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William Franklin Walker was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.
Birth Name
William Franklin Walker
Born
Wednesday, 01 July 1896
Died
Monday, 27 January 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Hunter | Grandfather / Sporty's Grandfather | 1984 |
| Street Music | Jasper | 1981 |
| The Wiz | The Wiz Singers Adult Choir | 1978 |
| The Choirboys | Tilden | 1977 |
| Piece of the Action, A | Clair Hurst | 1977 |
| A Piece of the Action | Clair Hurst | 1977 |
| Rafferty | Avery Post | 1977 |
| Billy Jack Goes to Washington | Security Guard | 1977 |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | Willard | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Hunter | Grandfather / Sporty's Grandfather | 1984 |
| Street Music | Jasper | 1981 |
| The Wiz | The Wiz Singers Adult Choir | 1978 |
| The Choirboys | Tilden | 1977 |
| Piece of the Action, A | Clair Hurst | 1977 |
| A Piece of the Action | Clair Hurst | 1977 |
| Rafferty | Avery Post | 1977 |
| Billy Jack Goes to Washington | Security Guard | 1977 |
| Twilight's Last Gleaming | Willard | 1977 |
| Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy | Texas Oil Man | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Luther Dwyer | 1976 |
| What's Happening!! | Rev. Burk | 1976 |
| Barbary Coast | Butler | 1975 |
| Run, Joe, Run | Guard | 1974 |
| Lost in the Stars | Servant | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Rosie | 1974 |
| The Green Hornet | Bartender | 1974 |
| Good Times | Mr. Carter | 1974 |
| The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Elder Banks | 1974 |
| The President's Plane Is Missing | Thomas | 1973 |
| Shaft | Moon | 1973 |
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Skycap | 1973 |
| Maurie | Stokes | 1973 |
| Police Story | Minister | 1973 |
| Tenafly | Uncle Walter | 1973 |
| The Rookies | Man #1 | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Mr. Jefferson | 1972 |
| The Last Child | Dining Car Waiter | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Clifford Mills | 1971 |
| Big Jake | Moses Brown | 1971 |
| Ransom for a Dead Man | Crowell | 1971 |
| Longstreet | Joe-The-Butcher Powell | 1971 |
| The Great White Hope | Deacon | 1970 |
| McCloud | Customs Inspector | 1970 |
| Tick, Tick, Tick | John Sawyer | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Minister (segment "Love and the Perfect Wedding") | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Donald | 1969 |
| Riot | Jake | 1969 |
| A Dream of Kings | Kampana | 1969 |
| Uptight | Bartender | 1968 |
| Shadow on the Land | Arnold | 1968 |
| Three Guns for Texas | Ulmer Applin | 1968 |
| Mod Squad | Rollie | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Samuel | 1968 |
| Mannix | Bartender / Martin Johnson | 1967 |
| The Last Challenge | Joey Moon Eagle - Servant | 1967 |
| Dimension 5 | Slim | 1966 |
| The Green Hornet | Bartender | 1966 |
| Our Man Flint | American Diplomat | 1966 |
| U-238 and the Witch Doctor | Chief Douanga | 1966 |
| Laredo | Ulmer Applin | 1965 |
| The Third Day | Logan / Logan, Chauffeur | 1965 |
| Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte | Chauffeur / Joseph | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Joseph | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Ephraim / Perrault / Proprietor | 1964 |
| Kisses for My President | Joseph | 1964 |
| Destry | Swamper | 1964 |
| 4 for Texas | Attendant | 1963 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Trustee | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Charlie / Old Ben | 1963 |
| The Richard Boone Show | Train Porter | 1963 |
| Wall of Noise | Money | 1963 |
| What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? | Deliveryman | 1962 |
| Our Man Higgins | Billings | 1962 |
| Empire | Eddie | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | William | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Man | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | William | 1962 |
| Walk on the Wild Side | Black Man | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Smith | 1961 |
| Boy Who Caught a Crook | Keeper | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Tad | 1961 |
| Ada | William, Servant | 1961 |
| King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Bartender | 1961 |
| The Sins of Rachel Cade | Townsman | 1961 |
| Moment of Fear | (archive footage) | 1960 |
| Take a Giant Step | Frank | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Jeffrey | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Washroom Attendant | 1959 |
| Riverboat | William the Butler | 1959 |
| World of Giants | Daddy Dean | 1959 |
| Porgy and Bess | Undertaker | 1959 |
| The Mating Game | Servant | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Porter | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Sandy | 1959 |
