Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 â March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.
McGrail was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81.
Selected filmography
- Thou Art the Man (1916) â Bearer
- The Ordeal of Elizabeth (1916) â Elizabeth's Father
- Lights of New York (1916) â Hawk Chovinski
- The Scarlet Runner (1916) â Morley Chester
- The Dollar and the Law (1916) â George Gray
- Indiscretion (1917) â Jimmy Travers
- The Courage of Silence (1917) â Saunders
- Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917) â Count Dario
- Within the Law (1917) â Dick Gilder
- Over There (1917) â Minor Role
- The Song of the Soul (1918) â Dr. Evans
- The Business of Life (1918) âÂÂ
- The Triumph of the Weak (1918) â Jim Roberts
- Find the Woman (1918) â Maurice Dumars
- To the Highest Bidder (1918) â David Whitcomb
- Everybody's Girl (1918) â Blinker
- Miss Ambition (1918) â Larry Boyle
- Brown of Harvard (1918) â Gerald Thorne
- The Adventure Shop (1919) â Josephus Potts, Jr
- The Girl, Glory (1919) â Ernest Sanford
- The Country Cousin (1919) â George Tewksbury Reynolds III
- The Black Secret (1919) â Ray McKay
- Greater Than Fame (1920) â Jack Martin
- Blind Youth (1920) â Maurie Monnier
- The Invisible Divorce (1920) â Jimmy Ryder
- Life's Twist (1920) â Steven De Koven
- Darling Mine (1920) â Roger Davis
- Beware of the Bride (1920) â Billy Emerson
- Habit (1921) â Charles Munson
- The Breaking Point (1921) â Richard Janeway
- Playthings of Destiny (1921) â Hubert Randolph
- Pilgrims of the Night (1921) â Gilbert Hannaway
- The Invisible Fear (1921) â Arthur Comstock
- Her Mad Bargain (1921) â David Leighton
- The Cradle (1922) â Courtney Webster
- The Top of New York (1922) â Emery Gray
- The Yosemite Trail (1922) â Ned Thorpe
- The Kentucky Derby (1922) â Ralph Gordon
- Nobody's Money (1923) â Frank Carey
- Suzanna (1923) â Ramón
- Is Divorce a Failure? (1923) â Kelcey Barton
- Where the North Begins (1923) â Gabrielle Dupree
- The Eleventh Hour (1923) â Dick Manley
- The Bad Man (1923) â Morgan Pell
- Lights Out (1923) â Sea Bass
- Flaming Youth (1923) â Jamieson James
- A Son of the Sahara (1924) â Captain Jean Duval
- Unguarded Women (1924) â Larry Trent
- Gerald Cranston's Lady (1924) â Gordon Ibbotsleigh
- Is Love Everything? (1924) â Boyd Carter
- The Dancers (1925) â The Argentine
- Adventure (1925) â Tudor
- Champion of Lost Causes (1925) â Zanten / Dick Sterling
- The Mad Marriage (1925)
- Her Husband's Secret (1925)
- The Teaser (1925) â Roderick Caswell
- The Scarlet West (1925) â Lt. Harper
- Havoc (1925) â Roddy Dunton
- A Son of His Father (1925) â Holdbrook
- When the Door Opened (1925) â Clive Grenfal
- Forbidden Waters (1926) â J. Austin Bell
- The Combat (1926) â Milton Symmons
- Marriage License? (1926) â Marcus Heriot
- Across the Pacific (1926) â Capt. Grover
- The City (1926) â Jim Hannock
- Prisoners of the Storm (1926) â Sergeant McClellan
- The Secret Studio (1927) â Mr. Kyler
- Old San Francisco (1927) â Vasquez's Grandson â in Prologue
- American Beauty (1927) â Claverhouse
- Man Crazy (1927) â Van Breamer
- Stop That Man! (1928) â 'Slippery Dick' Sylvaine
- Midnight Madness (1928) â Childers
- The Play Girl (1928) â David Courtney
- The Old Code (1928) â Pierre Belleu
- Confessions of a Wife (1928) â Henri Duval
- Blockade (1928) â Hayden
- Hey Rube! (1928) â Duke
- The Veiled Woman (1929) â Diplomatic Attaché
- River of Romance (1929) â Major Patterson
- The Lone Star Ranger (1930) â Phil Lawson
