---
name: "Walter Carr"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/walter-carr"
fi1m_id: "walter-carr"
imdb_id: "nm0139892"
tmdb_id: 1119550
wikidata_id: "Q16014028"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 April 1925"
died: "30 May 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:29:21.101410+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."
---

# Walter Carr

## Identity

Walter Carr

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/walter-carr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** walter-carr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0139892
- **TMDB ID:** 1119550
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16014028
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Carr_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16014028, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0139892/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1119550

Actor. Born 1 April 1925 in Larkhall. Died 30 May 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 April 1925, Larkhall
- **Died:** 30 May 1998
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Carr_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16014028, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0139892/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1119550

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Wicker Man*](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md) (90)

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## Biography

Walter Carr (né Walter Anderson) was a Scottish actor and comedian. He began his professional career in 1947 with the Wilson Barrett Players repertory company in Glasgow and Edinburgh, later appearing in productions with the Edinburgh Gateway Company and at the Edinburgh International Festival.

His best-known television role was as the mate Dougie in the BBC Scotland comedy series *The Vital Spark* (1965–67). Other television appearances included *The Dark Island* (1962), *Mr. John Jorrocks* (1966) and *Weir of Hermiston* (1973). On film he played the schoolmaster in *The Wicker Man* (1973) and a jeweller in *The Girl in the Picture* (1985).

Carr died in Perth, Scotland, on 30 May 1998.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Wicker Man* (1973), Fi1m 90, as School Master — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *City Lights* (1986), series, as Homeless Jim
- *The Girl in the Picture* (1986), as Jeweller
- *Lady Killers* (1980), series, as James Moncreiff
- *The Great Mill Race* (1975), Actor
- *The Boat* (1975), Actor
- *The Wicker Man* (1973), as School Master — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wicker-man.md)
- *Orkney* (1971), as Snelly
- *Queen of Scots* (1967), Actor
- *The Vital Spark* (1965), series, as Dougie
- *Armchair Mystery Theatre* (1960), series, as Jock
- *The Schoolmaster* (1953), Actor

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