William Walker
Born
William Franklin Walker

(1896-07-01)July 1, 1896
Pendleton, Indiana, United States
DiedJanuary 27, 1992(1992-01-27) (aged 95)
Years active19461987
Spouses
Hannah Robison Linden
(m. 1953)
    (m. 1959)

    William Franklin Walker (July 1, 1896 January 27, 1992) was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.

    Career

    Born in Pendleton, Indiana,[1] Walker began his acting career in 1946. In a career that spanned five decades, Walker appeared in numerous television shows and films including Goodyear Television Playhouse, Raintree County, Yancy Derringer, Official Detective, The Amos 'n' Andy Show, The Twilight Zone, Rawhide, '"((Columbo))", 'Daniel Boone, Good Times, The Long, Hot Summer, To Kill a Mockingbird, Big Jake, What's Happening!!, Twilight's Last Gleaming, The President's Plane is Missing, Our Man Flint, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, Maurie, A Piece of the Action, The Girl Who Had Everything, and The Choirboys.

    He was in the 1961 film The Mask, not to be confused with the Twilight Zone episode "The Masks" (1964), in which he also appeared (uncredited).

    Personal life

    On February 22, 1953, Walker married Hannah Robison Linden, a writer and civic worker in Los Angeles.[2] On August 13, 1959, Walker married Canadian actress Peggy Cartwright, a member of the original silent Our Gang troupe.[3]

    Death

    Walker died of cancer on January 27, 1992. A World War I United States Army veteran, he is buried alongside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.[4]

    Filmography

    Year Title Role Notes
    1946The KillersSamUncredited
    1946Three Little Girls in BlueCaptain of WaitersUncredited
    1946Swell GuyAlbert - Train PorterUncredited
    1946The Falcon's AdventureTrain PorterUncredited
    1947New OrleansMokeyUncredited
    1947The Foxes of HarrowTy DemonUncredited
    1948I Wouldn't Be in Your ShoesPrisoner
    1948Canon CityPrisoner
    1948LarcenyButlerUncredited
    1948When My Baby Smiles at MePorterUncredited
    1948Sun Tan Ranch
    1948No Time for RomanceJ.T. Richards
    1949Bad BoyOllie, the CookUncredited
    1949Africa ScreamsInterpreterUncredited
    1949SandSamUncredited
    1949Free for AllHerbert
    1949Bomba on Panther IslandLuke
    1950Young Man with a HornBlack MinisterUncredited
    1950Woman in HidingPorterUncredited
    1950Bright LeafSimon - Singleton's ButlerUncredited
    1950PeggyPorterUncredited
    1950Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. MalonePullman PorterUncredited
    1951Follow the SunGolf Club Waiter LeeUncredited
    1951Lightning Strikes TwiceThe Nolans' ButlerUncredited
    1951Francis Goes to the RacesSamUncredited
    1951The Harlem GlobetrottersProf. Turner
    1951Angels in the OutfieldWaiter on TrainUncredited
    1951The WellDr. Billings
    1951Anne of the IndiesBritish Club ServantUncredited
    1951The Family SecretLarryUncredited
    1952Tarzan's Savage FuryNative ChiefUncredited
    1952Lydia BaileyGeneral LaPlume
    1952Wait till the Sun Shines, NellieRobert Waverly Ferris aka Trooper
    1952The Story of Will RogersTrain PorterUncredited
    1952Night Without SleepHenryUncredited
    1952Bloodhounds of BroadwayUncle Old FellaUncredited
    1952Bomba and the Jungle GirlThe Wards' Headman
    1952Stars and Stripes ForeverTrain PorterUncredited
    1952Ruby GentryBartenderUncredited
    1953The Mississippi GamblerDureau ButlerUncredited
    1953The I Don't Care GirlCookUncredited
    1953Jungle Drums of AfricaChief DouangaSerial
    1953The Girl Who Had EverythingJulian
    1953Bright RoadJake Young - C.T.'s FatherUncredited
    1953Jamaica RunHuman
    1953Cry of the HuntedDock AttendantUncredited
    1953Rebel CityWilliam
    1953The President's LadyUncle AlfredUncredited
    1953SangareePriam
    1954The Golden IdolNadji
    1954The Gambler from NatchezRivage's ButlerUncredited
    1954The OutcastSam Allen
    1954Killer LeopardJonasUncredited
    1955Prince of PlayersOld Ben
    1955A Man Called PeterThe Whiting's ButlerUncredited
    1955The Far HorizonsTom (servant)Uncredited
    1955The Big KnifeRussell
    1955The View from Pompey's HeadPullman PorterUncredited
    1955Queen BeeSamUncredited
    1955I'll Cry TomorrowPorterUncredited
    1955Good Morning, Miss DoveHenryUncredited
    1956A Kiss Before DyingBill, the Butler
    1956You Can't Run Away from ItNorville, the Butler
    1956Everything But the TruthWaiterUncredited
    1957Raintree CountyOld GeorgeUncredited
    1958The Long, Hot SummerLucius
    1958Hot SpellAttendantUncredited
    1958Ride a Crooked TrailJackson
    1959The Mating GameServantUncredited
    1959Porgy and BessUndertaker
    1959Take a Giant StepFrank, the Bartender
    1961The Big BankrollBartenderUncredited
    1961AdaWilliam, ServantUncredited
    1961Boy Who Caught a CrookKeeper
    1962Walk on the Wild SideBlack Man(scenes deleted)
    1962To Kill a MockingbirdReverend SykesUncredited
    1962Rawhide: The Captain's WifeSandy
    1962What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Deliveryman(scenes deleted)
    1963Wall of NoiseMoney
    19634 for TexasAttendantUncredited
    1964Kisses for My PresidentJoseph
    1964Hush...Hush, Sweet CharlotteChauffeur
    1965The Third DayLogan
    1966Our Man FlintAmerican Diplomat
    1966Dimension 5Slim
    1967The Last ChallengeJoey Moon Eagle - ServantUncredited
    1968Three Guns for TexasUlmer ApplinUncredited
    1968UptightBartenderUncredited
    1969RiotJake
    1969A Dream of KingsKampana
    1970...tick...tick...tick...John Sawyer
    1970The Great White HopeDeacon
    1971Big JakeMoses Brown
    1973MaurieStokes
    1974Lost in the Stars
    1976Chesty Anderson, USNTexas Oil Man
    1977Twilight's Last GleamingWillard
    1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonSecurity Guard
    1977A Piece of the ActionClair Hurst
    1977The ChoirboysTilden
    1977Emergency!MusicianS6E24 “All Night Long”
    1978The WizThe Wiz Singers Adult ChoirVoice, Uncredited

    References

    1. William Walker at BlackPast.org (includes photo)
    2. "Jet Magazine". Johnson Publishing Company. 9 July 1953.
    3. "California Marriage Index". Ancestry.com.
    4. Los Angeles Times

    Bill Walker marries Hannah Robinson (sic) Linden with photo

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