Walter Smith Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was an American character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born January 2, 1889, in

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, into a theatrical family: his father Walter S. Baldwin Sr. and mother Pearl Melville (a sister of Rose Melville) were both actors. He joined his parents' stock theatre company, and in 1915 married fellow actress Geraldine Blair.

Career

He was probably best known for playing the father of the disabled sailor in ''

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'' (1946). He was the first actor to portray the town character "Floyd the Barber" on ''

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'' starring

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and

Don Knotts Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'', for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He als ...

.on television, 1960 to 1968.

Theater career

Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than a dozen

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plays in New York City. He played "Whit"/ in the first Broadway production in 1938 of ''

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'', based on famous author

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's best-selling

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published the previous year of 1937, ànd also appeared in the original ''

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'' (1931) play in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager. He originated the role of "Bensinger", the prissy '

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' reporter, in the 1928

production in New York City of ''

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'' (later subject of several other subsequent productions / media).

Television career

In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television comedy shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1967 he portrayed a stable owner in the "Fandango" episode (Season 12, Episode 21) on the famous long-running (1955 to 1975) of

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series on ''

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''. He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in '' Rosemary's Baby''. (1968). Baldwin was known for playing solid middle class burghers, although sometimes he gave portrayals of eccentric characters. He played a customer seeking a prostitute in ''

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'' (1945), and the rebellious prison trusty "Orvy" in ''

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'' (1948).

John Deere company

Walter Baldwin was featured in a lot of "John Deere Day" movies during the 1950s, from 1949 to 1959 where he played the farmer "Tom Gordon". In this series of Deere Day advertising / marketing movies for over a decade shown as short subjects between usually two other major feature films along with cartoons, newsreels and previews of coming attractions (trailers) such as in a "double feature" program shown in local neighborhood movie theatres. This was in the early

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era (with commercials occupying usually 10 minutes out of every half-hour program). He helped to introduce to rural country movie theatre audiences about many new pieces of

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farming / agriculture machinery and equipment year-by-year. In each yearly movie along with an interesting short story line, he would be shown in a "Tom Gordon Family Film" where he would always be buying new John Deere farm equipment or a new green and yellow tractor in the traditional John Deere colors. A picture of Walter Baldwin playing "Tom Gordon" can be found on page 108 of Bob Pripp's farm equipment history book "John Deere: Yesterday & Today" Hal Erickson writes in the

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films for three decades."

Selected filmography

*'' Frontier Marshal'' (1939) – (scenes deleted) *''

Those High Grey Walls ''Those High Grey Walls'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens and Iris Meredith. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is also known by the alternative title ''The Gate ...

'' (1939) – Mr. Mason (uncredited) *'' The Secret of Dr. Kildare'' (1939) – Finch (uncredited) *'' Cafe Hostess'' (1940) – Jones (uncredited) *'' Angels Over Broadway'' (1940) – Rennick (uncredited) *''

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now ''I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore and Helen Parrish. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Football player Tod Low ...

'' (1940) – Elmer *''

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'' (1940) – Man Who Declares for the South (uncredited) *''

The Devil Commands ''The Devil Commands'' is a 1941 American horror film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Boris Karloff, Amanda Duff and Richard Fiske. The working title of the film was ''The Devil Said No''. In it, a man obsessed with contacting his dead ...

'' (1941) – Seth Marcy *''

The Devil and Daniel Webster "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster, a noted 19th-century A ...

'' (1941) – Hank (uncredited) *''

Miss Polly ''Miss Polly'' is a 1941 American comedy film produced as part of Hal Roach's Hal Roach's Streamliners, Streamliners series. It was directed by Fred Guiol, written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook and stars ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Ka ...

'' (1941) – Lem Wiggins *''

They Died with Their Boots On ''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American biographical western war film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland and Arthur Kennedy. It was made and distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Hal B. Wal ...

'' (1941) – Settler (uncredited) *''

Look Who's Laughing ''Look Who's Laughing'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Allan Dwan It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. The film is built around a number of sitcom, radio stars from the Golden Age of Radio and centers around radio person ...

'' (1941) – Bill *''

Harvard, Here I Come ''Harvard, Here I Come!'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and stars Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, Arline Judge, Stanley Brown, Don Beddoe, Marie Wilson, and Virginia Sale. The film is also known as ''Here I Come'' in th ...

'' (1941) – Prof. MacSquigley *''

Kings Row ''Kings Row'' is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Woo ...

'' (1942) – Deputy Constable (uncredited) *''

The Man Who Returned to Life ''The Man Who Returned to Life'' is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot David Jameson lives in a rural town in Maryland. He is forced to flee after ...

