as Adam Smith |
| 1953 | Scandal at Scourie · as Michael Hayward |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Spivak |
| 1952 | The Winning Team · as Pa Alexander (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Something for the Birds · as Bigelow |
| 1952 | Carrie · as Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father |
| 1951 | I Want You · as George Kress Sr. |
| 1951 | The Racket · as Sgt. Sullivan |
| 1950 | Storm Warning · as Coroner Bledsoe |
| 1950 | The Jackpot · as Watch Buyer (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr. Brinker |
| 1950 | Stella · as Farmer |
| 1950 | Cheaper by the Dozen · as Jim Bracken (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Thieves' Highway · as Officer Riley (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Come to the Stable · as Claude Jarman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Special Agent · as Pop Peters (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass · as Doc Purdy |
| 1949 | The Gay Amigo · as Editor Stoneham |
| 1948 | Cry of the City · as Orvy |
| 1948 | Rachel and the Stranger · as Gallus |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado · as Stagecoach Driver |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men · as Muley Wilson |
| 1948 | Hazard · as Superintendent |
| 1948 | Winter Meeting · as Mr. Castle |
| 1948 | Albuquerque · as Judge Fred Martin |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra · as Amos Ames |
| 1947 | The Unsuspected · as Judge Maynard |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Villager |
| 1947 | The Millerson Case · as Link Hazen - Lawyer |
| 1947 | Framed · as (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Workman |
| 1947 | Ladies' Man · as Clem |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Mr. Parrish |
| 1946 | Cross My Heart · as Coroner |
| 1946 | The Perfect Marriage · as Horse Ring Attendant |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny · as Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Dempsey (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Mr. Ace · as Bookie - Party Guest |
| 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up · as Druggist |
| 1946 | The Bride Wore Boots · as Mr. Hodges (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dragonwyck · as Tom Wilson (uncredited) |
| 1946 | To Each His Own · as Sam Foreman |
| 1946 | Young Widow · as Miller (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Claudia and David · as Farmer |
| 1946 | Abilene Town · as Train Conductor |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend · as Man From Albany (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Why Girls Leave Home · as Wilbur Harris |
| 1945 | State Fair · as Farmer |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut · as Herb, The Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says · as Vic Hardy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Scared Stiff · as Deputy With Rifle (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie · as Serious Man |
| 1945 | The Power of the Whistler · as Western Union Agent |
| 1945 | Bring on the Girls · as Henry (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking · as Jake - Wholesaler |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You · as Train Vendor (replaced By Olin Howland) |
| 1944 | Together Again · as Witherspoon |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror · as Town Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas · as Attorney |
| 1944 | The Mark of the Whistler · as Fireman (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle · as Stan - Depot Master |
| 1944 | Dark Mountain · as Uncle Sam Bates |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Since You Went Away · as Train Station Gateman |
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War · as Mr. Plummer (mailman) |
| 1944 | Louisiana Hayride · as Lem |
| 1944 | The Ghost That Walks Alone · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1943 | Happy Land · as Jake Hibbs (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Tom Cooney |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Mailman |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Judge Lorrimer |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens · as Gas Station Attendant |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie · as Diamond Ed Barnaby |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Captain Reporting Shooting |
| 1942 | For Me and My Gal · as Bill (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Powder Town · as Jerry The Nitrate Technician (uncredited) |
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| 1942 | In This Our Life · as Worker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Scattergood Rides High · as Martin Knox |
| 1942 | Kings Row · as Deputy Constable |
| 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew · as Hugo French |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden · as Postman |
| 1941 | Harvard, Here I Come! · as Prof. Macsquigley |
| 1941 | Look Who's Laughing · as Bill |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On · as Settler (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Miss Polly · as Lem Wiggins |
| 1941 | The Devil and Daniel Webster · as Hank (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Devil Commands · as Seth Marcy |
| 1940 | Arizona · as Man Who Declares For The South |
| 1940 | Angels Over Broadway · as Rennick (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Cafe Hostess · as Jones |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare · as Finch (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Frontier Marshal · as Cast |
| 1936 | Peaceful Relations · as Mr. Brown |