1889-01-01 Lima, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War. He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in The Best Years of Our Lives. He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on The Andy Griffith Show. Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays. He played Whit in the first Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, and also appeared in the original Grand Hotel in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager. He originated the role of Bensinger, the prissy Chicago Tribune reporter, in the Broadway production of The Front Page. In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in Rosemary's Baby. Baldwin was known for playing solid middle class burghers, although sometimes he gave portrayals of eccentric characters. He played a customer seeking a prostitute in The Lost Weekend and the rebellious prison trusty Orvy in Cry of the City. Walter Baldwin was featured in a lot of John Deere Day Movies from 1949-59 where he played the farmer Tom Gordon. In this series of Deere Day movies over a decade he helped to introduce many new pieces of John Deere farm equipment year-by-year. In each yearly movie he would be shown on his in A Tom Gordon Family Film where he would be buying new John Deere farm equipment or a new green and yellow tractor.A picture of Walter Baldwin playing Tom Gordon can be found on page 108 of Bob Pripp's book John Deere Yesterday & Today Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie: "With a pinched Midwestern countenance that enabled him to portray taciturn farmers, obsequious grocery store clerks and the occasional sniveling coward, Baldwin was a familiar (if often unbilled) presence in Hollywood films for three decades."
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Rosemary's Baby | Mr. Wees (uncredited) | 1968-06-12 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Jeremy Wright (uncredited) | 1964-10-15 |
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man | Conductor (uncredited) | 1962-07-25 |
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Wild in the Country | Mr. Spangler (uncredited) | 1961-06-15 |
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Oklahoma Territory | Ward Harlan | 1960-03-01 |
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The Harder They Fall | Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited) | 1956-05-08 |
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Glory | Doc Brock | 1956-01-11 |
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The Fastest Gun Alive | Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited) | 1956-07-12 |
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You Can't Run Away from It | 1st Proprietor | 1956-10-30 |
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Interrupted Melody | Jim Owens | 1955-05-05 |
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Stranger on Horseback | Vince Webb | 1955-03-22 |
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The Desperate Hours | George Patterson | 1955-10-05 |
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The Long, Long Trailer | Uncle Edgar | 1954-02-19 |
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Living It Up | Isaiah Jackson | 1954-08-04 |
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Destry | Henry Skinner | 1954-12-01 |
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Ride, Vaquero! | Adam Smith | 1953-07-17 |
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Scandal at Scourie | Michael Hayward | 1953-05-17 |
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Carrie | Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father | 1952-07-17 |
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The Winning Team | Pa Alexander (uncredited) | 1952-06-20 |
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The Racket | Sullivan | 1951-10-25 |
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Rough Riders of Durango | Cricket Adams | 1951-01-30 |
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I Want You | George Kress Sr. | 1951-12-22 |
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Storm Warning | Coroner Bledsoe | 1951-02-10 |
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Cheaper by the Dozen | Jim Bracken (uncredited) | 1950-03-31 |
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The Jackpot | Watch Buyer (uncredited) | 1950-11-01 |
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Come to the Stable | Claude Jarman (uncredited) | 1949-07-27 |
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Doc Purdy | 1949-09-20 |
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Thieves' Highway | Officer Riley (uncredited) | 1949-09-20 |
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Special Agent | Pop Peters (uncredited) | 1949-07-22 |
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The Gay Amigo | Editor Stoneham | 1949-05-13 |
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Rachel and the Stranger | Gallus | 1948-09-18 |
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Albuquerque | Judge Fred Martin | 1948-02-20 |
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Hazard | Superintendent | 1948-05-28 |
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Cry of the City | Orvy | 1948-09-29 |
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Return of the Bad Men | Muley Wilson | 1948-07-17 |
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Winter Meeting | Mr. Castle | 1948-04-07 |
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The Man from Colorado | Stagecoach driver | 1948-08-07 |
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Mourning Becomes Electra | Amos Ames | 1947-11-19 |
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The Unsuspected | Judge Maynard | 1947-10-11 |
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The Millerson Case | Link Hazen | 1947-05-29 |
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Framed | (uncredited) | 1947-05-25 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Parrish | 1946-12-25 |
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Dempsey (uncredited) | 1946-08-19 |
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Dragonwyck | Tom Wilson (uncredited) | 1946-04-10 |
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Young Widow | Miller (Uncredited) | 1946-03-01 |
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Sister Kenny | Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
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The Bride Wore Boots | Mr. Hodges (uncredited) | 1946-06-05 |
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Bring on the Girls | Henry (uncredited) | 1945-03-30 |
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Why Girls Leave Home | Wilbur Harris | 1945-10-09 |
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Trail to Vengeance | Bart Jackson | 1945-06-01 |
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Rhythm Round-Up | Jed Morton | 1945-09-06 |
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Scared Stiff | Deputy with Rifle (Uncredited) | 1945-06-22 |
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Murder, He Says | Vic Hardy (uncredited) | 1945-06-23 |
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Blonde Ransom | Sheriff | 1945-05-01 |
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The Lost Weekend | Man from Albany (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
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Christmas in Connecticut | Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited) | 1945-07-27 |
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Mr. Winkle Goes to War | 1944-07-19 | |
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Tall in the Saddle | Stan - Depot Master (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
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Reckless Age | Music Conductor | 1944-08-01 |
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The Missing Juror | Town Sheriff (uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
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I'm from Arkansas | Attorney | 1944-10-31 |
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The Ghost That Walks Alone | Deputy Sheriff | 1944-02-10 |
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Wilson | Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
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Faces in the Fog | Doan, Jury Foreman | 1944-11-30 |
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The Mark of the Whistler | Fireman (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
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Dark Mountain | Uncle Sam Bates | 1944-09-01 |
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Happy Land | Jake Hibbs (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
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Reconnaissance Pilot | George Newton | 1943-01-25 |
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After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Diamond Ed Barnaby | 1943-03-18 |
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Eyes Aloft | Pa | 1943-01-24 |
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A Stranger in Town | Tom Cooney | 1943-04-01 |
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The Kansan | Judge Lorrimer | 1943-09-10 |
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Powder Town | Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited) | 1942-06-07 |
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In This Our Life | Worker (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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For Me and My Gal | Bill (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
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Syncopation | 1942-05-22 | |
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The Remarkable Andrew | Hugo French | 1942-03-05 |
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The Man Who Returned to Life | Homer-the Barber | 1942-02-05 |
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Scattergood Rides High | Martin Knox | 1942-05-08 |
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The Incredible Stranger | Doctor Peabody (uncredited) | 1942-06-20 |
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All That Money Can Buy | Hank (uncredited) | 1941-10-17 |
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Miss Polly | Lem Wiggins | 1941-11-14 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Settler (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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Look Who's Laughing | Bill | 1941-11-21 |
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The Devil Commands | Seth Marcy | 1941-08-15 |
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Arizona | Man Who Declares for the South | 1940-12-25 |
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Cafe Hostess | Jones | 1940-01-11 |
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Angels Over Broadway | Rennick (uncredited) | 1940-10-02 |
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Those High Grey Walls | Mr. Mason (uncredited) | 1939-09-21 |
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The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Finch (uncredited) | 1939-11-24 |
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Peaceful Relations | Mr. Brown | 1936-06-19 |