- Men Without Women (1930) â Joe Cobb
- Soldiers and Women (1930) â Capt. Arnold
- Women Everywhere (1930) â Lieutenant of Legionnaires
- Anybody's War (1930) â Captain Davis
- The Last of the Duanes (1930) â Bland
- The Pay-Off (1930) â Emory
- River's End (1930) â Sergeant Martin
- Part Time Wife (1930) â Johnny Spence
- Seas Beneath (1931) â Chief Joe Cobb
- Night Nurse (1931) â Mack, the Drunk
- Murder by the Clock (1931) â Herbert Endicott
- Under Eighteen (1931) â Gregg (uncredited)
- Night Beat (1931) â Martin Andrews
- Union Depot (1932) â Pickpocket (uncredited)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1932, Serial) â Dulac
- McKenna of the Mounted (1932) â Inspector Oliver P. Logan
- Exposed (1932) â Johnny Russo
- Vanity Street (1932) â Detective Hanson (uncredited)
- Robbers' Roost (1932) â Henchman Brad
- State Trooper (1933) â Burman
- Police Call (1933) â Dr. James A. Gordon
- Sing Sinner Sing (1933) â Louis
- David Harum (1934) â Townsman (uncredited)
- The World Moves On (1934) â The Duallist (1825)
- A Demon for Trouble (1934) â Dyer
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) â Racetrack Tout (uncredited)
- Men of the Night (1934) â Louie
- All the King's Horses (1935) â Baron Kurt Chizlinska (uncredited)
- Sunset Range (1935) â Grant
- The Glass Key (1935) â Fickle Madvig Supporter (uncredited)
- Hard Rock Harrigan (1935) â Worker (uncredited)
- Call of the Wild (1935) â Spectator (uncredited)
- Special Agent K-7 (1936) â Vincent 'Lanny' Landers
- The Plainsman (1936) â Gambler #1 (uncredited)
- The Accusing Finger (1936) â Guard (uncredited)
- Ten Laps to Go (1936) â Drake â DeSylva's Mechanic
- Reefer Madness (1936) â The Boss (uncredited)
- The Shadow Strikes (1937) â Winstead Comstock
- The Fighting Deputy (1937) â Townsman (uncredited)
- The Mysterious Pilot (1937) â Jordan (uncredited)
- West of Rainbow's End (1938) â George Reynolds aka Johnson
- Held for Ransom (1938) â Donnelly
- On the Great White Trail (1938) â Garou
- Code of the Fearless (1939) â Ranger Capt. Rawlins
- In Old Montana (1939) â Joe Allison
- Stagecoach (1939) â Capt. Sickel (uncredited)
- The Sun Never Sets (1939) â Henchman DaCosta (uncredited)
- Calling All Marines (1939) â Capt. Chester
- The Green Hornet (1940, Serial) â Dean
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) â Gang Leader (uncredited)
- My Little Chickadee (1940) â Townsman (uncredited)
- Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940) â Judge Fitzgerald
- Marked Men (1940) â Doctor (uncredited)
- The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) â Minor Role (uncredited)
- Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940) â Stoner
- Back Street (1941) â Reporter (uncredited)
- Along the Rio Grande (1941) â Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
- Last of the Duanes (1941) â Texas Ranger (uncredited)
- Appointment for Love (1941) â Stoddard (uncredited)
- Holt of the Secret Service (1941, Serial) â Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941, Serial) â Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain (uncredited)
- Billy the Kid Trapped (1942) â Judge Jack McConnell
- Riders of the West (1942) â Miller, the Banker
- Bowery at Midnight (1942) â Coroner (uncredited)
- A Double Life (1947) â Steve (uncredited)
- A Life of Her Own (1950) â Party Guest (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) â Newsreel Director (uncredited)
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