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Walter Percival(1887-1934)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Walter Percival
Walter Percival was born on 2 May 1887 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Lights of New York (1928), Someone Must Pay (1919) and Someone in the House (1920). He was married to Kate Campbell and Regina M. Wedin. He died on 28 January 1934 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornMay 2, 1887
DiedJanuary 28, 1934(46)
BornMay 2, 1887
DiedJanuary 28, 1934(46)
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Known for

Helene Costello and Cullen Landis in Lights of New York (1928)
Lights of New York
5.6
  • Jake Jackson
  • 1928
Someone Must Pay (1919)
Someone Must Pay
  • Writer
  • 1919
Someone in the House (1920)
Someone in the House
  • Writer
  • 1920
Betty Compson, William B. Davidson, and Claudia Dell in Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)
Guilty or Not Guilty
5.6
  • Brennan
  • 1932

Credits

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Actor

  • George Bancroft in Blood Money (1933)
    Blood Money
    6.7
    • Hood (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • W.C. Fields, Baby LeRoy, and Alison Skipworth in Tillie and Gus (1933)
    Tillie and Gus
    6.9
    • Mr. White - Poker Player (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Walter Huston in Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
    Gabriel Over the White House
    6.4
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
    Mystery of the Wax Museum
    6.8
    • Winton's Attorney (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Una Merkel, John Miljan, and Ernest Truex in Whistling in the Dark (1933)
    Whistling in the Dark
    6.5
    • Sam (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • If I Had a Million (1932)
    If I Had a Million
    6.9
    • Carnival Concessionaire (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Betty Compson, William B. Davidson, and Claudia Dell in Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)
    Guilty or Not Guilty
    5.6
    • Brennan
    • 1932
  • Richard Barthelmess in The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
    The Cabin in the Cotton
    6.6
    • Cleve Clinton (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Joan Blondell and Eric Linden in Big City Blues (1932)
    Big City Blues
    6.1
    • Jim (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Bette Davis and Warren William in The Dark Horse (1932)
    The Dark Horse
    6.7
    • Conservative Party Man (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Ann Dvorak and Lee Tracy in The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
    The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
    6.4
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Joe E. Brown, Richard Cramer, Robert Greig, and Al Hill in The Tenderfoot (1932)
    The Tenderfoot
    5.8
    • Depot Slicker (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Eric Linden and Helen Twelvetrees in Young Bride (1932)
    Young Bride
    6.2
    • Taxi Dance Announcer
    • 1932
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Mary Brian in It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
    It's Tough to Be Famous
    6.1
    • Newsreel Man (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Ginger Rogers, Hobart Bosworth, William Boyd, Fred Kohler, Albert S. Rogell, and Charles R. Rogers in Carnival Boat (1932)
    Carnival Boat
    5.4
    • DeLacey
    • 1932

Writer

  • Someone in the House (1920)
    Someone in the House
    • play
    • 1920
  • Someone Must Pay (1919)
    Someone Must Pay
    • play "Someone in the House"
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • W.I. Percival
  • Born
    • May 2, 1887
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • January 28, 1934
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouses
      Kate CampbellNovember 23, 1920 - January 28, 1934 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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