Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter S. Baldwin Jr. (January 2, 1889 − January 27, 1977) was a prolific character actor whose career spanned five decades and 150 film and television roles, and numerous stage performances. Baldwin was born in Lima, Ohio from a theatrical family and served in the First World War. He was probably best known for playing the father of the handicapped sailor in The Best Years of Our Lives. He was the first actor to portray "Floyd the Barber" on The Andy Griffith Show. Prior to his first film roles in 1939, Baldwin had appeared in more than a dozen Broadway plays. He played Whit in the first Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, and also appeared in the original Grand Hotel in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager. He originated the role of Bensinger, the prissy Chicago Tribune reporter, in the Broadway production of The Front Page. In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in Rosemary's Baby. 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 The Lost Weekend and the rebellious prison trusty Orvy in Cry of the City. Walter Baldwin was featured in a lot of John Deere Day Movies from 1949-59 where he played the farmer Tom Gordon. In this series of Deere Day movies over a decade he helped to introduce many new pieces of John Deere farm equipment year-by-year. In each yearly movie he would be shown on his in A Tom Gordon Family Film where he would be buying new John Deere farm equipment or a new green and yellow tractor.A picture of Walter Baldwin playing Tom Gordon can be found on page 108 of Bob Pripp's book John Deere Yesterday & Today Hal Erickson writes in Allmovie: "With a pinched Midwestern countenance that enabled him to portray taciturn farmers, obsequious grocery store clerks and the occasional sniveling coward, Baldwin was a familiar (if often unbilled) presence in Hollywood films for three decades."

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 01, 1889

Deathday: January 27, 1977

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Known For

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives

1946-12-25

Cry of the City
Cry of the City

1948-09-29

The Devil Commands
The Devil Commands

1941-08-15

Scattergood Rides High
Scattergood Rides High

1942-05-08

The Racket
The Racket

1951-10-25

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen

1950-03-31

Framed
Framed

1947-05-25

Peaceful Relations
Peaceful Relations

1936-06-19

The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected

1947-10-11

Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody

1955-05-05

The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado

1948-08-07

Winter Meeting
Winter Meeting

1948-04-07

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

1964-10-15

After Midnight with Boston Blackie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943-03-18

The Jackpot
The Jackpot

1950-11-01

Miss Polly
Miss Polly

1941-11-14

Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain

1944-09-01

The Winning Team
The Winning Team

1952-06-20

Special Agent
Special Agent

1949-07-22

Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men

1948-07-17

A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town

1943-04-01

I Want You
I Want You

1951-12-22

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby

1968-06-12

Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie

1953-05-17

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country

1961-06-15

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy

1941-10-17

The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive

1956-07-12

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall

1956-05-08

Hazard
Hazard

1948-05-28

Rough Riders of Durango
Rough Riders of Durango

1951-01-30

The Man Who Returned to Life
The Man Who Returned to Life

1942-02-05

Carrie
Carrie

1952-07-17

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939-11-24

Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable

1949-07-27

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend

1945-11-29

Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck

1946-04-19

Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny

1946-10-10

Thieves' Highway
Thieves' Highway

1949-09-20

Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home

1945-10-09

Stranger on Horseback
Stranger on Horseback

1955-03-22

Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut

1945-07-27

Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra

1947-11-19

The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler

1944-10-09

The Gay Amigo
The Gay Amigo

1949-05-13

Syncopation
Syncopation

1942-05-22

Those High Grey Walls
Those High Grey Walls

1939-09-21

Wilson
Wilson

1944-08-01

Arizona
Arizona

1940-12-25

Rachel and the Stranger
Rachel and the Stranger

1948-09-18

Happy Land
Happy Land

1943-11-10

Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway

1940-10-02

Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing

1941-11-21

Storm Warning
Storm Warning

1951-02-10

Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess

1940-01-11

Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog

1944-11-30

Bring on the Girls
Bring on the Girls

1945-03-30

Trail to Vengeance
Trail to Vengeance

1945-06-01

Rhythm Round-Up
Rhythm Round-Up

1945-09-06

Albuquerque
Albuquerque

1948-02-20

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941-11-20

The Kansan
The Kansan

1943-09-10

Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory

1960-03-01

The Incredible Stranger
The Incredible Stranger

1942-06-20

The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots

1946-06-05

Powder Town
Powder Town

1942-06-07

The Remarkable Andrew
The Remarkable Andrew

1942-03-05

Living It Up
Living It Up

1954-07-15

Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero!

1953-07-17

Eyes Aloft
Eyes Aloft

1943-01-24

Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot

1943-01-25

Destry
Destry

1954-12-01

Murder, He Says
Murder, He Says

1945-06-23

Reckless Age
Reckless Age

1944-08-01

The Ghost That Walks Alone
The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944-02-10

The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours

1955-10-05

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946-08-19

Glory
Glory

1956-01-11

I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas

1944-10-31

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949-09-20

In This Our Life
In This Our Life

1942-05-08

Young Widow
Young Widow

1946-03-01

You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It

1956-10-30

For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal

1942-10-21

The Missing Juror
The Missing Juror

1944-11-16

Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff

1945-06-22

The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer

1954-02-19

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1962-07-25

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