'' (1942) – Homer, the Barber (uncredited) *''

The Adventures of Martin Eden ''The Adventures of Martin Eden'' is a 1942 (~$ in ) black-and-white adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. It is based on Jack London's novel '' Martin Eden'' (1909). Plot Martin Eden wants to be a ...

'' (1942) – Postman (uncredited) *''

The Remarkable Andrew ''The Remarkable Andrew'' is a 1942 film directed by Stuart Heisler and written by Dalton Trumbo based on his 1941 novel of the same name. It stars Brian Donlevy and William Holden. Plot Young bookkeeper Andrew Long is an avid student of Ame ...

'' (1942) – Hugo French (uncredited) *''

Scattergood Rides High ''Scattergood Rides High'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Michael L. Simmons. It is the sequel to the 1941 film '' Scattergood Meets Broadway''. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Jed Prouty, Dorothy Moore, Cha ...

'' (1942) – Martin Knox *''

In This Our Life ''In This Our Life'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland as sisters and rivals in romance and life (the third of six films in which de Havilland and Davis starred together). The film was directed mostly by ...

'' (1942) – Worker (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) – Tom Jones (uncredited) *''

Powder Town ''Powder Town'' is a 1942 comedy about an eccentric scientist thrust into danger and romance. Max Brand worked on the screenplay and published a novelisation under his own name. Plot Young J. Quincy Pennant is a brilliant but absent-minded scie ...

'' (1942) – Jerry, Nitrate Technician (uncredited) *'' For Me and My Gal'' (1942) – Bill (uncredited) *''

Laugh Your Blues Away ''Laugh Your Blues Away'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and written by Harry Sauber and Ned Dandy. The film stars Jinx Falkenburg, Bert Gordon, Johnny Mitchell, Isobel Elsom, Roger Clark and George Lessey. The film w ...

'' (1942) – Clerk (uncredited) *''

Tennessee Johnson ''Tennessee Johnson'' is a 1942 American film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay was written by Milton Gunzburg, Alvin Meyers, John Bald ...

'' (1942) – Captain Reporting Shooting (uncredited) *'' Let's Have Fun'' (1943) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited) *''

After Midnight with Boston Blackie ''After Midnight with Boston Blackie'' is a 1943 crime film directed by Lew Landers. It is the fifth of a series of 14 Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. When a recently paroled friend of Boston Blackie is killed, h ...

'' (1943) – Diamond Ed Barnaby (uncredited) *''

Prairie Chickens ''Prairie Chickens'' is a 1943 American Western film and a sequel to '' Dudes are Pretty People'' (1942) and '' Calaboose'' (1943), Western films from "Hal Roach's Streamliners", a series of approximately 50-minute comedic movies, in this case ...

'' (1943) – Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) *'' A Stranger in Town'' (1943) – Tom Cooney *'' The Kansan'' (1943) – Judge Lorrimer (uncredited) *'' Always a Bridesmaid'' (1943) – Ephraim – County Clerk *''

Sweet Rosie O'Grady ''Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young ( ...

'' (1943) – Mailman (uncredited) *'' Happy Land'' (1943) – Jake Hibbs (uncredited) *'' The Ghost That Walks Alone'' (1944) – Deputy (uncredited) *''

You Can't Ration Love ''You Can't Ration Love'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Lester Fuller and written by Val Burton and Hal Fimberg. The film stars Betty Jane Rhodes, Johnnie Johnston, Marjorie Weaver, Johnnie Davis, Marie Wilson (American actress), Mar ...

'' (1944) – Deli Manager in Paramount Newsreel (uncredited) *''

Since You Went Away ''Since You Went Away'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed by John Cromwell for Selznick International Pictures and distributed by United Artists. It is an epic about the US home front during World War II that was adapted and produce ...

'' (1944) – Train Station Gateman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) – Lem (uncredited) *'' Mr. Winkle Goes to War'' (1944) – Mr. Plummer (mailman) (uncredited) *'' Wilson'' (1944) – Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited) *''

Reckless Age ''Reckless Age'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Gertrude Purcell and Henry Blankfort. The film stars Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, Franklin Pangborn, Andrew Tombes, Marshall Thompson, Ja ...

'' (1944) – Conductor (uncredited) *''

Tall in the Saddle ''Tall in the Saddle'' is a 1944 American Western (genre), Western film starring John Wayne and Ella Raines. Written by Paul Fix and Michael Hogan (screenwriter), Michael Hogan, based on the serialized novel of the same name by Gordon Young (w ...

