Walter McGrail

Acting • 1888-10-18 • Brooklyn, New York, USA

Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in The Scarlet Runner, a 12-chapter serial.

Known For

4.7

The Shadow Strikes

1937

6.3

Men Without Women

1930

6.8

Night Nurse

1931

5.2

Where the North Begins

1923

6.4

Murder by the Clock

1931

6.2

Night Beat

1931

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Filmography

1952
Death Valley DaysTV
Charlie • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1950
And Then There Were FourFilm
Tom McCall
★ 5.0
1947
A Double LifeFilm
★ 6.4
1942
Bowery at MidnightFilm
Coroner (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1942
Billy the Kid TrappedFilm
Judge Jack McConnell
★ 5.5
1942
Riders of the WestFilm
Miller, the Banker
★ 6.5
1941
Appointment for LoveFilm
Stoddard (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1941
Along the Rio GrandeFilm
Cattle Buyer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Film
Junction Heavy 1 / Marine Captain
★ 6.8
1940
The Grapes of WrathFilm
Gang Leader (uncredited)
★ 7.8
1940
My Little ChickadeeFilm
Townsman (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1940
The Green HornetFilm
Dean
★ 6.0
1940
Marked MenFilm
Doctor
★ 5.6
1940
Mysterious Doctor SatanFilm
Stoner
★ 6.0
1940
Billy the Kid OutlawedFilm
Judge Fitzgerald
★ 10.0
1939
StagecoachFilm
Capt. Sickel (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1939
Calling All MarinesFilm
Capt. Chester
★ 10.0
1939
The Sun Never SetsFilm
Henchman DaCosta
★ 5.5
1939
Code of the FearlessFilm
Ranger Captain Rawlins
★ 4.7
1939
In Old MontanaFilm
Joe Allison
★ 6.5
1938
Tell Your ChildrenFilm
The Boss (uncredited)
★ 4.4
1938
Held For RansomFilm
Donnelly
★ 6.0
1938
West of Rainbow's EndFilm
George Reynolds aka Johnson
★ 7.5
1938
On the Great White TrailFilm
Garou
★ 6.5
1937
The Shadow StrikesFilm
Winstead Comstock
★ 4.7
1936
The Accusing FingerFilm
Guard
★ 5.8
1936
Special Agent K-7Film
Vincent 'Lanny' Landers
★ 4.9
1936
Ten Laps to GoFilm
Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic
★ 5.5
1935
Sunset RangeFilm
Grant
★ 6.0
1934
The World Moves OnFilm
The Duallist (1825)
★ 5.9
1934
A Demon for TroubleFilm
Dyer
★ 6.0
1934
David HarumFilm
Townsman (uncredited)
★ 7.5
1934
Men of the NightFilm
Louie
★ 4.5
1933
Police CallFilm
Dr. James A. Gordon
★ 10.0
1933
State TrooperFilm
Burman
★ 8.0
1932
Union DepotFilm
Pickpocket (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1932
Under EighteenFilm
Gregg (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1932
Vanity StreetFilm
Detective Hanson (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1932
McKenna of the MountedFilm
Inspector Oliver P. Logan
★ 10.0
1932
Robbers' RoostFilm
Henchman Brad
★ 6.0
1932
The Red ShadowFilm
★ 10.0
1931
Night NurseFilm
The Drunk
★ 6.8
1931
Murder by the ClockFilm
Herbert Endicott
★ 6.4
1931
Seas BeneathFilm
Chief Joe Cobb
★ 5.3
1931
Night BeatFilm
Martin Andrews
★ 6.2
1930
Men Without WomenFilm
Cobb
★ 6.3
1930
The Pay-OffFilm
Emory
★ 5.4
1930
River's EndFilm
Martin
★ 6.4
1930
Anybody's WarFilm
Captain Davis
★ 10.0
1930
The Lone Star RangerFilm
Phil Lawson
★ 7.0
1930
Women EverywhereFilm
Lieutenant of Legionnaires
