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 Fastest Gun Alive | Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited) | 1956-07-12 |
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Glory | Doc Brock | 1956-01-11 |
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The Harder They Fall | Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited) | 1956-05-08 |
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You Can't Run Away from It | 1st Proprietor | 1956-10-30 |
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Stranger on Horseback | Vince Webb | 1955-03-22 |
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Interrupted Melody | Jim Owens | 1955-05-05 |
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The Desperate Hours | George Patterson | 1955-10-05 |
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Living It Up | Isaiah Jackson | 1954-08-04 |
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The Long, Long Trailer | Uncle Edgar | 1954-02-19 |
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Destry | Henry Skinner | 1954-12-01 |
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Scandal at Scourie | Michael Hayward | 1953-05-17 |
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Ride, Vaquero! | Adam Smith | 1953-07-17 |
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The Winning Team | Pa Alexander (uncredited) | 1952-06-20 |
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Carrie | Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father | 1952-07-17 |
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The Racket | Sgt. Sullivan | 1951-10-25 |
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Storm Warning | Coroner Bledsoe | 1951-02-10 |
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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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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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Thieves' Highway | Officer Riley (uncredited) | 1949-09-20 |
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Doc Purdy | 1949-09-20 |
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The Gay Amigo | Editor Stoneham | 1949-05-13 |
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Special Agent | Pop Peters (uncredited) | 1949-07-22 |
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Rachel and the Stranger | Gallus | 1948-09-18 |
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Hazard | Superintendent | 1948-05-28 |
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Winter Meeting | Mr. Castle | 1948-04-07 |
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Cry of the City | Orvy | 1948-09-29 |
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The Man from Colorado | Stagecoach driver | 1948-08-07 |
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Return of the Bad Men | Muley Wilson | 1948-07-17 |
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Albuquerque | Judge Fred Martin | 1948-02-20 |
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The Unsuspected | Judge Maynard | 1947-10-11 |
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Framed | (uncredited) | 1947-05-25 |
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Mourning Becomes Electra | Amos Ames | 1947-11-19 |
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Sister Kenny | Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
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Young Widow | Miller (Uncredited) | 1946-03-01 |
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The Bride Wore Boots | Mr. Hodges (uncredited) | 1946-06-05 |
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Dempsey (uncredited) | 1946-08-19 |
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Dragonwyck | Tom Wilson (uncredited) | 1946-04-19 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Parrish | 1946-12-25 |
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Christmas in Connecticut | Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited) | 1945-07-27 |
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Why Girls Leave Home | Wilbur Harris | 1945-10-09 |
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Bring on the Girls | Henry (uncredited) | 1945-03-30 |
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The Lost Weekend | Man from Albany (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
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Trail to Vengeance | Bart Jackson | 1945-06-01 |
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Scared Stiff | Deputy with Rifle (Uncredited) | 1945-06-22 |
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Rhythm Round-Up | Jed Morton | 1945-09-06 |
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Murder, He Says | Vic Hardy (uncredited) | 1945-06-23 |
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I'm from Arkansas | Attorney | 1944-10-31 |
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Reckless Age | Music Conductor | 1944-08-01 |
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Faces in the Fog | Doan, Jury Foreman | 1944-11-30 |
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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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Tall in the Saddle | Stan - Depot Master (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
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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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The Missing Juror | Town Sheriff (Uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
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Reconnaissance Pilot | George Newton | 1943-01-25 |
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A Stranger in Town | Tom Cooney | 1943-04-01 |
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Eyes Aloft | Pa | 1943-01-24 |
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The Kansan | Judge Lorrimer | 1943-09-10 |
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After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Diamond Ed Barnaby | 1943-03-18 |
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Happy Land | Jake Hibbs (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
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In This Our Life | Worker (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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Scattergood Rides High | Martin Knox | 1942-05-08 |
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The Man Who Returned to Life | Homer-the Barber | 1942-02-05 |
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For Me and My Gal | Bill (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
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The Incredible Stranger | Doctor Peabody (uncredited) | 1942-06-20 |
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The Remarkable Andrew | Hugo French | 1942-03-05 |
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Syncopation | 1942-05-22 | |
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Powder Town | Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited) | 1942-06-07 |
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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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All That Money Can Buy | Hank (uncredited) | 1941-10-17 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Settler (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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Miss Polly | Lem Wiggins | 1941-11-14 |
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Cafe Hostess | Jones | 1940-01-11 |
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Arizona | Man Who Declares for the South | 1940-12-25 |
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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 |
