Walter Connolly
Acting
Born April 8, 1887 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Biography
Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American actor. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked, he was for the most part applauded for his zesty contributions to a number of comedy classics. Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), Broadway Bill (1934) and It Happened One Night (1934), as well as the Carole Lombard/Fredric March screwball farce Nothing Sacred (1937) as news reporter March's hot-headed editor boss are sure-fire examples. The son of the head of the Western Union relay office, he attended St. Xavier College and…
Known For · 40 titles
It Happened One Night
Libeled Lady
Start Cheering
The Good Earth
Fifth Avenue Girl
Nothing Sacred
Twentieth Century
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Four's a Crowd
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Girl Downstairs
Too Hot to Handle
Lady for a Day
The League of Frightened Men
Good Girls Go to Paris
So Red the Rose
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
The Captain Hates the Sea
Breakdowns of 1938
The King Steps Out
She Couldn't Take It
A Soldier's Oath
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Those High Grey Walls
Once to Every Woman
Broadway Bill
Man's Castle
Soak the Rich
Coast Guard
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Penitentiary
Servants' Entrance
Whom the Gods Destroy
Father Brown, Detective
East of Fifth Avenue
The Music Goes 'Round
Eight Girls in a Boat
White Lies
First Lady
No More Orchids