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Little Walter(1930-1968)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Little Walter was born on 1 May 1930 in Markville, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Lone Star (1996) and Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013). He died on 15 February 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornMay 1, 1930
DiedFebruary 15, 1968(37)
BornMay 1, 1930
DiedFebruary 15, 1968(37)
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Known for

Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Hearts in Atlantis
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Lone Star (1996)
Lone Star
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Killer of Sheep
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1978

Credits

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Actor

  • Vidocq (1967)
    Vidocq
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Le cornet à piston
    • 1967
  • Red Riding Hood
    TV Movie
    • Musician
    • 1955

Soundtrack

  • Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)
    Sinners
    7.5
    • writer: "Juke"
    • 2025
  • Emily Bett Rickards in Queen of the Ring (2024)
    Queen of the Ring
    6.4
    • performer: "My Babe"
    • 2024
  • Eric Clapton in Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2017)
    Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
    7.4
    • performer: "Walter's Jump"
    • 2017
  • Eryn Wilson, Tim W. Kelly, David Van Horn, Fraser Brown, Shara Connolly, Phil Brown, Emmett Skilton, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Ben Van Lier, Phil Peleton, Ian Bell, Matt Whelan, Andrew Blair, Adam Jonas Segaller, Alexandra Corin Johnston, Akira Matsumoto, Jade Albany Pietrantonio, and Holly Shervey in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)
    American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Tell Me Mama"
    • writer: "Tell Me Mama" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Things Have Changed"
    • 2016
  • Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan in Life (2015)
    Life
    6.1
    • performer: "Off the Wall"
    • writer: "Off the Wall"
    • 2015
  • Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
    6.5
    • performer: "My Babe"
    • 2013
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jon Lovitz in The Apprentice (2004)
    The Apprentice
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Just Your Fool"
    • 2010
  • Anna Torv in Fringe (2008)
    Fringe
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Juke (Single)"
    • writer: "Juke (Single)" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Adrien Brody, Norman Reedus, Beyoncé, Jeffrey Wright, and Shiloh Fernandez in Cadillac Records (2008)
    Cadillac Records
    7.0
    • performer: "Last Night"
    • writer: "Juke", "Last Night"
    • 2008
  • Dominic West in The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "My Babe"
    • 2008
  • Family Meeting (2007)
    Family Meeting
    7.0
    • writer: "I Got to Go"
    • 2007
  • The Blues (2003)
    The Blues
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Key to the Highway", "Juke"
    • writer: "Juke"
    • 2003
  • Gaz Bar Blues (2003)
    Gaz Bar Blues
    7.6
    • performer: "Sad Hours"
    • writer: "Sad Hours"
    • 2003
  • Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
    Hearts in Atlantis
    6.9
    • performer: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
    • writer: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
    • 2001

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Little Walter Family
  • Born
    • May 1, 1930
    • Markville, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • February 15, 1968
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(coronary thrombosis)
  • Other works
    Single: "Juke". NOTE: Reached #1 on the US R&B charts.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1986.
  • Quotes
    The records made money, but I didn't get none.

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