'' (1944) – Stan – Depot Master (uncredited) *'' Dark Mountain'' (1944) – Uncle Sam Bates *''

The Mark of the Whistler ''The Mark of the Whistler'', aka ''The Marked Man'', is a 1944 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama '' The Whistler''. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Porter Hall and Janis Carter. It is the secon ...

'' (1944) – Fireman (uncredited) *''

I'm from Arkansas ''I'm from Arkansas'' is a 1944 Americans, American musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers. Plot summary The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Among the visitors to Pit ...

'' (1944) – Packing Company Attorney *''

The Missing Juror ''The Missing Juror'' is a 1944 American film noir mystery film directed by Budd Boetticher (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) and starring Jim Bannon, Janis Carter, George Macready and Jean Stevens.Budd Boetticher: The Last Interview Wheeler, Winston Di ...

'' (1944) – Town Sheriff (uncredited) *''

Faces in the Fog ''Faces in the Fog'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by John English and starring Jane Withers, Paul Kelly and Lee Patrick.McCarty p.88 Plot Hard-partying Tom and Cora Elliott neglect their kids, 17-year-old Mary and 14-year-old Les. ...

'' (1944) – Doan (jury foreman) (uncredited) *'' Together Again'' (1944) – Witherspoon (uncredited) *'' I'll Be Seeing You'' (1944) – Train Vendor (replaced by Olin Howland) (uncredited) *''

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'' (1945) – Jake – Wholesaler (uncredited) *'' Bring On the Girls'' (1945) – Henry (uncredited) *''

The Power of the Whistler ''The Power of the Whistler'' is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama '' The Whistler''. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in t ...

'' (1945) – Western Union agent (uncredited) *''

Blonde Ransom ''Blonde Ransom'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Donald Cook, Virginia Grey, and Pinky Lee.Marshall p.246 Plot Cast * Donald Cook as Duke Randall * Virginia Grey as Vicki Morrison * Pinky Lee as Pi ...

'' (1945) – Sheriff (uncredited) *''Trail to Vengeance'' (1945) – Bart Jackson *''

Captain Eddie ''Captain Eddie'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, based on ''Seven Were Saved'' by "Eddie" Rickenbacker and Lt. James Whittaker's ''We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing''. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari and Charles ...

'' (1945) – Serious Man (uncredited) *'' Scared Stiff'' (1945) – Deputy with Rifle (uncredited) *''

Murder, He Says ''Murder, He Says'' is a 1945 American black comedy horror film directed by George Marshall and starring Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker and Marjorie Main. It is about a murderous rural family and the hapless pollster who becomes entangled in their ...

'' (1945) – Vic Hardy (uncredited) *''

Christmas in Connecticut ''Christmas in Connecticut'' is a 1945 American Christmas romantic comedy film about an unmarried city magazine writer who pretends to be a farm wife and mother for the sake of her popular lifestyle column who falls in love with a returning war ...

'' (1945) – Sheriff Potter (uncredited) *''

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'' (1945) – Farmer (uncredited) *'' Rhythm Round-Up'' (1945) – Jed Morton *''

'' (1945) – Man from Albany (uncredited) *'' Why Girls Leave Home'' (1945) – Wilbur Harris *''

Abilene Town ''Abilene Town'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming and Lloyd Bridges. Adapted from Ernest Haycox's 1941 novel ''Trail Town'', the production ...

'' (1946) – Train Conductor (uncredited) *''

Claudia and David ''Claudia and David'' is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young (actor), Robert Young and Mary Astor. Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943 ...

'' (1946) – Farmer (uncredited) *''

Young Widow ''Young Widow'' is a 1946 drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Jane Russell and Louis Hayward. It focuses on Joan Kenwood, a young journalist who cannot get over her husband's death in World War II. Kenwood is reminded in large ways ...

'' (1946) – Miller (uncredited) *'' To Each His Own'' (1946) – Sam Foreman (uncredited) *''

Talk About a Lady ''Talk About a Lady'' is a 1946 American musical film directed by George Sherman and starring Forrest Tucker, Jinx Falkenburg and Trudy Marshall. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Jinx Falkenburg as Janie Clark * ...

'' (1946) – Clem (uncredited) *''

Johnny Comes Flying Home ''Johnny Comes Flying Home'' is a 1946 American adventure film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Richard Crane and Faye Marlowe; the supporting cast features Harry Morgan. The plot involves postwar pilots starting a small aviation compa ...

