Walter Byron (actor)

English actor

Walter Byron
Jean Harlow and Byron in Three Wise Girls (1932)
Born	(1899-06-11)11 June 1899
Died	2 March 1972(1972-03-02) (aged 72)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1926-1942

Walter Byron (11 June 1899 – 2 March 1972) was an English film actor.^[1]

Biography

He starred opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1929 film Queen Kelly^[2] and appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1942. He first sailed to the United States on the R.M.S. Aquitania under contract with Samuel Goldwyn Productions, in 1928. In 1932, in order to gain permanent legal immigrant status, he crossed the border at Calexico into Mexico and then reentered the United States there under the new status. He became a United States citizen in 1954.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

White Heat (1927) - Julian Jefferson
Passion Island (1927) - Tony
One of the Best (1927) - Lt. Dudley Keppel
Victory (1928) - Major King
Two Little Drummer Boys (1928) - Capt. Carsdale
Tommy Atkins (1928) - Harold
The Awakening (1928) - Count Karl von Hagen
Yvette (1928)
The Passenger (1928)
Croquette (1928) - Bob
Queen Kelly (1929) - Prince Wolfram
The Sacred Flame (1929) - Colin Taylor
Not Damaged (1930) - Kirk Randolph
The Dancers (1930) - Berwin
The Lion and the Lamb (1931) - Dave
The Reckless Hour (1931) - Allen Crane
The Last Flight (1931) - Frink
Left Over Ladies (1931) - Ronny
The Yellow Ticket (1931) - Count Nikolai
Three Wise Girls (1932) - Jerry Dexter
The Menace (1932) - Ronald Quayle / Robert Crockett
Shop Angel (1932) - Don Irwin
Vanity Fair (1932) - George Osborne
Sinners in the Sun (1932) - Eric Nelson
Society Girl (1932) - Warburton
Week Ends Only (1932) - Jimmy Brigg
Exposure (1932) - Andy Bryant
This Sporting Age (1932) - Charles Morrell
The Crusader (1932) - Joe Carson
Slightly Married (1932) - Jimmie Martin
Queen Kelly (1932) - Prince Wolfram
The Savage Girl (1932) - Jim Franklin
Grand Slam (1933) - Barney Starr (uncredited)
What Price Decency (1933) - Tom O'Neil
Kiss of Araby (1933) - Lt. W. B. Lawrence
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) - Henry Jennison
Big Time or Bust (1933) - John Hammond
East of Fifth Avenue (1933) - Paul Baxter
Man of Two Worlds (1934) - Eric Pager
Once to Every Woman (1934) - Dr. Preston
All Men Are Enemies (1934) - Walter Ripton
British Agent (1934) - Under Secretary Stanley
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) - Marquis René de Lac
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) - Dwight Boardman
If You Could Only Cook (1935) - Roy - Pianist at Wedding Rehearsal (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs (1936) - Arny Norman
Mary of Scotland (1936) - Walsingham
Top of the Town (1937) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
As Good as Married (1937) - Server (uncredited)
Back in Circulation (1937) - Carlton Whitney
Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938) - Dennis Andrews
Frontier Scout (1938) - Lt. Adams
Trade Winds (1938) - Bob (uncredited)
Risky Business (1939) - Actor (uncredited)
Death Goes North (1939) - Al Norton
Crashing Thru (1939) - McClusky
A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941) - Opera Patron (uncredited)
One Night in Lisbon (1941) - Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Confirm or Deny (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Nazi Agent (1942) - Officer (uncredited)
Mrs. Miniver (1942) - Man in Tavern (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb (1942) - Searcher (uncredited)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) - Guard (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942) - Ringside Telegrapher (uncredited)

References

^ "Walter Byron". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Silent Era: Queen Kelly". Silent Era. Retrieved 22 June 2011.