Walter Connolly (April 8, 1887–May 28, 1940) was an American character actor who appeared in almost fifty films between 1914 and 1939.
Connolly was a successful stage actor who appeared in twenty-two Broadway productions between 1916 and 1935, notably revivals of Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. His first film appearances came in two silent films, The Marked Woman (1914) and A Soldier's Oath (1915), and a talkie in 1930, Many Happy Returns, but his Hollywood film career really began in 1932, when he appeared in four films. His trademark role was that of the exasperated business tycoon or newspaperman, often as the father of the female lead character, as in It Happened One Night (1934) with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; Broadway Bill (1934), supporting Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy; and Libeled Lady (1936) with William Powell and Loy again. Other notable roles included the worthless uncle of Paul Muni's character in The Good Earth (1937) and one of the two con men encountered by Mickey Rooney's Huckleberry Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939).
Connolly mostly played supporting roles, but starred occasionally, as Nero Wolfe in The League of Frightened Men (1937); in RKO's 1939 5th Ave Girl, opposite Ginger Rogers; and as the title character in The Great Victor Herbert (1939), his last film.
Connolly was married to actress Nedda Harrigan from 1923 to his death. They had one daughter, Ann (1924-2006).
Filmography
The Marked Woman (1914)
A Soldier's Oath (1915)
Many Happy Returns (1930)
Plainclothes Man (1932)
Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
Man Against Woman (1932)
No More Orchids (1932)
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)
Lady for a Day (1933)
Man's Castle (1933)
Master of Men (1933)
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)
Eight Girls in a Boat (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Once to Every Woman (1934)
Twentieth Century (1934)
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
Servants' Entrance (1934)
Lady by Choice (1934)
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Broadway Bill (1934)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
So Red the Rose (1935)
One-Way Ticket (1935)
White Lies (1935)
Soak the Rich (1936)
The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
The King Steps Out (1936)
Libeled Lady (1936)
The Good Earth (1937)
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Let's Get Married (1937)
The League of Frightened Men (1937)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
First Lady (1937)
Penitentiary (1938)
Start Cheering (1938)
Four's a Crowd (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
Bridal Suite (1939)
Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
Coast Guard (1939)
5th Ave Girl (1939)
These High Gray Walls (1939)
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
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Categories: 1887 births | 1940 deaths | American actors | American film actors | Deaths from stroke
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