Walter McGrail

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]

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

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

Selected filmography

McGrail in Motion Picture News, 1919

• 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

1. Hal Erickson (2014). "Walter McGrail". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
2. 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.

External links

• Walter McGrail at IMDb