Douglas Walton (born John Douglas Duder; October 17, 1909 – November 15, 1961) was a Canadian-born American actor who worked in American films during the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1950.
Life and career Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 17, 1909, Walton began his acting career in the theatres of Chicago and New York City. Tall, blond and elegant, Walton played many aristocratic, intellectual or sophisticated English or European men in films such as The Count of Monte Cristo in 1934; Bride of Frankenstein (1935), in which Walton memorably played the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in the film's prologue; the Clark Gable version of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935); and director John Ford's Mary of Scotland (1936) starring Katharine Hepburn, in which Walton gave his perhaps best performance as the effeminate and cowardly "Lord Darnley".McPeak, William. "Mini-Biography"Erickson, Hal. "Douglas Walton: Biography" on AllMovie Ford directed Walton in The Lost Patrol (1934) and The Long Voyage Home (1940, starring John Wayne) as well. Walton also acted in Bad Lands, the 1939 Western remake of Ford's The Lost Patrol, directed by Lew Landers.
In 1939, Walton returned to New York to appear on Broadway in the comedy Billy Draws a Horse.
In the 1940s, Walton's parts were secondary characters or even uncredited roles in B-movies, or sometimes in high-profile films such as King Vidor's Northwest Passage (1940), starring Spencer Tracy, and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). One sizable role was "Percival Priceless" in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1947). His final film was Three Came Home (1950)."Filmography for Douglas Walton" on TCM.com
Walton retired in 1950 and died eleven years later, on November 17, 1961, from a heart attack, at age 52.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1931 Body and Soul Uncredited1931 Always Goodbye Party Gossip Uncredited1931 Over the Hill Stephen 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Blond Student Uncredited1932 Scarface Cesca's Boyfriend Uncredited1933 Cavalcade Soldier Friend of Joe Uncredited1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche Leonard Junior 1933 Looking Forward Willie Benton 1934 Madame Spy Karl 1934 The Lost Patrol Pearson 1934 Murder in Trinidad Gregory Bronson 1934 Shock Gilroy Hayworth 1934 The Count of Monte Cristo Albert 1934 Charlie Chan in London Hugh Gray 1935 Captain Hurricane Jimmy Howell 1935 Bride of Frankenstein Percy Bysshe Shelley 1935 The Dark Angel Roulston Uncredited1935 Mutiny on the Bounty Stewart 1935 Hitch Hike Lady Alfred Bosworth Blake Uncredited1936 The Garden Murder Case Floyd Garden 1936 I Conquer the Sea! Leonard Ashley 1936 Mary of Scotland Lord Darnley 1936 Thank You, Jeeves! Edward McDermott 1936 Camille Henri Uncredited1937 Damaged Goods George Dupont 1937 Flight from Glory Garth Hilton 1937 Nation Aflame Tommy Franklin 1937 Wallaby Jim of the Islands Norman Brooks 1938 Storm Over Bengal Terry 1939 Pacific Liner Engineering Officer Bates Uncredited1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Student Pilot 1939 The Sun Never Sets Carpenter 1939 Bad Lands Bob Mulford 1939 Raffles Bunny Manders1940 Northwest Passage Lieutenant Avery 1940 Too Many Girls Beverly Waverly 1940 The Long Voyage Home Second Mate 1940 The Letter Well Wisher Uncredited1941 Singapore Woman Roy Bennett 1941 One Night in Lisbon Frank Uncredited1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry Michael Prescott 1942 Jesse James, Jr. Archie McDonald 1942 Desperate Journey British Officer Playing Dice Uncredited1944 Murder, My Sweet Lindsay Marriott 1945 Bring On the Girls Edgar Uncredited1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray Allen Campbell 1945 Kitty Philip Uncredited1946 Our Hearts Were Growing Up Terence Marlowe Uncredited1946 Cloak and Dagger British Pilot Uncredited1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball Percival Priceless 1947 High Conquest Hugo Bunning as a Young man 1947 High Tide Clinton Vaughn 1947 Green Dolphin Street Sir Charles Maloney Uncredited1947 Forever Amber Fop Uncredited1948 Hills of Home Minister Uncredited1948 Command Decision Englishman on Loudspeaker Voice, Uncredited1948 Trouble Preferred Slippy Patterson, Pickpocket Uncredited1949 The Secret of St. Ives Allan St. Ives 1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Bookmaker Uncredited1950 Three Came Home Australian POW Uncredited, (final film role)
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