For other people named George Walsh, see George Walsh (disambiguation).
George Walsh
, From Stars of the Photoplay
Born
(1889-03-16)March 16, 1889, New York, New York
Died
June 13, 1981(1981-06-13) (aged 92), Pomona, California
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1914-1936
George Walsh (March 16, 1889 - June 13, 1981) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1936.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Pomona, California from pneumonia. He was the younger brother of film director Raoul Walsh. He attended the High School of Commerce in New York City where he was graduated in the Class of 1911, competed on the baseball, track, cross country, swimming and crew teams and was a member of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity, like his older brother. At various future dates he attended Fordham and Georgetown Universities.
Walsh was originally intended to play Ben-Hur in the Italian shoot that began with Goldwyn Pictures in 1923 and inherited by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after the 1924 merger of Metro Studios, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Studios. Midway through production, Walsh and director Charles Brabin were replaced by Ramon Novarro and director Fred Niblo.
From 1916 to 1926, Walsh was married to actress Seena Owen and they had a daughter named Patricia.
Selected filmography:
The Serpent (1916),
Gold and the Woman (1916),
Intolerance (1916),
Help! Help! Police! (1919),
Dynamite Allen (1921),
With Stanley in Africa (1922),
Reno (1923),
Slave of Desire (1923),
Blue Blood (1925),
Me and My Gal (1932)
