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Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Acting

Born January 1, 1889 · Lima, Ohio, USA

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 Broadw…

Known For · 40 titles

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963
Lassie

Lassie

1954
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957
Mannix

Mannix

1967
Lawman

Lawman

1958
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963
Green Acres

Green Acres

1965
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953
Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
Lancer

Lancer

1968
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950
Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

1970
The Dakotas

The Dakotas

1963
Frontier

Frontier

1955
My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

1965
Casey Jones

Casey Jones

1957
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946
The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956
Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946
Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

1944
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

1946
The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956
Arizona

Arizona

1940
Destry

Destry

1954
The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954
Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

1945
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964
Stranger on Horseback

Stranger on Horseback

1955
Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

1961
Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948
You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

1956