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Henry B Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Actor

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker. He performed in the play for three years, in New York and on tour. With the company of Henry Miller he gained recognition on Broadway in plays including Pippa Passes, The Only Way and William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide (1906–08). His fellow cast member James Kirkwood introduced Walthall to D. W. Griffith, and at the conclusion of that engagement, Walthall joined the Biograph Company. His career in movies began in 1909 at Biograph Studios in New York with a leading role in the film A Convict's Sacrifice. This film also featured James Kirkwood, and was directed by D. W. Griffith, a director that played a huge part in Walthall's rise to stardom. As the industry grew in size and popularity, Griffith emerged as a director and Walthall found himself a mainstay of the Griffith company, frequently working alongside such Griffith regulars as Owen Moore, Kate Bruce, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Bobby Harron and Jack and Mary Pickford. He followed Griffith's departure from New York's Biograph to California's Reliance-Majestic Studios in 1913. After a few months with Reliance, he joined Pathé for a short period. He decided to go into the producing business and formed The Union Feature Film Company, the first to be devoted entirely to full-length films. The venture was not successful, however, and he again became associated with Griffith's company. Given the relatively short length of films in the early years, Walthall frequently found himself cast in dozens of films each year. He gained national attention in 1915 for his role as Colonel Ben Cameron in Griffith's highly influential and controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation. Walthall's portrayal of a Confederate veteran rounding up the Ku Klux Klan won him large-scale fame, and Walthall was soon able to emerge as a leading actor in the years leading up to the 1920s, parting ways with Griffith. Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in The Plastic Age with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow. He portrayed Roger Chillingworth in Victor Seastrom's 1926 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter opposite Lillian Gish. Walthall continued his career into the 1930s. After his performance in director John Ford's 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers he enjoyed a golden period of his career. He portrayed Dr. Manette in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman. In 1936 he appeared as Marcel in The Devil-Doll. He was gravely ill during his final film, China Clipper. Frank Capra wanted Walthall to portray the High Lama in his 1937 film, Lost Horizon. "Frail and failing, he died before we could test him," Capra wrote. Walthall has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

Born: March 15, 1878 in Shelby County, Alabama, USA

Died: June 17, 1936 (Age 58)

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Henry B. Walthall  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.9
ActorCol. Ben Cameron1915
Movie
7.1
ActorStage Actor (uncredited)1933
Movie
6.3
ActorReverend Ashby Brand1934
Movie
6.2
ActorThe Nephew1914
Movie
6.9
ActorMarcel1936
Movie
6.1
ActorFrancisco Madero1934
Movie
5.2
ActorRoger Chillingworth1934
Movie
6.5
ActorSir James Hamlin1927
Movie
