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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
I Am Not a Racist
Character:Ben
Release Date:16/06/2019
London After Midnight
Character:Sir James Hamlin (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/2002
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Character:Col. Ben Cameron (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/04/1975
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1942
China Clipper
Character:Dad Brunn
Release Date:11/08/1936
The Devil-Doll
Character:Marcel
Release Date:10/07/1936
The Last Outlaw
Character:Cal Yates
Release Date:19/06/1936
Hearts in Bondage
Character:Capt. Buchanan
Release Date:26/05/1936
The Mine with the Iron Door
Character:David Burton
Release Date:06/05/1936
The Garden Murder Case
Character:Dr. Garden
Release Date:21/02/1936
A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Dr. Manette
Release Date:25/12/1935
Dante's Inferno
Character:Pop McWade
Release Date:23/08/1935
Helldorado
Character:Abner Meadows
Release Date:05/01/1935
Love Time
Character:Duke Johann von Hatzfeld
Release Date:03/11/1934
A Girl of the Limberlost
Character:Dr. Amon
Release Date:14/10/1934
The Lemon Drop Kid
Character:Jonas Deering
Release Date:27/09/1934
The Scarlet Letter
Character:Roger Chillingworth
Release Date:18/09/1934
Judge Priest
Character:Reverend Ashby Brand
Release Date:15/09/1934
The Murder in the Museum
Character:Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
Release Date:26/05/1934
City Park
Character:Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome
Release Date:01/05/1934
Viva Villa!
Character:Francisco Madero
Release Date:27/04/1934
Men in White
Character:enry B. Walthall
Release Date:06/04/1934
Beggars in Ermine
Character:Marchant the Blind Man
Release Date:21/02/1934
Dark Hazard
Character:Schultz
Release Date:31/01/1934
The Sin of Nora Moran
Character:Father Ryan
Release Date:13/12/1933
The Wolf Dog
Character:Jim Courtney
Release Date:29/09/1933
Her Forgotten Past
Character:Mr. Maynard
Release Date:01/09/1933
Headline Shooter
Character:Judge Beacon (uncredited)
Release Date:28/07/1933
The Flaming Signal
Character:Rev. Mr. James
Release Date:24/07/1933
Hold Your Man
Character:Clergyman in Alternate Version (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1933
Somewhere in Sonora
Character:Bob Leadly
Release Date:27/05/1933
The Whispering Shadow
Character:J. D. Bradley
Release Date:17/04/1933
42nd Street
Character:Stage Actor (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1933
Strange Interlude
Character:Professor Leeds
Release Date:30/12/1932
Self Defense
Character:Doctor Borden
Release Date:15/12/1932
Central Park
Character:Eby
Release Date:10/12/1932
Me and My Gal
Character:Sarge
Release Date:04/12/1932
The Cabin in the Cotton
Character:Eph Clinton
Release Date:26/09/1932
Klondike
Character:Mark Armstrong
Release Date:29/08/1932
Ride Him, Cowboy
Character:John Gaunt
Release Date:27/08/1932
Chandu the Magician
Character:Robert Regent
Release Date:04/08/1932
Alias Mary Smith
Character:Atwell
Release Date:14/07/1932
Hotel Continental
Character:Winthrop
Release Date:21/02/1932
Police Court
Character:Nathaniel "Nat" Barry
Release Date:19/02/1932
Anybody's Blonde
Character:Mr. Evans
Release Date:01/11/1931
Tol'able David
Character:Amos Hatburn
Release Date:15/11/1930
Abraham Lincoln
Character:Colonel Marshall
Release Date:08/11/1930
The Love Trader
Character:Captain Adams
Release Date:25/09/1930
Temple Tower
Character:Blackton
Release Date:12/04/1930
Blaze o' Glory
Character:Burke
Release Date:30/12/1929
The Trespasser
Character:Fuller
Release Date:11/11/1929
The Phantom in the House
