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Walter Connolly (1887–1940)


The name may have been forgotten, especially today (seven decades later), but the portly, apoplectic, exasperated figure on the 1930s screen wasn't. While his film career, save a couple of silents, lasted a paltry seven years (1932-1939), character actor Walter Connolly certainly ran the distance. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1939 Those High Grey Walls
Dr. MacAuley
 
1939 5th Ave Girl
Mr. Borden
 
1939 Coast Guard
Tobias Bliss
 
1939 Good Girls Go to Paris
Olaf Brand
 
1939 Bridal Suite
Doctor Grauer
 
1938 The Girl Downstairs
Mr. Brown
 
1938 Too Hot to Handle
Gabby MacArthur
 
1938 Four's a Crowd
John P. Dillingwell
 
1938 Start Cheering
Sam Lewis
 
1938 Penitentiary
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
 
1937 First Lady
Carter Hibbard
 
1937 Nothing Sacred
Oliver Stone
 
1937 Let's Get Married
Joe Quinn
 
1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Michael Steele
 
1936 Libeled Lady
Mr. Allenbury
 
1936 The King Steps Out
Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria
 
1936 The Music Goes 'Round
Hector Courtney
 
1936 Soak the Rich
Humphrey Craig
 
1935 White Lies
John Mitchell
 
1935 One-Way Ticket
Captain Bourne
 
1935 She Couldn't Take It
Daniel Van Dyke
 
1935 So Red the Rose
Malcolm Bedford
 
1934 Broadway Bill
J.L. Higgins
 
1934 The Captain Hates the Sea
Captain Helquist
 
1934 Lady by Choice
Judge Daly
 
1934 Servants' Entrance
Viktor Nilsson
 
1934 Whom the Gods Destroy
John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
 
1934 Once to Every Woman
Dr. Selby
 
1934 It Happened One Night
Andrews
 
1934 Eight Girls in a Boat
Storm
 
1933 East of Fifth Avenue
John Lawton
 
1933 Master of Men
Sam Parker
 
1933 Man's Castle
Ira
 
1933 Paddy the Next Best Thing
Major Adair
 
1932 No More Orchids
Bill Holt
 
1932 Man Against Woman
Mossie Ennis
 
1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
Senator Wylie
 
1930 Many Happy Returns (short)
 
1915 A Soldier's Oath
Raoul de Reyntiens
 
1914 The Marked Woman
Prince Ching
 
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1939 5th Ave Girl (performer: "Happy Birthday to You" 1893 - uncredited)
 
1934 Twentieth Century (performer: "Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929)
 
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1938 Breakdowns of 1938 (short)
Himself (First Lady outtakes) (uncredited)
 
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2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Alexander Andrews
 
1975 Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1923). Stage Play: The Talking Parrot. Comedy. See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Very fond of horse racing, he initially wanted to be a jockey until he found it interfered with his eating habits. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries