Henry B. Walthall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1878
- Died
- June 17, 1936
- Birthplace
- Shelby County, Alabama, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker. He performed in the play for three years, in New York and on tour. With the company of Henry Miller he gained recognition on Broadway in plays including Pippa Passes, The Only Way and William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide (1906–08). His fellow cast member James Kirkwood introduced Walthall to D. W. Griffith, and at the conclusion of that engagement, Walthall joined the Biograph Company. His career in movies began in 1909 at Biograph Studios in New York with a leading role in the film A Convict's Sacrifice. This film also featured James Kirkwood, and was directed by D. W. Griffith, a director that played a huge part in Walthall's rise to stardom. As the industry grew in size and popularity, Griffith emerged as a director and Walthall found himself a mainstay of the Griffith company, frequently working alongside such Griffith regulars as Owen Moore, Kate Bruce, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Bobby Harron and Jack and Mary Pickford. He followed Griffith's departure from New York's Biograph to California's Reliance-Majestic Studios in 1913. After a few months with Reliance, he joined Pathé for a short period. He decided to go into the producing business and formed The Union Feature Film Company, the first to be devoted entirely to full-length films. The venture was not successful, however, and he again became associated with Griffith's company. Given the relatively short length of films in the early years, Walthall frequently found himself cast in dozens of films each year. He gained national attention in 1915 for his role as Colonel Ben Cameron in Griffith's highly influential and controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation. Walthall's portrayal of a Confederate veteran rounding up the Ku Klux Klan won him large-scale fame, and Walthall was soon able to emerge as a leading actor in the years leading up to the 1920s, parting ways with Griffith. Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in The Plastic Age with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow. He portrayed Roger Chillingworth in Victor Seastrom's 1926 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter opposite Lillian Gish. Walthall continued his career into the 1930s. After his performance in director John Ford's 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers he enjoyed a golden period of his career. He portrayed Dr. Manette in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman. In 1936 he appeared as Marcel in The Devil-Doll. He was gravely ill during his final film, China Clipper. Frank Capra wanted Walthall to portray the High Lama in his 1937 film, Lost Horizon. "Frail and failing, he died before we could test him," Capra wrote. Walthall has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.
Filmography
I Am Not a Racist 2019
as Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)
London After Midnight 2002
as Sir James Hamlin (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists 1998
as Col. Ben Cameron (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) 1957
as Él mismo (material de archivo)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) 1942
as Self (archive footage)
China Clipper 1936
as Dad Brunn
The Devil-Doll 1936
as Marcel
The Last Outlaw 1936
as Cal Yates
Hearts in Bondage 1936
as Capt. Buchanan
The Mine with the Iron Door 1936
as David Burton
The Garden Murder Case 1936
as Dr. Garden
A Tale of Two Cities 1935
as Dr. Manette
Dante's Inferno 1935
as Pop McWade
Helldorado 1935
as Abner Meadows
Love Time 1934
as Duke Johann von Hatzfeld
A Girl of the Limberlost 1934
as Dr. Amon
The Lemon Drop Kid 1934
as Jonas Deering
The Scarlet Letter 1934
as Roger Chillingworth
Judge Priest 1934
as Reverend Ashby Brand
The Murder in the Museum 1934
as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
City Park 1934
as Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome
Viva Villa! 1934
as Francisco Madero
Men in White 1934
as enry B. Walthall
Beggars in Ermine 1934
as Marchant the Blind Man
Dark Hazard 1934
as Schultz
The Sin of Nora Moran 1933
as Father Ryan
The Wolf Dog 1933
as Jim Courtney
Her Forgotten Past 1933
as Mr. Maynard
Headline Shooter 1933
