Walter Woolf King

Walter Woolf King
King in Today I Hang (1942)
Born	Walter Woolf King (1899-11-02)November 2, 1899 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 24, 1984(1984-10-24) (aged 84) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1918–1977
Spouse(s)	Ernestyne Bachrach (m. 193?; div. 19??)
Children	Barbara Jean Meier Walter Woolf King Jr.

Walter Woolf King (November 2, 1899 – October 24, 1984) was an American film, television and stage actor and singer.

Born in San Francisco, California in 1899, King started singing for a living at a young age and performed mostly in churches. He made his Broadway debut in 1919, and became a well-known baritone in operettas and musical comedies. King billed himself as Walter Woolf and Walter King early in his career, eventually settling on a combination of all three names in the mid-1930s.

In 1936, King was host of the Flying Red Horse Tavern on CBS radio.

King began his film career in musicals but quickly moved into supporting roles. He is probably best remembered today for his villainous roles in two films starring the Marx Brothers: A Night at the Opera (1935) and Go West (1940). He also appeared with Laurel & Hardy in Swiss Miss (1938). King made several appearances on radio and later became an actors' agent. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was seen in several often uncredited bit parts and smaller roles in television and films.

One credited TV role was as “Major Clinton” in the 1958 S1E38 offering, “The Monty Britton Story” on Wagon Train.

In the first episode of The Munsters he is credited for his role as George Washington. His final appearance was in the 1977 TV movie One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story.

King died in Beverly Hills, California in 1984.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1930	Golden Dawn	Tom Allen
1933	Girl Without a Room	Arthur Copeland
1934	Embarrassing Moments	Paul
1935	Lottery Lover	Prince Midanoff
	One More Spring	Morris Rosenberg
	Ginger	Daniel Parker
	Spring Tonic	José
	A Night at the Opera	Rudolfo Lassparri
1937	Call It a Day	Paul Francis
1938	Walking Down Broadway	Jeff Hoffman
	Swiss Miss	Victor Albert
1939	Society Smugglers	Roy Allen Massey
	Big Town Czar	Paul Burgess
	The House of Fear	Carleton
	Balalaika	Captain Michael Sibirsky
1940	Go West	John Beecher
1941	Melody for Three	Antoine Pirelle
1942	Today I Hang	Jim O'Brien
	A Yank in Libya	Mike Malone
	Smart Alecks	Dr. Ormsby
	Between Us Girls	King - an actor
1943	Yanks Ahoy	Captain Gillis
1952	Stars and Stripes Forever	President's Aide	Uncredited
1953	Taxi	Business Man
	Tonight We Sing	Gritti
	Call Me Madam	Secretary of State	Uncredited
	City That Never Sleeps	Hotel Manager	Uncredited
	Affair with a Stranger	Harry Casino	Uncredited
1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Doctor Pritchard	Season 1 Episode 8: "Our Cook's a Treasure"
	Francis in the Navy	Jensen	Uncredited
1956	The Bottom of the Bottle	Grant
	The Ten Commandments	Herald	Uncredited
	Three Brave Men	Admiral Mason	Uncredited
1957	An Affair to Remember	Doctor in Hospital	Uncredited
	The Joker Is Wild	Mr. Page	Uncredited
	The Helen Morgan Story	Florenz Ziegfeld
1958	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Mob Boss	Season 3 Episode 14: "The Percentage"
	Kathy O'	Donald C. Faber
	Hong Kong Confidential	CIA Chief	Uncredited
1961	The Outsider	Civilian	Uncredited
1963	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Senator Hayes	Season 1 Episode 29: "The Dark Pool"
	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Mr. Roberts the Executive	Season 2 Episode 2: "A Nice Touch"
	The Householder	Professor
	The Raiders	Colonel DeKoenig	Uncredited
1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Judge	Season 2 Episode 31: "Isabel"
	Where Love Has Gone	Bank Board Member	Uncredited
	Della	Sam Jordon
1967	Rosie!	Judge
1970	Airport	Cindy's Father	Uncredited

External links

• Walter Woolf King at IMDb
• Walter Woolf King at the Internet Broadway Database