7.6
ActorDr. Manette1935
Movie
6.1
ActorFather James1926
Movie
6.3
ActorFuller1929
Movie
5.3
ActorJohn Gaunt1932
Movie
5.2
ActorBob Leadly1933
Movie
7.4
ActorRoger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth1927
Movie
6.3
ActorHolofernes1914
Movie
6
ActorRobert Regent1932
Movie
6.1
Actorenry B. Walthall1934
Movie
5.4
ActorCapt. Buchanan1936
Movie
6.1
ActorSchultz1934
Movie
5.4
ActorProfessor Leeds1932
Movie
5.2
ActorMark Armstrong1932
Movie
5.9
ActorMarchant the Blind Man1934
Movie
6.4
ActorPop McWade1935
Movie
4.8
ActorBoyd Milburn1929
Movie
6
ActorEby1932
Movie
5.5
ActorJohn Howard Payne1914
Movie
4.9
ActorBernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto1934
Movie
5.7
ActorColonel Marshall1930
Movie
5.9
ActorMr. Beaumont1925
Movie
6.4
ActorEph Clinton1932
Movie
6.6
ActorCal Yates1936
Movie
6.5
ActorJohn Collins1932
Movie
7.6
ActorMr. Armstrong1927
Movie
6.7
ActorClergyman in Alternate Version (uncredited)1933
Movie
5.1
ActorJ. D. Bradley1933
Movie
5.9
ActorJudge Beacon (uncredited)1933
Movie
5.4
ActorColonel Henry Randolph Ransome1934
Movie
5.8
ActorJim Courtney1933
Movie
5
ActorPiano player1929
Movie
6.7
ActorFather Juniper1929
Movie
4.4
ActorRev. Mr. James1933
Movie
6.3
ActorBlackton1930
Movie
7
ActorCol. Peake1925
Movie
5
ActorAtwell1932
Movie
5.8
ActorWinthrop1932
Movie
5.9
ActorMichael Lanyard1919
Movie
5.2
ActorKarsten Bernick1916
Movie
6.2
ActorDr. Samuel Webb1925
Movie
5.4
ActorDavid Burton1936
Movie
ActorDr. Bradbroke1929
Movie
6.4
ActorDr. Amon1934
Movie
5.4
ActorGeneral Jeff Rumford1929
Movie
ActorMr. Evans1931
Movie
7.3
ActorAmos Hatburn1930
Movie
5.4
ActorFather Bartlett1920
Movie
6.7
ActorJohn Phillips1926
Movie
ActorGeorge Mannister1919
Movie
ActorAaron Price1922
Movie
6.8
ActorSir Roger Brighton1918
Movie
6.5
ActorPhilip Whitemore1921
Movie
ActorBuffalo Bill Ryan1929
Movie
ActorWilliam Hale1925
Movie
5.7
ActorCaptain Alving / Oswald1915
Movie
ActorVan Denbosch1927
Movie
6.5
ActorJonas Deering1934
Movie
7.6
ActorCaptain Adams1930
Movie
ActorHenry Garnett1922
Movie
5.7
ActorHenry Carver1925
Movie
6.5
ActorFather Ryan1933
Movie
ActorWilliam Latimer1923
Movie
6
ActorDad Brunn1936
Movie
5.1
ActorEdgar Allan Poe1915
Movie
Actor1927
Movie
ActorJohn Ballard1928
Movie
ActorHarley P. Hennage1922
Movie
ActorBurke1929
Movie
5.8
ActorDr. Garden1936
Movie
ActorProsecuting Attorney1924
Movie
Actor1919
Movie
ActorJoe Jenkins1920
Movie
ActorHector 'Humdrum' Brown1918
Movie
ActorBreezy Bright1922
Movie
3.4
ActorDoctor Borden1932
Movie
ActorJohann Graff1927
Movie
6.4
ActorCol. Ben Cameron (archive footage)1998
Movie
3.5
ActorCapt. Rhodes - Yacht Commander1929
Movie
ActorPhil Langdon, Attorney1916
Movie
7.6
ActorJack Craiger1916
Movie
ActorStephen Duane1919
Movie
7.4
ActorGale Gaylord1926
Movie
ActorKarl Breitman1920
Movie
7.1
ActorPeter Marchmont / Victor Cromport1923
Movie
5.9
ActorMr. Maynard1933
Movie
8.1
ActorHolofernes (archive footage)2020
Movie
ActorGeorge Bennett1926
Movie
ActorJohn McGimsey1923
Movie
ActorThorpe1926
Movie
5.2
ActorNathaniel "Nat" Barry1932
Movie
ActorDuke Johann von Hatzfeld1934
Movie
7.2
ActorAbner Meadows1935
Movie
3.7
ActorRobert Stevens1923
Short Film
5.8
ActorThe Minstrel1909
Short Film
6.4
ActorWheat King's Assistant1909
Short Film
5.9
ActorThe Husband1913
Short Film
5.7
ActorCharles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier1910
Short Film
5.3
ActorDandy Jack1912
Short Film
5.8
ActorThe Householder's Weakling Brother1912
Short Film
5.6
ActorThe Lord1910