Character:Boyd Milburn
Release Date:20/10/1929
Black Magic
Character:Dr. Bradbroke
Release Date:06/07/1929
The River of Romance
Character:General Jeff Rumford
Release Date:28/06/1929
From Headquarters
Character:Buffalo Bill Ryan
Release Date:27/04/1929
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Character:Father Juniper
Release Date:30/03/1929
Speakeasy
Character:Piano player
Release Date:08/03/1929
Stark Mad
Character:Capt. Rhodes - Yacht Commander
Release Date:02/02/1929
The Jazz Age
Character:Mr Maxwell
Release Date:06/01/1929
Freedom of the Press
Character:John Ballard
Release Date:28/10/1928
Retribution
Character:Henry / Tommy Mooney
Release Date:16/06/1928
London After Midnight
Character:Sir James Hamlin
Release Date:03/12/1927
A Light in the Window
Character:Johann Graff
Release Date:15/10/1927
Love Me and the World Is Mine
Character:Van Denbosch
Release Date:26/09/1927
Wings
Character:Mr. Armstrong
Release Date:12/08/1927
Fighting Love
Character:Filipo Navarro
Release Date:14/02/1927
The Scarlet Letter
Character:Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
Release Date:08/01/1927
Everybody's Acting
Character:Thorpe
Release Date:04/10/1926
The Road to Mandalay
Character:Father James
Release Date:26/06/1926
The Unknown Soldier
Character:John Phillips
Release Date:29/05/1926
The Barrier
Character:Gale Gaylord
Release Date:21/03/1926
Three Faces East
Character:George Bennett
Release Date:03/02/1926
The Plastic Age
Character:Henry Carver
Release Date:15/12/1925
Kentucky Pride
Character:Mr. Beaumont
Release Date:06/09/1925
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
Character:Dr. Samuel Webb
Release Date:02/09/1925
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
Character:William Hale
Release Date:18/08/1925
The Golden Bed
Character:Col. Peake
Release Date:25/01/1925
Single Wives
Character:Franklin Dexter
Release Date:24/07/1924
The Woman on the Jury
Character:Prosecuting Attorney
Release Date:20/04/1924
Boy of Mine
Character:William Latimer
Release Date:30/12/1923
The Unknown Purple
Character:Peter Marchmont / Victor Cromport
Release Date:01/10/1923
Gimme
Character:John McGimsey
Release Date:14/01/1923
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Character:Robert Stevens
Release Date:01/01/1923
The Long Chance
Character:Harley P. Hennage
Release Date:02/10/1922
The Kickback
Character:Aaron Price
Release Date:30/06/1922
One Clear Call
Character:Henry Garnett
Release Date:20/05/1922
The Able-Minded Lady
Character:Breezy Bright
Release Date:01/01/1922
Flower of the North
Character:Philip Whitemore
Release Date:04/12/1921
A Splendid Hazard
Character:Karl Breitman
Release Date:26/09/1920
Parted Curtains
Character:Joe Jenkins
Release Date:02/04/1920
The Confession
Character:Father Bartlett
Release Date:01/01/1920
The Long Arm of Mannister
Character:George Mannister
Release Date:15/11/1919
The Boomerang
Character:George Gray
Release Date:01/05/1919
Modern Husbands
Character:Stephen Duane
Release Date:28/04/1919
The False Faces
Character:Michael Lanyard
Release Date:15/02/1919
The Long Lane's Turning
Character:Harry Sevier
Release Date:10/02/1919
The Great Love
Character:Sir Roger Brighton
Release Date:11/08/1918
Humdrum Brown
Character:Hector 'Humdrum' Brown
Release Date:15/03/1918
His Robe of Honor
Character:Julian Randolph
Release Date:15/01/1918
Pillars of Society
Character:Karsten Bernick
Release Date:27/08/1916
The Sting of Victory
Character:David Whiting / Walker Whiting
Release Date:07/08/1916
The Strange Case of Mary Page
Character:Phil Langdon, Attorney
Release Date:24/01/1916
The Misleading Lady
Character:Jack Craiger
Release Date:03/01/1916
The Raven
Character:Edgar Allan Poe
