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name: "Walter Catlett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/walter-catlett"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 February 1889"
died: "14 November 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:45:37.785510+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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# Walter Catlett

Actor. Born 3 February 1889 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 14 November 1960.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 February 1889, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 14 November 1960
- **Also known as:** Walter Leland Catlett, Walter L. Catlett

## Biography

Walter Catlett was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville and on the stage, making his Broadway debut in 1916, before appearing in films from the late 1920s.

Catlett is known for roles including Slocum in *Bringing Up Baby* (1938), Morrow in *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), the theatre manager in *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942) and the voice of Honest John in *Pinocchio* (1940). He also appeared in *The Front Page* (1931) and *Friendly Persuasion* (1956). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bringing Up Baby* (1938), Fi1m 88, as Slocum — [page](https://film.one/film/bringing-up-baby.md)

## Also known for

- *Pinocchio* (1940), 'Honest John' Worthington Foulfellow (voice) (uncredited)
- *Mr. Deeds Goes to Town* (1936), Morrow
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Theatre Manager
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Professor Quigley
- *The Front Page* (1931), Murphy
- *A Tale of Two Cities* (1935), Barsad
- *Davy Crockett and the River Pirates* (1956), Col. Plug
- *The Boy with Green Hair* (1948), The King

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