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Walter Fitzgerald

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Walter Fitzgerald

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 18, 1896 (130 years old)

Place of Birth

Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Biography

Walter Fitzgerald was a distinguished British character actor.   He was born in 1896 in Devon.   His first film was in 1932 in “Murder In Covent Garden”.   His cinema highlights include “In Which We Serve”, “San Demitro, London”, “The Fallen Idol” and “Treasure Island”.  He went to Hollywood in 1959 to make “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” for Walt Disney.    He died in 1976 in London at the age of 80.

Known For

Acting
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
1968A Bit of Crucifixion, FatherFather Curran
1968Doctor Who: The DominatorsDirector Senex
1965BBC Play of the MonthTalbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
1964DetectiveColonel Julius Raven
1963Decision at Midnight
1963We Joined the NavyAdmiral Thomas
1963Doctor WhoSenex
1962H.M.S. DefiantAdmiral Jackson
1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleLord Fitzpatrick
1959Perilous AssignmentSelf
1959Third Man on the MountainHerr Hempel
1958The Camp on Blood IslandCyril Beattie
1957The Man in the SkyReginald Conway
1957The Birthday PresentSir John Dell
1957Something of ValueHenry McKenzie, A White Settler
1957DuPont Show of the MonthJarvis Lorry
1956Around the World in 80 DaysClub Member
1955The Cockleshell HeroesGestapo Comdt.
1954Lease of LifeThe Dean
1954Front Page StoryAnthony Black
1953Personal AffairHenry Vining
1953Our Girl FridayCaptain
1953Twice Upon a TimeProfessor Reynolds
1953Appointment in LondonMulvaney
1953The NetSir Charles Craddock
1953The Cruel SeaWarden (uncredited)
1952The RingerCommissioner
1952The Pickwick PapersMr. Wardle
1950Treasure IslandSquire Trelawney
1949The Small Back RoomBrine
1949Edward, My SonMr. Kedner
1948The Fallen IdolDr. Fenton
1948The Winslow BoyFirst Lord
1948Blanche FurySimon Fury
1948This Was a WomanArthur Russell
1947Mine Own ExecutionerDr. Norris Pile
1945Great DayBob Tyndale
1944Strawberry RoanWalter Morley
1943San Demetrio LondonChief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
1943Squadron Leader XInspector Milne
1942In Which We ServeColonel Lumsden
1941This EnglandVicar
1940Let George Do It!Dockside Policeman (uncredited)
1932Murder at Covent GardenDonald Walpace