as Judge Beacon (uncredited)
The Flaming Signal 1933
as Rev. Mr. James
Hold Your Man 1933
as Clergyman in Alternate Version (uncredited)
Somewhere in Sonora 1933
as Bob Leadly
The Whispering Shadow 1933
as J. D. Bradley
42nd Street 1933
as Concerned Actor (uncredited)
Strange Interlude 1932
as Professor Leeds
Self Defense 1932
as Doctor Borden
Central Park 1932
as Eby
Me and My Gal 1932
as Sarge
The Cabin in the Cotton 1932
as Eph Clinton
Klondike 1932
as Mark Armstrong
Ride Him, Cowboy 1932
as John Gaunt
Chandu the Magician 1932
as Robert Regent
Alias Mary Smith 1932
as Atwell
Hotel Continental 1932
as Winthrop
Police Court 1932
as Nathaniel "Nat" Barry
Anybody's Blonde 1931
as Mr. Evans
Is There Justice? 1931
as District Attorney John Raymond
Tol'able David 1930
as Amos Hatburn
Abraham Lincoln 1930
as Colonel Marshall
The Love Trader 1930
as Captain Adams
Temple Tower 1930
as Blackton
Blaze o' Glory 1929
as Burke
The Trespasser 1929
as Fuller
The Phantom in the House 1929
as Boyd Milburn
In Old California 1929
as Don Pedro De León
Black Magic 1929
as Dr. Bradbroke
The River of Romance 1929
as General Jeff Rumford
From Headquarters 1929
as Buffalo Bill Ryan
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1929
as Father Juniper
Speakeasy 1929
as Piano player
Stark Mad 1929
as Capt. Rhodes - Yacht Commander
The Jazz Age 1929
as Mr Maxwell
Freedom of the Press 1928
as John Ballard
Retribution 1928
as Henry / Tommy Mooney
London After Midnight 1927
as Sir James Hamlin
A Light in the Window 1927
as Johann Graff
Love Me and the World Is Mine 1927
as Van Denbosch
Wings 1927
as Mr. Armstrong
Fighting Love 1927
as Filipo Navarro
The Scarlet Letter 1927
as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Everybody's Acting 1926
as Thorpe
The Road to Mandalay 1926
as Father James
The Unknown Soldier 1926
as John Phillips
The Barrier 1926
as Gale Gaylord
Three Faces East 1926
as George Bennett
The Plastic Age 1925
as Henry Carver
Dollar Down 1925
as Alec Craig
Kentucky Pride 1925
as Mr. Beaumont
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide 1925
as Dr. Samuel Webb
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work 1925
as William Hale
The Golden Bed 1925
as Col. Peake
Single Wives 1924
as Franklin Dexter
The Woman on the Jury 1924
as Prosecuting Attorney
Boy of Mine 1923
as William Latimer
The Unknown Purple 1923
as Peter Marchmont / Victor Cromport
Gimme 1923
as John McGimsey
The Face on the Barroom Floor 1923
as Robert Stevens
The Long Chance 1922
as Harley P. Hennage
The Kickback 1922
as Aaron Price
One Clear Call 1922
as Henry Garnett
The Able-Minded Lady 1922
as Breezy Bright
Flower of the North 1921
as Philip Whitemore
A Splendid Hazard 1920
as Karl Breitman
Parted Curtains 1920
as Joe Jenkins
The Confession 1920
as Father Bartlett
The Long Arm of Mannister 1919
as George Mannister
The Boomerang 1919
as George Gray
Modern Husbands 1919
as Stephen Duane
The False Faces 1919
as Michael Lanyard
The Long Lane's Turning 1919
as Harry Sevier
The Great Love 1918
as Sir Roger Brighton
Humdrum Brown 1918
as Hector 'Humdrum' Brown
His Robe of Honor 1918
as Julian Randolph
Pillars of Society 1916
as Karsten Bernick
The Sting of Victory 1916
as David Whiting / Walker Whiting
The Strange Case of Mary Page 1916
as Phil Langdon, Attorney
The Misleading Lady 1916
as Jack Craiger
The Raven 1915
as Edgar Allan Poe
The Outer Edge 1915
as Dr. Rownlee
- The Circular Path
The Circular Path 1915
as Reverend Darwin Kirby
- Temper
Temper 1915
as Frank Bradbury
Ghosts 1915
as Captain Alving / Oswald
The Birth of a Nation 1915
as Col. Ben Cameron, Assistant Director
- Rod of Wrath
Rod of Wrath 1915
as Erickson's Son
- The Odalisque
The Odalisque 1914
as Joe, in love with May
The Avenging Conscience 1914
as The Nephew
- Lord Chumley
Lord Chumley 1914
as Lord Chumley
Home, Sweet Home 1914
as John Howard Payne
The Mountain Rat 1914
as Douglas Williams
- The Old Man
The Old Man 1914
as The Old Man
- The Mysterious Shot
The Mysterious Shot 1914
as The Gopher
- The Floor Above
The Floor Above 1914
as Stephen Pryde
Strongheart 1914
as Soangataha / Strongheart
Judith of Bethulia 1914
as Holofernes
- The Green-Eyed Devil
The Green-Eyed Devil 1914
Actor
- Classmates
Classmates 1914
as Duncan Irving
- The Gangsters of New York
The Gangsters of New York 1914
as Porky Dugan
- The Awakening of Donna Isolla
The Awakening of Donna Isolla 1914
as The President of the Republic
