Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn
Third Finger, Left Hand trailer, (1940)
Born	(1887-09-09)September 9, 1887 Plymouth, Indiana, USA
Died	July 26, 1969(1969-07-26) (aged 81) New York City, New York, USA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1916–1958
Spouse(s)	Gertrude Steinman (m.?-1953; her death) Jane Davis (m.1955-1969; his death)

Raymond Walburn (September 9, 1887 – July 26, 1969) was an American character actor of stage and screen who appeared in dozens of Hollywood movie comedies and an occasional dramatic role during the 1930s and 1940s.

Life and career

Born in Plymouth, Indiana, Walburn moved to Oakland, California, and took up acting on the stage, the same profession as his mother. He made his debut on Broadway in Cordelia Blossom in 1914. He did not make an impact in films until the release of The Count of Monte Cristo, which starred Robert Donat, in 1934. His filmography includes nearly 100 films, with his best known roles as a stereotypical bumbler and as a pompous snob. He could also be villainous, as he was when he played Baron Danglars in the 1934 film version of The Count of Monte Cristo, and was a favourite of such celebrated comedy directors as Preston Sturges and Frank Capra, with whom he made several appearances.

Complete filmography

• The Man Hunt (1916 short)
• The Tarantula (1916)
• The Scarlet Runner (1916 serial)
• Our Other Lives (1916 short)
• The Laughing Lady (1929)
• The Great Flirtation (1934)
• The Defense Rests (1934)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
• Lady by Choice (1934)
• Jealousy (1934)
• Broadway Bill (1934)
• Mills of the Gods (1934)
• Society Doctor (1935)
• Death Flies East (1935)
• I'll Love You Always (1935)
• It's a Small World (1935)
• Welcome Home (1935)
• Redheads on Parade (1935)
• She Married Her Boss (1935)
• She Couldn't Take It (1935) (uncredited)
• Thanks a Million (1935)
• The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
• The Great Ziegfeld
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Walter, the butler
• Absolute Quiet (1936)
• The King Steps Out (1936)
• The Three Wise Guys (1936)
• They Met in a Taxi (1936)
• Craig's Wife (1936)
• Mr. Cinderella (1936)
• Born to Dance (1936)
• Breezing Home (1937)
• Let's Get Married (1937)
• Thin Ice (1937)
• It Can't Last Forever (1937)
• High, Wide, and Handsome (1937)
• Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
• Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
• Start Cheering (1938)
• Battle of Broadway (1938)
• Professor Beware (1938)
• Gateway (1938)
• Sweethearts (1938)
• Let Freedom Ring (1939)
• It Could Happen to You (1939)
• The Under-Pup (1939)
• Eternally Yours (1939)
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
• Dark Command (1940)
• Millionaires in Prison (1940)
• Flowing Gold (1940)
• Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
• Christmas in July (1940)
• The San Francisco Docks (1940)
• Bachelor Daddy (1941)
• Puddin' Head (1941)
• Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
• Confirm or Deny (1941)
• Rise and Shine (1941)
• Louisiana Purchase (1941)
• The Man in the Trunk (1942)
• Lady Bodyguard (1943)
• Dixie Dugan (1943)
• The Desperadoes (1943)
• Dixie (1943)
• Let's Face It (1943)
• And the Angels Sing (1944)
• Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (uncredited)
• Music in Manhattan (1944)
• Heavenly Days (1944)
• Honeymoon Abroad (1945)
• I'll Tell the World (1945)
• The Cheaters (1945)
• Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
• Lover Come Back (1946)
• Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
• Plainsman and the Lady (1946)
• Affairs of Geraldine (1946)
• The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
• State of the Union (1948)
• Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
• Leave It to Henry (1949)
• Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
• Key to the City (1950)
• Riding High (1950)
• Father Makes Good (1950)
• Father's Wild Game (1950)
• Short Grass (1950)
• Father Takes the Air (1951)
• Excuse My Dust (1951)
• Golden Girl (1951)
• She Couldn't Say No (1954)
• The Spoilers (1955)

External links

• Raymond Walburn at IMDb
• Raymond Walburn at the Internet Broadway Database
• Raymond Walburn at Find a Grave