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6 unusual facts about Walter Baldwin


After Midnight with Boston Blackie

When "Diamond" Ed Barnaby (an uncredited Walter Baldwin) is paroled, he sets out to give $100,000 worth of diamonds to his daughter, Betty (Ann Savage).

Floyd Lawson

He was first seen in episode #12, "Stranger in Town," where he was played by actor Walter Baldwin.

Walter Baldwin

He originated the role of Bensinger, the prissy Chicago Tribune reporter, in the Broadway production of The Front Page.

In the 1960s he had small acting roles in television shows such as Petticoat Junction and Green Acres.

He continued to act in motion pictures, and one of his last roles was in Rosemary's Baby.

He played Whit in the first Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, and also appeared in the original Grand Hotel in a small role, as well as serving as the production's stage manager.



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