★ 5.3
1930
The Last of the DuanesFilm
Bland
★ 6.0
1930
Part Time WifeFilm
Johnny Spence
★ 8.0
1930
Soldiers and WomenFilm
Capt. Arnold
★ 3.0
1929
The River of RomanceFilm
Major Patterson
★ 5.7
1929
The Veiled WomanFilm
Diplomatic Attaché
★ 9.0
1928
Hey Rube!Film
Duke
★ 10.0
1928
BlockadeFilm
Hayden
★ 10.0
1928
The Play GirlFilm
David Courtney
★ 9.0
1928
Midnight MadnessFilm
Childers
★ 9.0
1928
Stop That ManFilm
’Slippery Dick' Sylvaine
★ 8.0
1928
The Old CodeFilm
Pierre Belleu
1927
Old San FranciscoFilm
Vasquez's Grandson - in Prologue
★ 5.8
1927
The Secret StudioFilm
Mr. Kyler
★ 8.0
1927
American BeautyFilm
Claverhouse
★ 3.0
1927
Man CrazyFilm
Van Breamer
★ 7.0
1926
Across the PacificFilm
Capt. Grover
★ 5.0
1926
Forbidden WatersFilm
J. Austin Bell
★ 10.0
1926
The CityFilm
Jim Hannock
★ 10.0
1926
Marriage License?Film
Marcus Heriot
★ 10.0
1926
The CombatFilm
Milton Symmons
★ 9.0
1926
Prisoners of the StormFilm
Sergeant McClellan
★ 7.0
1925
Her Husband's SecretFilm
Leon Kent
★ 10.0
1925
The Mad MarriageFilm
★ 10.0
1925
The DancersFilm
The Argentine
★ 7.5
1925
The Scarlet WestFilm
Lt. Harper
★ 9.0
1925
A Son of His FatherFilm
Holdbrook
★ 9.0
1925
Champion of Lost CausesFilm
Zanten / Dick Sterling
★ 9.0
1925
AdventureFilm
Tudor
★ 9.0
1925
When the Door OpenedFilm
Clive Grenfal
★ 3.3
1925
The TeaserFilm
Roderick Caswell
★ 3.0
1925
HavocFilm
Roddy Dunton
★ 7.0
1924
A Son of the SaharaFilm
Capt. Jean Duval
★ 7.5
1924
Gerald Cranston's LadyFilm
Gordon Ibbotsleigh
★ 9.0
1924
Is Love Everything?Film
Boyd Carter
★ 9.0
1924
Unguarded WomenFilm
Larry Trent
★ 7.0
1923
Where the North BeginsFilm
Gabrielle Dupree
★ 5.2
1923
SuzannaFilm
Ramón
★ 5.8
1923
Flaming YouthFilm
Jamieson James
★ 3.8
1923
Is Divorce a Failure?Film
Kelcey Barton
★ 8.0
1923
Nobody's MoneyFilm
Frank Carey
★ 8.0
1923
Lights OutFilm
Sea Bass
★ 8.0
1923
The Bad ManFilm
Morgan Pell
★ 7.0
1923
The Eleventh HourFilm
Dick Manley
★ 7.0
1922
The Top of New YorkFilm
Emery Gray
★ 10.0
1922
The Kentucky DerbyFilm
Ralph Gordon
★ 7.5
1922
The CradleFilm
Courtney Webster
★ 8.0
1921
Her Mad BargainFilm
David Leighton
★ 10.0
1921
Pilgrims of the NightFilm
Gilbert Hannaway
★ 10.0
1921
Playthings of DestinyFilm
Hubert Randolph
★ 10.0
1921
HabitFilm
Charles Munson
★ 9.0
1921
The Invisible FearFilm
Arthur Comstock
★ 9.0
1921
The Breaking PointFilm
Richard Janeway
★ 5.0
1920
The Invisible DivorceFilm
Jimmy Ryder
★ 10.0
1920
Life's TwistFilm
Steven De Koven
★ 9.0
1920
Blind YouthFilm
Maurie Monnier
★ 7.0
1920
Darling MineFilm
Roger Davis
1919
The Girl ProblemFilm
Ernest Sanford
★ 9.0
1919
The Country CousinFilm
George Tewksbury Reynolds III
★ 7.0
1919
The Adventure ShopFilm
Josephus Potts, Jr.
★ 2.0
1919
The Black SecretFilm
Ray McKay
1918
Everybody's GirlFilm
Blinker
★ 9.0
1918
The Business of LifeFilm
James Desboro
★ 1.0
1918
The Triumph of the WeakFilm
Jim Roberts
1918
The Song of the SoulFilm
Dr. Evans
1918
Miss AmbitionFilm
Larry Boyle
1918
Brown of HarvardFilm
Gerald Thorne
1917
IndiscretionFilm
Jimmy Travers
★ 10.0
1917
Over ThereFilm
★ 9.0
1917
Womanhood, the Glory of the NationFilm
Count Dario
1917
Within the LawFilm
Dick Gilder
1916
Lights of New YorkFilm
Hawk Chovinski
★ 9.0