Walter Fitzgerald

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.

Known For

BBC Play of the Month 1965 ★ 5.3
The Wednesday Play 1964 ★ 5.2
Detective 1964 ★ 9.0
Doctor Who 1963 ★ 7.9
We Joined the Navy 1963 ★ 6.0
H.M.S. Defiant 1962 ★ 6.5
Darby O'Gill and the Little People 1959 ★ 6.7
Third Man on the Mountain 1959 ★ 6.7
The Camp on Blood Island 1958 ★ 6.7
DuPont Show of the Month 1957 ★ 7.4
Something of Value 1957 ★ 5.5
Around the World in 80 Days 1956 ★ 6.7
The Cockleshell Heroes 1955 ★ 5.9
The Cruel Sea 1953 ★ 6.9
Personal Affair 1953 ★ 6.3
The Pickwick Papers 1952 ★ 7.0
The Ringer 1952 ★ 6.0
Treasure Island 1950 ★ 6.6
The Small Back Room 1949 ★ 6.7
Edward, My Son 1949 ★ 6.5
The Fallen Idol 1948 ★ 7.2
The Winslow Boy 1948 ★ 7.0
In Which We Serve 1942 ★ 6.8
This England 1941 ★ 6.9