Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1878-03-16
Deathday: 1936-06-17 (58 years old)

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Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker. He performed in the play for three years, in New York and on tour. With the company of Henry Miller he gained recognition on Broadway in plays including Pippa Passes, The Only Way and William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide (1906–08). His fellow cast member James Kirkwood introduced Walthall to D. W. Griffith, and at the conclusion of that engagement, Walthall joined the Biograph Company.


His career in movies began in 1909 at Biograph Studios in New York with a leading role in the film A Convict's Sacrifice. This film also featured James Kirkwood, and was directed by D. W. Griffith, a director that played a huge part in Walthall's rise to stardom. As the industry grew in size and popularity, Griffith emerged as a director and Walthall found himself a mainstay of the Griffith company, frequently working alongside such Griffith regulars as Owen Moore, Kate Bruce, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Bobby Harron and Jack and Mary Pickford. He followed Griffith's departure from New York's Biograph to California's Reliance-Majestic Studios in 1913. After a few months with Reliance, he joined Pathé for a short period.


He decided to go into the producing business and formed The Union Feature Film Company, the first to be devoted entirely to full-length films. The venture was not successful, however, and he again became associated with Griffith's company.


Given the relatively short length of films in the early years, Walthall frequently found himself cast in dozens of films each year. He gained national attention in 1915 for his role as Colonel Ben Cameron in Griffith's highly influential and controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation. Walthall's portrayal of a Confederate veteran rounding up the Ku Klux Klan won him large-scale fame, and Walthall was soon able to emerge as a leading actor in the years leading up to the 1920s, parting ways with Griffith.


Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in The Plastic Age with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow. He portrayed Roger Chillingworth in Victor Seastrom's 1926 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter opposite Lillian Gish.


Walthall continued his career into the 1930s. After his performance in director John Ford's 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers he enjoyed a golden period of his career. He portrayed Dr. Manette in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman. In 1936 he appeared as Marcel in The Devil-Doll. He was gravely ill during his final film, China Clipper.


Frank Capra wanted Walthall to portray the High Lama in his 1937 film, Lost Horizon. "Frail and failing, he died before we could test him," Capra wrote.


Walthall has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

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Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) (1942)

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Dad Brunn
China Clipper

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Marcel
The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll (1936)

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Cal Yates
The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw (1936)

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Capt. Buchanan
Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage (1936)

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David Burton
The Mine with the Iron Door

The Mine with the Iron Door (1936)

Movie
Dr. Garden
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case (1936)

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4.5
Dr. Manette
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Movie
Pop McWade
Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno (1935)

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Abner Meadows
Helldorado

Helldorado (1935)

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Professor Barth
Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (1934)

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Love Time

Love Time (1934)

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Dr. Amon
A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost (1934)

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Jonas Deering
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)

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Roger Chillingworth
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1934)

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Rev. Ashby Brand
Judge Priest

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Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
The Murder in the Museum

The Murder in the Museum (1934)

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City Park

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Francisco Madero
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa! (1934)

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Men in White

Men in White (1934)

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Beggars in Ermine

Beggars in Ermine (1934)

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Dark Hazard

Dark Hazard (1934)

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Father Ryan
The Sin of Nora Moran

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Jim Courtney
The Wolf Dog

The Wolf Dog (1933)

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Mr. Maynard
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Judge Beacon
Headline Shooter

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The Flaming Signal

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Somewhere in Sonora

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Self Defense

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Central Park

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The Love Trader

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Blaze o' Glory

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The Trespasser

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Boyd Milburn
The Phantom in the House

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Black Magic

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Freedom of the Press

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Henry / Tommy Mooney
Retribution

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Sir.James Hamlin
London After Midnight

London After Midnight (1927)

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A Light in the Window

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Love Me and the World is Mine

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Wings

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Fighting Love

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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter (1927)

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Everybody's Acting

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Father James
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John Phillips
The Unknown Soldier

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Gale Gaylord
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Three Faces East

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The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age (1925)

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Dollar Down

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Kentucky Pride

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William Hale
The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

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The Golden Bed

The Golden Bed (1925)

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Harry Sevier
The Long Lane's Turning

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The Great Love

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The Misleading Lady

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The Raven

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Ghosts

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Lord Chumley

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Home, Sweet Home

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Douglas Williams
The Mountain Rat

The Mountain Rat (1914)

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The Old Man

The Old Man (1914)

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The Gopher
The Mysterious Shot

The Mysterious Shot (1914)

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Stephen Pryde
The Floor Above

The Floor Above (1914)

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Holofernes
Judith of Bethulia

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Soangataha / Strongheart
Strongheart

Strongheart (1914)

