William Walker (US actor)

Infobox actor
name = William Walker

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birthname = William Franklin Walker
birthdate = birth date|1896|7|1|mf=y
location = Indiana, United States
deathdate = death date and age|1992|1|27|1896|7|1|mf=y
deathplace = Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
othername = Bill Walker
William Bill Walker
William Walker
Wm. Walker
spouse = Peggy Cartwright (? - 1992)
yearsactive = 1946-1987

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".

Biography

Born in Indiana, began his acting in 1946. In a career that spanned four decades, Walked appeared in numerous television shows and films including "Goodyear Television Playhouse", "The Twilight Zone", "Rawhide", "Daniel Boone", "Good Times", "What's Happening!!", "Twilight's Last Gleaming", "Billy Jack Goes to Washington", "A Piece of the Action", and "The Choirboys".

Personal life

Walker was married to Canadian actress Peggy Cartwright, a member of the original silent "Our Gang" troupe, in one of the early interracial marriages in Hollywood.

Death

On January 27, 1992, Walker died of cancer. He is buried alongside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

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Persondata
NAME= Walker, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Walker, William Franklin; Walker, Bill; Walker, William Bill; Walker, Wm
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= July 1, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH= Indiana, United States
DATE OF DEATH= January 27, 1992
PLACE OF DEATH= Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States