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch 1913
as The Indian Chief's Son
A Woman in the Ultimate 1913
as Badger Gang Member
Two Men of the Desert 1913
as First Partner
- The Mirror
The Mirror 1913
as The Station Agent
- During the Round-Up
During the Round-Up 1913
as The Stranger
- A Gambler's Honor
A Gambler's Honor 1913
as Beth's Brother
- Her Mother's Oath
Her Mother's Oath 1913
as The Actor
The Switchtower 1913
as The Switchman
Death's Marathon 1913
as The Husband
- The Stolen Loaf
The Stolen Loaf 1913
as The Poor Man
The Tenderfoot's Money 1913
as The Prospector
The Wanderer 1913
as The Wanderer
If We Only Knew 1913
as The Father
The Lady and the Mouse 1913
as The First Rival
The Little Tease 1913
as The Valley Man
- The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary 1913
as The Poet
The Sheriff's Baby 1913
as First Bandit
Broken Ways 1913
as The Road Agent
- Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel 1913
as The Young Woman's Fiance
Oil and Water 1913
as The Idealist
Three Friends 1913
as The Husband
- The God Within
The God Within 1912
as The Woodsman
The Burglar’s Dilemma 1912
as The Householder's Weakling Brother
- My Hero
My Hero 1912
as Indian Charlie
Brutality 1912
as Actor In Oliver Twist
The Informer 1912
as The False Brother
My Baby 1912
as The Husband
- The One She Loved
The One She Loved 1912
as The Husband
In the Aisles of the Wild 1912
as Jim Watson
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills 1912
as A Psalm Singer
So Near, Yet So Far 1912
as In Club
Friends 1912
as Dandy Jack
Two Daughters of Eve 1912
as The Father
- For His Sake
For His Sake 1911
Actor
- Souls Courageous
Souls Courageous 1911
Actor
- The Command from Galilee
The Command from Galilee 1911
as The Lover
- Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet
Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet 1910
Actor
- The Armorer’s Daughter
The Armorer’s Daughter 1910
as Macennas
- In the Gray of the Dawn
In the Gray of the Dawn 1910
Actor
- The Iconoclast
The Iconoclast 1910
Actor
Rose o' Salem Town 1910
as The Trapper
The Oath and the Man 1910
as Henri Prevost
In Life's Cycle 1910
as Vincent, as an Adult
- A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll 1910
Actor
Wilful Peggy 1910
as The Lord
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful 1910
as Bill
The Usurer 1910
as One of the Second Debtors
The House with Closed Shutters 1910
as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
The Call to Arms 1910
as The Lord
A Flash of Light 1910
as Younger John Rogers
- The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window 1910
as Ralph Bradford
In the Border States 1910
as Confederate Corporal
A Child of the Ghetto 1910
as The Farmer
Ramona 1910
as Alessandro
The Two Brothers 1910
as Pedro
Love Among the Roses 1910
as The Lord
- The Gold Seekers
The Gold Seekers 1910
as The Prospector
- The Way of the World
The Way of the World 1910
Actor
The Tenderfoot's Triumph 1910
as A Horse Thief
Thou Shalt Not 1910
Actor
- The Kid
The Kid 1910
as Walter Holden
- Gold Is Not All
Gold Is Not All 1910
as Man at Party
- The Converts
The Converts 1910
Actor
In Old California 1910
as Perdita's Son
The Thread of Destiny 1910
as Estrada
The Newlyweds 1910
as A Friend / At Station Reception
- His Last Burglary
His Last Burglary 1910
as William Standish
- The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch 1910
as The Father
- The Honor of His Family
The Honor of His Family 1910
as George Pickett Jr.
- The Call
The Call 1910
as Billy Harvey
- On the Reef
On the Reef 1910
as Mr. Wilson
- The Heart of an Outlaw
The Heart of an Outlaw 1909
as The Mexican Lover
The Day After 1909
as Party Guest
- In Little Italy
In Little Italy 1909
as Victor Ratazzi
A Trap for Santa Claus 1909
as Arthur Rogers (uncredited)
A Corner in Wheat 1909
as Wheat King's Assistant
Fools of Fate 1909
Actor
Pippa Passes 1909
Actor
In Old Kentucky 1909
as Robert, the Confederate son
The Broken Locket 1909
as Mexican Man
Getting Even 1909
as Miner
1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1909
Actor
The Little Darling 1909
as In Boarding House
The Sealed Room 1909
as The Troubador
Pranks 1909
as Sunbather
They Would Elope 1909
Actor
The Mended Lute 1909
as Indian
A Strange Meeting 1909
as A Thief
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest 1908
as Woodsman
Credits from TMDB.