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
Treasure Island
(1950)
Squire Trelawney
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Club Member
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
Warden (uncredited)
In Which We Serve
(1942)
Colonel Lumsden
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
(1959)
Lord Fitzpatrick
The Fallen Idol
(1948)
Dr. Fenton
The Winslow Boy
(1948)
First Lord
The Small Back Room
(1949)
Brine
Third Man on the Mountain
(1959)
Herr Hempel
Full Filmography
Acting
Murder at Covent Garden
(1932)
Donald Walpace
Let George Do It!
(1940)
Dockside Policeman
This England
(1941)
Vicar
In Which We Serve
(1942)
Colonel Lumsden
San Demetrio London
(1943)
Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
Squadron Leader X
(1943)
Inspector Milne
Strawberry Roan
(1944)
Walter Morley
Great Day
(1945)
Bob Tyndale
Mine Own Executioner
(1947)
Dr. Norris Pile
The Fallen Idol
(1948)
Dr. Fenton
The Winslow Boy
(1948)
First Lord
Blanche Fury
(1948)
Simon Fury
This Was a Woman
(1948)
Arthur Russell
The Small Back Room
(1949)
Brine
Edward, My Son
(1949)
Mr. Kedner
Treasure Island
(1950)
Squire Trelawney
The Ringer
(1952)
Commissioner
The Pickwick Papers
(1952)
Mr. Wardle
Personal Affair
(1953)
Henry Vining
Our Girl Friday
(1953)
Captain
Appointment in London
(1953)
Mulvaney
The Net
(1953)
Sir Charles Craddock
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
Warden (uncredited)
Lease of Life
(1954)
The Dean
Front Page Story
(1954)
Anthony Black
The Cockleshell Heroes
(1955)
Gestapo Comdt.
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Club Member
The Man in the Sky
(1957)
Reginald Conway
The Birthday Present
(1957)
Sir John Dell
Something of Value
(1957)
A White Settler - Henry McKenzie
The Camp on Blood Island
(1958)
Cyril Beattie
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
(1959)
Lord Fitzpatrick
Third Man on the Mountain
(1959)
Herr Hempel
Perilous Assignment
(1959)
Self
H.M.S. Defiant
(1962)
Admiral Jackson
We Joined the Navy
(1963)
Admiral Thomas
Decision at Midnight
(1963)
Doctor Who: The Dominators
(1968)
Director Senex
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
(1968)
Father Curran