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Walter James(1882-1946)

  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Walter James in The Kid Brother (1927)
Walter James was born on 3 June 1882 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Monster (1925), Street Scene (1931) and Battling Butler (1926). He was married to Ida James (c.1880-1930). He died on 27 June 1946 in Gardena, California, USA.
BornJune 3, 1882
DiedJune 27, 1946(64)
BornJune 3, 1882
DiedJune 27, 1946(64)
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Known for

Lon Chaney, Hallam Cooley, Walter James, and Gertrude Olmstead in The Monster (1925)
The Monster
6.2
  • Caliban
  • 1925
William Collier Jr. and Sylvia Sidney in Street Scene (1931)
Street Scene
7.6
  • Police Marshal James Henry
  • 1931
Buster Keaton in Battling Butler (1926)
Battling Butler
7.0
  • The Mountain Girl's Father
  • 1926
The Kid Brother (1927)
The Kid Brother
7.6
  • Jim Hickory
  • 1927

Credits

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Actor

  • Jess Barker and Claire Trevor in Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
    Good Luck, Mr. Yates
    5.9
    • Leading Citizen (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • The Panther's Claw (1942)
    The Panther's Claw
    5.9
    • Police Captain Tom Henry
    • 1942
  • George Houston in The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
    The Lone Rider Fights Back
    5.4
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
    Citizen Kane
    8.2
    • Ward Heeler (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Edwin Brian, Al Bridge, Ray Corrigan, Frank Ellis, John 'Dusty' King, Glenn Strange, and Luana Walters in The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
    The Kid's Last Ride
    5.3
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • George O'Brien and Virginia Vale in Legion of the Lawless (1940)
    Legion of the Lawless
    6.3
    • Vigilante at Meeting (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • William Holden, Jane Bryan, and George Raft in Invisible Stripes (1939)
    Invisible Stripes
    6.7
    • Worker (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • David Niven and Loretta Young in Eternally Yours (1939)
    Eternally Yours
    5.7
    • Police Official (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Otto Kruger, Gail Patrick, and Robert Preston in Disbarred (1939)
    Disbarred
    6.2
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Harold Lloyd and Phyllis Welch in Professor Beware (1938)
    Professor Beware
    6.3
    • Man with New Hat (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Lee Powell and Silver Chief in The Lone Ranger (1938)
    The Lone Ranger
    6.6
    • Joe Cannon (Ch. 11) (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • This Is My Affair (1937)
    This Is My Affair
    6.6
    • Dinner Guest (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • George Brent and Josephine Hutchinson in Mountain Justice (1937)
    Mountain Justice
    6.4
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Dick Foran and Linda Perry in California Mail (1936)
    California Mail
    5.7
    • Man Who Bets $1000 (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Gene Autry and Frances Grant in Oh, Susanna! (1936)
    Oh, Susanna!
    5.6
    • Sage City Sheriff Briggs
    • 1936

Script and Continuity Department

  • Convicts at Large (1938)
    Convicts at Large
    5.0
    • adaptation and continuity
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 3, 1882
    • Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • June 27, 1946
    • Gardena, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Ida James (c.1880-1930)? - 1930 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage actor (primarily vaudeville and road show circuits). Active on Broadway in the following production:
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Former stage actor who usually played authority figures, sheriffs, cops, captains, and so on, in silent films. Worked at Vitagraph, Pathe and Fox. Graduate of Georgetown University.

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