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Bill Walker (I) (1896–1992)

Actor

Trivia:

The son of a freed slave. See more trivia »

Born:

William Franklin Walker
in Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 95) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1987 Hunter (TV series)
Sporty's Grandfather
– Hot Prowl (1987) … Sporty's Grandfather
– Any Second Now (1987) … Sporty's Grandfather
 
1980 Deer in the Works (short)
Pensioner
 
1978 The Wiz
The Wiz Singers Adult Choir (voice) (uncredited)
 
1977 The Choirboys
Tilden
 
1977 What's Happening!! (TV series)
Rev. Burke
– Bill Gets Married (1977) … Rev. Burke
 
1977 A Piece of the Action
Clair Hurst
 
1977 Rafferty (TV series)
Avery Post
– A Point of View (1977) … Avery Post
 
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Security Guard
 
1977 Emergency! (TV series)
Mr. Jefferson
– All Night Long (1977) … Mr. Jefferson
 
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
Willard
 
1976 Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy
Texas Oil Man
 
1976 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Rosie
– The Hammer of C Block (1976) … Rosie
 
1975 Good Times (TV series)
Mr. Carter
– The Enlistment (1975) … Mr. Carter
 
1974 Run, Joe, Run (TV series)
Guard
– Yardbirds (1974) … Guard
 
1974 Lost in the Stars
 
1971-1974 Mannix (TV series)
Bartender / Martin Johnson
– A Question of Murder (1974) … Martin Johnson
– Dark So Early, Dark So Long (1971) … Bartender
 
1974 Shaft (TV series)
Moon
– The Murder Machine (1974) … Moon
 
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie)
Elder Banks
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Minister
– Chain of Command (1974) … Minister
 
1973 The Rookies (TV series)
First Man
– Another Beginning for Ben Fuller (1973) … First Man (as Bill Walker)
 
1973 The President's Plane Is Missing (TV movie)
Thomas
 
1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (TV series)
Skycap
– Pilot (1973) … Skycap
 
1973 Maurie
Stokes
 
1973 Tenafly (TV series)
Uncle Walter
– Pilot (1973) … Uncle Walter
 
1973 McCloud (TV series)
Customs Inspector
– Showdown at the End of the World (1973) … Customs Inspector
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Clifford Mills
– An Often and Familiar Ghost (1973) … Clifford Mills
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Minister (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding")
– Love and the Clinic/Love and the Perfect Wedding/Love and the President/Love and the Return of Raymond (1972) … Minister (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding")
 
1972 Another Part of the Forest (TV movie)
Jacob
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
Joe-The-Butcher Powell
– Elegy in Brass (1971) … Joe-The-Butcher Powell
 
1971 The Last Child (TV movie)
Dining Car Waiter
 
1971 Big Jake
Moses Brown (as William Walker)
 
1971 Columbo (TV series)
Crowell
– Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) … Crowell
 
1968-1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Rollie
– The Song of Willie (1970)
– When Smitty Comes Marching Home (1968) … Rollie
 
1970 The Great White Hope
Deacon
 
1965-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Cabby / Ephraim / Mr. Horner / …
– Readin', Ritin', and Revolt (1970) … Mr. Horner (as William Walker)
– The Landlords (1970) … Proprietor (as William Walker)
– Run for the Money (1970) … Ephraim (as William Walker)
– When a King Is a Pawn (1966) … Perrault (as William Walker)
– Perilous Journey (1965) … Cabby (as William A. Walker)
 
1970 ...tick... tick... tick...
John Sawyer
 
1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Donald
– The Soft Phrase of Peace (1970) … Donald
 
1969 A Dream of Kings
Kampana
 
1969 Insight (TV series)
Portside
– Charlie, You Made the Night Too Long (1969) … Portside
 
1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Samuel
– The Candidates (1969) … Samuel
 
1969 Riot
Jake
 
1968 Shadow on the Land (TV movie)
Arnold
 
1968 Three Guns for Texas
Ulmer Applin (uncredited)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Driver
– Massacre (1967) … Driver
 
1967 The Last Challenge
Servant (uncredited)
 
1966 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Bartender
– The Hunters and the Hunted (1966) … Bartender
 
1966 Dimension 5
Slim
 
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Tad
– These Hands That Heal (1966) … Tad
– Gratitude Won't Pay the Bills (1966) … Tad
 
1966 Our Man Flint
American Diplomat (as 'William Walker')
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Ulmer Applin
– Yahoo (1965) … Ulmer Applin
 
