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Walter Catlett (1889–1960)

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Walter Catlett carved out a career for himself playing excitable, officious blowhards, and few actors did it better. A San Francisco native, he started out in vaudeville - with a detour for a while in opera - before breaking into films in the mid-1920s. Two of his best remembered roles were as the stage... See full bio »

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in San Francisco, California, USA

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(age 71) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1957 Beau James
Gov. Alfred E. 'Al' Smith
 
1956 Friendly Persuasion
Professor Quigley
 
1956 The Gay Nineties
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Colonel Plug
– Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1955) … Colonel Plug
 
1955 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
The Dauphin / The King
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
The Dauphin
– Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) … The Dauphin
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Henry Thomas
– Fall Guy (1953) … Henry Thomas
 
1951 Honeychile
Al Moore
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
Mr. McGonigle
 
1951 Father Takes the Air
Mayor Colton
 
1950 Father's Wild Game
Mayor George Colton
 
1950 Father Makes Good
Mayor Colton
 
1949 The Inspector General
Colonel Castine
 
1949 Dancing in the Dark
Joe Brooks
 
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
Walter Catlett
 
1949 Leave It to Henry
Mayor Colton
 
1949 Henry, the Rainmaker
Mayor Colton
 
1948 The Boy with Green Hair
The King
 
1948 Mr. Reckless
Joel Hawkins
 
1948 Are You with It?
Jason (Pop) Carter
 
1947 I'll Be Yours
Mr. Buckingham
 
1946 Slightly Scandalous
Mr. Wright
 
1946 Riverboat Rhythm
Colonel Jeffrey 'Smitty' Witherspoon
 
1945 I Love a Bandleader
B. Templeton James
 
1945 The Man Who Walked Alone
Wiggins
 
1944 Lake Placid Serenade
Carlton Webb
 
1944 Hi, Beautiful
Gerald Bisbee
 
1944 My Gal Loves Music
Dr. Bilbo
 
1944 Three Is a Family
Barney Meeker
 
1944 Pardon My Rhythm
O'Bannion
 
1944 Ghost Catchers
Colonel Breckinridge Marshall
 
1944 Lady, Let's Dance
Timber Applegate
 
1944 Her Primitive Man
Hotel Clerk
 
1944 Hat Check Honey
Tim Martel
 
1944 Up in Arms
Major Brock
 
1943 Shoe Shine Boy (short)
Garry Goff
 
1943 His Butler's Sister
Mortimer Kalb
 
1943 Fired Wife
Judge Allen
 
1943 West Side Kid
Ramsey Fensel
 
1943 Get Going
Horace Doblem
 
1943 Cowboy in Manhattan
Ace Robbins
 
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
J. MacClellan Davis
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
Hotel Manager
 
1943 How's About It
Whipple
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Walter- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number
 
1942 Heart of the Golden West
Colonel Silas Popen
 
1942 Between Us Girls
Desk Sergeant
 
1942 Give Out, Sisters
Gribble
 
1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
Jasper, the Counternan
 
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Theatre Manager
 
1942 Syncopation
Spelvin (scenes deleted)
 
1942 My Gal Sal
Col. Truckee
 
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Sylvester W. Twigg
 
1941 Steel Against the Sky
Professor Rupert Sampson
 
1941 It Started with Eve
Doctor Harvey
 
1941 Sing Another Chorus
Theodore Gateson
 
1941 Unfinished Business
Billy Ross
 
1941 Manpower
Sidney Whipple
 
1941 Bad Men of Missouri
Mr. Pettibone
 
1941 Hello, Sucker
G. Remington 'Max' Conway
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby
Mr. Simpson, Lacey's Dept. Store Floorwalker
 
