Image: Wikimedia CommonsRobert Walker
American actor (1918-1951)
- Born October 13, 1918
- 4 movies
Robert Walker was an American actor best remembered as the villain in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Strangers on a Train. He began in boy-next-door roles, often as a Second World War soldier, as in Since You Went Away, and played composer Jerome Kern in Till the Clouds Roll By. His other films include The Sea of Grass and Song of Love.
Robert Walker appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1947 to 1951. Most of that work is in western, drama and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Alfred Hitchcock (2), James Harrison (2), Katharine Hepburn (2).
Known for
- Strangers on a Train (1951). His defining role, the villain of Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller.
- Since You Went Away (1944). One of the young soldier roles that made his name during the war years.
- Till the Clouds Roll By, Jerome Kern. Played the composer in the musical biography.
- The Sea of Grass (1947). A role in the 1947 Western drama.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Robert Walker been in?
- Robert Walker appears in Strangers on a Train (1951), Vengeance Valley (1951), Song of Love (1947) and The Sea of Grass (1947) on The Remote.
- When was Robert Walker born?
- Robert Walker was born on 13 October 1918.
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