Actor

Henry B. Walthall

1878 – 1936

Who they are

Born: 15 March 1878, Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Died: 17 June 1936
Known for: The Birth of a Nation, A Corner in Wheat, The Avenging Conscience

Henry B. Walthall was an American stage and screen actor from Alabama. A mainstay of D. W. Griffith's early company at Biograph, he became a star as the "Little Colonel" in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He later worked steadily as a character actor into the sound era.

Where to start

The Birth of a Nation (1915)Full guide
His most famous role, the Little Colonel, in Griffith's landmark and highly controversial epic.
A Corner in Wheat (1909)Log in to add it to the library
An early Griffith short from his Biograph years, notable for its social commentary.
The Avenging Conscience (1914)Log in to add it to the library
A Griffith feature inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, with Walthall in a leading role.
Judge Priest (1934)Log in to add it to the library
A John Ford film showing his successful move into sound-era character parts.
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)Log in to add it to the library
A prestige literary adaptation from late in his career.

Their films in the library

The Birth of a Nation1915 · Actor

Awards

No major awards are documented here.

The full list · 217

1908Rescued from an Eagle's NestLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Woodsman
1909A Corner in WheatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Wheat King's Assistant
1909The Sealed RoomLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Troubador
1909A Trap for Santa ClausLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Arthur Rogers (uncredited)
1909The Mended LuteLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Indian
1909The Little DarlingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as In Boarding House
1909Pippa PassesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
19091776, or The Hessian RenegadesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1909Fools of FateLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1909They Would ElopeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1909Getting EvenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Miner
1909The Broken LocketLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mexican Man
1909A Strange MeetingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as A Thief
1909The Day AfterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Party Guest
1909In Old KentuckyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Robert, the Confederate son
1909The Heart of an OutlawLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Mexican Lover
1909PranksLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sunbather
1909In Little ItalyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Victor Ratazzi
1910The House with Closed ShuttersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier
1910RamonaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alessandro
1910In the Border StatesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Confederate Corporal
1910The UsurerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as One of the Second Debtors
1910Wilful PeggyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Lord
1910Rose o' Salem TownLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Trapper
1910Love Among the RosesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Lord
1910A Child of the GhettoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Farmer
1910A Flash of LightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Younger John Rogers
1910The Oath and the ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Henri Prevost
1910The Gray of the DawnLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910The Call to ArmsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Lord
1910The KidLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Walter Holden
1910The CallLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Billy Harvey
1910The Armorer’s DaughterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Macennas
1910Where the Sea and the Shore Doth MeetLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910The Cloister’s TouchLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Father
1910The NewlywedsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as A Friend / At Station Reception
1910The ConvertsLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910The Gold SeekersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Prospector
1910The IconoclastLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910Thou Shalt NotLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910The Honor of His FamilyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as George Pickett Jr.
1910Gold Is Not AllLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Man at Party
1910On the ReefLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mr. Wilson
1910The Two BrothersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pedro
1910In Old CaliforniaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Perdita's Son
1910The Thread of DestinyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Estrada
1910In Life's CycleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Vincent, as an Adult
1910The Sorrows of the UnfaithfulLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bill
1910The Tenderfoot's TriumphLog in to add it to the libraryActor as A Horse Thief
1910His Last BurglaryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as William Standish
1910The Way of the WorldLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910A Summer IdyllLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1910The Face at the WindowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ralph Bradford
1911For His SakeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1911The Command from GalileeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Lover
1911Souls CourageousLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1912FriendsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dandy Jack
1912The Burglar’s DilemmaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Householder's Weakling Brother
1912My BabyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Husband
1912So Near, Yet So FarLog in to add it to the libraryActor as In Club
1912A Feud in the Kentucky HillsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as A Psalm Singer
1912The God WithinLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Woodsman
1912My HeroLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Indian Charlie
1912BrutalityLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Actor In Oliver Twist
1912The InformerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The False Brother
1912The One She LovedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Husband
1912In the Aisles of the WildLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jim Watson
1912Two Daughters of EveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Father
1913The Battle at Elderbush GulchLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Indian Chief's Son
1913Death's MarathonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Husband
1913The WandererLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Wanderer
1913The SwitchtowerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Switchman
1913The Sheriff's BabyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as First Bandit
1913If We Only KnewLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Father
1913The Tenderfoot's MoneyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Prospector
1913Three FriendsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Husband
1913The Little TeaseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Valley Man
1913The MirrorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Station Agent
1913The Stolen LoafLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Poor Man
1913The Lady and the MouseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The First Rival
1913During the Round-UpLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Stranger
1913A Woman in the UltimateLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Badger Gang Member
1913Broken WaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Road Agent
1913Love in an Apartment HotelLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Young Woman's Fiance
1913Her Mother's OathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Actor
1913The Perfidy of MaryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Poet
1913Two Men of the DesertLog in to add it to the libraryActor as First Partner
1913Oil and WaterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Idealist
1913A Gambler's HonorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Beth's Brother
1914Judith of BethuliaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Holofernes
1914The Avenging ConscienceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Nephew
1914Home, Sweet HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John Howard Payne
1914The Green-Eyed DevilLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1914Lord ChumleyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lord Chumley
1914StrongheartLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Soangataha / Strongheart
1914The Awakening of Donna IsollaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The President of the Republic
1914The Gangsters of New YorkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Porky Dugan
1914ClassmatesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Duncan Irving
1914The Mountain RatLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Douglas Williams
1914The Floor AboveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Stephen Pryde
1914The Old ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Old Man
