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Walter Fitzgerald Bond (18 May 1896 – 20 December 1976) was an English
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Early life

Born in
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, Fitzgerald was a former stockbroker before he began his theatrical training at RADA. He joined the British Army during World War I, serving with the Worcestershire Regiment, the Devonshire Regiment, and the Somerset Light Infantry.


Career

Fitzgerald made his professional stage bow in 1922 and his first film appearance in 1930. He toured with Sir
John Martin-Harvey Sir John Martin-Harvey (22 June 1863 – 14 May 1944), known before his knighthood in 1921 as John Martin Harvey, was an English stage actor-manager. Born in Bath Street, Wivenhoe, Essex, he was the son of John Harvey, a yacht-designer and ...
and Sir Seymour Hicks. He was understudy to Sir Gerald du Maurier (1928–29). Fitzgerald appeared in films from the 1930s, often in 'official' roles (policemen, doctors, lawyers). He appeared on British television in the 1950s and 1960s before his retirement. His best-remembered film roles include Simon Fury in '' Blanche Fury'' (1948), Dr. Fenton in '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948), and Squire Trelawney in '' Treasure Island'' (1950). In the opening scenes of ''
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'' (1962) he played the admiral who listens to – and then disregards – Captain Crawford's complaints about maritime cruelty.


Personal life

He married Rosalie Constance Grey in 1924. They had one son, Michael Lewis Fitzgerald-Bond. His second marriage was to Angela Kirk in 1938, and they had three sons (Jonathan, Timothy, and Charles) and one daughter (Julia).


Filmography

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Murder at Covent Garden ''Murder at Covent Garden'' is a 1932 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Dennis Neilson-Terry, Anne Grey, George Curzon and Walter Fitzgerald. It was made at Twickenham Studios. The screenplay involves a detective wh ...
'' (1932) – Donald Walpace * ''
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'' (1937) – Soldier with His Family on Troopship (uncredited) * '' This England'' (1941) – Vicar * ''
In Which We Serve ''In Which We Serve'' is a 1942 British patriotic war film directed by Noël Coward and David Lean. It was made during the Second World War with the assistance of the Ministry of Information (United Kingdom), Ministry of Information. The scree ...
'' (1942) – Colonel Lumsden * '' Squadron Leader X'' (1943) – Inspector Milne * '' San Demetrio London'' (1943) – Chief Engineer Charles Pollard * ''
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'' (1945) – Walter Morley * '' Great Day'' (1945) – Bob Tyndale * '' Mine Own Executioner'' (1947) – Dr. Norris Pile * '' This Was a Woman'' (1948) – Arthur Russell * '' Blanche Fury'' (1948) – Simon Fury * '' The Fallen Idol'' (1948) – Dr. Fenton * '' The Winslow Boy'' (1948) – First Lord * '' The Small Back Room'' (1949) – Brine * ''
Edward, My Son ''Edward, My Son'' is a 1949 British drama film directed by George Cukor for MGM-British Studios that stars Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on the 1947 play of the same title by Noel Langley a ...
'' (1949) – Mr. Kedner * '' Treasure Island'' (1950) – Squire Trelawney * '' Flesh and Blood'' (1951) – Dr. Cooper * '' The Pickwick Papers'' (1952) – Mr. Wardle * '' The Ringer'' (1952) – Commissioner * '' The Net'' (1953) – Sir Charles Craddock * '' Appointment in London'' (1953) – Mulvaney * '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) – Warden (uncredited) * '' Twice Upon a Time'' (1953) – Professor Reynolds * '' Personal Affair'' (1953) – Henry Vining * '' Our Girl Friday'' (1953) – Captain * '' Front Page Story'' (1954) – Black * '' Lease of Life'' (1954) – The Dean * '' The Cockleshell Heroes'' (1955) – Gestapo Comdt. * '' Around The World in 80 Days'' (1956) – Club Member * ''
The Man in the Sky ''The Man in the Sky'' (released in the U.S. as ''Decision Against Time'') is a 1957 thriller drama film starring Jack Hawkins and produced by Ealing Films, Michael Balcon's new company, set up after Rank had sold Ealing Studios in Ealing Green ...
'' (1957) – Conway * '' Something of Value'' (1957) – A White Settler – Henry McKenzie * '' The Birthday Present'' (1957) – Sir John Dell * '' The Camp on Blood Island'' (1958) – Cyril Beattie * '' Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (1959) – Lord Fitzpatrick * '' Third Man on the Mountain'' (1959) – Herr Hempel * ''
H.M.S. Defiant ''H.M.S. Defiant'' (released as ''Damn the Defiant!'' in the United States) is a British naval war CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship ...
'' (1962) – Admiral Jackson * '' We Joined the Navy'' (1962) – Admiral Thomas * ''
Decision at Midnight ''Decision at Midnight'' is a 1963 American-British drama film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Martin Landau, Nora Swinburne and Walter Fitzgerald.Goble p.460 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Music at Midnight''. Plot Adaptatio ...
'' (1963) – Prime Minister


Selected stage roles

* '' Debonair'' by
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(1930) * '' Black Coffee'' by
Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...
(1931) * '' Someone at the Door'' by
Campbell Christie Campbell Christie CBE (23 August 1937 – 28 October 2011) was the General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress from 1986 to 1998. The son of a Galloway quarryman, he joined the civil service at the age of 17, rising through the ranks ...
(1935) * '' Poison Pen'' by Richard Llewellyn (1938) * ''
Death on the Table ''Death on the Table'' is a 1938 thriller play by the writers Michael Pertwee and Guy Beauchamp. The plot revolves around American gangsters, Harley Street doctors and a murder that takes place on the operating table. It premiered at Richmond T ...
'' by
Michael Pertwee Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London – 17 April 1991, Camden, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of ''The Saint'', '' Danger Man'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', '' B-A ...
(1938) * '' The Duke in Darkness'' by Patrick Hamilton (1942) * '' The Green Bay Tree'' by Mordaunt Shairp (1950)


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* * 1896 births 1976 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors People from Harborough District Male actors from Leicestershire 20th-century English male actors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Male actors from Plymouth, Devon British Army personnel of World War I Worcestershire Regiment soldiers Devonshire Regiment soldiers Somerset Light Infantry soldiers Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon {{England-actor-stub