Crahan Denton | |
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.jpg) Denton in The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) | |
| Born | Arthur Denton March 20, 1914 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1966 (aged 52) Piedmont, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–1965 |
| Spouse |
Eleanor Brown (m. 1955) |
Crahan Denton (pronunciation: "kran"; born Arthur Crahan Denton; March 20, 1914 – December 4, 1966) was an American stage, film and television actor. One of his most famous film roles was in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), in which he portrayed Walter Cunningham, a client of the main character, lawyer Atticus Finch. Walter is the leader of a mob that attempts to lynch another one of Finch's clients.
He had a number of roles in Broadway plays and won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Performances in Supporting Roles for 1954-1955 for his work in Bus Stop (1955).[1]