George Walcott

George Walcott
File:George Walcott in Fury (1936) trailer.jpg Walcott in Fury (1936)
Born	(1914-10-15)October 15, 1914 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	Alameda, California, U.S.
Other names	George Wolcott The Most Stylish Man in Hollywood
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935–1942

George Walcott (15 October 1914 – 18 August 1964), also known as The Most Stylish Man in Hollywood, was an American actor. He was best known for playing the role of Tom in the 1936 film Fury.

Early life

Born in Los Angeles, California. Walcott began his career on stage, where he performed as a child. He began his film career in 1935, first appearing in the short film Hit-and-Run Driver in the role of George Lambert. In 1936, Walcott learned to fly an airplane and earned a pilot's license. In the same year Walcott co-starred as Tom in the film Fury.

Career

Walcott co-starred and made appearances in films, such as, Honeymoon in Bali, The Great Hospital Mystery, The Storm, Borrowing Trouble, Western Jamboree, The Great Victor Herbert, The Mandarin Mystery and The Forgotten Woman. In the film Born Reckless, he was credited as George Wolcott. Walcott played the role of actress, model and dancer Barbara Stanwyck's character brother "Charlie Martin" in the 1937 film Stella Dallas. He also co-starred in the 1938 film Cocoanut Grove, where Walcott played the role of "Tony Wonder" and starred with Fred MacMurray and Harriet Nelson. He appeared in the films Sailor's Lady, Submarine Raider, The Man Who Wouldn't Talk, Rhythm on the River and Buck Benny Rides Again. His last credit was from the 1942 film Quiet Please, Murder, where he played the uncredited role of "Benson".

Later life

Walcott retired from acting after World War II when he lost one of his legs, and worked as manager of United Artists theatres. Walcott died on August 18, 1964, in Alameda, California, at the age of 49. Movie columnist and screenwriter Louella Parsons called him “the most stylish man in Hollywood“.

External links

• George Walcott at the Internet Movie Database
• George Walcott at the TCM Movie Database
• George Walcott at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile