Walter McGrail
Acting
Biography
Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.
Born: October 18, 1888
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Stagecoach
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
David Harum
Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh. Taylor is a bank teller who places a winning $4,500 bet on a 10-1 harness racing horse, making him Rogers' bank partner.
Vanity Street
A New York policeman helps a hungry and penniless young woman start life anew by arranging to get her a job in "The Follies".
Night Nurse
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
My Little Chickadee
While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945 and continued from 1952 to 1970 as a syndicated television series, with reruns continuing through August 1, 1975. The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and hosted by Stanley Andrews, Ronald Reagan, Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. With the passing of Dale Robertson in 2013, all the former Death Valley Days hosts are now deceased.
A Double Life
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
Men Without Women
Made during the early days of sound cinema, this tense submarine adventure is an intriguing example of a hybrid silent-talkie. A disgraced English sub commander changes his name to Burke and joins the American Navy. When the U.S. submarine on which he is serving as a torpedo launcher begins to sink, Burke must make the ultimate sacrifice to save as many crew men as possible..
Along the Rio Grande
A trio of cowboys infiltrate a cattle rustler's gang to seek vengeance for one of their fathers' murder.
Filmography
as Charlie
as Tom McCall
as Coroner (uncredited)
as Miller, the Banker
as Judge Jack McConnell
as Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain
as Stoddard (uncredited)
as Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
as Stoner
as Doctor
as Judge Fitzgerald
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Dean
as Capt. Chester
as Henchman DaCosta
as Capt. Sickel (uncredited)
as Joe Allison
as Ranger Captain Rawlins
as Garou
as Donnelly
as The Boss (uncredited)
as George Reynolds aka Johnson
as Winstead Comstock
as Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic
as Guard
as Vincent 'Lanny' Landers
as Grant
as Louie
as Dyer
as The Duallist (1825)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Dr. James A. Gordon
as Burman
as Henchman Brad
as Detective Hanson (uncredited)
as Inspector Oliver P. Logan
as Pickpocket (uncredited)
as Gregg (uncredited)
as Martin Andrews
as Herbert Endicott
as The Drunk
as Chief Joe Cobb
as Johnny Spence
as Martin
as Emory
as Bland
as Captain Davis
as Lieutenant of Legionnaires
as Capt. Arnold
as Cobb
as Phil Lawson
as Major Patterson
as Diplomatic Attaché
as Hayden
as David Courtney
as Childers
as Claverhouse
as Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue
as Sergeant McClellan
as Jim Hannock
as Capt. Grover
as Marcus Heriot
as J. Austin Bell
as Clive Grenfal
as Holdbrook
as Roddy Dunton
as Roderick Caswell
as Lt. Harper
as Tudor
as Leon Kent
as Zanten / Dick Sterling
as The Argentine
as Boyd Carter
as Gordon Ibbotsleigh
as Larry Trent
as Capt. Jean Duval
as Sea Bass
as Morgan Pell
as Dick Manley
as Gabrielle Dupree
as Kelcey Barton
as Ramón
as Frank Carey
as Ralph Gordon
as Emery Gray
as Courtney Webster
as David Leighton
as Arthur Comstock
as Gilbert Hannaway
as Hubert Randolph
as Richard Janeway
as Charles Munson
as Roger Davis
as Steven De Koven
as Maurie Monnier
as George Tewksbury Reynolds III
as Ernest Sanford
as Josephus Potts, Jr.
as Ray McKay
as Larry Boyle
as Blinker
as Jim Roberts
as James Desboro
as Dr. Evans
as Gerald Thorne
as Count Dario
as Hawk Chovinski
as Ned Thorpe