William Walling (June 2, 1872 – March 5, 1932) was an American actor of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932. He is known for his role as the railroad president in the 1926 film '' The Great K & A Train Robbery'', which starred

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

. He died in

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, aged 59. He was married to actress Effie (Bond) Walling and was the father of actor and photographer Richard Walling AKA William Walling Jr. Before he acted in films, Walling traveled the United States performing with stock theater companies.

Partial filmography

* '' The Killer'' (1921) * '' The Little Minister'' (1921) * '' North of the Rio Grande'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

While Satan Sleeps ''While Satan Sleeps'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Albert S. Le Vino based upon a story by Peter B. Kyne. It stars Jack Holt, Wade Boteler, Mabel Van Buren, Fritzi Brunette, Will Walling ...

'' (1922) * '' His Back Against the Wall'' (1922) * ''

The Ladder Jinx ''The Ladder Jinx'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Margaret Landis and Tully Marshall.Munden p.411 Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Arthur Barnes * Margaret Landis as Hel ...

'' (1922) * ''

Nobody's Money ''Nobody's Money'' is a lost 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Wallace Worsley and written by Beulah Marie Dix based on a play of the same name by William LeBaron. The film stars Jack Holt, Wanda Hawley, Harry Depp, Robert Schable, ...

'' (1923) * '' North of Hudson Bay'' (1923) * '' Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model'' (1924) * '' The Iron Horse'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Clash of the Wolves'' (1925) * '' Ranger of the Big Pines'' (1925) * '' The Timber Wolf'' (1925) * ''

His Master's Voice His Master's Voice (HMV) was the name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was coined in the late 1890s from the title of a painting by English artist Francis Barraud, which depicted a Jack Russ ...

'' (1925) * '' The Gentle Cyclone'' (1926) * '' Sir Lumberjack'' (1926) * '' Lost at Sea'' (1926) * '' Womanpower'' (1926) * '' The Great K & A Train Robbery'' (1926) * '' The Canyon of Light'' (1926) * '' The Devil's Partner'' (1926) * ''

Sin Cargo ''Sin Cargo'' is a 1926 American silent thriller film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Shirley Mason, Robert Frazer and Earl Metcalfe. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edwin B. Willis. Plot The film is about a man in ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Princess from Hoboken ''The Princess from Hoboken'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Allen Dale and featuring Boris Karloff. This is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Edmund Burns as Terence O'Brien * Blanche Mehaffey as Sheila O'Toole * E ...

'' (1927) * '' The Devil's Saddle'' (1927) * ''

The Harvester ''The Harvester'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Homer Croy, Robert Lee Johnson, Elizabeth Meehan and Gertrude Orr. It is based on the 1911 novel ''The Harvester'' by Gene Stratton-Porter, which had prev ...

'' (1927) * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) * ''

Now I'll Tell One ''Now I'll Tell One'' is a 1927 silent film starring Charley Chase. The film features Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. However, while both comedians had bit parts, they were still not officially a team, and share no scenes together. The first hal ...

'' (1927) * '' The Noose'' (1928) * '' Dark Streets'' (1929) * '' Beyond the Law'' (1930) * ''

Range Feud ''The Range Feud'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman for Columbia Pictures, that stars Buck Jones and John Wayne. Wayne biographer Ronald L. Davis referred to the film as the first in a collection of "chea ...

'' (1931) * '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1931) * ''

Riders of the North ''Riders of the North'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Blanche Mehaffey and Eddie Dunn (actor), Eddie Dunn. Cast * Bob Custer as Mountie Sergeant Stone * Blanche Meha ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Painted Desert ''The Painted Desert'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film released by Pathé Exchange. Produced by E. B. Derr, it was directed by Howard Higgin, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tom Buckingham. The picture stars low-budget Western ...

'' (1931) as Kirby * ''

Ridin' for Justice ''Ridin' for Justice'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Buck Jones, Mary Doran, and Russell Simpson. Plot Buck Randall (Buck Jones), a carefree cowboy whose popularity with the local saloon g ...

'' (1932) * '' High Speed'' (1932)

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* 1872 births 1932 deaths Male actors from Iowa American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub