Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/8/1887
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Walter Connolly
Biography
Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887 – May 28, 1940) was an American actor. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked, he was for the most part applauded for his zesty contributions to a number of comedy classics. Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), Broadway Bill (1934) and It Happened One Night (1934), as well as the Carole Lombard/Fredric March screwball farce Nothing Sacred (1937) as news reporter March's hot-headed editor boss are sure-fire examples.
The son of the head of the Western Union relay office, he attended St. Xavier College and ...
Known For
Broadway Bill
as J.L. Higgins
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Unknown Role
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
as Jones
White Lies
as John Mitchell
Nothing Sacred
as Oliver Stone
First Lady
as Carter Hibbard
Penitentiary
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
The Good Earth
as Uncle
It Happened One Night
as Alexander Andrews
Libeled Lady
as James B. Allenbury
Too Hot to Handle
as Gabby MacArthur
Start Cheering
as Sam Lewis
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
One Way Ticket
as Captain Bourne
Four's a Crowd
as John P. Dillingwell
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Olaf Brand
The Girl Downstairs
as Mr. Brown
Breakdowns of 1938
as Carter Hibbard (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Captain Hates the Sea
as Captain Helquist
Nancy Steele Is Missing!
as Michael Steele
Career Timeline
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
Father Brown, Detective
as Father Brown
Broadway Bill
as J.L. Higgins
The Captain Hates the Sea
as Captain Helquist
Lady by Choice
as Judge Daly
Servants' Entrance
as Viktor Nilsson
Whom the Gods Destroy
as John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Twentieth Century
as Oliver Webb
Once to Every Woman
as Dr. Selby
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Role unknown
It Happened One Night
as Alexander Andrews
Eight Girls in a Boat
as Storm