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 | 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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Mourning Becomes Electra | Amos Ames | 1947-11-19 |
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Framed | (uncredited) | 1947-05-25 |
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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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The Bride Wore Boots | Mr. Hodges (uncredited) | 1946-06-05 |
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Sister Kenny | Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
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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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Rhythm Round-Up | Jed Morton | 1945-09-06 |
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Blonde Ransom | Sheriff | 1945-05-01 |
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Murder, He Says | Vic Hardy (uncredited) | 1945-06-23 |
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Bring on the Girls | Henry (uncredited) | 1945-03-30 |
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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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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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Why Girls Leave Home | Wilbur Harris | 1945-10-09 |
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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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I'm from Arkansas | Attorney | 1944-10-31 |
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Reckless Age | Music Conductor | 1944-08-01 |
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The Ghost That Walks Alone | Deputy Sheriff | 1944-02-10 |
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Dark Mountain | Uncle Sam Bates | 1944-09-01 |
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The Mark of the Whistler | Fireman (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
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Wilson | Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
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The Missing Juror | Town Sheriff (uncredited) | 1944-11-16 |
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Faces in the Fog | Doan, Jury Foreman | 1944-11-30 |
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Happy Land | Jake Hibbs (uncredited) | 1943-11-10 |
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A Stranger in Town | Tom Cooney | 1943-04-01 |
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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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The Kansan | Judge Lorrimer | 1943-09-10 |
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For Me and My Gal | Bill (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
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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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In This Our Life | Worker (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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The Incredible Stranger | Doctor Peabody (uncredited) | 1942-06-20 |
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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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The Remarkable Andrew | Hugo French | 1942-03-05 |
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The Devil Commands | Seth Marcy | 1941-08-15 |
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Look Who's Laughing | Bill | 1941-11-21 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Settler (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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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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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 |
