Walter Connolly
- Birthday
- Apr 8, 1887
Bio: Rotund American character actor Walter Connolly cornered the market on film portrayals of exasperated businessmen and newspaper men in the 1930s. A successful stage actor, Connolly refused all entreaties by Hollywood producers to enter films. His resistance was broken down a little by an appearance in the 1930 short Many Happy Returns, then he gave in altogether to… More Bio: Rotund American character actor Walter Connolly cornered the market on film portrayals of exasperated businessmen and newspaper men in the 1930s. A successful stage actor, Connolly refused all entreaties by Hollywood producers to enter films. His resistance was broken down a little by an appearance in the 1930 short Many Happy Returns, then he gave in altogether to Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn. Connolly made his feature-film debut in Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932), then appeared in The Bitter Tea of General Yen(1933), wherein he worked for Columbia's premiere director, Frank Capra. Connolly was featured in Capra's next two films, Broadway Bill (1934) and the Award-winning It Happened One Night (1934), then spent the rest of the 1930s bouncing between Columbia and the other major studios in meaty supporting roles--most enjoyably as the volcanic newspaper editor in David O. Selznick's Nothing Sacred (1937). Generally billed just below the title, Connolly was awarded star status when he essayed the title role in his final film, The Great Victor Herbert (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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5th Ave Girl (Fifth Avenue Girl) (1939)
- Mr. Alfred Borden
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
- The King
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Land of Liberty (1939)
- Actor
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Too Hot to Handle (1938)
- Gabby MacArthur
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Four's a Crowd (1938)
- John P. Dillingwell
- See all 22 films
Walter Connolly Videos
It Happened One Night
1 minutes 56 seconds
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
4 minutes 3 seconds
Too Hot To Handle
30 seconds
Four's A Crowd
30 seconds
Nothing Sacred
2 minutes 33 seconds
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