Walter Baldwin
Acting
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."
Known for
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movieRosemary's Baby
1968
Mr. Wees (uncredited)
tvMannix
1967
Luther
tvGreen Acres
1965
Grandpappy Miller
movieCheyenne Autumn
1964
Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
Grandpappy Miller
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Mr. Weaver
movieHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
Conductor (uncredited)
movieWild in the Country
1961
Mr. Spangler (uncredited)
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
Floyd Lawson
movieOklahoma Territory
1960
Ward Harlan
tvCasey Jones
1957
Conductor
tvWagon Train
1957
Eddie Blake (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Run Away from It
1956
1st Proprietor
movieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Man Who Warns Vinny (uncredited)
movieThe Harder They Fall
1956
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
movieGlory
1956
Doc Brock
movieThe Desperate Hours
1955
George Patterson
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
Farmer Everett
tvFrontier
1955
Briggs
tvGunsmoke
1955
Old Man
movieInterrupted Melody
1955
Jim Owens
movieStranger on Horseback
1955
Vince Webb
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Dr. Frank Kenston
movieDestry
1954
Henry Skinner
movieLiving It Up
1954
Isaiah Jackson
movieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
Uncle Edgar
movieRide, Vaquero!
1953
Adam Smith
movieScandal at Scourie
1953
Michael Hayward
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Spivak / Johnson / Henry Clayburn
movieCarrie
1952
Mr. Meeber - Carrie's Father
movieThe Winning Team
1952
Pa Alexander (uncredited)
movieI Want You
1951
George Kress Sr.
movieThe Racket
1951
Sullivan
movieStorm Warning
1951
Coroner Bledsoe
movieRough Riders of Durango
1951
Cricket Adams
movieThe Jackpot
1950
Watch Buyer (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Mr. Brinker
movieCheaper by the Dozen
1950
Jim Bracken (uncredited)
movieThieves' Highway
1949
Officer Riley (uncredited)
movieCalamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
Doc Purdy
movieCome to the Stable
1949
Claude Jarman (uncredited)
movieSpecial Agent
1949
Pop Peters (uncredited)
movieThe Gay Amigo
1949
Editor Stoneham
movieThe Man from Colorado
1948
Stagecoach driver
movieReturn of the Bad Men
1948
Muley Wilson
movieHazard
1948
Superintendent
movieWinter Meeting
1948
Mr. Castle
movieAlbuquerque
1948
Judge Fred Martin
movieMourning Becomes Electra
1947
Amos Ames
movieThe Unsuspected
1947
Judge Maynard
movieThe Millerson Case
1947
Link Hazen
movieFramed
1947
(uncredited)
movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Mr. Parrish
movieSister Kenny
1946
Mr. Ferguson (uncredited)
movieThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Dempsey (uncredited)
movieThe Bride Wore Boots
1946
Mr. Hodges (uncredited)
movieDragonwyck
1946
Tom Wilson (uncredited)
movieYoung Widow
1946
Miller (Uncredited)
movieThe Lost Weekend
1945
Man from Albany (uncredited)
movieWhy Girls Leave Home
1945
Wilbur Harris
movieRhythm Round-Up
1945
Jed Morton
movieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
Herb, the Sheriff (uncredited)
movieMurder, He Says
1945
Vic Hardy (uncredited)
movieScared Stiff
1945
Deputy with Rifle (Uncredited)
movieTrail to Vengeance
1945
Bart Jackson
movieBring on the Girls
1945
Henry (uncredited)
movieFaces in the Fog
1944
Doan, Jury Foreman
movieThe Missing Juror
1944
Town Sheriff (uncredited)
movieI'm from Arkansas
1944
Attorney
movieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
Fireman (uncredited)
movieTall in the Saddle
1944
Stan - Depot Master (uncredited)
movieDark Mountain
1944
Uncle Sam Bates
movieWilson
1944
Wilson Campaign Orator (uncredited)
movieReckless Age
1944
Music Conductor
movieThe Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
Deputy Sheriff
movieHappy Land
1943
Jake Hibbs (uncredited)
movieThe Kansan
1943
Judge Lorrimer
movieA Stranger in Town
1943
Tom Cooney
movieAfter Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
Diamond Ed Barnaby
movieReconnaissance Pilot
1943
George Newton
movieFor Me and My Gal
1942
Bill (uncredited)
movieThe Incredible Stranger
1942
Doctor Peabody (uncredited)
moviePowder Town
1942
Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited)
movieScattergood Rides High
1942
Martin Knox
movieIn This Our Life
1942
Worker (uncredited)
movieThe Remarkable Andrew
1942
Hugo French
movieThe Man Who Returned to Life
1942
Homer-the Barber
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Settler (uncredited)
movieMiss Polly
1941
Lem Wiggins
movieAll That Money Can Buy
1941
Hank (uncredited)
movieThe Devil Commands
1941
Seth Marcy
movieArizona
1940
Man Who Declares for the South
movieAngels Over Broadway
1940
Rennick (uncredited)
movieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
Finch (uncredited)
movieThose High Grey Walls
1939
Mr. Mason (uncredited)