Release Date:08/11/1915
The Outer Edge
Character:Dr. Rownlee
Release Date:19/10/1915
The Circular Path
Character:Reverend Darwin Kirby
Release Date:20/09/1915
Temper
Character:Frank Bradbury
Release Date:13/07/1915
Ghosts
Character:Captain Alving / Oswald
Release Date:31/05/1915
The Birth of a Nation
Character:Col. Ben Cameron
Release Date:08/03/1915
Rod of Wrath
Character:Erickson's Son
Release Date:06/02/1915
The Odalisque
Character:Joe, in love with May
Release Date:15/11/1914
The Avenging Conscience
Character:The Nephew
Release Date:02/08/1914
Lord Chumley
Character:Lord Chumley
Release Date:14/06/1914
Home, Sweet Home
Character:John Howard Payne
Release Date:16/05/1914
The Mountain Rat
Character:Douglas Williams
Release Date:01/05/1914
The Old Man
Character:The Old Man
Release Date:17/04/1914
The Mysterious Shot
Character:The Gopher
Release Date:04/04/1914
The Floor Above
Character:Stephen Pryde
Release Date:01/04/1914
Judith of Bethulia
Character:Holofernes
Release Date:08/03/1914
Strongheart
Character:Soangataha / Strongheart
Release Date:08/03/1914
The Green-Eyed Devil
Character:
Release Date:28/02/1914
Classmates
Character:Duncan Irving
Release Date:14/02/1914
The Gangsters of New York
Character:Porky Dugan
Release Date:01/02/1914
The Awakening of Donna Isolla
Character:The President of the Republic
Release Date:24/01/1914
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
Character:The Indian Chief's Son
Release Date:01/12/1913
A Woman in the Ultimate
Character:Badger Gang Member
Release Date:03/09/1913
Two Men of the Desert
Character:First Partner
Release Date:23/08/1913
The Mirror
Character:The Station Agent
Release Date:24/07/1913
During the Round-Up
Character:The Stranger
Release Date:19/07/1913
A Gambler's Honor
Character:Beth's Brother
Release Date:14/07/1913
Her Mother's Oath
Character:The Actor
Release Date:28/06/1913
The Switchtower
Character:The Switchman
Release Date:15/06/1913
Death's Marathon
Character:The Husband
Release Date:14/06/1913
The Stolen Loaf
Character:The Poor Man
Release Date:10/05/1913
The Tenderfoot's Money
Character:The Prospector
Release Date:05/05/1913
The Wanderer
Character:The Wanderer
Release Date:02/05/1913
If We Only Knew
Character:The Father
Release Date:01/05/1913
The Lady and the Mouse
Character:The First Rival
Release Date:26/04/1913
The Little Tease
Character:The Valley Man
Release Date:12/04/1913
The Perfidy of Mary
Character:The Poet
Release Date:05/04/1913
The Sheriff's Baby
Character:First Bandit
Release Date:29/03/1913
Broken Ways
Character:The Road Agent
Release Date:08/03/1913
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Character:The Young Woman's Fiance
Release Date:27/02/1913
Oil and Water
Character:The Idealist
Release Date:10/02/1913
Three Friends
Character:The Husband
Release Date:02/01/1913
The God Within
Character:The Woodsman
Release Date:26/12/1912
The Burglar’s Dilemma
Character:The Householder's Weakling Brother
Release Date:16/12/1912
My Hero
Character:Indian Charlie
Release Date:12/12/1912
Brutality
Character:Actor In Oliver Twist
Release Date:02/12/1912
The Informer
Character:The False Brother
Release Date:21/11/1912
My Baby
Character:The Husband
Release Date:14/11/1912
The One She Loved
Character:The Husband
Release Date:21/10/1912
In the Aisles of the Wild
Character:Jim Watson
Release Date:14/10/1912
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
Character:A Psalm Singer
Release Date:03/10/1912
So Near, Yet So Far
Character:In Club
Release Date:29/09/1912
Friends
Character:Dandy Jack
Release Date:22/09/1912
Two Daughters of Eve
Character:The Father
Release Date:19/09/1912
For His Sake
Character:
Release Date:27/09/1911
Souls Courageous
