Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald

Actor

Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
May 18, 1896

Biography

Walter Fitzgerald was a distinguished British character actor.   He was born in 1896 in Devon.   His first film was in 1932 in “Murder In Covent Garden”.   His cinema highlights include “In Which We Serve”, “San Demitro, London”, “The Fallen Idol” and “Treasure Island”.  He went to Hollywood in 1959 to make “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” for Walt Disney.    He died in 1976 in London at the age of 80.

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Walter Fitzgerald 1
Walter Fitzgerald 2

Representative Works

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
/ English
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
6.5
/ English
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
6.7
/ English
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve
6.7
/ English
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room
6.7
/ English
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea
6.9
/ English
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
6.5
/ English
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
7.2
/ English
Third Man on the Mountain
Third Man on the Mountain
6.7
/ English
The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes
5.9
/ English
The Net
The Net
6.3
/ English
Blanche Fury
Blanche Fury
6.2
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Around the World in 80 Days
1956Nominee

Best Performance

Around the World in 80 Days

Treasure Island
1950Nominee

Best Performance

Treasure Island

Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959Nominee

Best Performance

Darby O'Gill and the Little People

Career Highlights

In Which We Serve
1942Highlight

Best Performance

In Which We Serve

The Small Back Room
1949Highlight

Best Performance

The Small Back Room

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