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name: "Sydney Walker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sydney-walker"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 May 1921"
died: "30 September 1994"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:42.693341+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sydney Walker

Actor. Born 5 May 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 30 September 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 May 1921, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 30 September 1994

## Biography

Sydney Walker (5 May 1921 – 30 September 1994) was an American character actor of stage and screen and a voice artist. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he made his Broadway debut in 1960 as the Archbishop of Canterbury in the original production of Jean Anouilh's *Becket*. He appeared in numerous Broadway productions through the early 1970s, including a Tony Award nomination for featured actor in *The Wild Duck* (1967), and was a principal member of the APA–Phoenix Repertory Company.

Walker's film roles include Dr. Shapeley in *Love Story* (1970), the Old Man in *Prelude to a Kiss* (1992), the Bus Driver in *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993) and Mr. Wankmueller in *Getting Even with Dad* (1994). He also provided voice characterisation as Deej in *The Ewok Adventure* (1984) and *Ewoks: The Battle for Endor* (1985). Later in his career he performed with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Bus Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)

## Also known for

- *Love Story* (1970), Dr. Shapeley
- *The Ewok Adventure* (1984), Deej Warrick (voice)
- *Ewoks: The Battle for Endor* (1985), Voice Characterization (Deej) (voice)
- *Getting Even with Dad* (1994), Mr. Wankmueller
- *Prelude to a Kiss* (1992), Old Man

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