'' (1946) – Henry (uncredited) *'' Dragonwyck'' (1946) – Tom Wilson – Farmer (uncredited) *''

The Bride Wore Boots ''The Bride Wore Boots'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film with Barbara Stanwyck in the title role, playing opposite Robert Cummings. A very young Natalie Wood is seen in the film, directed by Irving Pichel. This was Stanwyck's last f ...

'' (1946) – Mr. Hodges – Postman (uncredited) *''

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' is a 1946 American noir tragedy film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin and Lizabeth Scott. Kirk Douglas appears in his film debut. It follows a man who is reunited with ...

'' (1946) – Dempsey (uncredited) *''

Our Hearts Were Growing Up ''Our Hearts Were Growing Up'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William D. Russell (director), William D. Russell and written by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama and Frank Waldman. It is the sequel to the 1944 film ''Our Hearts Were Young an ...

'' (1946) – Druggist (uncredited) *'' Sing While You Dance'' (1946) – Handy *'' Mr. Ace'' (1946) – Bookie – Party Guest (uncredited) *''

Sister Kenny ''Sister Kenny'' is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, ...

'' (1946) – Mr. Ferguson (uncredited) *''

'' (1946) – Mr. Parrish *'' Cross My Heart'' (1946) – Coroner (uncredited) *'' Ladies' Man'' (1947) – Clem (uncredited) *'' The Perfect Marriage'' (1947) – Horse Ring Attendant (uncredited) *''

The Beginning or the End ''The Beginning or the End'' is a 1947 American docudrama film about the development of the atomic bomb in World War II, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, and Tom Drake, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Th ...

'' (1947) – Workman (uncredited) *''

Millie's Daughter ''Millie's Daughter'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow, from a screenplay by Edward Huebsch, based on the novel of the same name by Donald Henderson Clarke. The film stars Gladys George, Gay Nelson, and Paul Campbell, an ...

'' (1947) – Pavilion Manager (uncredited) *'' King of the Wild Horses'' (1947) – Stationmaster DevineDuveen (uncredited) *'' Framed'' (1947) – Assistant Manager (uncredited) *'' The Millerson Case'' (1947) – Link Hazen, Lawyer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1947) – Villager (uncredited) *''

The Unsuspected ''The Unsuspected'' is a 1947 American mystery film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Ted North, Constance Bennett, Joan Caulfield, and Hurd Hatfield. The film was based on the 1946 novel of the same tit ...

'' (1947) – Judge Maynard – Justice of the Peace *''

Mourning Becomes Electra ''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a play cycle written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 26 October 1931 where it ran for 150 performances before closing in March 1932, starring Lee Ba ...

'' (1947) – Amos Ames *''

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'' (1948) – Judge Fred Martin *'' Winter Meeting'' (1948) – Mr. Castle *''

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'' (1948) – Alfred Clumby, Bookie *''

Return of the Bad Men ''Return of the Bad Men'', also known as ''Return of the Badmen'', is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan and Anne Jeffreys.Jarlett p.192-93 A loose sequel to the 1946 film '' Badman's T ...

'' (1948) – Muley Wilson *''

The Man from Colorado ''The Man from Colorado'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Henry Levin, produced by Jules Schermer for Columbia Pictures, and starring Glenn Ford as a Union officer who becomes addicted to killing during the American Civil War, Willi ...

'' (1948) – Tom Barton (uncredited) *'' Rachel and the Stranger'' (1948) – Gallus *''

'' (1948) – Orvy *''

The Gay Amigo '' The Gay Amigo '' is a 1949 American Western film starring Duncan Renaldo in the lead role of The Cisco Kid. This film was one entry in a series of Cisco Kid B Westerns produced by Philip N. Krasne. Ziv Television Programs later advanced mo ...

'' (1949) – Stoneham – Editor *''

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass ''Calamity Jane and Sam Bass'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff and Dorothy Hart. Plot Sheriff Will Egan doesn't want any gamblers in Denton, Texas and is suspicious when stra ...

'' (1949) – Doc Purdy *''

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'' (1949) – Pop Peters *''

Come to the Stable ''Come to the Stable'' is a 1949 American comedy drama film that tells how two French religious sisters come to a small New England town and involve the townsfolk in helping them to build a children's hospital. It features Loretta Young, Celeste ...

'' (1949) – Claude Jarman – Realtor (uncredited) *''

Thieves' Highway ''Thieves' Highway'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese and Lee J. Cobb. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides, based on his novel ''Thieves' Market''. The film was ...

'' (1949) – Officer Riley – Market Patrolman (uncredited) *''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bes ...

'' (1950) – Jim Bracken (uncredited) *''

Stella Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Films * ''Stella'' (1921 film), directed by Edwin J. Collins * ''Stella'' (1943 film), with Zully Moreno * ''Stella'' (1950 film), with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature * ''Stella'' (1955 ...

