---
name: "Walter Woolf King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/walter-woolf-king"
fi1m_id: "walter-woolf-king"
imdb_id: "nm0455373"
tmdb_id: 1219018
wikidata_id: "Q7966451"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 October 1899"
died: "24 October 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:15:13.944796+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 Woolf King

## Identity

Walter Woolf King

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/walter-woolf-king
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** walter-woolf-king
- **IMDb ID:** nm0455373
- **TMDB ID:** 1219018
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7966451
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Woolf_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7966451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455373/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219018

Actor. Born 31 October 1899 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 24 October 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 October 1899, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 24 October 1984
- **Also known as:** Walter King, Walter Woolf
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Woolf_King, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7966451, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455373/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219018

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*A Night at the Opera*](https://film.one/film/a-night-at-the-opera.md) (84)

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## Biography

Walter Woolf King (also credited as Walter Woolf or Walter King) was an American stage, film and television actor and singer. Born in San Francisco in 1899, he began singing professionally at a young age and made his Broadway debut in 1919. He became known as a baritone in operettas and musical comedies before moving into supporting film roles in the 1930s.

King is best remembered for his villainous parts in two Marx Brothers films: as the opera singer Rudolfo Lassparri in *A Night at the Opera* (1935) and as John Beecher in *Go West* (1940). He also appeared with Laurel and Hardy in *Swiss Miss* (1938). His later career included numerous television appearances in series such as *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*, *The Munsters* and *Batman*, as well as work as an actors' agent. He died in Beverly Hills in 1984.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Night at the Opera* (1935), Fi1m 84, as Lassparri — [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-at-the-opera.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

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

- *One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story* (1978), as Antoine
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *Rosie!* (1967), as Judge
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Head Alien
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Theater Manager
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), series, as MInister
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Actor
- *Laredo* (1965), series, Actor
- *O.K. Crackerby* (1965), series, Actor
- *Green Acres* (1965), series, Actor
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Judge
- *The Munsters* (1964), series, as George Washington
- *The Big Parade of Comedy* (1964), as Beecher in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Della* (1964), as Sam Jordon
- *The Householder* (1963), as Professor
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as 1st VIP
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Judge Parker — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1962), series, as George Engel
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Senator Hayes, The Judge
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Doctor, Judge Bradford, Judge, Judge MacDonald, Judge Winters
- *Hazel* (1961), series, Actor
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, Actor
- *Kathy O'* (1958), as Donald C. Faber
- *The Helen Morgan Story* (1957), as Florenz Ziegfeld
- *The Joker is Wild* (1957), as Mr. Page (uncredited)
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Dr. Pritchard -Card Player, Mob Boss
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Supermarket Owner Walton
- *December Bride* (1954), series, Actor
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as J.C. Walters
- *City Detective* (1953), series, as Marsh
- *City That Never Sleeps* (1953), Actor
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Dr. Hallem, Harrison Fitch
- *Taxi* (1953), as Business Man
- *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Cornelius
- *Yanks Ahoy* (1943), as Capt. Gillis
- *Between Us Girls* (1942), as King - an actor
- *A Yank in Libya* (1942), as Mike Malone
- *Today I Hang* (1942), as Jim O'Brien
- *Melody for Three* (1941), as Antoine Pirelle
- *Go West* (1940), as Beecher
- *Balalaika* (1939), as Michael Sibirsky
- *The House of Fear* (1939), as Carleton
- *Big Town Czar* (1939), as Paul Burgess
- *Society Smugglers* (1939), as Massey
- *Swiss Miss* (1938), as Victor Albert
- *Walking Down Broadway* (1938), as Jeff Hoffman
- *Call It a Day* (1937), as Paul Francis
- *A Night at the Opera* (1935), as Lassparri — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-night-at-the-opera.md)
- *Ginger* (1935), as Daniel Parker
- *Spring Tonic* (1935), as José
- *One More Spring* (1935), as Morris Rosenberg
- *The Lottery Lover* (1935), as Prince Midanoff
- *Embarrassing Moments* (1934), as Paul
- *Girl Without a Room* (1933), as Arthur Copeland
- *Golden Dawn* (1930), as Tom Allen

## Gallery

- ![Walter Woolf King](https://film.one/media/person/3856366/gallery-20124c3cd43e.jpg) Walter Woolf King — Image via TMDB
- ![Walter Woolf King](https://film.one/media/person/3856366/gallery-446ad499a06e.jpg) Walter Woolf King — Image via TMDB

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