Walter Connolly
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday8 April 1887
Died28 May 1940 (age 53)
Place of birthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known credits49
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 …
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
The Great Victor Herbert
1939 · Victor Herbert
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Mr. Borden
Those High Grey Walls
1939 · Dr. MacAuley
Coast Guard
1939 · Tobias Bliss
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939 · Olaf Brand
Bridal Suite
1939 · Dr. Theodore Grauer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · The 'King'
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Carter Hibbard (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Girl Downstairs
1938 · Mr. Brown
Too Hot to Handle
1938 · Gabby MacArthur
Four's a Crowd
1938 · John P. Dillingwell
Start Cheering
1938 · Sam Lewis
Penitentiary
1938 · Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
First Lady
1937 · Carter Hibbard
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Oliver Stone
The Good Earth
1937 · Uncle
The League of Frightened Men
1937 · Nero Wolfe
Let's Get Married
1937 · Joe Quinn
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
1937 · Michael Steele
Libeled Lady
1936 · Mr. Allenbury
The King Steps Out
1936 · Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria
The Music Goes 'Round
1936 · Hector Courtney
Soak the Rich
1936 · Humphrey Craig
White Lies
1935 · John Mitchell
So Red the Rose
1935 · Malcolm Bedford
One Way Ticket
1935 · Captain Bourne
She Couldn't Take It
1935 · Daniel Van Dyke
Father Brown, Detective
1934 · Father Brown
Broadway Bill
1934 · J.L. Higgins
The Captain Hates the Sea
1934 · Captain Helquist
Lady by Choice
1934 · Judge Daly
Servants' Entrance
1934 · Viktor Nilsson
Whom the Gods Destroy
1934 · John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Twentieth Century
1934 · Oliver Webb
Once to Every Woman
1934 · Dr. Selby
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
It Happened One Night
1934 · Alexander Andrews
Eight Girls in a Boat
1934 · Storm
East of Fifth Avenue
1933 · John Lawton
Master of Men
1933 · Sam Parker
Man's Castle
1933 · Ira
Lady for a Day
1933 · Count Romero
Paddy the Next Best Thing
1933 · Major Adair
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932 · Jones
No More Orchids
1932 · Bill Holt
Man Against Woman
1932 · Mossie Ennis
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932 · Senator Wylie
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