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Walter Catlett, born Walter Leland Catlett, was an American actor. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards.
Birth Name
Walter Leland Catlett
Born
Monday, 04 February 1889
Died
Monday, 14 November 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Beau James | Gov. Alfred E. 'Al' Smith | 1957 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Professor Quigley | 1956 |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Colonel Plug / Col. Plug | 1956 |
| Columbia Laff Hour | (archive footage) | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Dauphin / The King | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Colonel Plug | 1954 |
| Climax! | The Dauphin | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Mr. Gunther | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Henry Thomas | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Professor Oliver Westcott | 1952 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Beau James | Gov. Alfred E. 'Al' Smith | 1957 |
| Friendly Persuasion | Professor Quigley | 1956 |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Colonel Plug / Col. Plug | 1956 |
| Columbia Laff Hour | (archive footage) | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Dauphin / The King | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Colonel Plug | 1954 |
| Climax! | The Dauphin | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Mr. Gunther | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Henry Thomas | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Professor Oliver Westcott | 1952 |
| Honeychile | Al Moore | 1951 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Mr. McGonigle / McGonigle | 1951 |
| Father Takes the Air | Mayor Colton | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Producer | 1950 |
| Father Makes Good | Mayor Colton | 1950 |
| The Inspector General | Colonel Castine / Col. Castine | 1949 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Joe Brooks | 1949 |
| Look for the Silver Lining | Walter Catlett | 1949 |
| Leave It to Henry | Mayor Colton | 1949 |
| Henry, the Rainmaker | Mayor Colton | 1949 |
| The Boy with Green Hair | The King | 1948 |
| Mr. Reckless | Joel Hawkins | 1948 |
| Are You with It? | Jason (Pop) Carter | 1948 |
| I'll Be Yours | Mr. Buckingham | 1947 |
| Slightly Scandalous | Mr. Wright | 1946 |
| Riverboat Rhythm | Col. Jeffrey 'Smitty' Witherspoon / Col. Jeffrey Witherspoon | 1946 |
| I Love a Bandleader | B. Templeton James | 1945 |
| The Man Who Walked Alone | Wiggins | 1945 |
| Lake Placid Serenade | Carlton Webb | 1944 |
| Hi, Beautiful | Gerald Bisbee | 1944 |
| My Gal Loves Music | Dr. Bilbo | 1944 |
| Three Is a Family | Barney Meeker | 1944 |
| Ghost Catchers | Colonel Breckinridge Marshall | 1944 |
| Pardon My Rhythm | O'Bannion | 1944 |
| Lady, Let's Dance | Timber Applegate | 1944 |
| Her Primitive Man | Hotel Clerk | 1944 |
| Up in Arms | Major Brock | 1944 |
| Hat Check Honey | Tim Martel | 1944 |
| His Butler's Sister | Mortimer Kalb | 1943 |
| Fired Wife | Judge Allen | 1943 |
| The West Side Kid | Ramsey Fensel | 1943 |
| Get Going | Horace Doblem | 1943 |
| Cowboy in Manhattan | Ace Robbins | 1943 |
| Hit Parade of 1943 | J. MacClellan Davis | 1943 |
| They Got Me Covered | Hotel Manager | 1943 |
| How's About It? | Whipple | 1943 |
| Heart of the Golden West | Colonel Silas Popen | 1942 |
| Between Us Girls | Desk Sergeant | 1942 |
| Give Out, Sisters | Gribble | 1942 |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | Jasper | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Theatre Manager | 1942 |
| Syncopation | Spelvin / Spelvin (scenes deleted) | 1942 |
| My Gal Sal | Col. Truckee / Colonel Truckee | 1942 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Walter- 'Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang' Number / Walter Catlett | 1942 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Sylvester W. Twigg | 1942 |
