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Walter Law(1876-1940)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Walter Law and Virginia Pearson in Sister Against Sister (1917)
Trailer for Clothes Make the Pirate, silent film
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Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)
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Walter Law was born on 26 March 1876 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Camille (1917), Romeo and Juliet (1916) and If I Were King (1920). He was married to Betty Valentine. He died on 9 August 1940 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMarch 26, 1876
DiedAugust 9, 1940(64)
BornMarch 26, 1876
DiedAugust 9, 1940(64)
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Known for

Camille (1917)
Camille
7.0
  • Count de Varville
  • 1917
Theda Bara and Harry Hilliard in Romeo and Juliet (1916)
Romeo and Juliet
7.1
  • Friar Laurence
  • 1916
William Farnum in If I Were King (1920)
If I Were King
7.3
  • Thibault
  • 1920
Theda Bara in The Darling of Paris (1917)
The Darling of Paris
5.1
  • Claude Frallo
  • 1917

Credits

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Actor

  • Donald Briggs, John 'Dusty' King, and Jean Rogers in The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
    The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
    6.6
    • Murray Belwood [Chs. 4-9]
    • 1936
  • Fredric March and Anna Sten in We Live Again (1934)
    We Live Again
    6.3
    • Peasant (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Richard Barthelmess and Helen Chandler in Midnight Alibi (1934)
    Midnight Alibi
    6.4
    • Elderly Guest (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ruth Hall and Ken Maynard in Between Fighting Men (1932)
    Between Fighting Men
    5.6
    • Dad Thompson
    • 1932
  • Eddie Cantor, Samuel Goldwyn, William Anthony McGuire, and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in Whoopee! (1930)
    Whoopee!
    6.3
    • Jud Morgan
    • 1930
  • Leon Errol in Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)
    Clothes Make the Pirate
    3.8
    • Dixie Bull
    • 1925
  • Marion Davies in Janice Meredith (1924)
    Janice Meredith
    5.5
    • General Charles Lee
    • 1924
  • The Flying Dutchman
    • Peter Van Dorn
    • 1923
  • Muriel Frances Dana, Jack Mulhall, Cleo Ridgely, and Milton Sills in The Forgotten Law (1922)
    The Forgotten Law
    • Detective
    • 1922
  • The Great Alone (1922)
    The Great Alone
    • Winston Sassoon
    • 1922
  • William Farnum in If I Were King (1920)
    If I Were King
    7.3
    • Thibault
    • 1920
  • The Thirteenth Chair (1919)
    The Thirteenth Chair
    • Inspector Donohue
    • 1919
  • A Perfect Lady (1918)
    A Perfect Lady
    • John Griswold
    • 1918
  • Annette Kellerman in Queen of the Sea (1918)
    Queen of the Sea
    6.7
    • King Boreas
    • 1918
  • Theda Bara in The Forbidden Path (1918)
    The Forbidden Path
    • Mr. Lynde
    • 1918

Director

  • Dog-Gone Luck
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

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Clothes Make the Pirate
Trailer 1:09
Clothes Make the Pirate

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 26, 1876
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • August 9, 1940
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Betty Valentine
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Law began his career in the 1910's with the Lubin company in Philadelphia, being discovered by William Fox. He played on the stage for thirty-seven years before joining motion pictures in Ft. Lee, New Jersey.

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