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Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

​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.

Personal information

Birthday

1878-03-15

Birth Place

Shelby County, Alabama, USA

Movies and TV shows :

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1909

5.2

Movie
42nd Street

42nd Street

1933

6.9

Movie
A Child of the Ghetto

A Child of the Ghetto

1910

4.5

Movie
A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

1909

6.2

Movie
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

1912

4.5

Movie
A Flash of Light

A Flash of Light

1910

5.0

Movie
A Gambler's Honor

A Gambler's Honor

1913

0.0

Movie
A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1934

1.0

Movie
A Light in the Window

A Light in the Window

1927

0.0

Movie
A Splendid Hazard

A Splendid Hazard

1920

0.0

Movie
A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

1909

4.3

Movie
A Summer Idyll

A Summer Idyll

1910

0.0

Movie
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1935

6.8

Movie
A Trap for Santa Claus

A Trap for Santa Claus

1909

5.5

Movie
A Woman in the Ultimate

A Woman in the Ultimate

1913

0.0

Movie
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930

5.4

Movie
Alias Mary Smith

Alias Mary Smith

1932

5.0

Movie
Anybody's Blonde

Anybody's Blonde

1931

0.0

Movie
Beggars in Ermine

Beggars in Ermine

1934

6.3

Movie
Birth of Skibidi

Birth of Skibidi

2024

0.0

Movie
Black Magic

Black Magic

1929

0.0

Movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

0.0

Movie
Blaze o' Glory

Blaze o' Glory

1929

0.0

Movie
Boy of Mine

Boy of Mine

1923

0.0

Movie
Broken Ways

Broken Ways

1913

0.0

Movie
Brutality

Brutality

1912

0.0

Movie
Central Park

Central Park

1932

5.2

Movie
Chandu the Magician

Chandu the Magician

1932

6.2

Movie
China Clipper

China Clipper

1936

5.6

Movie
City Park

City Park

1934

0.0

Movie
Classmates

Classmates

1914

0.0

Movie
Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

1935

6.2

Movie
Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard

1934

5.4

Movie
Death's Marathon

Death's Marathon

1913

5.7

Movie
During the Round-Up

During the Round-Up

1913

0.0

Movie
Everybody's Acting

Everybody's Acting

1926

0.0

Movie
Fighting Love

Fighting Love

1927

0.0

Movie
Flower of the North

Flower of the North

1921

0.0

Movie
Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate

1909

4.4

Movie
For His Sake

For His Sake

1911

0.0

Movie
Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the Press

1928

0.0

Movie
Friends

Friends

1912

5.5

Movie
From Headquarters

From Headquarters

1929

0.0

Movie
Getting Even

Getting Even

1909

3.8

Movie
Ghosts

Ghosts

1915

4.5

Movie
Gimme

Gimme

1923

0.0

Movie
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

1933

5.8

Movie
Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage

1936

4.5

Movie
Helldorado

Helldorado

1935

0.0

Movie
Her Forgotten Past

Her Forgotten Past

1933

6.0

Movie
Her Mother's Oath

Her Mother's Oath

1913

0.0

Movie
His Last Burglary

His Last Burglary

1910

0.0

Movie
Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

1933

6.1

Movie
Home, Sweet Home

Home, Sweet Home

1914

5.3

Movie
Hotel Continental

Hotel Continental

1932

6.0

Movie
Humdrum Brown

Humdrum Brown

1918

0.0

Movie
I Am Not a Racist

I Am Not a Racist

0.0

Movie
If We Only Knew

If We Only Knew

1913

0.0

Movie
In Life's Cycle

In Life's Cycle

1910

0.0

Movie
In Little Italy

In Little Italy

1909

2.0

Movie
In Old California

In Old California

1910

0.0

Movie
In Old Kentucky

In Old Kentucky

1909

1.5

Movie
In the Aisles of the Wild

In the Aisles of the Wild

1912

0.0

Movie
In the Border States

In the Border States

1910

5.5

Movie
Judge Priest

Judge Priest

1934

6.4

Movie
Judith of Bethulia

Judith of Bethulia

1914

6.3

Movie
Kentucky Pride

Kentucky Pride

1925

5.9

Movie
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide

1925

0.0

Movie
Klondike

Klondike

1932

5.3

Movie
London After Midnight

London After Midnight

1927

6.6

Movie
London After Midnight

London After Midnight

2002

6.9

Movie
Lord Chumley

Lord Chumley

1914

7.0

Movie
Love Among the Roses

Love Among the Roses

1910

4.7

Movie
Love in an Apartment Hotel

Love in an Apartment Hotel

1913

0.0

Movie
Love Me and the World is Mine

Love Me and the World is Mine

1927

0.0

Movie
Love Time

Love Time

1934

0.0

Movie
Me and My Gal

Me and My Gal

1932

6.5

Movie
Men in White

Men in White

1934

6.0

Movie
Modern Husbands

Modern Husbands

1919

0.0

Movie
My Baby

My Baby

1912

4.8

Movie
My Hero

My Hero

1912

0.0

Movie
Oil and Water

Oil and Water

1913

0.0

Movie
On the Reef

On the Reef

1910

0.0

Movie
One Clear Call

One Clear Call

1922

0.0

Movie
Parted Curtains

Parted Curtains

1920

0.0

Movie
Pillars of Society

Pillars of Society

1916

0.0

Movie
Pippa Passes

Pippa Passes

1909

5.6

Movie
Police Court

Police Court

1932

5.0

Movie
Pranks

Pranks

1909

2.5

Movie
Ramona

Ramona

1910

4.7

Movie
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

1908

5.5

Movie
Retribution

Retribution

1928

0.0

Movie
Ride Him, Cowboy

Ride Him, Cowboy

1932

4.8

Movie
Rod of Wrath

Rod of Wrath

1915

0.0

Movie
Rose o' Salem Town

Rose o' Salem Town

1910

5.2

Movie
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

0.0

Movie
Self Defense

Self Defense

1932

0.0

Movie
So Near, Yet So Far

So Near, Yet So Far

1912

5.9

Movie
Somewhere in Sonora

Somewhere in Sonora

1933

5.0

Movie
Souls Courageous

Souls Courageous

1911

0.0

Movie
Speakeasy

Speakeasy

1929

5.0

Movie
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

0.0

Movie
Stark Mad

Stark Mad

1929

3.0

Movie
Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

1932

5.7

Movie
Strongheart

Strongheart

1914

5.0

Movie
Temple Tower

Temple Tower

1930

0.0

Movie
The Able-Minded Lady

The Able-Minded Lady

1922

0.0

Movie
The Armorer’s Daughter

The Armorer’s Daughter

1910

0.0

Movie
The Avenging Conscience

The Avenging Conscience

1914

6.2

Movie
The Awakening of Donna Isolla

The Awakening of Donna Isolla

1914

0.0

Movie
The Barrier

The Barrier

1926

6.0

Movie
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

1913

5.9

Movie
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915

6.0

Movie
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1929

7.5

Movie
The Broken Locket

The Broken Locket

1909

3.5

Movie
The Burglar’s Dilemma

The Burglar’s Dilemma

1912

5.3

Movie
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

6.3

Movie
The Call

The Call

1910

3.0

Movie
The Call to Arms

The Call to Arms

1910

4.0

Movie
The Cloister’s Touch

The Cloister’s Touch

1910

3.0

Movie
The Command from Galilee

The Command from Galilee

1911

0.0

Movie
The Confession

The Confession

1920

5.0

Movie
The Converts

The Converts

1910

0.0

Movie
The Day After

The Day After

1909

2.8

Movie
The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936

6.8

Movie
The Face at the Window

The Face at the Window

1910

0.0

Movie
The Face on the Barroom Floor

The Face on the Barroom Floor

1923

5.0

Movie
The False Faces

The False Faces

1919

5.0

Movie
The Flaming Signal

The Flaming Signal

1933

5.0

Movie
The Floor Above

The Floor Above

1914

0.0

Movie
The Gangsters of New York

The Gangsters of New York

1914

0.0

Movie
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936

5.5

Movie
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

1925

0.0

Movie
The God Within

The God Within

1912

0.0

Movie
The Gold Seekers

The Gold Seekers

1910

0.0

Movie
The Golden Bed

The Golden Bed

1925

3.5

Movie
The Gray of the Dawn

The Gray of the Dawn

1910

0.0

Movie
The Great Love

The Great Love

1918

0.0

Movie
The Green-Eyed Devil

The Green-Eyed Devil

1914

0.0

Movie
The Heart of an Outlaw

The Heart of an Outlaw

1909

2.0

Movie
The Honor of His Family

The Honor of His Family

1910

0.0

Movie
The House with Closed Shutters

The House with Closed Shutters

1910

5.2

Movie
The Iconoclast

The Iconoclast

1910

0.0

Movie
The Informer

The Informer

1912

0.0

Movie
The Kickback

The Kickback

1922

0.0

Movie
The Kid

The Kid

1910

0.0

Movie
The Lady and the Mouse

The Lady and the Mouse

1913

0.0

Movie
The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw

1936

5.5

Movie
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1934

5.0

Movie
The Little Darling

The Little Darling

1909

4.5

Movie
The Little Tease

The Little Tease

1913

5.0

Movie
The Long Arm of Mannister

The Long Arm of Mannister

1919

0.0

Movie
The Long Chance

The Long Chance

1922

0.0

Movie
The Long Lane's Turning

The Long Lane's Turning

1919

0.0

Movie
The Love Trader

The Love Trader

1930

0.0

Movie
The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

1909

4.5

Movie
The Mine with the Iron Door

The Mine with the Iron Door

1936

0.0

Movie
The Mirror

The Mirror

1913

0.0

Movie
The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady

1916

0.0

Movie
The Mountain Rat

The Mountain Rat

1914

0.0

Movie
The Murder in the Museum

The Murder in the Museum

1934

4.0

Movie
The Mysterious Shot

The Mysterious Shot

1914

0.0

Movie
The Oath and the Man

The Oath and the Man

1910

4.5

Movie
The Odalisque

The Odalisque

1914

0.0

Movie
The Old Man

The Old Man

1914

0.0

Movie
The One She Loved

The One She Loved

1912

0.0

Movie
The Perfidy of Mary

The Perfidy of Mary

1913

0.0

Movie
The Phantom in the House

The Phantom in the House

1929

4.6

Movie
The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age

1925

5.9

Movie
The Raven

The Raven

1915

6.5

Movie
The River of Romance

The River of Romance

1929

0.0

Movie
The Road to Mandalay

The Road to Mandalay

1926

6.1

Movie
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934

4.9

Movie
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1927

7.3

Movie
The Sealed Room

The Sealed Room

1909

5.0

Movie
The Sheriff's Baby

The Sheriff's Baby

1913

5.0

Movie
The Sin of Nora Moran

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

5.7

Movie
The Slave

The Slave

1909

4.3

Movie
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

1910

0.0

Movie
The Stolen Loaf

The Stolen Loaf

1913

0.0

Movie
The Strange Case of Mary Page

The Strange Case of Mary Page

1916

0.0

Movie
The Switchtower

The Switchtower

1913

5.0

Movie
The Tenderfoot's Money

The Tenderfoot's Money

1913

0.0

Movie
The Thread of Destiny

The Thread of Destiny

1910

0.0

Movie
The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1929

6.7

Movie
The Two Brothers

The Two Brothers

1910

0.0

Movie
The Unknown Purple

The Unknown Purple

1923

0.0

Movie
The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier

1926

0.0

Movie
The Usurer

The Usurer

1910

5.0

Movie
The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1913

5.5

Movie
The Way of the World

The Way of the World

1910

0.0

Movie
The Whispering Shadow

The Whispering Shadow

1933

4.8

Movie
The Wolf Dog

The Wolf Dog

1933

7.8

Movie
The Woman on the Jury

The Woman on the Jury

1924

0.0

Movie
They Would Elope

They Would Elope

1909

4.5

Movie
Thou Shalt Not

Thou Shalt Not

1910

0.0

Movie
Three Faces East

Three Faces East

1926

0.0

Movie
Three Friends

Three Friends

1913

5.0

Movie
Tol'able David

Tol'able David

1930

7.0

Movie
Two Daughters of Eve

Two Daughters of Eve

1912

0.0

Movie
Two Men of the Desert

Two Men of the Desert

1913

0.0

Movie
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

1934

6.2

Movie
Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet

Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet

1910

0.0

Movie
Wilful Peggy

Wilful Peggy

1910

4.6

Movie
Wings

Wings

1927

7.2

Movie