Peter Walker (actor)

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Peter Walker
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Walker in Man with a Camera, 1958
Born
Peter Thomas Walker

(1927-06-24) June 24, 1927 (age 96)
Occupation(s)Film, stage and television actor

Peter Thomas Walker (born June 24, 1927) [1] is an American film, stage and television actor. [2] [3] [4] Born in Mineola, New York. [5] He appeared in over 30 films and television programs, and was known for his appearance as Sam in the anthology television series The Twilight Zone in the episode "A World of Difference". [6] Walker was also a performer at the Avondale Playhouse. [7] He later worked as a photographer and sculptor. [8]

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He played the Narrator/Mysterious Man in the 1st National Tour of the musical Into the Woods . [9]

Partial filmography

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References

  1. Benjamin, Ruth; Rosenblatt, Arthur (2006). Who Sang what on Broadway, 1866–1996: The singers (L-Z). McFarland. p. 770. ISBN   9780786421909 via Google Books.
  2. Walker, James (February 22, 2003). "Veteran actor takes his turn behind the camera". The Middletown Press . Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. Shelton, Jim (July 25, 2010). "He's just the guy next door: Except Peter Walker of Chester has done things most of us only dream of". New Haven Register . Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  4. "Peter Walker". Call on Dolly!. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2022 via Wayback Machine.
  5. Willis, John (1982), "John Willis' Theatre World: Volume 37", University of Michigan , Crown Publishers, p. 253
  6. Rubin, Steve (November 1, 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 1283. ISBN   9781613738917 via Google Books.
  7. McCown, Connie (July 31, 1956). "Actor Walker Sports a Wordly Wardrobe". The Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 20. Retrieved August 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  8. Schoeffler, Nancy (June 12, 2015). "Chester Actor's R&R: Creating Sculptures With Rust And Rocks". Hartford Courant . Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  9. 1988 US Tour Cast of Into the Woods