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Walter B. McGrail was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81.
Birth Name
Walter B. McGrail
Born
Friday, 19 October 1888
Died
Thursday, 19 March 1970
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Adventures of Superman | Newsman | 1952 |
| Cowboy G-Men | Marshal Kelly | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Charlie | 1952 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Newsreel Director | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Art Kradick | 1951 |
| A Life of Her Own | Party Guest | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Stanley Burdette | 1950 |
| Fireside Theatre | John Carver / Ice Cream Customer | 1949 |
| A Double Life | Steve | 1947 |
| Bowery at Midnight | Coroner | 1942 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Adventures of Superman | Newsman | 1952 |
| Cowboy G-Men | Marshal Kelly | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Charlie | 1952 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Newsreel Director | 1951 |
| Front Page Detective | Art Kradick | 1951 |
| A Life of Her Own | Party Guest | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Stanley Burdette | 1950 |
| Fireside Theatre | John Carver / Ice Cream Customer | 1949 |
| A Double Life | Steve | 1947 |
| Bowery at Midnight | Coroner | 1942 |
| Riders of the West | Miller, the Banker | 1942 |
| Billy the Kid Trapped | Judge Jack McConnell | 1942 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain | 1941 |
| Holt of the Secret Service | Ship Captain | 1941 |
| Appointment for Love | Stoddard | 1941 |
| Last of the Duanes | Texas Ranger | 1941 |
| Along the Rio Grande | Cattle Buyer | 1941 |
| Back Street | Reporter | 1941 |
| The Son of Monte Cristo | Minor Role | 1941 |
| Mysterious Doctor Satan | Stoner | 1940 |
| Marked Men | Doctor | 1940 |
| Billy the Kid Outlawed | Judge Fitzgerald | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Gang Leader | 1940 |
| My Little Chickadee | Townsman | 1940 |
| The Green Hornet | Dean | 1940 |
| Calling All Marines | Capt. Chester | 1939 |
| The Sun Never Sets | Henchman DaCosta | 1939 |
| Stagecoach | Capt. Sickel | 1939 |
| In Old Montana | Joe Allison | 1939 |
| Code of the Fearless | Ranger Captain Rawlins | 1939 |
| Reefer Madness | The Boss | 1938 |
| On the Great White Trail | Garou | 1938 |
| Held for Ransom | Donnelly | 1938 |
| West of Rainbow's End | George Reynolds aka Johnson / Johnson | 1938 |
| The Mysterious Pilot | Jordan | 1937 |
| Telephone Operator | 1937 | |
| The Fighting Deputy | Townsman | 1937 |
| The Shadow Strikes | Winstead Comstock | 1937 |
| Ten Laps to Go | Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic | 1936 |
| The Accusing Finger | Guard | 1936 |
| The Plainsman | Gambler #1 | 1936 |
| Special Agent K-7 | Vincent 'Lanny' Landers | 1936 |
| Call of the Wild | Spectator | 1935 |
| Hard Rock Harrigan | Worker | 1935 |
| The Glass Key | Fickle Madvig Supporter | 1935 |
| Sunset Range | Grant | 1935 |
| All the King's Horses | Baron Kurt Chizlinska | 1935 |
| Men of the Night | Louie | 1934 |
| A Demon for Trouble | Dyer | 1934 |
| The World Moves On | The Duallist (1825) | 1934 |
| David Harum | Townsman | 1934 |
| Sing Sinner Sing | Louis | 1933 |
| Police Call | Dr. James A. Gordon | 1933 |
| Exposed | Johnny Russo | 1933 |
| State Trooper | Burman | 1933 |
| Robbers' Roost | Henchman Brad | 1933 |