1914The Mysterious ShotLog in to add it to the libraryActor as The Gopher
1914The OdalisqueLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Joe, in love with May
1915The Birth of a NationLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Col. Ben Cameron
1915The RavenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Edgar Allan Poe
1915GhostsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Captain Alving / Oswald
1915Rod of WrathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Erickson's Son
1915TemperLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Frank Bradbury
1915The Outer EdgeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Rownlee
1915The Circular PathLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Reverend Darwin Kirby
1916Pillars of SocietyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Karsten Bernick
1916The Sting of VictoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as David Whiting / Walker Whiting
1916The Strange Case of Mary PageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Phil Langdon, Attorney
1916The Misleading LadyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jack Craiger
1918The Great LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sir Roger Brighton
1918His Robe of HonorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Julian Randolph
1918Humdrum BrownLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hector 'Humdrum' Brown
1919The False FacesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Michael Lanyard
1919Modern HusbandsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Stephen Duane
1919The Long Arm of MannisterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as George Mannister
1919The Long Lane's TurningLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Harry Sevier
1919The BoomerangLog in to add it to the libraryActor as George Gray
1920The ConfessionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father Bartlett
1920A Splendid HazardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Karl Breitman
1920Parted CurtainsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Joe Jenkins
1921Flower of the NorthLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Philip Whitemore
1922The KickbackLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Aaron Price
1922One Clear CallLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Henry Garnett
1922The Long ChanceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Harley P. Hennage
1922The Able-Minded LadyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Breezy Bright
1923The Face on the Barroom FloorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Robert Stevens
1923The Unknown PurpleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Peter Marchmont / Victor Cromport
1923GimmeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John McGimsey
1923Boy of MineLog in to add it to the libraryActor as William Latimer
1924The Woman on the JuryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Prosecuting Attorney
1924Single WivesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Franklin Dexter
1925The Plastic AgeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Henry Carver
1925Kentucky PrideLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mr. Beaumont
1925The Golden BedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Col. Peake
1925Kit Carson Over the Great DivideLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Samuel Webb
1925The Girl Who Wouldn't WorkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as William Hale
1925Dollar DownLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Alec Craig
1926The Road to MandalayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father James
1926The BarrierLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Gale Gaylord
1926Three Faces EastLog in to add it to the libraryActor as George Bennett
1926Everybody's ActingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Thorpe
1926The Unknown SoldierLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John Phillips
1927WingsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mr. Armstrong
1927The Scarlet LetterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth
1927London After MidnightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sir James Hamlin
1927A Light in the WindowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Johann Graff
1927Love Me and the World Is MineLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Van Denbosch
1927Fighting LoveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Filipo Navarro
1928Freedom of the PressLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John Ballard
1928RetributionLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Henry / Tommy Mooney
1929The TrespasserLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Fuller
1929The Phantom in the HouseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Boyd Milburn
1929The Bridge of San Luis ReyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father Juniper
1929The River of RomanceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as General Jeff Rumford
1929SpeakeasyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Piano player
1929Stark MadLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Capt. Rhodes - Yacht Commander
1929Black MagicLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Bradbroke
1929From HeadquartersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Buffalo Bill Ryan
1929Blaze o' GloryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Burke
1929The Jazz AgeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mr Maxwell
1929In Old CaliforniaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Don Pedro De León
1930Abraham LincolnLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Colonel Marshall
1930Tol'able DavidLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Amos Hatburn
1930Temple TowerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Blackton
1930The Love TraderLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Captain Adams
1931Anybody's BlondeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mr. Evans
1931Is There Justice?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as District Attorney John Raymond
1932Me and My GalLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sarge
1932Chandu the MagicianLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Robert Regent
1932The Cabin in the CottonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Eph Clinton
1932Ride Him, CowboyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John Gaunt
1932Strange InterludeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Professor Leeds
1932KlondikeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mark Armstrong
1932Central ParkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Eby
1932Police CourtLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Nathaniel "Nat" Barry
1932Alias Mary SmithLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Atwell
1932Hotel ContinentalLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Winthrop
1932Self DefenseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Doctor Borden
193342nd StreetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Concerned Actor (uncredited)
1933The Sin of Nora MoranLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Father Ryan
1933Hold Your ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Clergyman in Alternate Version (uncredited)
1933Somewhere in SonoraLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bob Leadly
1933The Whispering ShadowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as J. D. Bradley
1933Headline ShooterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Judge Beacon (uncredited)
1933The Flaming SignalLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rev. Mr. James
1933The Wolf DogLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jim Courtney
1933Her Forgotten PastLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Mr. Maynard
1934Judge PriestLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Reverend Ashby Brand
1934Viva Villa!Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Francisco Madero
1934The Scarlet LetterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Roger Chillingworth
1934Men in WhiteLog in to add it to the libraryActor as enry B. Walthall
1934The Murder in the MuseumLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto
1934Dark HazardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Schultz
1934Beggars in ErmineLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marchant the Blind Man
1934The Lemon Drop KidLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jonas Deering
1934A Girl of the LimberlostLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Amon
1934City ParkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome
1934Love TimeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Duke Johann von Hatzfeld
1935A Tale of Two CitiesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Manette
1935Dante's InfernoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pop McWade
1935HelldoradoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Abner Meadows
1936The Devil-DollLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Marcel
1936The Garden Murder CaseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dr. Garden
1936China ClipperLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dad Brunn
1936Hearts in BondageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Capt. Buchanan
1936The Last OutlawLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Cal Yates
1936The Mine with the Iron DoorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as David Burton
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Col. Ben Cameron (archive footage)
2002London After MidnightLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sir James Hamlin (archive footage)
2019I Am Not a RacistLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.