Walter Hitchcock
Walter Edwin Hitchcock (1872 – June 23, 1917) was an American actor.[1][2] He appeared on stage, in silent films, and had several leading roles.
Career Edit
Hitchcock was born in 1872 in Malden, Massachusetts[3] or New Castle, Maine.[2] In his youth, Hitchcock acted in amateur theatricals.[4]
He eventually moved on to becoming an actor in many silent films.[4] Variety called his performance in The Idler (1915) "very good, indeed".[5] He was known for his role in The Auction Block (1917).[3]
In 1916, his maid discovered some fake money in his hotel room that he had taken from the set of The House of Tears (1915). It was reported to federal agents, who investigated and "enjoyed a good laugh".[6]
Hitchcock died on June 23, 1917, at Hotel Somerset in New York City of heart failure.[4]
Personal life Edit
He married fellow actress Donna Barrell, also known as Teresa Michelene. Michelene was with him at the time of his death.[3][7]
Filmography Edit
- Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914), as George Shelby[8]
- The Walls of Jericho (1914)
- Life's Shop Window (1914), as Eustace Pelham
- Destiny: Or, The Soul of a Woman (1915) as The Connoisseur
- The House of Tears (1915), as Henry Thorne
- The Climbers (1915), as Dick Sterling
- The Celebrated Scandal (1915), as Don Severo
- The Snowbird (1916), as Michael Flynn
- The Libertine (1916) as Charlie Grigg[1]
- The White Raven (1917), as John Blaisdell[1]
- Vera, the Medium (1917), as Herbert Carlton
- The Auction Block (1917)[4]
- The Belle of the Season (1919), as Clifton Brophy
References Edit
- ^ a b c "Walter Hitchcock". British Film Institute. April 15, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent film necrology (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 244. ISBN 0-7864-1059-0. OCLC 46822379.
- ^ a b c "Obituary." The Billboard. Vol. 29, Iss. 26, (Jun 30, 1917): 88-89. Via Proquest.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard". Billboard Publications. May 31, 1917 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Film Reviews: The Idler." Variety. Vol. 37, Iss. 5, (Jan 1, 1915): 29. Via Proquest.
- ^ "Mistake Actor for Green Goods Sharp". The Shawnee Daily News-Herald. 1916-06-23. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "Obituary." Variety. Vol. 47, Iss. 5, (Jun 29, 1917): 17. Via Proquest.
- ^ Frick, John W. (April 30, 2016). Uncle Tom's Cabin on the American Stage and Screen. Springer. ISBN 9781137566454 – via Google Books.
External links Edit
- Walter Hitchcock at IMDb
- Walter Hitchcock at the Internet Broadway Database
- Walter Hitchcock grave
- Norwich Bulletin April 3, 1917..Walter Hitchcock and Anna Q. Nilsson in The Moral Code
- kinotv Walter Hitchcock