1965 The Third Day
Logan
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Chauffeur (as William Walker)
 
1964 Kisses for My President
Joseph
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
The Trustee
– A Cruel and Unusual Night (1964) … The Trustee
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
William
– Bed of Roses (1964) … William
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Swamper
– Ride to Rio Verde (1964) … Swamper
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Jeffrey - Butler
– The Masks (1964) … Jeffrey - Butler (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Charlie / Old Ben
– Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man (1964) … Charlie
– Go Down, Moses (1963) … Old Ben
 
1963 4 for Texas
Attendant (uncredited)
 
1963 Wall of Noise
Money
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
William
– The Chooser of the Slain (1963) … William
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Man
– Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (1963) … Man
 
1963 Our Man Higgins (TV series)
Billings
– Prom Girl (1963) … Billings
 
1962-1963 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Henry / Manchester the Butler
– Jack Meets Max Bygraves (1963) … Manchester the Butler
– Dennis' Surprise Birthday (1962) … Henry
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
Eddie
– Stopover on the Way to the Moon (1963) … Eddie
 
1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
Reverend Sykes (uncredited)
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Porter
– Bird in the Hand (1962) … Porter
 
1962 Bronco (TV series)
D'Orso
– Moment of Doubt (1962) … D'Orso
 
1962 Walk on the Wild Side
Black Man (scenes deleted)
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Smith
– Mr. Easy (1962) … Smith
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Sandy
– The Captain's Wife (1962) … Sandy
 
1961 Boy Who Caught a Crook
Keeper (as William Walker)
 
1961 Ada
William, Servant (uncredited)
 
1961 King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Bartender at Gambling House (uncredited)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
William the Butler
– The Quick Noose (1960) … William the Butler (uncredited)
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Museum Attendant
– The Resurrection of Joe November (1960) … Museum Attendant
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Washroom Attendant
– The Trench Coat (1960) … Washroom Attendant
 
1959 Take a Giant Step
Frank, the Bartender (as William Bill Walker)
 
1959 World of Giants (TV series)
Daddy Dean
– Off Beat (1959) … Daddy Dean
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Watchman
– The Case of the Blushing Pearls (1959) … Watchman
 
1959 Porgy and Bess
Undertaker (as William Walker)
 
1958-1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Obadiah / Jeremiah / Nathaniel
– V as in Voodoo (1959) … Obadiah
– Duel at the Oaks (1959) … Jeremiah (uncredited)
– The Gun That Murdered Lincoln (1959) … Obadiah
– Hell and High Water (1959) … Obadiah
– The Fair Freebooter (1959) … Nathaniel (uncredited)
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1959 The Mating Game
Servant (uncredited)
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Train for Tecumseh (1959)
 
1958 Pursuit (TV series)
– The Dark Cloud (1958)
 
1958 Ride a Crooked Trail
Jackson
 
1958 Hot Spell
Attendant (uncredited)
 
1958 The Long, Hot Summer
Lucius (as William Walker)
 
1958 Navy Log (TV series)
Orungo
– The Draft Dodger (1958) … Orungo (as William Walker)
 
1957 Official Detective (TV series)
Joe
– Body in the Trunk (1957) … Joe
 
1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
Joseph
– The Danger by Night (1957) … Joseph
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Under Seventeen (1957)
 
1957 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Teddy
– The Fighter (1957) … Teddy
 
1957 Raintree County
Old George (uncredited)
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Mr. Anderson
– Peter and the Tiger (1957) … Mr. Anderson (as William Walter)
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Bogie
– The Tichborne Claimant (1957) … Bogie
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Cecil
– Farewell to the Circus (1957) … Cecil
 
1956 Everything But the Truth
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1956 You Can't Run Away from It
Norville, the Butler
 
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
James
– The Squatter (1956) … James
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Porter
– The Day I Met Caruso (1956) … Porter
 
1956 A Kiss Before Dying
Bill, the Butler
 
1955 I'll Cry Tomorrow
Porter (uncredited)
 
1955 Jungle Jim (TV series)
Chief Batsu
– The Deadly Idol (1955) … Chief Batsu
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
Henry - Dove Butler (uncredited)
 
1955 Queen Bee
Sam (uncredited)
 
1955 The View from Pompey's Head
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
 
1955 The Big Knife
Russell
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
– Cancelled Flight (1955)
 
1955 The Far Horizons
Tom (servant) (uncredited)
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Porter
– Appointment with Destiny (1955) … Porter
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Wilson - Butler
– The Unforgivable (1955) … Wilson - Butler
 
