Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-10-18

Day of Death

1970-03-19 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Walter McGrail

Biography

Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.

Known For

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Acting

A Double Life

1947

A Double Life

as

Police Call

1933

Police Call

as

Dr. James A. Gordon

Her Mad Bargain

1921

Her Mad Bargain

as

David Leighton

Anybody's War

1930

Anybody's War

as

Captain Davis

Lights Out

1923

Lights Out

as

Sea Bass

Tell Your Children

1938

Tell Your Children

as

The Boss (uncredited)

Old San Francisco

1927

Old San Francisco

as

Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue

Is Love Everything?

1924

Is Love Everything?

as

Boyd Carter

Under Eighteen

1932

Under Eighteen

as

Gregg (uncredited)

The Veiled Woman

1929

The Veiled Woman

as

Diplomatic Attaché

Life's Twist

1920

Life's Twist

as

Steven De Koven

Bowery at Midnight

1942

Bowery at Midnight

as

Coroner (uncredited)

The Shadow Strikes

1937

The Shadow Strikes

as

Winstead Comstock

The Song of the Soul

1918

The Song of the Soul

as

Dr. Evans

Riders of the West

1942

Riders of the West

as

Miller, the Banker

Brown of Harvard

1918

Brown of Harvard

as

Gerald Thorne

Sunset Range

1935

Sunset Range

as

Grant

Special Agent K-7

1936

Special Agent K-7

as

Vincent 'Lanny' Landers

The Red Shadow

1932

The Red Shadow

as

The Kentucky Derby

1922

The Kentucky Derby

as

Ralph Gordon

Ten Laps to Go

1936

Ten Laps to Go

as

Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic

Lights of New York

1916

Lights of New York

as

Hawk Chovinski

A Demon for Trouble

1934

A Demon for Trouble

as

Dyer

On the Great White Trail

1938

On the Great White Trail

as

Garou

Midnight Madness

1928

Midnight Madness

as

Childers

River's End

1930

River's End

as

Martin

West of Rainbow's End

1938

West of Rainbow's End

as

George Reynolds aka Johnson

Night Nurse

1931

Night Nurse

as

The Drunk

Soldiers and Women

1930

Soldiers and Women

as

Capt. Arnold

Women Everywhere

1930

Women Everywhere

as

Lieutenant of Legionnaires

Held For Ransom

1938

Held For Ransom

as

Donnelly

Playthings of Destiny

1921

Playthings of Destiny

as

Hubert Randolph

State Trooper

1933

State Trooper

as

Burman

Suzanna

1923

Suzanna

as

Ramón

Men Without Women

1930

Men Without Women

as

Cobb

Blockade

1928

Blockade

as

Hayden

The Black Secret

1919

The Black Secret

as

Ray McKay

The Pay-Off

1930

The Pay-Off

as

Emory

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

1917

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

as

Count Dario

Where the North Begins

1923

Where the North Begins

as

Gabrielle Dupree

The Last of the Duanes

1930

The Last of the Duanes

as

Bland

Part Time Wife

1930

Part Time Wife

as

Johnny Spence

The River of Romance

1929

The River of Romance

as

Major Patterson

Adventure

1925

Adventure

as

Tudor

In Old Montana

1939

In Old Montana

as

Joe Allison

The City

1926

The City

as

Jim Hannock

Code of the Fearless

1939

Code of the Fearless

as

Ranger Captain Rawlins

The Eleventh Hour

1923

The Eleventh Hour

as

Dick Manley

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Capt. Sickel (uncredited)

The Sun Never Sets

1939

The Sun Never Sets

as

Henchman DaCosta

Vanity Street

1932

Vanity Street

as

Detective Hanson (uncredited)

Night Beat

1931

Night Beat

as

Martin Andrews

Mysterious Doctor Satan

1940

Mysterious Doctor Satan

as

Stoner

Calling All Marines

1939

Calling All Marines

as

Capt. Chester

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as

Gang Leader (uncredited)

The Green Hornet

1940

The Green Hornet

as

Dean

McKenna of the Mounted

1932

McKenna of the Mounted

as

Inspector Oliver P. Logan

The Invisible Fear

1921

The Invisible Fear

as

Arthur Comstock

The Mad Marriage

1925

The Mad Marriage

as

Marked Men

1940

Marked Men

as

Doctor

My Little Chickadee

1940

My Little Chickadee

as

Townsman (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as

Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain

Nobody's Money

1923

Nobody's Money

as

Frank Carey

Is Divorce a Failure?

1923

Is Divorce a Failure?

as

Kelcey Barton

Havoc

1925

Havoc

as

Roddy Dunton

The Teaser

1925

The Teaser

as

Roderick Caswell

The Play Girl

1928

The Play Girl

as

David Courtney

Billy the Kid Outlawed

1940

Billy the Kid Outlawed

as

Judge Fitzgerald

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942

Billy the Kid Trapped

as

Judge Jack McConnell

Along the Rio Grande

1941

Along the Rio Grande

as

Cattle Buyer (uncredited)

The Dancers

1925

The Dancers

as

The Argentine

And Then There Were Four

1950

And Then There Were Four

as

Tom McCall

Men of the Night

1934

Men of the Night

as

Louie

Robbers' Roost

1932

Robbers' Roost

as

Henchman Brad

When the Door Opened

1925

When the Door Opened

as

Clive Grenfal

American Beauty

1927

American Beauty

as

Claverhouse

The World Moves On

1934

The World Moves On

as

The Duallist (1825)

Murder by the Clock

1931

Murder by the Clock

as

Herbert Endicott

The Lone Star Ranger

1930

The Lone Star Ranger

as

Phil Lawson

The Accusing Finger

1936

The Accusing Finger

as

Guard

The Adventure Shop

1919

The Adventure Shop

as

Josephus Potts, Jr.

Across the Pacific

1926

Across the Pacific

as

Capt. Grover

The Cradle

1922

The Cradle

as

Courtney Webster

A Son of the Sahara

1924

A Son of the Sahara

as

Capt. Jean Duval

Marriage License?

1926

Marriage License?

as

Marcus Heriot

A Son of His Father

1925

A Son of His Father

as

Holdbrook

Pilgrims of the Night

1921

Pilgrims of the Night

as

Gilbert Hannaway

The Combat

1926

The Combat

as

Milton Symmons

Appointment for Love

1941

Appointment for Love

as

Stoddard (uncredited)

Seas Beneath

1931

Seas Beneath

as

Chief Joe Cobb

The Country Cousin

1919

The Country Cousin

as

George Tewksbury Reynolds III

Union Depot

1932

Union Depot

as

Pickpocket (uncredited)

Unguarded Women

1924

Unguarded Women

as

Larry Trent

The Scarlet West

1925

The Scarlet West

as

Lt. Harper

The Top of New York

1922

The Top of New York

as

Emery Gray

Darling Mine

1920

Darling Mine

as

Roger Davis

Over There

1917

Over There

as

David Harum

1934

David Harum

as

Townsman (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing