Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

The name may have been forgotten, especially today (seven decades later), but the portly, apoplectic, exasperated figure on the 1930s screen wasn't. While his film career, save a couple of silents, lasted a paltry seven years (1932-1939), character actor Walter Connolly certainly ran the distance. While some film historians complain that a number of his performances were annoying or overbaked, he was for the most part applauded for his zesty contributions to a number of comedy classics. Frank Capra's Lady for a Day (1933), Broadway Bill (1934) and It Happened One Night (1934), not to mention the Carole Lombard/Fredric March screwball farce Nothing Sacred (1937) as news reporter March's hot-headed editor boss are sure-fire examples. The Cincinnati, Ohio native was born on April 8, 1887 and schooled there. The son of the head of the Western Union relay office, he attended St. Xavier College and the University of Dublin in Ireland before making his New York debut in 1910 in an outdoor presentation of "As You Like It". For the next year or so he was a member of E.H. Sothern's touring company and played supporting roles in a number of Shakespearean shows on the road. After a few silent pictures left him unimpressed with film-making, he turned to the Broadway stage in the 1920s and scored quite well. Somewhat short and tubby, it was not difficult for the jowly, mustachioed actor to seize laughs and he found his share in such outings as "The Talking Parrot" (1923), "Applesauce" (1925), "The Springboard" (1927), "The Happy Husband" (1928), "Stepping Out" (1929), "Your Uncle Dudley" (1930), "Anatol" (1931), "Six Characters in Search of an Author" (1931), "The Good Fairy" (1932) and "The Late Christopher Bean" (1932). With his talents as a stage farceur firmly established, it was time to make a second attempt at a film career and Hollywood (specifically, Columbia) wisely opened their doors to him. Interestingly, his debut in a full-length talking picture came at age 45 in the form of a drama, Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932), where he was third-billed as a rather benign senator. For the next seven years Connolly, often playing older than he really was, could be found everywhere giving good fluster to the greatest and glossiest of stars -- Janet Gaynor, Carole Lombard, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, Paul Muni, Spencer Tracy, and Ginger Rogers, among hordes of others. His hobbies were collecting old books and theatre programmes. Connolly was married to actress Nedda Harrigan from 1923 to his death. They had one daughter, Ann (1924–2006). Connolly suffered a fatal stroke on May 28, 1940, and was buried in New St. Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati.

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  • Известен за : Acting
  • Рожден ден : 1887-04-08
  • Място на раждане : Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • 1934
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    Случи се една нощ

    Случи се една нощ

    7.821 1934 HD

    Когато богатото момиче Ели Андрюс се омъжва за жиголото Кинг Уестли, тя е...

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  • 1934
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    Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

    6.8 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

    7.3 1936 HD

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  • 1938
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    Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

    5.8 1938 HD

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  • 1932
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    Горчивият чай на генерал Йен

    Горчивият чай на генерал Йен

    6.1 1932 HD

    Американката Меган Дейвис /номинираната за "Оскар" Барбара Стануик/ пристига в...

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  • 1932
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    Man Against Woman

    Man Against Woman

    3.5 1932 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Good Earth

    The Good Earth

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1933
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    Дама за един ден

    Дама за един ден

    7.051 1933 HD

    Ани и бедна жена, която заблуждава дъщеря си, живееща в Испания, че е част от...

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  • 1937
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    Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    5th Ave Girl

    5th Ave Girl

    7 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Four's a Crowd

    Four's a Crowd

    5.1 1938 HD

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  • 1934
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    Lady by Choice

    Lady by Choice

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    6.5 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1937
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    Nancy Steele Is Missing!

    Nancy Steele Is Missing!

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    First Lady

    First Lady

    6.2 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Good Girls Go to Paris

    Good Girls Go to Paris

    7.1 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Music Goes 'Round

    The Music Goes 'Round

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

    7 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    The League of Frightened Men

    The League of Frightened Men

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1939
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    Those High Grey Walls

    Those High Grey Walls

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    The King Steps Out

    The King Steps Out

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1932
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    No More Orchids

    No More Orchids

    6.8 1932 HD

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  • 1933
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    Paddy the Next Best Thing

    Paddy the Next Best Thing

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Girl Downstairs

    The Girl Downstairs

    4.5 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Great Victor Herbert

    The Great Victor Herbert

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1937
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    Let's Get Married

    Let's Get Married

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Father Brown, Detective

    Father Brown, Detective

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

    4.5 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    East of Fifth Avenue

    East of Fifth Avenue

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1932
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    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    6.7 1932 HD

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  • 1934
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    Whom the Gods Destroy

    Whom the Gods Destroy

    5.5 1934 HD

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  • 1939
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    Bridal Suite

    Bridal Suite

    5.1 1939 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Captain Hates the Sea

    The Captain Hates the Sea

    6.5 1934 HD

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  • 1933
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    Man's Castle

    Man's Castle

    6.867 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Servants' Entrance

    Servants' Entrance

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    One Way Ticket

    One Way Ticket

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1933
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    Master of Men

    Master of Men

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    Once to Every Woman

    Once to Every Woman

    5.8 1934 HD

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    Eight Girls in a Boat

    Eight Girls in a Boat

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    White Lies

    White Lies

    6 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1934
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    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Soak the Rich

    Soak the Rich

    1 1936 HD

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    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1938
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    Penitentiary

    Penitentiary

    1 1938 HD

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