| Vanity Street | Detective Hanson | 1932 |
| McKenna of the Mounted | Inspector Oliver P. Logan | 1932 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Dulac (the French Spy) | 1932 |
| Union Depot | Pickpocket | 1932 |
| Night Beat | Martin Andrews | 1931 |
| Murder by the Clock | Herbert Endicott | 1931 |
| Night Nurse | The Drunk | 1931 |
| Seas Beneath | Chief Joe Cobb | 1931 |
| Under Eighteen | Gregg - Penthouse Party Guest | 1931 |
| Part Time Wife | Johnny Spence | 1930 |
| River's End | Sergeant Martin / Martin | 1930 |
| The Pay-Off | Emory | 1930 |
| The Last of the Duanes | Bland | 1930 |
| Anybody's War | Captain Davis | 1930 |
| Women Everywhere | Lieutenant of Legionnaires | 1930 |
| Soldiers and Women | Capt. Arnold | 1930 |
| Men Without Women | Joe Cobb / Cobb | 1930 |
| The Lone Star Ranger | Phil Lawson | 1930 |
| The River of Romance | Major Patterson | 1929 |
| The Veiled Woman | Diplomatic Attaché | 1929 |
| Confessions of a Wife | Henri Duval | 1928 |
| The Old Code | Pierre Belleu | 1928 |
| The Play Girl | David Courtney | 1928 |
| Midnight Madness | Childers | 1928 |
| Stop That Man! | 'Slippery Dick' Sylvaine | 1928 |
| The American Beauty | Claverhouse | 1927 |
| Old San Francisco | Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue | 1927 |
| The Secret Studio | Mr. Kyler | 1927 |
| Prisoners of the Storm | Sergeant McClellan | 1926 |
| The City | Jim Hannock | 1926 |
| Across the Pacific | Capt. Grover | 1926 |
| Marriage License? | Marcus Heriot | 1926 |
| The Combat | Milton Symmons | 1926 |
| Forbidden Waters | J. Austin Bell | 1926 |
| A Son of His Father | Holdbrook | 1925 |
| The Scarlet West | Lt. Harper | 1925 |
| The Champion of Lost Causes | Zanten / Dick Sterling | 1925 |
| Adventure | Tudor | 1925 |
| The Dancers | The Argentine | 1925 |
| Gerald Cranston's Lady | Gordon Ibbotsleigh | 1924 |
| A Son of the Sahara | Captain Jean Duval | 1924 |
| Flaming Youth | Jamieson James | 1923 |
| The Bad Man | Morgan Pell | 1923 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Dick Manley | 1923 |
| Where the North Begins | Gabrielle Dupree | 1923 |
| Is Divorce a Failure? | Kelcey Barton | 1923 |
| Nobody's Money | Frank Carey | 1923 |
| Suzanna | Ramón | 1923 |
| The Kentucky Derby | Ralph Gordon | 1922 |
| The Yosemite Trail | Ned Thorpe | 1922 |
| The Top of New York | Emery Gray | 1922 |
| The Cradle | Courtney Webster | 1922 |
| Her Mad Bargain | David Leighton | 1921 |
| The Invisible Fear | Arthur Comstock | 1921 |
| Pilgrims of the Night | Gilbert Hannaway | 1921 |
| The Breaking Point | Richard Janeway | 1921 |
| Beware of the Bride | Billy Emerson | 1920 |
| Darling Mine | Roger Davis | 1920 |
| Life's Twist | Steven De Koven | 1920 |
| The Invisible Divorce | Jimmy Ryder | 1920 |
| Greater Than Fame | Jack Martin | 1920 |
| The Black Secret | Ray McKay | 1919 |
| The Girl Problem | Ernest Sanford | 1919 |
| The Adventure Shop | Josephus Potts, Jr / Josephus Potts, Jr. | 1919 |
| Miss Ambition | Larry Boyle | 1918 |
| To the Highest Bidder | David Whitcomb | 1918 |
| The Triumph of the Weak | Jim Roberts | 1918 |
| The Business of Life | James Desboro | 1918 |
| Within the Law | Dick Gilder | 1917 |
| Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation | Count Dario | 1917 |
| The Courage of Silence | Saunders | 1917 |
| Indiscretion | Jimmy Travers | 1917 |
| The Dollar and the Law | George Gray | 1916 |
| Thou Art the Man | Bearer | 1916 |
