Walter Connolly | |
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 as Doctor Grauer in Bridal Suite (1939) | |
| Born | April 8, 1887 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 1940 (aged 53) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film, stage and radio actor |
| Years active | 1914–1939 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887[1] – May 28, 1940) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 50 films from 1914 to 1939. His best known film is It Happened One Night (1934).
- ^ "WALTER CONNOLLY, ACTOR, 53, IS DEAD: Veteran of Stage and Screen Toured With Sothern and Marlowe in 1911-14 JOINED FILMS 8 YEARS AGO Played Role of Victor Herbert in Recent Picture--Planned Broadway Return in Fall Portrayed Many Types Went on Stage at 21 Appeared in 'Applesauce'". The New York Times. May 29, 1940. p. 29. ProQuest 105463030.
Mr. Connolly was born in Cincinnati on April 8, 1887, a son of Walter Joseph Connelly, a telegraph employe, and Ella Burke Connolly. He attended St. Xavier's College in Cincinnati and the Cincinnati College of Music, and later in life took courses at the University of Dublin. [...] After the war, he went to Dublin, where he studied with the intention of embracing some other calling than that of the actor. His efforts to leave the stage were frustrated when he made several visits to the Abbey Theater, visits which again aroused the call of the boards.