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{{Short description|American actor and singer (1899–1984)}}
{{Infobox person <!-- See [[Template:Infobox actor]] for more -->
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| name = Walter Woolf King
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| birth_name = Walter Woolf King
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{birth date|1899|11|2|mf=y}}
| name = Walter Woolf King
| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
| image = Walter Woolf King in Today I Hang (1942).jpg
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|10|24|1899|11|2|mf=y}}
| caption = King in ''[[Today I Hang]]'' (1942)
| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S.
| imagebirth_name = Walter Woolf King as Rodolfo Lassparri in A Night at the Opera.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1899|11|02|mf=yes}}
| caption = Walter Woolf King as Rodolfo Lassparri in ''[[A Night at the Opera (film)|A Night at the Opera]]''.
| birth_place = [[San Francisco, California]], U.S.
| yearsactive = 1930-1977
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|10|24|1899|11|02|mf=yes}}
| spouse = Ernestyne Bachrach (193?-1980) (her death)
| death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S.
| children = Barbara Jean Meier<br>Walter Woolf King Jr.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/29/obituaries/walter-woolf-king-is-dead-leading-actor-and-singer.html</ref>
| occupation = Actor, singer
| years_active = 1918&ndash;1977
| spouse = Ernestyne Bachrach <br> ({{abbr|m.|married}} 193?; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)
| children = Barbara Jean Meier<br>Walter Woolf King Jr.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/29/obituaries/walter-woolf-king-is-dead-leading-actor-and-singer.html|title = Walter Woolf King is Dead;Leading Actor and Singer|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 29 October 1984}}</ref>
}}
 
'''Walter Woolf King''' (2 November 2, 1899 &ndash; 24 October 24, 1984) was an American film, television and stage actor and singer.
 
Born in [[San Francisco, California]] in 1899, King started singing for a living at a young age and performed mostly in churches. He made his [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] debut in 1919, and became a well-known [[baritone]] in [[operettas]] and musical comedies. King billed himself as '''Walter Woolf''' and '''Walter King''' early in his career, eventually settling on a combination of all three names, '''Walter Woolf King''', in the mid-1930s.
 
In 1936, King was host of the ''Flying Red Horse Tavern'' on [[CBS]] radio.<ref name="sies">Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition''. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN |978-0-7864-5149-4}}. P. 234.</ref>
 
King began his film career in [[musicals]] but quickly moved into supporting roles. He is probably best remembered today for his villainous roles in two films starring the [[Marx Brothers]]: ''[[A Night at the Opera (film)|A Night Atat Thethe Opera]]'' (1935) and ''[[Go West (1940 film)|Go West]]'' (1940). He also appeared onwith radio[[Laurel and& laterHardy]] becamein an''[[Swiss actorsMiss agent(film)|Swiss Miss]]'' (1938). HeKing made numerousseveral appearances inon bit partsradio and supportinglater rolesbecame inan televisionactors' and filmsagent. throughoutDuring the 1950s and 1960s., Hishe finalwas appearance wasseen in theseveral 1977often TVuncredited moviebit ''[[Oneparts inand asmaller Million:roles Thein Rontelevision LeFloreand Story]]''films.
 
One credited TV role was as “Major Clinton” in the 1958 S1E38 offering, “The Monty Britton Story” on ''[[Wagon Train]]''.
 
In the first episode of ''[[The Munsters]]'' he is credited for his role as [[George Washington]]. His final appearance was in the 1977 TV movie ''[[One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story]]''.
 
King died in [[Beverly Hills, California]] in 1984.
 
==Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[Call It a Day]]'' (1937)
|-
* ''[[The House of Fear (1939 film)|The House of Fear]]'' (1939)
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1930|| ''[[Golden Dawn (film)|Golden Dawn]]'' || Tom Allen ||
|-
|1933|| ''[[Girl Without a Room]]'' || Arthur Copeland ||
|-
|1934|| ''[[Embarrassing Moments (1934 film)|Embarrassing Moments]]'' || Paul ||
|-
|rowspan=5 | 1935|| ''[[Lottery Lover]]'' || Prince Midanoff ||
|-
| ''[[One More Spring]]'' || Morris Rosenberg ||
|-
| ''[[Ginger (1935 film)|Ginger]]'' || Daniel Parker ||
|-
| ''[[Spring Tonic]]'' || José ||
|-
| ''[[A Night at the Opera (film)|A Night at the Opera]]'' || Rudolfo Lassparri ||
|-
|1937|| ''[[Call It a Day]]'' || Paul Francis ||
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1938|| ''[[Walking Down Broadway]]'' || Jeff Hoffman ||
|-
| ''[[Swiss Miss (film)|Swiss Miss]]'' || Victor Albert ||
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1939|| ''[[Society Smugglers]]'' || Roy Allen Massey ||
|-
| ''[[Big Town Czar]]'' || Paul Burgess ||
|-
| ''[[The House of Fear (1939 film)|The House of Fear]]'' || Carleton ||
|-
| ''[[Balalaika (film)|Balalaika]]'' || Captain Michael Sibirsky ||
|-
|1940|| ''[[Go West (1940 film)|Go West]]'' || John Beecher ||
|-
|1941|| ''[[Melody for Three]]'' || Antoine Pirelle ||
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1942|| ''[[Today I Hang]]'' || Jim O'Brien ||
|-
| ''[[A Yank in Libya]]'' || Mike Malone ||
|-
| ''[[Smart Alecks]]'' || Dr. Ormsby ||
|-
| ''[[Between Us Girls]]'' || King - an actor ||
|-
|1943|| ''[[Yanks Ahoy]]'' || Captain Gillis ||
|-
|1952|| ''[[Stars and Stripes Forever (film)|Stars and Stripes Forever]]'' || President's Aide || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=5 | 1953|| ''[[Taxi (1953 film)|Taxi]]'' || Business Man ||
|-
| ''[[Tonight We Sing]]'' || Gritti ||
|-
| ''[[Call Me Madam (film)|Call Me Madam]]'' || Secretary of State || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[City That Never Sleeps]]'' || Hotel Manager || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Affair with a Stranger]]'' || Harry Casino || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1955|| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Doctor Pritchard || Season 1 Episode 8: "Our Cook's a Treasure"
|-
| ''[[Francis in the Navy]]'' || Jensen || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1956|| ''[[The Bottom of the Bottle]]'' || Grant ||
|-
| ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' || Herald || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Three Brave Men]]'' || Admiral Mason || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1957|| ''[[An Affair to Remember]]'' || Doctor in Hospital || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Joker Is Wild]]'' || Mr. Page || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]'' || Florenz Ziegfeld ||
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1958|| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Mob Boss || Season 3 Episode 14: "The Percentage"
|-
| ''[[Kathy O']]'' || Donald C. Faber ||
|-
| ''[[Hong Kong Confidential (1958 film)|Hong Kong Confidential]]'' || CIA Chief || Uncredited
|-
|1961|| ''[[The Outsider (1961 film)|The Outsider]]'' || Civilian || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=4 | 1963|| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Senator Hayes || Season 1 Episode 29: "The Dark Pool"
|-
| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Mr. Roberts the Executive || Season 2 Episode 2: "A Nice Touch"
|-
| ''[[The Householder]]'' || Professor ||
|-
| ''[[The Raiders (1963 film)|The Raiders]]'' || Colonel DeKoenig || Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1964|| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' || Judge || Season 2 Episode 31: "Isabel"
|-
| ''[[Where Love Has Gone (film)|Where Love Has Gone]]'' || Bank Board Member || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Della (film)|Della]]'' || Sam Jordon ||
|-
|1967|| ''[[Rosie!]]'' || Judge ||
|-
|1970|| ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' || Cindy's Father || Uncredited
|}
 
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==External links==
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[[Category:Singers from San Francisco]]
[[Category:American baritones]]
[[Category:20th-century American male singers]]
 
 
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