George Walker (vaudeville)

This article is about the Vaudeville actor. For the American composer born 1922, see George Walker (composer). For other people, see George Walker.
George Walker
Born1873 Edit this on Wikidata
Lawrence Edit this on Wikidata
Died6 January 1911 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 37–38)
Bert Williams & George Walker

George Walker (1872 or 1873 – 1911) was an American vaudevillian, actor, and producer. In 1893, in San Francisco, Walker at the age of 20 met Bert Williams, who was a year younger. The two young men became performing partners. Walker and Williams appeared in The Gold Bug (1895), Clorindy (1898), The Policy Player (1899), Sons of Ham (1900), In Dahomey (1903), Abyssinia (1906), and Bandanna Land (1907). Walker married dancer Ada Overton, who later also was a choreographer.

The two men set up an agency, The Williams and Walker Company, to support African-American actors and other performers, create networking, and produce new works.