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Bill Walker (actor)

Bill Walker
Walker in 1951
Born	William Franklin Walker (1896-07-01)July 1, 1896 Pendleton, Indiana, U.S.
Died	January 27, 1992(1992-01-27) (aged 95) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–1987
Spouses	Hannah Robison Linden (m. 1953; div. 19??) Peggy Cartwright ​ (m. 1959)​

William Franklin Walker (July 1, 1896 – January 27, 1992) was an American television and film actor. Walker is best remembered for his role as Reverend Sykes in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.

Career[edit]

Born in Pendleton, Indiana,^[1] Walker began his acting career in 1946. In a career that spanned five decades, Walker appeared in numerous television shows and films including Goodyear Television Playhouse, Raintree County, Yancy Derringer, Official Detective, The Amos 'n' Andy Show, The Twilight Zone, Rawhide, '"((Columbo))", 'Daniel Boone, Good Times, The Long, Hot Summer, To Kill a Mockingbird, Big Jake, What's Happening!!, Twilight's Last Gleaming, The President's Plane is Missing, Our Man Flint, Billy Jack Goes to Washington, Maurie, A Piece of the Action, The Girl Who Had Everything, and The Choirboys.

He was in the 1961 film The Mask, not to be confused with the Twilight Zone episode "The Masks" (1964), in which he also appeared (uncredited).

Personal life[edit]

On February 22, 1953, Walker married Hannah Robison Linden, a writer and civic worker in Los Angeles.^[2] On August 13, 1959, Walker married Canadian actress Peggy Cartwright, a member of the original silent Our Gang troupe.^[3]

Death[edit]

Walker died of cancer on January 27, 1992. A World War I United States Army veteran, he is buried alongside his wife at Riverside National CemeteryinRiverside, California.^[4]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

Bill Walker marries Hannah Robinson [sic] Linden with photo

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bill Walker (actor).

• Bill WalkeratIMDb
• Bill Walker at the Internet Broadway Database