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The Green-Eyed Devil

The Green-Eyed Devil (1914)

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Duncan Irving
Classmates

Classmates (1914)

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Porky Dugan
The Gangsters of New York

The Gangsters of New York (1914)

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The President of the Republic
The Awakening of Donna Isolla

The Awakening of Donna Isolla (1914)

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The Indian Chief's Son
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)

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Member of the Badger Gang
A Woman in the Ultimate

A Woman in the Ultimate (1913)

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First Partner
Two Men of the Desert

Two Men of the Desert (1913)

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Actor
The Vengeance of Galora

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The Station Agent
The Mirror

The Mirror (1913)

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The Stranger
During the Round-Up

During the Round-Up (1913)

Movie
Beth's Brother
A Gambler's Honor

A Gambler's Honor (1913)

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The Actor
Her Mother's Oath

Her Mother's Oath (1913)

Movie
The Switchman
The Switchtower

The Switchtower (1913)

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The Husband
Death's Marathon

Death's Marathon (1913)

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4
The Poor Man
The Stolen Loaf

The Stolen Loaf (1913)

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The Prospector
The Tenderfoot's Money

The Tenderfoot's Money (1913)

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The Wanderer
The Wanderer

The Wanderer (1913)

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The Father
If We Only Knew

If We Only Knew (1913)

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The 1st Rival
The Lady and the Mouse

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The Valley Man
The Little Tease

The Little Tease (1913)

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The Poet
The Perfidy of Mary

The Perfidy of Mary (1913)

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First Bandit
The Sheriff's Baby

The Sheriff's Baby (1913)

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The Road Agent
Broken Ways

Broken Ways (1913)

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The Young Woman's Fiance
Love in an Apartment Hotel

Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)

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The Idealist
Oil and Water

Oil and Water (1913)

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Ned Billings - the Husband
Three Friends

Three Friends (1913)

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The Woodsman
The God Within

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The Author's Weakling Brother
The Burglar’s Dilemma

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Indian Charlie
My Hero

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Actor In Oliver Twist
Brutality

Brutality (1912)

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The False Brother
The Informer

The Informer (1912)

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The Husband
My Baby

My Baby (1912)

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The Husband
The One She Loved

The One She Loved (1912)

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Jim Watson
In the Aisles of the Wild

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The Psalm Singer
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills

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In Club
So Near, Yet So Far

So Near, Yet So Far (1912)

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Dandy Jack
Friends

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The Father
Two Daughters of Eve

Two Daughters of Eve (1912)

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Actor
For His Sake

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Actor
Souls Courageous

Souls Courageous (1911)

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The Lover
The Command from Galilee

The Command from Galilee (1911)

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Actor
Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet

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Actor
The Armorer’s Daughter

The Armorer’s Daughter (1910)

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The Gray of the Dawn

The Gray of the Dawn (1910)

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Second Criminal
The Banker's Daughters

The Banker's Daughters (1910)

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The Worker
The Iconoclast

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The Trapper
Rose o' Salem Town

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Henri Prevost
The Oath and the Man

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In Life's Cycle

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Albert Woodson
A Summer Idyll

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The Lord
Wilful Peggy

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Bill
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful

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One of the Second Debtors
The Usurer

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Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
The House with Closed Shutters

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The Lord
The Call to Arms

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A Flash of Light

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In the Border States

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A Child of the Ghetto

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Alessandro
Ramona

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Pedro
The Two Brothers

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Ralph Bradford
The Face at the Window

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The Lord
Love Among the Roses

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The Kid

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His Last Dollar

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The Gold Seekers

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The Young Priest
The Way of the World

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Perdita's Son
In Old California

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Estrada
The Thread of Destiny

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Edgar Thurston
Thou Shalt Not

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The False Evangelist
The Converts

The Converts (1910)

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The Father
The Cloister’s Touch

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George Pickett Jr.
The Honor of His Family

The Honor of His Family (1910)

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Billy Harvey
The Call

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Mr. Wilson
On the Reef

On the Reef (1910)

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William Standish
His Last Burglary

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The Mexican Lover
The Heart of an Outlaw

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Party Guest
The Day After

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Arthur Rogers
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Fools of Fate

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Pippa Passes

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The Broken Locket

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The Little Darling

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Sunbather
Pranks

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They Would Elope

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Indian
The Mended Lute

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A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting (1909)

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Alachus' Friend
The Slave

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Woodsman
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1878-03-16

Deathday
1936-06-17 (58 years old)

Birth Name
Henry Brazeale Walthall

Birth Place
Shelby County, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Henry B. Walthal , H. B. Walthall , H.B. Walthall, Henry Walthall, William Walthall , Henry Brazeale Walthall

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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