Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

Actor Apr 8 (died age 53) Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 1915–1975 (60 year career)

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Biography

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 e…

Known For

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

Alexander Andrews

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

James B. Allenbury

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

Oliver Webb

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

Count Romero

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

Oliver Stone

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Jones

The Good Earth

The Good Earth

Uncle

Man's Castle

Man's Castle

Ira

Filmography

Acting (49)

Movies (49)

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as The 'King'

Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

as Mr. Borden

Those High Grey Walls

Those High Grey Walls

as Dr. MacAuley

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

as Tobias Bliss

Bridal Suite

Bridal Suite

as Dr. Theodore Grauer

The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert

as Victor Herbert

Good Girls Go to Paris

as Olaf Brand

Penitentiary

Penitentiary

as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews

Start Cheering

Start Cheering

as Sam Lewis

Four's a Crowd

Four's a Crowd

as John P. Dillingwell

The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

as Mr. Brown

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as Carter Hibbard (archive footage) (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

as Gabby MacArthur

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

as Michael Steele

The League of Frightened Men

The League of Frightened Men

as Nero Wolfe

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

as Oliver Stone

The Good Earth

The Good Earth

as Uncle

First Lady

First Lady

as Carter Hibbard

Let's Get Married

Let's Get Married

as Joe Quinn

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

as James B. Allenbury

The King Steps Out

The King Steps Out

as Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria

Soak the Rich

Soak the Rich

as Humphrey Craig

The Music Goes 'Round

The Music Goes 'Round

as Hector Courtney

One Way Ticket

One Way Ticket

as Captain Bourne

So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose

as Malcolm Bedford

White Lies

White Lies

as John Mitchell

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

as Daniel Van Dyke

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

as Alexander Andrews

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

as Oliver Webb

Lady by Choice

Lady by Choice

as Judge Daly

The Captain Hates the Sea

The Captain Hates the Sea

as Captain Helquist

Once to Every Woman

Once to Every Woman

as Dr. Selby

Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy

as John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Father Brown, Detective

Father Brown, Detective

as Father Brown

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

as J.L. Higgins

Servants' Entrance

Servants' Entrance

as Viktor Nilsson

Eight Girls in a Boat

Eight Girls in a Boat

as Storm

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

as Count Romero

Man's Castle

Man's Castle

as Ira

Master of Men

Master of Men

as Sam Parker

East of Fifth Avenue

East of Fifth Avenue

as John Lawton

Paddy the Next Best Thing

Paddy the Next Best Thing

as Major Adair

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round

as Senator Wylie

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as Jones

No More Orchids

No More Orchids

as Bill Holt

Man Against Woman

Man Against Woman

as Mossie Ennis

A Soldier's Oath

A Soldier's Oath

as Raoul de Reyntiens