1955 A Man Called Peter
The Whiting's Butler (uncredited)
 
1953-1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Uncle Sam
– The Wild Bunch (1955) … Uncle Sam (as William Walker)
– Shadowed (1953)
 
1955 Prince of Players
Old Ben (as William Walker)
 
1951-1955 The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV series)
1st Detective / Brother Thompson / Clothing Salesman / …
– The Girl at the Station (1955) … The Man in Compartment E (uncredited)
– The Classified Ad (1953) … Brother Thompson (uncredited)
– Mr. Jackson Comes to Town (1953) … Clothing Salesman (uncredited)
– The Kingfish Finds His Future (1953) … Mr. Gladstone
– The Ballet Tickets (1953) … 1st Detective (uncredited)
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1954 The Mickey Rooney Show (TV series)
Henry
– Tiger Mulligan (1954) … Henry
 
1954 The Lineup (TV series)
Earl Wallace
– The Paisley Gang (1954) … Earl Wallace
 
1954 Killer Leopard
Jonas
 
1954 The Outcast
Sam Allen
 
1954 The Gambler from Natchez
Rivage's Butler (uncredited)
 
1954 Topper (TV series)
The Porter
– Trip to Lisbon (1954) … The Porter (as William Walker)
 
1954 The Golden Idol
Nadji
 
1953 Sangaree
Priam (as William Walker)
 
1953 The President's Lady
Uncle Alfred (uncredited)
 
1953 Rebel City
William
 
1953 Cry of the Hunted
Dock Attendant (uncredited)
 
1953 Jamaica Run
Human (as William Walker)
 
1953 Bright Road
C.T.'s Father (uncredited)
 
1953 The Girl Who Had Everything
Julian (as William Walker)
 
1953 Jungle Drums of Africa
Chief Douanga
 
1953 The I Don't Care Girl
Cook (uncredited)
 
1953 The Mississippi Gambler
Dureau Butler (uncredited)
 
1952 Ruby Gentry
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1952 Stars and Stripes Forever
Train Porter (uncredited)
 
1952 Bomba and the Jungle Girl
The Wards' Headman
 
1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway
Uncle Old Fella (uncredited)
 
1952 Night Without Sleep
Henry (uncredited)
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers
Train Porter (uncredited)
 
1952 Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Robert Waverly Ferris aka Trooper (as William Walker)
 
1952 Lydia Bailey
General LaPlume (as William Walker)
 
1952 Tarzan's Savage Fury
Native Chief (uncredited)
 
1951 The Family Secret
Larry (uncredited)
 
1951 Anne of the Indies
British Club Servant (uncredited)
 
1951 The Well
Dr. Billings
 
1951 Angels in the Outfield
Waiter on Train (uncredited)
 
1951 The Harlem Globetrotters
Prof. Turner
 
1951 Francis Goes to the Races
Sam (uncredited)
 
1951 Follow the Sun
Golf Club Waiter Lee (uncredited)
 
1951 Lightning Strikes Twice
The Nolans' Butler (uncredited)
 
1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
 
1950 Peggy
Porter (uncredited)
 
1950 Bright Leaf
Simon - Singleton's Butler (uncredited)
 
1950 Woman in Hiding
Porter (uncredited)
 
1950 Young Man with a Horn
Black Minister (uncredited)
 
1949 Bomba on Panther Island
Luke
 
1949 Free for All
Herbert
 
1949 Sand
Sam (uncredited)
 
1949 Africa Screams
Interpreter (uncredited)
 
1949 Bad Boy
Ollie, the Cook (uncredited)
 
1948 When My Baby Smiles at Me
Porter (uncredited)
 
1948 Larceny
Butler (uncredited)
 
1948 The Golden Eye
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1948 Canon City
Prisoner
 
1948 I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Prisoner
 
1948 Sun Tan Ranch
 
1948 No Time for Romance
 
1947 The Foxes of Harrow
Ty Demon (uncredited)
 
1946 The Falcon's Adventure
Train Porter (uncredited)
 
1946 Swell Guy
Porter (uncredited)
 
1946 Three Little Girls in Blue
Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
 
1946 The Killers
Sam (uncredited)
 
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1966 U-238 and the Witch Doctor (TV movie)
Chief Douanga
 

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Trivia:

The son of a freed slave. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer