Robert Walker (actor)
Robert Hudson Walker (born October 13, 1918 in Salt Lake City , Utah , † August 28, 1951 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Walker was the son of a newspaper publisher in Salt Lake City. He studied acting in New York in 1938 and married the young actress Jennifer Jones in 1939 , who established herself in Hollywood through the film The Song of Bernadette in 1943 . In the same year, Walker also received his first major film roles in Hollywood, after he had not been mentioned in the credits for his first three small film roles in 1939. In his films in the 1940s, Walker mainly adopted the role of the nice young man next door.
Walker and Jones were married until 1944 and had two children. Their son, Robert Walker junior , followed in his parents' footsteps and also started an acting career in the early 1960s. In July 1948 he married Barbara Ford (1922–1985), the daughter of director John Ford , but the marriage ended in divorce in December of the same year. In his last marriage, he was married to the actress Hanna Hertelendy (1919–2008) from July 1949 until his death.
Robert Walker died a month after the premiere of his most famous film The Stranger on the Train by Alfred Hitchcock . In this film he offered a memorable portrayal of a psychopathic mother son from a wealthy family who tries to convince another train passenger to murder. After having been alcoholic for a long time, he died of an allergic overreaction after taking medication while filming the film My Son John , directed by Leo McCarey . Close-ups of Walker from The Stranger on the Train were used to complete Leo McCarey's drama .
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ( 1707 Vine Street ) commemorates the actor .
Filmography
- 1939: Winter Carnival
- 1939: These Glamor Girls
- 1939: Dancing Co-Ed
- 1943: Bataan
- 1943: Madame Curie
- 1944: See Here, Private Hargrove
- 1944: Since You Went Away ( Since You Went Away )
- 1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ( Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo )
- 1945: Vacation for Love ( The Clock )
- 1945: Her Highness and the Bellboy
- 1945: What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
- 1945: The Sailor Takes a Wife
- 1946: Until the clouds pass by ( Till the Clouds Roll By )
- 1947: The Beginning or the End
- 1947: Endless is the prairie ( The Sea of Grass )
- 1947: Clara Schumann's great love ( Song of Love )
- 1948: My Own True Love
- 1948: Venus makes infidelities ( One Touch of Venus )
- 1950: Three Men for Alison (Please Believe Me)
- 1950: The Skipper Surprised His Wife
- 1951: Vengeance Valley (Vengeance Valley)
- 1951: Strangers on a train (Strangers on a Train)
- 1952: My Son John
Web links
- Robert Walker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Walker in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Walker | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved December 20, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Barbara Ford at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
- ^ Hanna Hertelendy at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, Robert Hudson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1951 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |