Walter Catlett (

1889

)

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Walter Catlett

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Birth Name:
Walter Catlett

Date of Birth:
February 4, 1889,

Height:
5' 10½" (1.79 m)

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Walter Catlett Biography

Walter Catlett carved out a career for himself playing excitable, officious blowhards, and few actors did it better. A San Francisco native, he started out in vaudeville - with a detour for a while in opera - before breaking into films in the mid-1920s. Two of his best remembered roles were as the stage manager driven to distraction by James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and the local constable who throws the entire cast in jail, and winds up there himself, in the classic screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938). He retired after making Beau James (1957), and died of a stroke in 1960.

Walter Catlett filmography

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1. Beau James (1957)
Gov. Alfred E. 'Al' Smith

actor

2. The Gay Nineties (1956)

actor

3. Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Professor Quigley

actor

4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)
(TV movie) The Dauphin / The King

actor

5. "Climax!" (1954)
(TV series) The Dauphin

actor

6. "Disneyland" (1954)
(TV series) Colonel Plug

actor

7. Father Takes the Air (1951)
Mayor Colton

actor

8. Honeychile (1951)
Al Moore

actor

9. Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Mr. McGonigle

actor

10. Father's Wild Game (1950)
Mayor George Colton

actor

11. Father Makes Good (1950)
Mayor Colton

actor

12. Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
Mayor Colton

actor

13. Dancing in the Dark (1949)
Joe Brooks

actor

14. Leave It to Henry (1949)
Mayor Colton

actor

15. The Inspector General (1949)
Colonel Castine

actor

16. Mr. Reckless (1948)
Joel Hawkins

actor

17. Are You with It? (1948)
Jason (Pop) Carter

actor

18. I'll Be Yours (1947)
Mr. Buckingham

actor

19. Slightly Scandalous (1946)
Mr. Wright

actor

20. Riverboat Rhythm (1946)
Colonel Jeffrey 'Smitty' Witherspoon

actor

21. The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
Wiggins

actor

22. I Love a Bandleader (1945)
B. Templeton James

actor

23. Lady, Let's Dance (1944)
Timber Applegate

actor

24. Pardon My Rhythm (1944)
O'Bannion

actor

25. Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Gerald Bisbee

actor

26. Three Is a Family (1944)
Barney Meeker

actor

27. Her Primitive Man (1944)
Hotel Clerk

actor

28. My Gal Loves Music (1944)
Dr. Bilbo

actor

29. Ghost Catchers (1944)
Col. Breckinridge Marshall

actor

30. Up in Arms (1944)
Maj. Brock, Psychiatrist

actor

31. Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
Carlton Webb

actor

32. Hat Check Honey (1944)
Tim Martel

actor

33. Get Going (1943)
Horace Doblem

actor

34. Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
J. MacClellan Davis

actor

35. Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)
Ace Robbins

actor

36. Shoe Shine Boy (1943)
Garry Goff

actor

37. West Side Kid (1943)
Ramsey Fensel

actor

38. Fired Wife (1943)
Judge

actor

39. His Butler's Sister (1943)
Kalb

actor

40. They Got Me Covered (1943)
Hotel manager

actor

41. How's About It (1943)
Whipple

actor

42. Give Out, Sisters (1942)
Gribble

actor

43. Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Jasper, the Counternan

actor

44. Heart of the Golden West (1942)
Colonel Silas Popen

actor

45. Between Us Girls (1942)
Desk Sergeant

actor

46. Syncopation (1942)
scenes deleted Spelvin

actor

47. My Gal Sal (1942)
Col. Truckee

actor

48. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Theatre Manager

actor

49. Hello, Sucker (1941)
Max Conway

actor

50. The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)
'Doc' Skelby

actor

51. Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
Mr. Pettibone

actor

52. Sing Another Chorus (1941)
Theodore Gateson

actor

53. Honeymoon for Three (1941)
Tomahawk Inn Waiter

actor

54. Steel Against the Sky (1941)
Professor Rupert Sampson

actor

55. Horror Island (1941)
Sergeant McGoon

actor

56. It Started with Eve (1941)
Doctor Harvey

actor

57. You're the One (1941)
Program Director

actor

58. Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Mr. Simpson, Lacey's Dept. Store Floorwalker

actor

59. Unfinished Business (1941)
Billy Ross

actor

60. Manpower (1941)
Sidney Whipple

actor

61. Alex in Wonderland (1940)

actor

62. The Quarterback (1940)
Tom

actor

63. Blondes and Blunders (1940)
Walter Catlett

actor

64. You're Next (1940)
Slocum

actor

65. Spring Parade (1940)
Headwaiter

actor

66. Li'l Abner (1940)
Barber

actor

67. Remedy for Riches (1940)
Clem

actor

68. Pop Always Pays (1940)
Tommy Lane

actor

69. Half a Sinner (1940)
Turnpike Gas Station Attendant

actor

70. Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
W.P.A. Clerk

actor

71. Static in the Attic (1939)
Walter

actor

72. Zaza (1939)
Marlardot

actor

73. Exile Express (1939)
Gus

actor

74. Kid Nightingale (1939)
Alonzo P. 'Honest Skip' Davis

actor

75. Come Up Riches (1937)

actor

76. Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
Nifty Bailey

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77. On the Avenue (1937)
J.J. 'Jake' Dibble

actor

78. Wake Up and Live (1937)
Gus Avery

actor

79. Danger-Love at Work (1937)
Uncle Alan

actor

80. Love Is News (1937)
Eddie Johnson

actor

81. Love Under Fire (1937)
Tip Conway

actor

82. Varsity Show (1937)
Prof. Sylvester Biddle

actor

83. Sing Me a Love Song (1936)
uncredited Mr. Sprague

actor

84. Fibbing Fibbers (1936)
Walter

actor

85. Four Days' Wonder (1936)
Duffy

actor

86. Cain and Mabel (1936)
Jacob 'Jake' Sherman

actor

87. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Morrow

actor

88. Follow Your Heart (1936)
Joe Sheldon

actor

89. I Loved a Soldier (1936)

actor

90. The Affair of Susan (1935)
Gilbert

actor

91. Every Night at Eight (1935)
Master of Ceremonies

actor

92. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Barsad

actor

93. Get Along Little Hubby (1934)
Elmer Tuttle

actor

94. Elmer Steps Out (1934)
Elmer

actor

95. Unknown Blonde (1934)
Publicity Man

actor

96. Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
Gus

actor

97. The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
Joe Silvers, bartender

actor

98. Private Wives (1933)

actor

99. Daddy Knows Best (1933)

actor

100. Mama Loves Papa (1933)
Tom Walker

actor

101. Air Maniacs (1933)

actor

102. Husbands' Reunion (1933)

actor

103. Dream Stuff (1933)

actor

104. Olsen's Big Moment (1933)
Robert Brewster III

actor

105. The Big Fibber (1933)

actor

106. Caliente Love (1933)

actor

107. Private Jones (1933)
Spivey

actor

108. Roadhouse Queen (1933)

actor

109. So This Is Harris! (1933)
Walter Catlett

actor

110. Only Yesterday (1933)
uncredited Barnes

actor

111. Arizona to Broadway (1933)
Ned Flynn

actor

112. Rain (1932)
Quartermaster Bates

actor

113. Cock of the Air (1932)
Col. Wallace

actor

114. The Expert (1932)
Al Diamond

actor

115. Big City Blues (1932)
Cousin 'Gibby' Gibboney

actor

116. The Sport Parade (1932)
'Shifty' Morrison

actor

117. It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
Joseph Craig 'Joe' Chapin

actor

118. Sky Devils (1932)

actor

119. Okay, America! (1932)
City Editor aka 'Lucille'

actor

120. Back Street (1932)
Bakeless

actor

121. Rockabye (1932)
Jimmy Dunn

actor

122. Goldfish Bowl (1931)

actor

123. Honeymoon Trio (1931)

actor

124. One Quiet Night (1931)

actor

125. Camping Out (1931)

actor

126. Platinum Blonde (1931)
Binji Baker

actor

127. Palmy Days (1931)
scenes deleted

actor

128. The Front Page (1931)
(as Walter L. Catlett) Jimmy Murphy

actor

129. Maker of Men (1931)
McNeil

actor

130. Let's Go Places (1930)
Rex Wardell

actor

131. The Big Party (1930)
Mr. Goldfarb

actor

132. Her Golden Calf (1930)
Master of Ceremonies

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133. Aunt's in the Pants (1930)

actor

134. The Florodora Girl (1930)
De Boer

actor

135. Married in Hollywood (1929)
Joe Glitner

actor

136. The Music Master (1927)
Medicine Show Barker

actor

137. Summer Bachelors (1926)
Bachelor No. 1

actor

138. Second Youth (1924)
John McNab

actor

139. "The Abbott and Costello Show"
(TV series) Henry Thomas

actor

140. Stage Struck (1931)
story

writer

141. Why Leave Home? (1929)
dialogue

writer

142. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

143. Bringing Up Baby (1938)

144. Happy Days (1929)
stager

miscellaneous crew

145. Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Himself

self

146. The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
(performer: "TREAD ON THE TAIL OF ME COAT")

soundtrack

147. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
("Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (1850))

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148. Pinocchio (1940)
(performer: "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee")

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149. Going Places (1938)
(performer: "Oh, What a Horse Was Charlie" (1938) (uncredited))

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150. Banjo on My Knee (1936)
("With a Banjo on My Knee" (1936) (uncredited))

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151. We Went to College (1936)
(performer: "He Played on His Big Bass Drum" (uncredited))

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