Walter Byron (11 June 1899 – 2 March 1972) was an English film actor.
Biography
He starred opposite Gloria Swanson in the 1929 film Queen Kelly and appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1942. He first sailed to the United States on the R.M.S. Aquitania under contract with Samuel Goldwyn Productions, in 1928. In 1932, in order to gain permanent legal immigrant status, he crossed the border at Calexico into Mexico and then reentered the United States there under the new status. He became a United States citizen in 1954.
Selected filmography
White Heat (1927) - Julian Jefferson Passion Island (1927) - Tony One of the Best (1927) - Lt. Dudley Keppel Victory (1928) - Major King Two Little Drummer Boys (1928) - Capt. Carsdale Tommy Atkins (1928) - Harold The Awakening (1928) - Count Karl von Hagen Yvette (1928) The Passenger (1928) Croquette (1928) - Bob Queen Kelly (1929) - Prince Wolfram The Sacred Flame (1929) - Colin Taylor Not Damaged (1930) - Kirk Randolph The Dancers (1930) - Berwin The Lion and the Lamb (1931) - Dave The Reckless Hour (1931) - Allen Crane The Last Flight (1931) - Frink Left Over Ladies (1931) - Ronny The Yellow Ticket (1931) - Count Nikolai Three Wise Girls (1932) - Jerry Dexter The Menace (1932) - Ronald Quayle / Robert Crockett Shop Angel (1932) - Don Irwin Vanity Fair (1932) - George Osborne Sinners in the Sun (1932) - Eric Nelson Society Girl (1932) - Warburton Week Ends Only (1932) - Jimmy Brigg Exposure (1932) - Andy Bryant This Sporting Age (1932) - Charles Morrell The Crusader (1932) - Joe Carson Slightly Married (1932) - Jimmie Martin Queen Kelly (1932) - Prince Wolfram The Savage Girl (1932) - Jim Franklin Grand Slam (1933) - Barney Starr (uncredited) What Price Decency (1933) - Tom O'Neil Kiss of Araby (1933) - Lt. W. B. Lawrence Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933) - Henry Jennison Big Time or Bust (1933) - John Hammond East of Fifth Avenue (1933) - Paul Baxter Man of Two Worlds (1934) - Eric Pager Once to Every Woman (1934) - Dr. Preston All Men Are Enemies (1934) - Walter Ripton British Agent (1934) - Under Secretary Stanley Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) - Marquis René de Lac Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) - Dwight Boardman If You Could Only Cook (1935) - Roy - Pianist at Wedding Rehearsal (uncredited) The Bridge of Sighs (1936) - Arny Norman Mary of Scotland (1936) - Walsingham Top of the Town (1937) - Nightclub Patron (uncredited) As Good as Married (1937) - Server (uncredited) Back in Circulation (1937) - Carlton Whitney Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938) - Dennis Andrews Frontier Scout (1938) - Lt. Adams Trade Winds (1938) - Bob (uncredited) Risky Business (1939) - Actor (uncredited) Death Goes North (1939) - Al Norton Crashing Thru (1939) - McClusky A Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941) - Opera Patron (uncredited) One Night in Lisbon (1941) - Dinner Guest (uncredited) Confirm or Deny (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited) Nazi Agent (1942) - Officer (uncredited) Mrs. Miniver (1942) - Man in Tavern (uncredited) The Mummy's Tomb (1942) - Searcher (uncredited) Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) - Guard (uncredited) Gentleman Jim (1942) - Ringside Telegrapher (uncredited)
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