Character:
Release Date:18/02/1911
The Command from Galilee
Character:The Lover
Release Date:04/02/1911
Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet
Character:
Release Date:05/11/1910
The Armorer’s Daughter
Character:Macennas
Release Date:29/10/1910
The Gray of the Dawn
Character:
Release Date:22/10/1910
The Iconoclast
Character:
Release Date:03/10/1910
Rose o' Salem Town
Character:The Trapper
Release Date:25/09/1910
The Oath and the Man
Character:Henri Prevost
Release Date:21/09/1910
In Life's Cycle
Character:Vincent, as an Adult
Release Date:14/09/1910
A Summer Idyll
Character:
Release Date:05/09/1910
Wilful Peggy
Character:The Lord
Release Date:24/08/1910
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
Character:Bill
Release Date:22/08/1910
The Usurer
Character:One of the Second Debtors
Release Date:15/08/1910
The House with Closed Shutters
Character:Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
Release Date:08/08/1910
The Call to Arms
Character:The Lord
Release Date:25/07/1910
A Flash of Light
Character:Younger John Rogers
Release Date:17/07/1910
In the Border States
Character:Confederate Corporal
Release Date:13/06/1910
A Child of the Ghetto
Character:The Farmer
Release Date:06/06/1910
Ramona
Character:Alessandro
Release Date:23/05/1910
The Two Brothers
Character:Pedro
Release Date:12/05/1910
The Face at the Window
Character:
Release Date:10/05/1910
Love Among the Roses
Character:The Lord
Release Date:08/05/1910
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Character:A Horse Thief
Release Date:21/04/1910
The Kid
Character:Walter Holden
Release Date:14/04/1910
The Gold Seekers
Character:
Release Date:18/03/1910
The Way of the World
Character:
Release Date:12/03/1910
In Old California
Character:Perdita's Son
Release Date:10/03/1910
The Thread of Destiny
Character:Estrada
Release Date:07/03/1910
Thou Shalt Not
Character:
Release Date:03/03/1910
The Newlyweds
Character:A Friend / At Station Reception
Release Date:03/03/1910
The Converts
Character:
Release Date:08/02/1910
The Cloister’s Touch
Character:The Father
Release Date:31/01/1910
The Honor of His Family
Character:George Pickett Jr.
Release Date:24/01/1910
The Call
Character:Billy Harvey
Release Date:20/01/1910
On the Reef
Character:Mr. Wilson
Release Date:17/01/1910
His Last Burglary
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1910
The Heart of an Outlaw
Character:The Mexican Lover
Release Date:31/12/1909
The Day After
Character:Party Guest
Release Date:30/12/1909
In Little Italy
Character:Victor Ratazzi
Release Date:23/12/1909
A Trap for Santa Claus
Character:Arthur Rogers (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1909
A Corner in Wheat
Character:Wheat King's Assistant
Release Date:13/12/1909
Fools of Fate
Character:
Release Date:06/10/1909
Pippa Passes
Character:
Release Date:03/10/1909
In Old Kentucky
Character:Robert, the Confederate son
Release Date:20/09/1909
The Broken Locket
Character:Mexican Man
Release Date:16/09/1909
Getting Even
Character:Miner
Release Date:12/09/1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Character:
Release Date:06/09/1909
The Sealed Room
Character:The Minstrel
Release Date:02/09/1909
The Little Darling
Character:In Boarding House
Release Date:01/09/1909
Pranks
Character:Sunbather
Release Date:30/08/1909
They Would Elope
Character:
Release Date:09/08/1909
The Mended Lute
Character:Indian
Release Date:05/08/1909
A Strange Meeting
Character:A Thief
Release Date:02/08/1909
The Slave
Character:Alachus' Friend
Release Date:29/07/1909
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
Character:Woodsman
Release Date:18/01/1908
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