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Walter McGrail

Acting

Born October 18, 1888 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died March 19, 1970

Biography

Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.

Filmography25 titles

The Grapes of Wrath

1940as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Stagecoach

1939as Capt. Sickel (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941as Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain

Night Nurse

1931as The Drunk

Death Valley Days

1952as Charlie

Riders of the West

1942as Miller, the Banker

My Little Chickadee

1940as Townsman (uncredited)

In Old Montana

1939as Joe Allison

On the Great White Trail

1938as Garou

Men without Women

1930as Cobb

The Green Hornet

1940as Dean

Held For Ransom

1938as Donnelly

Sunset Range

1935as Grant

The World Moves On

1934as The Duallist (1825)

Old San Francisco

1927as Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue

A Demon for Trouble

1934as Dyer

The River of Romance

1929as Major Patterson

Marked Men

1940as Doctor

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942as Judge Jack McConnell

Ten Laps to Go

1936as Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic

Seas Beneath

1931as Chief Joe Cobb

Bowery at Midnight

1942as Coroner (uncredited)

Code of the Fearless

1939as Ranger Captain Rawlins

The Shadow Strikes

1937as Winstead Comstock

Reefer Madness

1938as The Boss (uncredited)