Short Film
5
ActorHenri Prevost1910
Short Film
5.6
ActorAlessandro1910
Short Film
5
Actor1909
Short Film
5.6
ActorWoodsman1908
Short Film
4.5
ActorIndian1909
Short Film
5.6
ActorOne of the Second Debtors1910
Short Film
5.4
ActorArthur Rogers (uncredited)1909
Short Film
5.3
Actor1909
Short Film
5.4
ActorParty Guest1909
Short Film
4.4
ActorMiner1909
Short Film
5
ActorA Thief1909
Short Film
4.4
ActorMexican Man1909
Short Film
5.3
ActorThe Lord1910
Short Film
4.7
ActorEstrada1910
Short Film
6.4
ActorRobert, the Confederate son1909
Short Film
7.1
ActorThe Mexican Lover1909
Short Film
5.4
ActorPedro1910
Short Film
5
ActorThe Lord1910
Short Film
6.2
ActorBill1910
Short Film
6.6
ActorThe False Brother1912
Short Film
6.3
ActorThe Husband1912
Short Film
6.5
ActorThe Husband1912
Short Film
6
ActorA Psalm Singer1912
Short Film
6.1
ActorThe Valley Man1913
Short Film
5.7
ActorSoangataha / Strongheart1914
Short Film
ActorBadger Gang Member1913
Short Film
6.6
ActorFirst Partner1913
Short Film
6.3
ActorThe Switchman1913
Short Film
5.3
ActorHenry / Tommy Mooney1928
Short Film
7.1
ActorPerdita's Son1910
Short Film
5.3
ActorDuncan Irving1914
Short Film
6.1
ActorThe Husband1913
Short Film
5.2
ActorThe Road Agent1913
Short Film
4.9
ActorThe Farmer1910
Short Film
5.5
Actor1909
Short Film
5.2
ActorThe Wanderer1913
Short Film
5.8
ActorThe Trapper1910
Short Film
5.2
ActorVincent, as an Adult1910
Short Film
Actor1910
Short Film
6.4
Actor1910
Short Film
5.9
Actor1910
Short Film
5.1
Actor1910
Short Film
5.5
Actor1910
Short Film
4.8
Actor1910
Short Film
Actor1910
Short Film
5.3
Actor1910
Short Film
5.5
ActorIn Club1912
Short Film
5.9
ActorThe Woodsman1912
Short Film
6.7
ActorThe First Rival1913
Short Film
5.5
ActorSunbather1909
Short Film
ActorWalter Holden1910
Short Film
5.4
ActorAlachus' Friend1909
Short Film
6.3
ActorVictor Ratazzi1909
Short Film
5
ActorBilly Harvey1910
Short Film
4.3
ActorIn Boarding House1909
Short Film
4.7
ActorThe Father1910
Short Film
Actor1910
Short Film
ActorMr. Wilson1910
Short Film
Actor1910
Short Film
Actor1910
Short Film
Actor1911
Short Film
ActorThe President of the Republic1914
Short Film
ActorThe Lover1911
Short Film
Actor1911
Short Film
6.2
ActorConfederate Corporal1910
Short Film
6.7
Actor1909
Short Film
5.4
ActorYounger John Rogers1910
Short Film
7.5
ActorThe Father1912
Short Film
6.8
ActorIndian Charlie1912
Short Film
6.8
ActorJim Watson1912
Short Film
Actor1914
Short Film
5.2
ActorThe Idealist1913
Short Film
ActorThe Stranger1913
Short Film
5.2
ActorActor In Oliver Twist1912
Short Film
ActorLord Chumley1914
Short Film
6.1
ActorThe Young Woman's Fiance1913
Short Film
ActorThe Prospector1913
Short Film
5.2
ActorThe Father1913
Short Film
6.4
ActorThe Poor Man1913
Short Film
ActorThe Station Agent1913
Short Film
ActorBeth's Brother1913
Short Film
ActorJoe, in love with May1914
Short Film
6.1
ActorFirst Bandit1913
Short Film
ActorThe Gopher1914
Short Film
5.9
ActorThe Indian Chief's Son1913
Short Film
6.1
ActorThe Poet1913
Short Film
ActorThe Actor1913
Short Film
5.2
ActorStephen Pryde1914
Short Film
ActorDouglas Williams1914
Short Film
ActorThe Old Man1914
Short Film
ActorSelf (archive footage)1942
Short Film
6.4
ActorPorky Dugan1914
Short Film
5.3
ActorGeorge Pickett Jr.1910
Movie
6.1
ActorSir James Hamlin (archive footage)2002
Movie
7.3
ActorSelf (archive footage)1975
Movie
5.9
DirectingAssistant Director1915
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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