About Walter Percival
Lived 1887 – 1934 (aged 46–47). Walter Percival was an actor.
Walter Percival (May 2, 1887 – January 28, 1934) was an American actor, producer, and writer on the stage and screen. He performed in numerous theater productions before making his film debut in 1918.
In 1909, Percival was part of a company headed by Grace Van Studdiford. His Broadway debut was in A Venetian Romance (1904), and his last Broadway performance was in Find Daddy (1926). Forrest Krider in Will o' th' Wisp (1911), a musical for which he had written the book and lyrics to music by Alfred G. Robyn. Prince Victor de Champagnax in The Man from Cook's (1912)
Filmography Our Mrs. McChesney (1918) The Moral Sinner (1924) The Flying Horseman (1926) The Big City (1928) Lights of New York (1928) Lightnin' (1930) The Avenger (1931) The Homicide Squad (1931) Guilty or Not Guilty (1932) Cabin in the Cotton (1932) Tillie and Gus (1933)
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Who was Walter Percival?
American actor, producer, and writer
When was Walter Percival born?
Walter Percival was born in 1887.
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Walter Percival died on 28 January 1934.
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Walter Percival was an actor.
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