Walter McGrail

American actor

Walter McGrail
McGrail in 1924
Born	Walter B. McGrail (1888-10-19)October 19, 1888 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	March 19, 1970(1970-03-19) (aged 81) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916–1951

Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.^[2]

McGrail was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81.

Selected filmography

Thou Art the Man (1916) – Bearer
The Ordeal of Elizabeth (1916) – Elizabeth's Father
Lights of New York (1916) – Hawk Chovinski
The Scarlet Runner (1916) – Morley Chester
The Dollar and the Law (1916) – George Gray
Indiscretion (1917) – Jimmy Travers
The Courage of Silence (1917) – Saunders
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917) – Count Dario
Within the Law (1917) – Dick Gilder
Over There (1917) – Minor Role
The Song of the Soul (1918) – Dr. Evans
The Business of Life (1918) –
The Triumph of the Weak (1918) – Jim Roberts
Find the Woman (1918) – Maurice Dumars
To the Highest Bidder (1918) – David Whitcomb
Everybody's Girl (1918) – Blinker
Miss Ambition (1918) – Larry Boyle
Brown of Harvard (1918) – Gerald Thorne
The Adventure Shop (1919) – Josephus Potts, Jr
The Girl, Glory (1919) – Ernest Sanford
The Country Cousin (1919) – George Tewksbury Reynolds III
The Black Secret (1919) – Ray McKay
Greater Than Fame (1920) – Jack Martin
Blind Youth (1920) – Maurie Monnier
The Invisible Divorce (1920) – Jimmy Ryder
Life's Twist (1920) – Steven De Koven
Darling Mine (1920) – Roger Davis
Beware of the Bride (1920) – Billy Emerson
Habit (1921) – Charles Munson
The Breaking Point (1921) – Richard Janeway
Playthings of Destiny (1921) – Hubert Randolph
Pilgrims of the Night (1921) – Gilbert Hannaway
The Invisible Fear (1921) – Arthur Comstock
Her Mad Bargain (1921) – David Leighton
The Cradle (1922) – Courtney Webster
The Top of New York (1922) – Emery Gray
The Yosemite Trail (1922) – Ned Thorpe
The Kentucky Derby (1922) – Ralph Gordon
Nobody's Money (1923) – Frank Carey
Suzanna (1923) – Ramón
Is Divorce a Failure? (1923) – Kelcey Barton
Where the North Begins (1923) – Gabrielle Dupree
The Eleventh Hour (1923) – Dick Manley
The Bad Man (1923) – Morgan Pell
Lights Out (1923) – Sea Bass
Flaming Youth (1923) – Jamieson James
A Son of the Sahara (1924) – Captain Jean Duval
Unguarded Women (1924) – Larry Trent
Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924) – Gordon Ibbotsleigh
Is Love Everything? (1924) – Boyd Carter
The Dancers (1925) – The Argentine
Adventure (1925) – Tudor
Champion of Lost Causes (1925) – Zanten / Dick Sterling
The Mad Marriage (1925)
Her Husband's Secret (1925)
The Teaser (1925) – Roderick Caswell
The Scarlet West (1925) – Lt. Harper
Havoc (1925) – Roddy Dunton
A Son of His Father (1925) – Holdbrook
When the Door Opened (1925) – Clive Grenfal
Forbidden Waters (1926) – J. Austin Bell
The Combat (1926) – Milton Symmons
Marriage License? (1926) – Marcus Heriot
Across the Pacific (1926) – Capt. Grover
The City (1926) – Jim Hannock
Prisoners of the Storm (1926) – Sergeant McClellan
The Secret Studio (1927) – Mr. Kyler
Old San Francisco (1927) – Vasquez's Grandson – in Prologue
American Beauty (1927) – Claverhouse
Man Crazy (1927) – Van Breamer
Stop That Man! (1928) – 'Slippery Dick' Sylvaine
Midnight Madness (1928) – Childers
The Play Girl (1928) – David Courtney
The Old Code (1928) – Pierre Belleu
Confessions of a Wife (1928) – Henri Duval
Blockade (1928) – Hayden
Hey Rube! (1928) – Duke
The Veiled Woman (1929) – Diplomatic Attaché
River of Romance (1929) – Major Patterson
