Johnnie Walker (January 7, 1894 – December 5, 1949), sometimes credited as Johnny Walker, was an American actor and producer popular from the silent era to the late 1930s. He appeared in a variety of short and feature films, including the highly successful features ''
Captain Fly-by-Night'', ''
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'', ''
Broken Hearts of Broadway
''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' is a 1923 silent film drama produced and directed by Irving Cummings and starring Colleen Moore, Johnnie Walker and Alice Lake. It is based on a 1917 play ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' by James Kyrle McCurdy.
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Old Ironsides''.
[''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana] He began his film career in 1915.
Background
The eldest son of William (1865–1940) and Johanna Walker (1871–1942), he was born John William Walker in New York City on January 7, 1894. His father was a New York City plumber. Young Walker served as a pay clerk in the United States Naval Reserve Force (December 1918-May 1919).
Partial filmography
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Destruction
Destruction may refer to:
Concepts
* Destruktion, a term from the philosophy of Martin Heidegger
* Destructive narcissism, a pathological form of narcissism
* Self-destructive behaviour, a widely used phrase that ''conceptualises'' certain kin ...
'' (1915)
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Cohen's Luck'' (1915)
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On Dangerous Paths'' (1915)
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Greater Than Fame
''Greater Than Fame'' is a 1920 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Selznick Pictures. It was directed by Alan Crosland and stars Elaine Hammerstein. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Plot
As described in ...
'' (1920)
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Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'' (1920)
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Fantômas
Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914).
One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appear ...
'' (1920)
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Bachelor Apartments
''Bachelor Apartments'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Johnnie Walker.Connelly p.319 It was distributed by the Arrow Film Corporation.
Cast
* Georgia Hopkins as June Shelton
* Fred Howard as I.O. Underwood
* George Dupree a ...
'' (1921)
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What Love Will Do
''What Love Will Do'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edna Murphy, Johnnie Walker and Barbara Tennant.Solomon p.272
Cast
* Edna Murphy as Mary Douglas
* Johnnie Walker as Johnny Rowan
* Glen Cave ...
'' (1921)
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Play Square
''Play Square'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Edna Murphy and Laura La Plante.Solomon p.271
Cast
* Johnnie Walker as Johnny Carroll
* Edna Murphy as Betty Bedford
* Hayward Mack ...
'' (1921)
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The Jolt
The Jolt were a Scottish band formed in Wishaw, Scotland in September 1976.
History
At the time, Robbie Collins and Jim Doaks were clerks in the civil service and Iain Shedden was a music journalist for a local paper. They had known each ...
'' (1921)
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Live Wires'' (1921)
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Extra! Extra!
''Extra! Extra!'' is a 1922 American silent adventure romance film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edna Murphy, Johnnie Walker, Herschel Mayall, Clarence Wilson, and John Steppling. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on ...
'' (1922)
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Captain Fly-by-Night'' (1922)
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The Third Alarm
''The Third Alarm'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Emory Johnson. The film is based on the original story by Emilie Johnson and is set in San Francisco, California. The photoplay stars Anita Louise, James Hall (actor), James ...
'' (1922)
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The Fourth Musketeer'' (1923)
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Mary of the Movies'' (1923)
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Red Lights'' (1923)
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Broken Hearts of Broadway
''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' is a 1923 silent film drama produced and directed by Irving Cummings and starring Colleen Moore, Johnnie Walker and Alice Lake. It is based on a 1917 play ''Broken Hearts of Broadway'' by James Kyrle McCurdy.
Cast
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Children of Dust
''Children of Dust'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Johnnie Walker, Pauline Garon, and Lloyd Hughes.Munden p. 124.
Cast
* Johnnie Walker as Terwilliger
* Pauline Garon as Helen Raymond
* Lloyd Hu ...
'' (1923)
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Fashionable Fakers'' (1923)
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The Mailman'' (1923)
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Wine of Youth'' (1924)
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Life's Greatest Game
Life's Greatest Game is a 1924 American silent melodrama directed by Emory Johnson. FBO released the film in October 1924. The film's "All-Star" cast included Johnnie Walker, Tom Santschi, Jane Thomas, David Kirby, and Gertrude Olmstead. Emi ...
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Galloping Hoofs'' (1924)
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The Mad Dancer'' (1925)
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Lena Rivers'' (1925)
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The Scarlet West'' (1925)
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Lilies of the Streets'' (1925)
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The Reckless Sex
''The Reckless Sex'' is a 1925 American melodrama film directed by Alan James from a screenplay by Travers Wells. The film stars Madge Bellamy, William Collier Jr., and Wyndham Standing.
Plot
Robert Lanning Jr. is sent by his father in Bo ...
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Children of the Whirlwind'' (1925)
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The Earth Woman'' (1926)
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Lightning Reporter'' (1926)
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Morganson's Finish
''Morganson's Finish'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Fred Windemere and starring Anita Stewart, Johnnie Walker and Mahlon Hamilton.Munden p.525
Cast
* Anita Stewart as Barbara Wesley
* Johnnie Walker (actor), Joh ...
'' (1926)
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Transcontinental Limited
''Transcontinental Limited'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Eugenia Gilbert and Alec B. Francis.Munden p.828
Cast
* Johnnie Walker as Johnnie Lane
* Eugenia Gilbert as Mary Reynolds
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Honesty – The Best Policy'' (1926)
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Fangs of Justice'' (1926)
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Old Ironsides'' (1926)
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The Clown'' (1927)
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The Snarl of Hate
''The Snarl of Hate'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Johnnie Walker, Mildred June and Jack Richardson.Woods p.140
Cast
* Johnnie Walker as Charles Taylor / Robert Taylor
* Mildred June as Laura Warre ...
'' (1927)
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Held by the Law
''Held by the Law'' is a 1927 American crime film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Charles Logue. The film stars Ralph Lewis, Johnnie Walker, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert Ober, Fred Kelsey and Maude Wayne. The film was released on ...
'' (1927)
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Good Time Charley
''Good Time Charley'' is a 1927 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film apparently had a Vitaphone soundtrack of music and effects. It was considered to be a lost film. How ...
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The Swell-Head'' (1927)
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The Princess on Broadway
''The Princess on Broadway'' is a 1927 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Pauline Garon, Dorothy Dwan and Johnnie Walker.Munden p.619
Cast
* Pauline Garon as Mary Ryan
* Dorothy Dwan as Rose Ry ...
'' (1927)
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Wolves of the Air
''Wolves of the Air'' is a 1927 American silent action film directed by Francis Ford and starring Johnnie Walker, Lois Boyd and Maurice Costello. It is now considered a lost film. In 2021 this so called lost film was retrieved in the collectio ...
'' (1927)
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Pretty Clothes
''Pretty Clothes'' is a 1927 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jobyna Ralston, Gertrude Astor, and Johnny Walker, and was released on October 15, 1927.
Cast list
*Jobyna Ralston as Marion Dunbar
*Gertrude Astor as R ...
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Rose of the Bowery'' (1927)
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Bare Knees'' (1928)
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So This Is Love?'' (1928)
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The Matinee Idol
''The Matinee Idol'' is a 1928 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Prints are in the archives of the Cinémathèque Franà ...
'' (1928)
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Vultures of the Sea'' (1928)
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Melody Man'' (1930)
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Ladies of Leisure
''Ladies of Leisure'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play ''Ladies of the Evening'' by Milton Herber ...
'' (1930)
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Ladies in Love
''Ladies in Love'' (1936) is a romantic comedy film based upon the play by Leslie Bush-Fekete. It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett and Loretta Young. The film revolves around three roommates (Gaynor ...
'' (1930)
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The Girl of the Golden West'' (1930)
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Enemies of the Law'' (1931)
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The Swellhead
''The Swellhead'' is a 1930 American pre-Code sports film directed by James Flood and starring James Gleason, Johnnie Walker, and Marion Shilling. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Counted Out''.
Cast
* James Gleason as Johnny Tru ...
'' (1931)
References
External links
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Johnnie Walker ; allmovie bio
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1894 births
1949 deaths
Male actors from New York City