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Walter McGrail

Lived · 81 Born · Oct 18, 1888 From · Brooklyn, New York, USA Films · 117

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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.

Known for

A Double Life poster

Riders of the West poster

Riders of the West

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. poster

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Along the Rio Grande poster

Along the Rio Grande

Career timeline

1950

And Then There Were Four

Tom McCall · 1950

1947

1942

Bowery at Midnight

Coroner (uncredited) · 1942

Riders of the West

Miller, the Banker · 1942

Billy the Kid Trapped

Judge Jack McConnell · 1942

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Capt · 1941

Appointment for Love

Stoddard (uncredited) · 1941

Along the Rio Grande Notable

Cattle Buyer (uncredited) · 1941

1940

Mysterious Doctor Satan

Billy the Kid Outlawed Notable

Judge Fitzgerald · 1940

1939

Calling All Marines Notable

Capt. Chester · 1939

The Sun Never Sets

Henchman DaCosta · 1939

Stagecoach Notable

Capt. Sickel (uncredited) · 1939

1938

On the Great White Trail

Held For Ransom

Donnelly · 1938

Tell Your Children

The Boss (uncredited) · 1938

1937

The Shadow Strikes

Winstead Comstock · 1937

1936

Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic · 1936

The Accusing Finger

Special Agent K-7

Vincent 'Lanny' Landers · 1936

1935

1934

Men of the Night

A Demon for Trouble

The World Moves On

The Duallist (1825) · 1934

1933

Police Call Notable

Dr. James A. Gordon · 1933

State Trooper Notable

1932

Henchman Brad · 1932

Vanity Street Notable

Detective Hanson (uncredited) · 1932

McKenna of the Mounted Notable

Inspector Oliver P. Logan · 1932

1931

Martin Andrews · 1931

Murder by the Clock

Herbert Endicott · 1931

The Drunk · 1931

1930

Part Time Wife Notable

Johnny Spence · 1930

1929

The River of Romance

Major Patterson · 1929

The Veiled Woman Notable

Diplomatic Attaché · 1929

1928

Blockade Notable

The Play Girl Notable

David Courtney · 1928

Midnight Madness Notable

Childers · 1928

1927

American Beauty

Claverhouse · 1927

Old San Francisco

Vasquez's Grandson - in Prolog · 1927

The Secret Studio Notable

Mr. Kyler · 1927

1926

Prisoners of the Storm Notable

Sergeant McClellan · 1926

The City Notable

Jim Hannock · 1926

Across the Pacific

Capt. Grover · 1926

1925

When the Door Opened

Clive Grenfal · 1925

A Son of His Father Notable

Holdbrook · 1925

Roddy Dunton · 1925

Frequently appears with

Shelley Winters

Marshal Buck Roberts

Marshal Tim McCall

Marshal Sandy Hopkins

Full filmography

And Then There Were Four poster

And Then There Were Four

A Double Life poster

Bowery at Midnight poster

Bowery at Midnight

Riders of the West poster

Riders of the West

Billy the Kid Trapped poster

Billy the Kid Trapped

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. poster

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Appointment for Love poster

Appointment for Love

Along the Rio Grande poster

Along the Rio Grande

Mysterious Doctor Satan poster

Mysterious Doctor Satan

Marked Men poster

Billy the Kid Outlawed poster

Billy the Kid Outlawed

The Grapes of Wrath poster

The Grapes of Wrath

My Little Chickadee poster

My Little Chickadee

The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

Calling All Marines poster

Calling All Marines

The Sun Never Sets poster

The Sun Never Sets

Stagecoach poster

In Old Montana poster

Code of the Fearless poster

Code of the Fearless

On the Great White Trail poster

On the Great White Trail

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