The Lone Star Ranger (1930) – Phil Lawson
Men Without Women (1930) – Joe Cobb
Soldiers and Women (1930) – Capt. Arnold
Women Everywhere (1930) – Lieutenant of Legionnaires
Anybody's War (1930) – Captain Davis
The Last of the Duanes (1930) – Bland
The Pay-Off (1930) – Emory
River's End (1930) – Sergeant Martin
Part Time Wife (1930) – Johnny Spence
Seas Beneath (1931) – Chief Joe Cobb
Night Nurse (1931) – Mack, the Drunk
Murder by the Clock (1931) – Herbert Endicott
Under Eighteen (1931) – Gregg (uncredited)
Night Beat (1931) – Martin Andrews
Union Depot (1932) – Pickpocket (uncredited)
The Last of the Mohicans (1932, Serial) – Dulac
McKenna of the Mounted (1932) – Inspector Oliver P. Logan
Exposed (1932) – Johnny Russo
Vanity Street (1932) – Detective Hanson (uncredited)
Robbers' Roost (1932) – Henchman Brad
State Trooper (1933) – Burman
Police Call (1933) – Dr. James A. Gordon
Sing Sinner Sing (1933) – Louis
David Harum (1934) – Townsman (uncredited)
The World Moves On (1934) – The Duallist (1825)
A Demon for Trouble (1934) – Dyer
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) – Racetrack Tout (uncredited)
Men of the Night (1934) – Louie
All the King's Horses (1935) – Baron Kurt Chizlinska (uncredited)
Sunset Range (1935) – Grant
The Glass Key (1935) – Fickle Madvig Supporter (uncredited)
Hard Rock Harrigan (1935) – Worker (uncredited)
Call of the Wild (1935) – Spectator (uncredited)
Special Agent K-7 (1936) – Vincent 'Lanny' Landers
The Plainsman (1936) – Gambler #1 (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger (1936) – Guard (uncredited)
Ten Laps to Go (1936) – Drake – DeSylva's Mechanic
Reefer Madness (1936) – The Boss (uncredited)
The Shadow Strikes (1937) – Winstead Comstock
The Fighting Deputy (1937) – Townsman (uncredited)
The Mysterious Pilot (1937) – Jordan (uncredited)
West of Rainbow's End (1938) – George Reynolds aka Johnson
Held for Ransom (1938) – Donnelly
On the Great White Trail (1938) – Garou
Code of the Fearless (1939) – Ranger Capt. Rawlins
In Old Montana (1939) – Joe Allison
Stagecoach (1939) – Capt. Sickel (uncredited)
The Sun Never Sets (1939) – Henchman DaCosta (uncredited)
Calling All Marines (1939) – Capt. Chester
The Green Hornet (1940, Serial) – Dean
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) – Gang Leader (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee (1940) – Townsman (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940) – Judge Fitzgerald
Marked Men (1940) – Doctor (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) – Minor Role (uncredited)
Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) – Stoner
Back Street (1941) – Reporter (uncredited)
Along the Rio Grande (1941) – Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
Last of the Duanes (1941) – Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Appointment for Love (1941) – Stoddard (uncredited)
Holt of the Secret Service (1941, Serial) – Ship Captain (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941, Serial) – Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) – Judge Jack McConnell
Riders of the West (1942) – Miller, the Banker
Bowery at Midnight (1942) – Coroner (uncredited)
A Double Life (1947) – Steve (uncredited)
A Life of Her Own (1950) – Party Guest (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom (1951) – Newsreel Director (uncredited)

References

^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Walter McGrail". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
^ Katchmer, George A. (September 22, 2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved June 20, 2021.