- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 8, 1887
- Place of Birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- May 28, 1940
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American actor. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked, he was for the most part applauded for his zesty contributions to a number of comedy classics. Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), Broadway Bill (1934) and It Happened One Night (1934), as well as the Carole Lombard/Fredric March screwball farce Nothing Sacred (1937) as news reporter March's hot-headed editor boss are sure-fire examples. The son of the head of the Western Union relay office, he attended St. Xavier College and the University of Dublin in Ireland before making his New York debut in 1910 in an outdoor presentation of "As You Like It". For the next year or so he was a member of E.H. Sothern's touring company and played supporting roles in a number of Shakespearean shows on the road. After a few silent pictur…
Filmography
movieBlack Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Great Victor Herbert
1939 · Victor Herbert
movieFifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Mr. Borden
movieThose High Grey Walls
1939 · Dr. MacAuley
movieCoast Guard
1939 · Tobias Bliss
movieGood Girls Go to Paris
1939 · Olaf Brand
movieBridal Suite
1939 · Dr. Theodore Grauer
movieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · The 'King'
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Carter Hibbard (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Girl Downstairs
1938 · Mr. Brown
movieToo Hot to Handle
1938 · Gabby MacArthur
movieFour's a Crowd
1938 · John P. Dillingwell
movieStart Cheering
1938 · Sam Lewis
moviePenitentiary
1938 · Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
movieFirst Lady
1937 · Carter Hibbard
movieNothing Sacred
1937 · Oliver Stone
movieThe Good Earth
1937 · Uncle
movieThe League of Frightened Men
1937 · Nero Wolfe
movieLet's Get Married
1937 · Joe Quinn
movieNancy Steele Is Missing!
1937 · Michael Steele
movieLibeled Lady
1936 · Mr. Allenbury
movieThe King Steps Out
1936 · Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria
movieThe Music Goes 'Round
1936 · Hector Courtney
movieSoak the Rich
1936 · Humphrey Craig
movieWhite Lies
1935 · John Mitchell
movieSo Red the Rose
1935 · Malcolm Bedford
movieOne Way Ticket
1935 · Captain Bourne
movieShe Couldn't Take It
1935 · Daniel Van Dyke
movieFather Brown, Detective
1934 · Father Brown
movieBroadway Bill
1934 · J.L. Higgins
movieThe Captain Hates the Sea
1934 · Captain Helquist
movieLady by Choice
1934 · Judge Daly
movieServants' Entrance
1934 · Viktor Nilsson
movieWhom the Gods Destroy
1934 · John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
movieTwentieth Century
1934 · Oliver Webb
movieOnce to Every Woman
1934 · Dr. Selby
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
movieIt Happened One Night
1934 · Alexander Andrews
movieEight Girls in a Boat
1934 · Storm
movieEast of Fifth Avenue
1933 · John Lawton
movieMaster of Men
1933 · Sam Parker
movieMan's Castle
1933 · Ira
movieLady for a Day
1933 · Count Romero
moviePaddy the Next Best Thing
1933 · Major Adair
movieThe Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932 · Jones
movieNo More Orchids
1932 · Bill Holt
movieMan Against Woman
1932 · Mossie Ennis
movieWashington Merry-Go-Round
1932 · Senator Wylie
movieA Soldier's Oath
1915 · Raoul de Reyntiens