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Walter McGrail

Walter McGrail

Acting1888Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Acting History

Future
The Yosemite Trail
as Ned Thorpe
1952
Death Valley Days
TVas Charlie
1950
1942
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Judge Jack McConnell
Bowery at Midnight
as Coroner (uncredited)
Riders of the West
as Miller, the Banker
1941
Appointment for Love
as Stoddard (uncredited)
Along the Rio Grande
as Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee
as Townsman (uncredited)
Marked Men
as Doctor
Billy the Kid Outlawed
as Judge Fitzgerald
1939
In Old Montana
as Joe Allison
Stagecoach
as Capt. Sickel (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets
as Henchman DaCosta
Code of the Fearless
as Ranger Captain Rawlins
Calling All Marines
as Capt. Chester
1938
West of Rainbow's End
as George Reynolds aka Johnson
Tell Your Children
as The Boss (uncredited)
Held For Ransom
as Donnelly
1937
The Shadow Strikes
as Winstead Comstock
1936
Special Agent K-7
as Vincent 'Lanny' Landers
Ten Laps to Go
as Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic
1935
Sunset Range
as Grant
1934
The World Moves On
as The Duallist (1825)
David Harum
as Townsman (uncredited)
1933
State Trooper
as Burman
Police Call
as Dr. James A. Gordon
1932
Union Depot
as Pickpocket (uncredited)
McKenna of the Mounted
as Inspector Oliver P. Logan
Under Eighteen
as Gregg (uncredited)
Vanity Street
as Detective Hanson (uncredited)
Robbers' Roost
as Henchman Brad
1931
Murder by the Clock
as Herbert Endicott
Seas Beneath
as Chief Joe Cobb
Night Nurse
as The Drunk
Night Beat
as Martin Andrews
1930
Women Everywhere
as Lieutenant of Legionnaires
The Pay-Off
as Emory
River's End
as Martin
Part Time Wife
as Johnny Spence
Soldiers and Women
as Capt. Arnold
Anybody's War
as Captain Davis
The Lone Star Ranger
as Phil Lawson
1929
The River of Romance
as Major Patterson
The Veiled Woman
as Diplomatic Attaché
1928
Midnight Madness
as Childers
Blockade
as Hayden
The Play Girl
as David Courtney
1927
Old San Francisco
as Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue
The Secret Studio
as Mr. Kyler
American Beauty
as Claverhouse
1926
The Combat
as Milton Symmons
The City
as Jim Hannock
Across the Pacific
as Capt. Grover
Marriage License?
as Marcus Heriot
Prisoners of the Storm
as Sergeant McClellan
Forbidden Waters
as J. Austin Bell
1925
When the Door Opened
as Clive Grenfal
Havoc
as Roddy Dunton
Adventure
as Tudor
The Dancers
as The Argentine
The Teaser
as Roderick Caswell
The Scarlet West
as Lt. Harper
Champion of Lost Causes
as Zanten / Dick Sterling
1924
A Son of the Sahara
as Capt. Jean Duval
Unguarded Women
as Larry Trent
Is Love Everything?
as Boyd Carter
Gerald Cranston's Lady
as Gordon Ibbotsleigh
1923
Wolf Fangs
as Gabrielle Dupree
Lights Out
as Sea Bass
The Eleventh Hour
as Dick Manley
Flaming Youth
as Jamieson James
Is Divorce a Failure?
as Kelcey Barton
Nobody's Money
as Frank Carey
Suzanna
as Ramón
The Bad Man
as Morgan Pell
1922
The Cradle
as Courtney Webster
The Kentucky Derby
as Ralph Gordon
The Top of New York
as Emery Gray
1921
Playthings of Destiny
as Hubert Randolph
The Invisible Fear
as Arthur Comstock
Pilgrims of the Night
as Gilbert Hannaway
Her Mad Bargain
as David Leighton
Habit
as Charles Munson
The Breaking Point
as Richard Janeway
1920
Darling Mine
as Roger Davis
Life's Twist
as Steven De Koven
Blind Youth
as Maurie Monnier
The Invisible Divorce
as Jimmy Ryder
1919
The Country Cousin
as George Tewksbury Reynolds III
The Black Secret
as Ray McKay
The Adventure Shop
as Josephus Potts, Jr.
The Girl Problem
as Ernest Sanford
1918
Miss Ambition
as Larry Boyle
Brown of Harvard
as Gerald Thorne
The Business of Life
as James Desboro
1917
1916
Lights of New York
as Hawk Chovinski

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/18/1888
Day of Death
3/19/1970
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA