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Walter Fitzgerald

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Walter Fitzgerald

Born May 18, 1896 in Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, England, UKDied December 20, 197639 films

Walter Fitzgerald was a distinguished British character actor.   He was born in 1896 in Devon.   His first film was in 1932 in “Murder In Covent Garden”.   His cinema highlights include “In Which We Serve”, “San Demitro, London”, “The Fallen Idol” and “Treasure Island”.  He went to Hollywood in 1959 to make “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” for Walt Disney.    He died in 1976 in London at the age of 80.

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The Fallen Idol posterFirst watchThe Fallen Idol19487.2as Dr. FentonPhillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, hero-worships his father's butler Baines. His perception of the man changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and…View film

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39 films as actor
  1. 1968A Bit of Crucifixion, FatherFather Curran
  2. 1968Doctor Who: The DominatorsDirector Senex
  3. 1963Decision at Midnight
  4. 1963We Joined the NavyAdmiral Thomas
  5. 1962H.M.S. DefiantAdmiral Jackson
  6. 1959Third Man on the MountainHerr Hempel
  7. 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleLord Fitzpatrick
  8. 1958The Camp on Blood IslandCyril Beattie
  9. 1957The Birthday PresentSir John Dell
  10. 1957Something of ValueHenry McKenzie, A White Settler
  11. 1957The Man in the SkyReginald Conway
  12. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysClub Member
  13. 1955The Cockleshell HeroesGestapo Comdt.
  14. 1954Lease of LifeThe Dean
  15. 1954Front Page StoryAnthony Black
  16. 1953Our Girl FridayCaptain
  17. 1953Personal AffairHenry Vining
  18. 1953Twice Upon a TimeProfessor Reynolds
  19. 1953The Cruel SeaWarden (uncredited)
  20. 1953Appointment in LondonMulvaney
  21. 1953The NetSir Charles Craddock
  22. 1952The RingerCommissioner
  23. 1952The Pickwick PapersMr. Wardle
  24. 1950Treasure IslandSquire Trelawney
  25. 1949Edward, My SonMr. Kedner
  26. 1949The Small Back RoomBrine
  27. 1948The Fallen IdolDr. Fenton
  28. 1948The Winslow BoyFirst Lord
  29. 1948Blanche FurySimon Fury
  30. 1948This Was a WomanArthur Russell
  31. 1947Mine Own ExecutionerDr. Norris Pile
  32. 1945Great DayBob Tyndale
  33. 1944Strawberry RoanWalter Morley
  34. 1943San Demetrio LondonChief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
  35. 1943Squadron Leader XInspector Milne
  36. 1942In Which We ServeColonel Lumsden
  37. 1941This EnglandVicar
  38. 1940Let George Do It!Dockside Policeman (uncredited)
  39. 1932Murder at Covent GardenDonald Walpace