Walter Bentley (actor)

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Walter Bentley
1880 newspaper image of Bentley for his appearance at the Criterion Theatre in Sydney, Australia
Born	William Begg (1849-10-07)7 October 1849 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	19 September 1927(1927-09-19) (aged 77) Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Shakespearean stage actor
Years active	1873–1920

Walter Bentley (born William Begg; 7 October 1849 – 19 September 1927) was a Scottish actor who specialised in Shakespearean roles and productions. He became popular in his adopted country of Australia for performing and promoting the theatre. He helped found the Australian Actors' Association and established Walter Bentley's College of Elocution and Dramatic Art which later became the Sydney Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.