Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Acting 1878-03-15 Shelby County, Alabama, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker. He performed in the play for three years, in New York and on tour. With the company of Henry Miller he gained recognition on Broadway in plays including Pippa Passes, The Only Way and William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide (1906–08). His fellow cast member James Kirkwood introduced Walthall to D. W. Griffith, and at the conclusion of that engagement, Walthall joined the Biograph Company. His career in movies began in 1909 at Biograph Studios in New York with a leading role in the film A Convict's Sacrifice. This film also featured James Kirkwood, and was directed by D. W. Griffith, a director that played a huge part in Walthall's rise to stardom. As the industry grew in size and popularity, Griffith emerged as a director and Walthall found himself a mainstay of the Griffith company, frequently working alongside such Griffith regulars as Owen Moore, Kate Bruce, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Bobby Harron and Jack and Mary Pickford. He followed Griffith's departure from New York's Biograph to California's Reliance-Majestic Studios in 1913. After a few months with Reliance, he joined Pathé for a short period. He decided to go into the producing business and formed The Union Feature Film Company, the first to be devoted entirely to full-length films. The venture was not successful, however, and he again became associated with Griffith's company. Given the relatively short length of films in the early years, Walthall frequently found himself cast in dozens of films each year. He gained national attention in 1915 for his role as Colonel Ben Cameron in Griffith's highly influential and controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation. Walthall's portrayal of a Confederate veteran rounding up the Ku Klux Klan won him large-scale fame, and Walthall was soon able to emerge as a leading actor in the years leading up to the 1920s, parting ways with Griffith. Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in The Plastic Age with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow. He portrayed Roger Chillingworth in Victor Seastrom's 1926 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter opposite Lillian Gish. Walthall continued his career into the 1930s. After his performance in director John Ford's 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers he enjoyed a golden period of his career. He portrayed Dr. Manette in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman. In 1936 he appeared as Marcel in The Devil-Doll. He was gravely ill during his final film, China Clipper. Frank Capra wanted Walthall to portray the High Lama in his 1937 film, Lost Horizon. "Frail and failing, he died before we could test him," Capra wrote. Walthall has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

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2019 Ben
2002 Sir James Hamlin (archive footage)
1998 Col. Ben Cameron (archive footage)
1975 Self (archive footage)
1942 Self (archive footage)
1936 Marcel
1936 Capt. Buchanan
1936 Cal Yates
1936 David Burton
1936 Dad Brunn
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1936 Dr. Garden
1935 Dr. Manette
1935 Abner Meadows
1935 Pop McWade
1934 Reverend Ashby Brand
1934 Francisco Madero
1934 Roger Chillingworth
1934 Duke Johann von Hatzfeld
1934 enry B. Walthall
1934 Schultz
1934 Marchant the Blind Man
1934 Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
1934 Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome
1934 Dr. Amon
1934 Jonas Deering
1933 Stage Actor (uncredited)
1933 Bob Leadly
1933 Rev. Mr. James
1933 Mr. Maynard
1933 Jim Courtney
1933 Clergyman in Alternate Version (uncredited)
1933 J. D. Bradley
1933 Judge Beacon (uncredited)
1933 Father Ryan
1932 John Gaunt
1932 Robert Regent
1932 Professor Leeds
1932 Winthrop
1932 Mark Armstrong
1932 Nathaniel "Nat" Barry
1932 Eby
1932 Atwell
1932 Eph Clinton
1932 Sarge
1932 Doctor Borden
1931 Mr. Evans
1930 Colonel Marshall
1930 Amos Hatburn
1930 Blackton
1930 Captain Adams
1929 Fuller
1929 Capt. Rhodes - Yacht Commander
1929 Boyd Milburn
1929 Father Juniper
1929 General Jeff Rumford
1929 Dr. Bradbroke
1929 Buffalo Bill Ryan
1929 Piano player
1929 Burke
1929 Mr Maxwell
1928 Henry / Tommy Mooney
1928 John Ballard
1927 Johann Graff
1927 Sir James Hamlin
1927 Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
1927 Mr. Armstrong
1927 Van Denbosch
1927 Filipo Navarro
1926 Father James
1926 Gale Gaylord
1926 George Bennett
1926 Thorpe
1926 John Phillips
1925 Col. Peake
1925 Mr. Beaumont
1925 Dr. Samuel Webb
1925 William Hale
1925 Henry Carver
1924 Prosecuting Attorney
1924 Franklin Dexter
1923 Robert Stevens
1923 Peter Marchmont / Victor Cromport
1923 John McGimsey
1923 William Latimer
1922 Aaron Price
1922 Henry Garnett
1922 Harley P. Hennage
1922 Breezy Bright
1921 Philip Whitemore
1920 Karl Breitman
1920 Father Bartlett
1920 Joe Jenkins
1919 Stephen Duane
1919 Michael Lanyard
1919 George Mannister
1919 Harry Sevier
1919 George Gray
1918 Sir Roger Brighton
1918 Hector 'Humdrum' Brown
1918 Julian Randolph
1916 Jack Craiger
1916 Karsten Bernick
1916 Phil Langdon, Attorney
1916 David Whiting / Walker Whiting
1915 Col. Ben Cameron
1915 Captain Alving / Oswald
1915 Edgar Allan Poe
1915 Erickson's Son
1915 Dr. Rownlee
1915 Reverend Darwin Kirby
1915 Frank Bradbury
1915 Assistant Director
1914 The Nephew
1914 Lord Chumley
1914 Joe, in love with May
1914 Holofernes
1914 The Gopher
1914 Soangataha / Strongheart
1914 John Howard Payne
1914 The Old Man
1914 Stephen Pryde
1914 Douglas Williams
1914 Duncan Irving
1914 Porky Dugan
1914 The President of the Republic
1913 First Bandit
1913 The Stranger
1913 The Young Woman's Fiance
1913 The Prospector
1913 The Father
1913 The Poor Man
1913 The Station Agent
1913 Beth's Brother
1913 The Indian Chief's Son
1913 The Husband
1913 The Poet
1913 The Wanderer
1913 The Switchman
1913 The Actor
1913 The Husband
1913 Badger Gang Member
1913 The Road Agent
1913 The Valley Man
1913 First Partner
1913 The Idealist
1913 The First Rival
1912 Jim Watson
1912 The Father
1912 Indian Charlie
1912 Actor In Oliver Twist
1912 Dandy Jack
1912 The Householder's Weakling Brother
1912 The False Brother
1912 The Husband
1912 A Psalm Singer
1912 The Husband
1912 In Club
1912 The Woodsman
1911 The Lover
1910 George Pickett Jr.
1910 Younger John Rogers
1910 Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
1910 The Lord
1910 Henri Prevost
1910 The Trapper
1910 Alessandro
1910 The Farmer
1910 The Lord
1910 Pedro
1910 Perdita's Son
1910 Estrada
1910 One of the Second Debtors
1910 Vincent, as an Adult
1910 The Lord
1910 Walter Holden
1910 Billy Harvey
1910 Macennas
1910 The Father
1910 Mr. Wilson
1910 Confederate Corporal
1910 A Friend / At Station Reception
1910 A Horse Thief
1909 The Minstrel
1909 Wheat King's Assistant
1909 Miner
1909 Robert, the Confederate son
1909 Indian
1909 A Thief
1909 Mexican Man
1909 Party Guest
1909 The Mexican Lover
1909 Arthur Rogers (uncredited)
1909 Sunbather
1909 Alachus' Friend
1909 In Boarding House
1909 Victor Ratazzi
1908 Woodsman