Walter Miller (March 9, 1892 – March 30, 1940) was an American actor of the silent era and the early sound era. He appeared in nearly 250 films between 1911 and 1940. He was born in

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, and died in

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, from a

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, aged 48. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.

Selected filmography

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A Change of Spirit ''A Change of Spirit'' is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Plot Cast * Blanche Sweet as The Young Woman * William J. Butler as The Young Woman's Father * Kate Toncray as The You ...

'' (1912, Short) - The Young Woman's Sweetheart - The Robbery Victim * '' An Unseen Enemy'' (1912, Short) - The Brother's Friend (uncredited) * '' Two Daughters of Eve'' (1912, Short) - Backstage * '' So Near, Yet So Far'' (1912, Short) - Howard * '' A Feud in the Kentucky Hills'' (1912, Short) - A Brother * '' The Painted Lady'' (1912, Short) - At Ice Cream Festival (uncredited) * '' The Musketeers of Pig Alley'' (1912, Short) - The Musician * '' My Baby'' (1912, Short) - Wedding Guest * '' The Informer'' (1912, Short) - The Confederate Captain * '' Brutality'' (1912, Short) - The Young Man * '' A Cry for Help'' (1912, Short) - The Doctor * '' An Adventure in the Autumn Woods'' (1913, Short) - The Boy * '' Oil and Water'' (1913, Short) - John - the Idealist's Brother - a Minister * '' Love in an Apartment Hotel'' (1913, Short) - One of the Fiance's Friends * '' The Wrong Bottle'' (1913, Short) - In Road House (uncredited) * '' Broken Ways'' (1913, Short) - In Town (uncredited) * '' Near to Earth'' (1913, Short) - The Stranger * '' The Hero of Little Italy'' (1913, Short) - In Bar (uncredited) * '' The Little Tease'' (1913, Short) - On Street * '' A Frightful Blunder'' (1913, Short) - The Pharmacist * '' The Wanderer'' (1913, Short) - The Other Man * '' The House of Darkness'' (1913, Short) - A Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Yaqui Cur'' (1913, Short) - Ocallo - Strongheart's Friend * '' Red Hicks Defies the World'' (1913, Short) - In Crowd (uncredited) * ''

The Mothering Heart ''The Mothering Heart'' is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art. Plot The film opens by showing a young woman (Lillian Gish) in a garden. She ...

'' (1913, Short) - Joe - the Young Husband * '' In Diplomatic Circles'' (1913, Short) - The Reporter * ''

A Gamble with Death ''A Gamble with Death'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Walter Miller as Reed * Claire McDowell as Kate * Charles West as The Gambler (as Charles H. West) * Lionel Barrymore as Jim Benton, the Bartender * Harry ...

'' (1913, Short) - Reed * '' Under the Shadow of the Law'' (1913, Short) - The Bookkeeper * '' Two Men of the Desert'' (1913, Short) - Second Partner * ''

A Modest Hero ''A Modest Hero'' is a 1913 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Walter Miller as The Husband * Lillian Gish as The Wife * Charles Hill Mailes as First Thief * John T. Dillon as Second Thief * Charles West as A Crook/Cleaning ...

'' (1913, Short) - The Husband * ''

Lord Chumley ''Lord Chumley'' is a 1914 American short drama film directed by James Kirkwood. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress. The film began production before November 1913, but it was not released until June 19 ...

'' (1914, Short) - Lt. Hugh Butterworth * '' Tangled Lives'' (1917) * '' Miss Robinson Crusoe'' (1917) * ''

Draft 258 ''Draft 258'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Mabel Taliaferro, Walter Miller, and Earl Brunswick, and was released on November 15, 1917. Cast list Preservation With no prints of ''Draft 258'' locat ...

'' (1917) * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1918) * '' With Neatness and Dispatch'' (1918) * '' Thin Ice'' (1919) * ''

A Girl at Bay ''A Girl at Bay'' is a lost 1919 silent film drama directed by Tom Mills and starring Corinne Griffith. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America.Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.176 c.1953 by Daniel Blum Cast ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Revenge of Tarzan ''The Revenge of Tarzan'' (1920) is a silent adventure film, originally advertised as ''The Return of Tarzan'', and the third Tarzan film produced. The film was produced by the Great Western Film Producing Company, a subsidiary of the Numa ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Invisible Divorce ''The Invisible Divorce'' is a 1920 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usuall ...

