Portrait of Walter Catlett

Acting

Walter Catlett

Career

Active from 1924 to 1956, busiest in 1933 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Walter Catlett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Film 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Charming Performances 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

139
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

13 titles ยท average score 60
Columbia Laff Hour
Columbia Laff Hour (1956)

as (archive footage)

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Professor Quigley

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Col. Plug

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)

as The Dauphin / The King

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as The Dauphin

Meet the Family
Meet the Family (1954)

as Grandpa

The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Henry Thomas

Father Takes the Air
Father Takes the Air (1951)

as Mayor Colton

Honeychile
Honeychile (1951)

as Al Moore

Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as McGonigle

Father's Wild Game
Father's Wild Game (1950)

as Mayor Colton

Father Makes Good
Father Makes Good (1950)

as Mayor Colton

1940s

62 titles ยท average score 63
The Inspector General
The Inspector General (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Colonel Castine

The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
GoodWatch score 71

as The King

Mr. Reckless
Mr. Reckless (1948)

as Joel Hawkins

Riverboat Rhythm
Riverboat Rhythm (1946)

as Col. Jeffrey Witherspoon

The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wiggins

Lady, Let's Dance
Lady, Let's Dance (1944)

as Timber Applegate

Shoe Shine Boy
Shoe Shine Boy (1943)

as Garry Goff

Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jasper

It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. Harvey

Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mr. Pettibone

Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Rupert Sampson

Pinocchio
Pinocchio (1940)
GoodWatch score 86

as 'Honest John' Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (uncredited)

1930s

58 titles ยท average score 64
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Skip Davis

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Slocum

Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live (1937)

as Gus Avery

Love Is News
Love Is News (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Eddie Johnson

Every Day's a Holiday
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Nifty Bailey

Banjo on My Knee
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
GoodWatch score 39

as Warfield Scott

Cain and Mabel
Cain and Mabel (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jake Sherman

Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde (1934)

as Publicity Man

So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris! (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Walter Catlett

Rockabye
Rockabye (1932)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jimmy Dunn

The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)
GoodWatch score 70

as Murphy

The Florodora Girl
The Florodora Girl (1930)
GoodWatch score 57

as De Boer

1920s

6 titles
Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)

as End Man - Minstrel Show

Married in Hollywood
Married in Hollywood (1929)

as Joe Glitner

Why Leave Home?
Why Leave Home? (1929)

as Elmer

The Music Master
The Music Master (1927)

as Medicine Show Barker

Summer Bachelors
Summer Bachelors (1926)

as Bachelor No. 1

Second Youth
Second Youth (1924)

as John McNab