| Ride a Crooked Trail | Jackson | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Porter | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Obadiah | 1958 |
| Bronco | Dorso | 1958 |
| Hot Spell | Attendant | 1958 |
| The Long, Hot Summer | Lucius | 1958 |
| Raintree County | Old George | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Joseph | 1957 |
| Maverick | Museum Attendant | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Connors--Watchman | 1957 |
| The Adventures of McGraw | Teddy | 1957 |
| Panic! | Mr. Anderson | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Joe | 1957 |
| Everything But the Truth | Waiter | 1956 |
| You Can't Run Away from It | Norville, the Butler | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Rudy | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Cecil | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Henry the Porter | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | James | 1956 |
| A Kiss Before Dying | Bill, the Butler / Bill | 1956 |
| I'll Cry Tomorrow | Porter | 1955 |
| Good Morning, Miss Dove | Henry | 1955 |
| Queen Bee | Sam | 1955 |
| The View from Pompey's Head | Train Porter / Pullman Porter | 1955 |
| The Big Knife | Russell | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Porter | 1955 |
| Jungle Jim | Batsu | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Bogie | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Orungo | 1955 |
| The Far Horizons | Tom (servant) | 1955 |
| A Man Called Peter | Butler / The Whiting's Butler | 1955 |
| Prince of Players | Old Ben | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Wilson - Butler | 1955 |
| The Lineup | Earl Wallace | 1954 |
| The Mickey Rooney Show | Henry | 1954 |
| Killer Leopard | Jonas | 1954 |
| The Outcast | Sam Allen | 1954 |
| The Gambler from Natchez | Rivage's Butler | 1954 |
| The Whistler | Pop | 1954 |
| The Golden Idol | Nadji | 1954 |
| Topper | The Porter | 1953 |
| Sangaree | Priam | 1953 |
| The President's Lady | Uncle Alfred | 1953 |
| Rebel City | William | 1953 |
| Cry of the Hunted | Dock Attendant | 1953 |
| Jamaica Run | Human | 1953 |
| Bright Road | Jake Young - C.T.'s Father | 1953 |
| The Girl Who Had Everything | Julian | 1953 |
| Jungle Drums of Africa | Chief Douanga | 1953 |
| The I Don't Care Girl | Cook | 1953 |
| The Mississippi Gambler | Dureau Butler | 1953 |
| Ruby Gentry | Bartender | 1952 |
| Stars and Stripes Forever | Train Porter | 1952 |
| Bomba and the Jungle Girl | The Wards' Headman | 1952 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Uncle Old Fella | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Porter | 1952 |
| Night Without Sleep | Henry / Henry (Uncredited) | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Uncle Sim / Butler | 1952 |
| The Story of Will Rogers | Train Porter | 1952 |
| Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie | Trooper Robert Waverly Ferris / Robert Waverly Ferris aka Trooper | 1952 |
| Lydia Bailey | General LaPlume | 1952 |
| Tarzan's Savage Fury | Native Chief | 1952 |
| The Family Secret | Larry | 1951 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Waiter on Train | 1951 |
| Anne of the Indies | British Club Servant | 1951 |
| The Well | Dr. Billings | 1951 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | The Man in Compartment E / Samuels / Mr. Winslow / Mr. Gladstone / Dr. Joseph Wilkin / Clothing Salesman / Brother Thompson / 1st Detective | 1951 |
| The Harlem Globetrotters | Prof. Turner | 1951 |
| Francis Goes to the Races | Sam | 1951 |
| Follow the Sun | Lee / Golf Club Waiter Lee | 1951 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | The Nolans' Butler | 1951 |
| Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone | Pullman Porter | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Henry / Manchester the Butler | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Porter / Mizer / Janitor / Curly | 1950 |
| Peggy | Porter | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Simon - Singleton's Butler | 1950 |
| Young Man with a Horn | Black Minister | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | Porter | 1950 |
| Bomba on Panther Island | Luke | 1949 |
| Free for All | Herbert | 1949 |
| Sand | Sam | 1949 |
| Africa Screams | Interpreter | 1949 |
| Bad Boy | Ollie, the Ranch Cook / Ollie - Cook | 1949 |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | Porter | 1948 |
| Larceny | Butler | 1948 |
| Canon City | Prisoner | 1948 |
| I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Prisoner | 1948 |
| Sun Tan Ranch | 1948 | |
| No Time for Romance | J.T. Richards | 1948 |
| The Foxes of Harrow | Ty Demon | 1947 |
| New Orleans | Mokey | 1947 |
| The Falcon's Adventure | Train Porter | 1946 |
| Swell Guy | Albert - Train Porter | 1946 |
| Three Little Girls in Blue | Captain of Waiters | 1946 |
| The Killers | Sam | 1946 |
| Lost City of the Jungle | Native | 1946 |