| Steel Against the Sky | Professor Rupert Sampson / Rupert Sampson | 1941 |
| It Started with Eve | Doctor Harvey / Dr. Harvey | 1941 |
| Sing Another Chorus | Theodore Gateson | 1941 |
| Unfinished Business | Billy Ross | 1941 |
| Manpower | Sidney Whipple | 1941 |
| Bad Men of Missouri | Mr. Pettibone | 1941 |
| Hello, Sucker | G. Remington 'Max' Conway | 1941 |
| Million Dollar Baby | Mr. Simpson / Simpson | 1941 |
| Horror Island | Sergeant McGoon | 1941 |
| You're the One | Program Director | 1941 |
| The Wild Man of Borneo | 'Doc' Skelby | 1941 |
| Honeymoon for Three | Waiter | 1941 |
| Remedy for Riches | Clem | 1940 |
| Li'l Abner | Barber | 1940 |
| The Quarterback | Tom | 1940 |
| Spring Parade | Headwaiter | 1940 |
| Comin' Round the Mountain | W.P.A. Clerk | 1940 |
| Pop Always Pays | Tommy Lane | 1940 |
| You're Next! | Slocum | 1940 |
| Half a Sinner | Gas Station Attendant / Station Attendant | 1940 |
| Pinocchio | J. Worthington Foulfellow | 1940 |
| Kid Nightingale | Skip Davis | 1939 |
| Exile Express | Gus | 1939 |
| Zaza | Marlardot / Marladot | 1939 |
| Going Places | Franklin Dexter | 1938 |
| Bringing Up Baby | Slocum / Constable Slocum | 1938 |
| Every Day's a Holiday | Nifty Bailey | 1937 |
| Danger - Love at Work | Uncle Alan | 1937 |
| Varsity Show | Professor Sylvester Biddle | 1937 |
| Love Under Fire | Tip Conway | 1937 |
| Wake Up and Live | Gus Avery | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Eddie Johnson | 1937 |
| On the Avenue | Jake Dibble | 1937 |
| Sing Me a Love Song | Mr. Sprague | 1937 |
| Banjo on My Knee | Warfield Scott | 1936 |
| Four Days Wonder | Duffy | 1936 |
| Cain and Mabel | Jake Sherman | 1936 |
| Follow Your Heart | Joe Sheldon | 1936 |
| We Went to College | Senator Budger | 1936 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Morrow | 1936 |
| Upper Cutlets | 1936 | |
| I Loved a Soldier | 1936 | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Barsad | 1935 |
| The Affair of Susan | Gilbert | 1935 |
| Every Night at Eight | Master of Ceremonies | 1935 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice | Gus | 1934 |
| The Captain Hates the Sea | Joe Silvers | 1934 |
| Unknown Blonde | Publicity Man | 1934 |
| Only Yesterday | Barnes / Barnes (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| So This Is Harris | Walter Catlett / Walter | 1933 |
| Arizona to Broadway | Ned Flynn | 1933 |
| Mama Loves Papa | Tom Walker | 1933 |
| Husbands' Reunion | Walter | 1933 |
| Dream Stuff | Cousin Walter | 1933 |
| Private Jones | Spivey | 1933 |
| Caliente Love | Harrison | 1933 |
| Olsen's Big Moment | Robert Brewster III | 1933 |
| Rockabye | Jimmy Dunn | 1932 |
| The Sport Parade | 'Shifty' Morrison | 1932 |
| Rain | Quartermaster Bates | 1932 |
| Back Street | Bakeless | 1932 |
| Big City Blues | Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney / Gibboney | 1932 |
| Okay America! | City Editor aka 'Lucille' | 1932 |
| It's Tough to Be Famous | Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin | 1932 |
| The Expert | Al / Al Diamond | 1932 |
| Sky Devils | Master of Ceremonies - Canteen Show | 1932 |
| Cock of the Air | Colonel Wallace / Col. Wallace | 1932 |
| Camping Out | 1931 | |
| Platinum Blonde | Bingy / Bingy Baker | 1931 |
| Honeymoon Trio | The Nuisance | 1931 |
| Maker of Men | McNeil | 1931 |
| The Front Page | Murphy | 1931 |
| The Florodora Girl | De Boer | 1930 |
| Her Golden Calf | Master of Ceremonies | 1930 |
| The Big Party | Mr. Goldfarb | 1930 |
| Let's Go Places | Rex Wardell | 1930 |
| Why Leave Home? | Elmer | 1929 |
| Married in Hollywood | Joe Glitner | 1929 |
| Happy Days | End Man - Minstrel Show | 1929 |
| Summer Bachelors | Bachelor No. 1 | 1926 |