1941 Horror Island
Sergeant McGoon
 
1941 You're the One
Program Director
 
1941 The Wild Man of Borneo
'Doc' Skelby
 
1941 Honeymoon for Three
Tomahawk Inn Waiter
 
1940 Blondes and Blunders (short)
Walter Catlett
 
1940 Li'l Abner
Barber
 
1940 The Quarterback
Tom
 
1940 Spring Parade
Headwaiter
 
1940 Comin' Round the Mountain
W.P.A. Clerk
 
1940 Pop Always Pays
Tommy Lane
 
1940 You're Next (short)
Slocum
 
1940 Half a Sinner
Turnpike Gas Station Attendant
 
1940 Alex in Wonderland (short)
Fred
 
1940 Pinocchio
J. Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (uncredited)
 
1940 Remedy for Riches
Clem
 
1939 Kid Nightingale
Skip Davis
 
1939 Static in the Attic (short)
Walter
 
1939 Exile Express
Gus
 
1938 Going Places
Franklin Dexter
 
1938 Zaza
Marlardot
 
1938 Bringing Up Baby
Slocum
 
1937 Every Day's a Holiday
Nifty Bailey
 
1937 Danger: Love at Work
Uncle Alan
 
1937 Varsity Show
Professor Sylvester Biddle
 
1937 Wake Up and Live
Gus Avery
 
1937 Love Under Fire
Tip Conway
 
1937 Love Is News
Eddie Johnson
 
1937 On the Avenue
Jake Dibble
 
1937 Come Up Riches
 
1936 Sing Me a Love Song
Mr. Sprague (uncredited)
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee
Warfield Scott
 
1936 Four Days' Wonder
Duffy
 
1936 Fibbing Fibbers (short)
Walter
 
1936 Cain and Mabel
Jake Sherman
 
1936 Follow Your Heart
Joe Sheldon
 
1936 We Went to College
Senator Budger
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Morrow
 
1936 Upper Cutlets (short)
 
1936 I Loved a Soldier
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities
Barsad
 
1935 The Affair of Susan
Gilbert
 
1935 Every Night at Eight
Master of Ceremonies
 
1934 Lightning Strikes Twice
Gus
 
1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Joe Silvers
 
1934 The Fuller Gush Man (short)
Harry Judson
 
1934 Get Along Little Hubby (short)
Elmer Tuttle
 
1934 Old Maid's Mistake (short)
 
1934 Unknown Blonde
Publicity Man
 
1934 Elmer Steps Out (short)
Elmer
 
1934 Making the Rounds (short)
 
1933 Only Yesterday
Barnes (uncredited)
 
1933 Sailors Beware! (short)
Smitty
 
1933 So This Is Harris! (short)
Walter Catlett
 
1933 Arizona to Broadway
Ned Flynn
 
1933 The Big Fibber (short)
Walter Moore
 
1933 Mama Loves Papa
Tom Walker
 
1933 Husbands' Reunion (short)
Walter
 
1933 Daddy Knows Best (short)
Mr. Boyce
 
1933 Roadhouse Queen (short)
Walter Knox
 
1933 Dream Stuff (short)
Cousin Walter
 
1933 Private Jones
Spivey
 
1933 Caliente Love (short)
Harrison
 
1933 Private Wives (short)
 
1933 Olsen's Big Moment
Robert Brewster III
 
1932 Rockabye
Jimmy Dunn
 
1932 The Sport Parade
'Shifty' Morrison
 
1932 Rain
Quartermaster Bates
 
1932 Big City Blues
Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney
 
1932 Okay, America!
City Editor aka 'Lucille'
 
1932 Back Street
Bakeless
 
1932 It's Tough to Be Famous
Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin
 
1932 The Expert
Al Diamond
 
1932 Sky Devils
Master of Ceremonies - Canteen Show (uncredited)
 
1932 Cock of the Air
Colonel Wallace
 
1931 Maker of Men
McNeil
 
1931 Camping Out (short)
 
1931 Platinum Blonde
Binji
 
1931 One Quiet Night (short)
 
1931 Honeymoon Trio (short)
 
1931 The Front Page
Murphy (as Walter L. Catlett)
 
1931 Stage Struck (short)
 
1930 Aunt's in the Pants (short)
 
1930 The Florodora Girl
De Boer
 
1930 Her Golden Calf
Master of Ceremonies
 
1930 The Big Party
Mr. Goldfarb
 
1930 Let's Go Places
Rex Wardell
 
1929 Married in Hollywood
Joe Glitner
 
1929 Happy Days
End Man - Minstrel Show
 
1929 Why Leave Home?
Elmer
 
1927 The Music Master
Medicine Show Barker
 
1926 Summer Bachelors
Bachelor No. 1
 
1924 Second Youth
John McNab
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
1949 The Inspector General (performer: "Onward Onward" 1949 - uncredited)
 
1948 The Boy with Green Hair (performer: "TREAD ON THE TAIL OF ME COAT" - uncredited)
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm (performer: "A Sweater, a Sarong and a Peek-a-Boo Bang")
 
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides (performer: "Gwine to Rune All Night De Camptown Races" 1850)
 
1940 Pinocchio (performer: "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1938 Going Places (performer: "Oh, What a Horse Was Charlie" 1938)
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee ("With a Banjo on My Knee" 1936)
 
1936 We Went to College (performer: "He Played on His Big Bass Drum" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1940 Pinocchio (model: "J. Worthington Foulfellow" - uncredited)
 
1929 Happy Days (stager)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1931 Stage Struck (short) (story)
 
1929 Why Leave Home? (dialogue)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Producer
– Episode #2.6 (1951) … Himself - Producer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1987 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho (video short)
J. Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (archive sound)
 
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Col. Plug
 
1956 Columbia Laff Hour
 

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Other Works:

Follow the Girl (1918). Musical comedy. Based on material and lyrics by Henry Martyn Blossom. Music by Zoel Parenteau. Musical Direction by Frank Tours. Featuring songs by Sigmund Romberg and Buddy G. DeSylva. Additional lyrics by Harold Atteridge. Choreography by Walter Brooks. Directed by J.C. Huffman. Lew Fields'... See more »

Alternate Names:

Walter L. Catlett

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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Trivia:

Introduced the Gershwin standard "Lady Be Good" in the Broadway show of the same name in 1924. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius