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Walter Law | |
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Born | Walter W. Law March 26, 1876 |
Died | August 9, 1940 Hollywood, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Occupation(s) | Film and stage actor |
Years active | 1915–1936 |
Spouse | Betty Marvin |
Walter W. Law (March 26, 1876 – August 9, 1940) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in over 40 films films between 1915 and 1936.
Early life
Walter W. Law was born on March 26, 1876.[citation needed] He grew up on Euclid Avenue in Greenville, Ohio. He moved to Dayton as a young man. He worked at the Mose Cohen clothing store in Gem City. He then worked at the Victoria Theatre.
Career
Law worked as a stage actor. He played with the "Sign of the Cross" Company and toured as a vaudeville actor for several years. He headlined with Keith Theaters. He played the priest in the play The Seal of Silence. He was also a film actor and worked for William Fox of Fox Film in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
In 1920, Law moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, and began starring in films. He starred in the film Whoopee! with Eddie Cantor. He also starred in The Thirteenth Chair, Our Daily Bread, The Miracle Man and Ken Maynard western films.
Personal life
Law married Betty Marvin. He died on August 8, 1940, aged 64, at his apartment on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood. He was cremated at Hollywood Cemetery Crematory.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1915 | The Road o' Strife | ||
1915 | The District Attorney | General Ruggles | |
1915 | The Climbers | Mr. Ryder | |
1915 | The Great Ruby | Duke of St. Edmunds | |
1915 | The Rights of Man: a Story of War's Red Blotch | American Ambassador | |
1916 | The Evangelist | Sir James Nuneham | |
1916 | The Unwelcome Mother | Mason | |
1916 | Her Double Life | Longshoreman | |
1916 | The War Bride's Secret | Robin Gray | |
1916 | Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence | |
1917 | The Darling of Paris | Claude Frallo | |
1917 | Sister Against Sister | Huxley | |
1917 | Her Greatest Love | Prince Zuoroff | |
1917 | Heart and Soul | Drummond | |
1917 | Camille | Count de Varville | |
1917 | The Heart of a Lion | Tex | |
1918 | Stolen Honor | Honorable Richard Belfield | |
1918 | The Forbidden Path | Mr. Lynde | |
1918 | Queen of the Sea | King Boreas | |
1918 | A Perfect Lady | John Griswold | |
1919 | The Miracle Man | ||
1919 | The Thirteenth Chair | Inspector Donohue | |
1920 | If I Were King | Thibault | |
1922 | The Great Alone | Winston Sassoon | |
1922 | The Forgotten Law | Detective | |
1923 | The Flying Dutchman | Peter Van Dorn | |
1924 | Janice Meredith | General Charles Lee | |
1925 | Clothes Make the Pirate | Dixie Bull | |
1930 | Whoopee! | Jud Morgan | |
1932 | Between Fighting Men | Dad Thompson | |
1934 | Midnight Alibi | Elderly Guest | Uncredited |
1934 | We Live Again | Peasant | Uncredited |
1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | Murray Belwood | Serial, [Chs. 4–9], (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rites for Actor to Be Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times. August 11, 1940. p. 32. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Greenville Native, Veteran Actor, Dead". The Daily Advocate. August 21, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Stage, Screen Actor Dies". Citizen-News. August 9, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Walter Law at IMDb
- Walter Law at the Internet Broadway Database