'' (1950) – Farmer (uncredited) *''

The Jackpot ''The Jackpot'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles. It features a young Natalie Wood. The screenplay was based on a John McNulty article, "The Jackpot", in ''The New Yo ...

'' (1950) – Watch Buyer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) – Coroner Bledsoe *'' Rough Riders of Durango'' (1951) – Cricket Adams *''

A Millionaire for Christy ''A Millionaire for Christy'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Fred MacMurray, Eleanor Parker and Richard Carlson. The film is a screwball comedy, in which Christy Sloane (Parker) is a legal secretary from ...

'' (1951) – Mr. Sloane (scenes deleted) *'' The Racket'' (1951) – Booking Sgt. Sullivan *'' I Want You'' (1951) – George Kress Sr. *'' Carrie'' (1952) – Mr. Meeber – Carrie's Father *'' Something for the Birds'' (1952) – Bigelow (uncredited) *''

Scandal at Scourie ''Scandal at Scourie'' is a 1953 American drama Technicolor film directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon "above the title", and co-starring Donna Corcoran. Garson and Pidgeon were together for the 8th and last time in th ...

'' (1953) – Michael Hayward *''

Ride, Vaquero! ''Ride, Vaquero!'' is a 1953 American Western film photographed in Ansco Color (print by Technicolor) made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). It was directed by John Farrow and produced by Stephen Ames from a screenplay by Frank Fenton and John ...

'' (1953) – Adam Smith *''

The Long, Long Trailer ''The Long, Long Trailer'' is a 1954 American Anscocolor road comedy film based on a novel of the same name written by Clinton Twiss in 1951 about a couple who buy a new travel trailer home and spend a year traveling across the United States.'' V ...

'' (1954) – Uncle Edgar *''

Living It Up ''Living It Up'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis which was released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Paul Jones. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavels ...

'' (1954) – Isaiah Jackson *'' Destry'' (1954) – Henry Skinner *''

Stranger on Horseback ''Stranger on Horseback'' is a 1955 American Anscocolor Western film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Joel McCrea. The screenplay is based on a story by Louis L'Amour. It was filmed in and around Sedona, AZ, and on Gene Autry’s Melody ...

'' (1955) – Vince Webb *''

Interrupted Melody ''Interrupted Melody'' is a 1955 American musical biopic film about the opera singer Marjorie Lawrence starring Eleanor Parker, Glenn Ford, Roger Moore, and Cecil Kellaway. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, it was filmed in CinemaScope and Eastman ...

'' (1955) – Jim Owens *'' The Desperate Hours'' (1955) – George Patterson (uncredited) *'' Glory'' (1956) – Doc Brock *'' The Fastest Gun Alive'' (1956) – Blind Man (uncredited) *''

You Can't Run Away from It ''You Can't Run Away from It'' is a 1956 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Dick Powell and starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. The film is a remake of the 1934 Academy Award-winning film ''It Happened One Night''. The supp ...

'' (1956) – 1st Proprietor *''

Oklahoma Territory The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as ...

'' (1960) – Ward Harlan *''

Wild in the Country ''Wild in the Country'' is a 1961 American musical-drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson and John Ireland. Based on the 1958 novel ''The Lost Country'' by J ...

'' (1961) – Mr. Spangler (uncredited) *''

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man ''Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man'' is a 1962 American adventure film directed by Martin Ritt based on Ernest Hemingway's semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams, and featuring Richard Beymer as Adams. A.E. Hotchner wrote the screenpl ...

'' (1962) – Conductor (uncredited) *''

Cheyenne Autumn ''Cheyenne Autumn'' is a 1964 American epic Western film starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. It tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878–79, told with artistic licen ...

'' (1964) – Jeremy Wright (uncredited) *''

'' (1964–1970, TV Series) – Grandpappy Miller, Grandpa Miller *'' Rosemary's Baby'' (1968) – Mr. Wees (uncredited) *''

Hail, Hero! ''Hail, Hero!'' is a 1969 drama film directed by David Miller, starring Michael Douglas, Deborah Winters and Peter Strauss. David Manber wrote the screenplay based on the novel by John Weston. The picture was produced by Harold D. Cohen and ...

'' (1969) – Nat Winder

References

* 1930 census records, retrieved December 3, 2008 * Draft Card, Walter S. Baldwin Jr., retrieved December 3, 2008

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Walter People from Lima, Ohio 1889 births 1977 deaths Male actors from Ohio 20th-century American male actors