Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Walter Sande (July 9, 1906 - November 22, 1971) was an American actor, notable for film roles including Paul Revere in Walt Disney's Johnny Tremain. Born in Denver, Colorado, he was one of those stern, heavyset character actors in Hollywood no person could recognize by name. He showed an early interest in music as a youth and by his college years managed to start his own band. This led to a job as musical director for 20th Century-Fox's theater chain, which, in turn, led him to acting in films beginning in 1937. Usually providing atmospheric bits with no billing, he made an initial impression in serial cliffhangers as a third-string heavy with the popular The Green Hornet Strikes Again! and Sky Raiders. His first top featured role, however, would come with The Iron Claw as Jack "Flash" Strong, a photographer who, uncharacteristically for Walter, served as a comic sidekick to our serial hero. Best of all would be his role in another serial as Red Pennington, the amusing sidekick to Don Winslow of the Navy. He repeated his role again in Don Winslow of the Coast Guard, the successful sequel. The Pennington role would spark a long and steady career in movies, usually a step or two behind Hollywood's elite, in To Have and Have Not (prominently featured as the fisherman who tries to cheat Bogie), in Along Came Jones, The Blue Dahlia, Dark City and Bad Day at Black Rock, among hundreds of others. A regular authoritative presence in these classic sci-fi films Red Planet Mars, The War of the Worlds and Invaders from Mars. He also had a recurring featured part in the 1940s Boston Blackie film series playing Detective Matthews alongside 'Chester Morris former thief-turned-crime hero. A primary support player during the 'golden age' of TV, Walter worked on nearly every popular western and crime show available throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He had a regular series role on "The Adventures of Tugboat Annie" as Captain Horatio Bullwinkle, Annie's tugboat rival, and a recurring one as Lars "Papa" Holstrum, on "The Farmer's Daughter". He died of a heart attack in 1971 at age sixty-five in Chicago, Illinois. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Sande, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 155
1970s
- 1972
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
John Parsons
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
Young Dillinger
Judge
- 1964
The Quick Gun
Tom Morrison
- 1960
Sunrise at Campobello
Capt. Skinner
Noose for a Gunman
Marshal Tom Evans
Oklahoma Territory
Marshal Pete Rosslyn
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
TV
- 1957
Johnny Tremain
Paul Revere
- 1956
Gun Brothers
Yellowstone Kelly
Canyon River
Maddox
The Maverick Queen
Sheriff Wilson
Anything Goes
Alex Todd
- 1955
24 Hour Alert
Mayor Hogan
- 1954
Overland Pacific
Mr. Dennison
- 1953
A Blueprint for Murder
District Attorney John J. Henderson (uncredited)
The Great Sioux Uprising
Joe Baird
The Kid from Left Field
Barnes
- 1952
Bomba and the Jungle Girl
Mr. Ward
Red Planet Mars
Admiral Bill Carey
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
Sheriff Taylor
- 1951
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Sheriff
Red Mountain
Benjie
The Basketball Fix
Nat Becker
- 1950
Dark City
Swede
711 Ocean Drive
Auto Repair Mechanic (uncredited)
Dakota Lil
Butch Cassidy
1940s
- 1949
Strange Bargain
Sergeant Cord
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Austin
Rim of the Canyon
Jake Fargo
Tucson
George Reeves
Miss Mink of 1949
Sean O'Mulvaney
- 1948
Wallflower
Movie
Half Past Midnight
Det. Lt. MacDonald
Perilous Waters
Franklin
- 1947
Killer McCoy
Bill Thorne
Christmas Eve
Mario's Hood
Wild Harvest
Long
The Woman on the Beach
Otto Wernecke
- 1946
It's Your America
Soldier / Farmer (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
Heath
- 1945
The Spider
Walter Castle
The Daltons Ride Again
Wilkins
The Last Installment
Bull Moose Brannigan
- 1944
The Singing Sheriff
Butch
I Love a Soldier
Sgt. Lionel 'Stiff' Banks
This Is the Life
Joe (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
Sande - Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1943
Baptism of Fire
Sergeant (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
Detective Sergeant Matthews (Uncredited)
Corvette K-225
Evans
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Lieut. 'Red' Pennington
Slightly Dangerous
Reporter (uncredited)
Air Force
Joe - Mechanic at Clark Field (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Sergeant Mathews
The Purple V
Otto Horner
Reveille with Beverly
Pvt. Puckett aka Canvassback (uncredited)
- 1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Otto - German Soldier (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
Jackson - Policeman (uncredited)
Timber!
Sandy
Tortilla Flat
Cannery Foreman
Alias Boston Blackie
Detective Mathews
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Guard
Two Yanks in Trinidad
Soldier (uncredited)
Don Winslow of the Navy
Lt. Red Pennington
Blue, White and Perfect
Sailor Carson
Freckles Comes Home
Muggsy Dolan
- 1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Detective Mathews
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Squad Car Officer (uncredited)
The Iron Claw
Jack Strong
Down in San Diego
Sergeant (uncredited)
Blondie in Society
Pincus' Dog Handler (uncredited)
- 1940
Kitty Foyle
Trumpeter (uncredited)
Flight Command
Officer on Downed Seaplane
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Thug Boss at Gold Star Warehouse
Angels Over Broadway
Lunch Wagon Counterman (uncredited)
So You Won't Talk?
Cop
Pop Always Pays
Insurance Investigator
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Mr. Gillespie, Jr.
Convicted Woman
Cop (uncredited)
Music in My Heart
Process Server (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Police Stenographer (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Policeman (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Dad for a Day
Extra
Eternally Yours
Ralph (uncredited)
A Woman is the Judge
Reporter (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
Reporter at Typewriter (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
Railroad Ticket Agent
Blondie Meets the Boss
2nd Mailman (uncredited)
The Great Man Votes
Radio Newscaster in Montage
The Mysterious Miss X
Taxi Cab Driver
- 1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Kid
Detective Faber
Army Girl
Soldier
Smashing the Rackets
Hospital Interne
Ladies in Distress
Duncan
Arson Racket Squad
Oscar
Appearances1
1950s
- 1955
The Lone Ranger Story
Self - Sheriff Taylor