'' (1920) * '' The Way Women Love'' (1920) * '' Luxury'' (1921) * '' The Bootleggers'' (1922) * '' Unconquered Woman'' (1922) * '' The Rapids'' (1922) * '' The Woman Who Believed'' (1922) * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1922) * '' The Tie That Binds'' (1923) * ''

Unseeing Eyes ''Unseeing Eyes'' is a lost 1923 American silent north country drama film produced by William Randolph Hearst and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures. Edward H. Griffith directed Lionel Barrymore, Seena Owen, Louis Wolheim, and Gustav von Seyffert ...

'' (1923) * '' Those Who Judge'' (1924) * '' Playthings of Desire'' (1924) * ''

Sunken Silver ''Sunken Silver'' is a 1925 American film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and George B. Seitz. The serial is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Brice, a secret service agent ...

'' (1925) * '' The Sky Raider'' (1925) * '' Play Ball'' (1925, Serial) * '' The Green Archer'' (1925, Serial) * '' Snowed In'' (1926, Serial) * '' The Unfair Sex'' (1926) * ''

The Fighting Marine ''The Fighting Marine'' is a 1926 American drama film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, and featured the only screen performance by the boxing heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney. Cast Preservation ''The Fighting Marine'' is now cons ...

'' (1926) * '' The House Without a Key'' (1926, Serial) * '' Melting Millions'' (1927) * '' Hawk of the Hills'' (1927, Serial) * ''

The Man Without a Face ''The Man Without a Face'' is a 1993 American Drama (film and television), drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's direction received ...

'' (1928, Serial) * '' The Terrible People'' (1928) * '' Manhattan Knights'' (1928) * ''

Queen of the Northwoods ''Queen of the Northwoods'' is 1929 American silent Western film serial by Pathé, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Thomas Storey, with a story by George Arthur Gray. Known cast members were Walter Miller, Ethlyne Clair and Frank Lackteen ...

'' (1929) * '' The Black Book'' (1929, Serial) * '' The King of the Kongo'' (1929) * ''

Rogue of the Rio Grande ''Rogue of the Rio Grande'' is a 1930 American musical comedy Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring José Bohr, Myrna Loy and Walter Miller.Pitts p.344 Main cast * José Bohr as El Malo * Myrna Loy as Carmita * Walte ...

'' (1930) * '' The Lone Defender'' (1930) * '' The Utah Kid'' (1930) * '' King of the Wild'' (1931) * '' Hell's Valley'' (1931) * '' Swanee River'' (1931) * '' The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931) * ''

Sky Raiders ''Sky Raiders'' is a 12-episode 1941 Universal film serial. The serial was directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor. ''Sky Raiders'' stars Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong and Eduardo Ciannelli. ''Sky Raiders'' has little in common wi ...

'' (1931) * '' The Galloping Ghost'' (1931, Serial) * '' The Shadow of the Eagle'' (1932) * ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the ''Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder ...

'' (1932) * '' The Face on the Barroom Floor'' (1932) * '' Ridin' for Justice'' (1932) * ''

Behind Jury Doors ''Behind Jury Doors'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Helen Chandler, William Collier Jr. and Blanche Friderici.Pitts, p. 329 Cast * Helen Chandler as Elsa Lanfield * William Collier Jr. as ...

'' (1932) * '' Ghost City'' (1932) * '' Maizie'' (1933) * '' The Unknown Ranger'' (1936) * ''

The Fugitive Sheriff ''The Fugitive Sheriff'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Ken Maynard, Beth Marion and Walter Miller.Pitts p.119 Cast * Ken Maynard as Ken Marshall * Beth Marion as June Roberts * Walter Mille ...

'' (1936) * '' Ranger Courage'' (1936) * ''

Saturday's Heroes ''Saturday's Heroes'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Edward Killy from a screenplay by Paul Yawitz, Charles Kaufman, and David Silverstein based on George Templeton's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film ...

'' (1937) * ''

Danger Patrol ''Danger Patrol'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Lew Landers from a screenplay by Sy Bartlett based on a story by Helen Vreeland and Hilda Vincent. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on December 3, 1937 ...

'' (1937) * ''

Wild Horse Rodeo ''Wild Horse Rodeo'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Written by Oliver Drake and Betty Burbridge, based on a story by Drake and Gilbert Wright, the film ...

'' (1937) - Colonel Nye * ''

The Secret of Treasure Island ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Lawless Valley'' (1938) * ''

Dick Tracy's G-Men ''Dick Tracy's G-Men'' (1939) is a 15-Chapter Republic movie serial based on the ''Dick Tracy'' comic strip by Chester Gould. It was directed by William Witney and John English. This serial was the fifteenth of the sixty-six produced by Rep ...

'' (1939)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Walter 1892 births 1940 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Dayton, Ohio 20th-century American male actors Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)