- In December 1948 he made national news when he fled from a psychiatric clinic in Topeka, KS, and smashed up the local police station after being arrested for public drunkenness.
- He died before his death scene in My Son John (1952), his last scene in the picture, could be completed. The scene was completed utilizing a double and some outtakes from Strangers on a Train (1951).
- Married Jennifer Jones (then Phyllis Isley), on the one-year anniversary of the day they met. They separated on 11/2/43 and she filed for divorce on 4/21/45.
- His performance as Bruno Anthony in Strangers on a Train (1951) is ranked #86 on "Premiere" magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- Was the original choice for the male lead in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). It eventually went to Tom Drake, despite protests from Judy Garland.
- Father of Robert Walker Jr. and Michael Walker.
- Interred at Washington Heights Memorial Park in Ogden, UT.
- Posthumously received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1709 Vine St. on 2/8/60.
- Alumnus of the AADA (American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Class of 1939.
- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the night the "Big Fire" swept through the city. His father was the city editor of the "Deseret News"; and after a weary night of reporting on the blaze, he finally had the chance to put in a call to the hospital to learn of his son's birth. The next morning when he told his three other sons about their new brother, they were unimpressed. They had been up all night watching the fire, and another brother seemed much less interesting.
- Born on exactly the same date as Jack MacGowran of "The Exorcist" fame.
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