Walter Fitzgerald was a distinguished British character actor.   He was born in 1896 in Devon.   His first film was in 1932 in “Murder In Covent Garden”.   His cinema highlights include “In Which We Serve”, “San Demitro, London”, “The Fallen Idol” and “Treasure Island”.  He went to Hollywood in 1959 to make “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” for Walt Disney.    He died in 1976 in London at the age of 80.

Filmography

• 1968A Bit of Crucifixion, Father — Father Curran
• 1968Doctor Who: The Dominators — Director Senex
• BBC Play of the Month — Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
• Detective — Colonel Julius Raven
• The Wednesday Play — Father Curran
• 1963Decision at Midnight
• Doctor Who — Senex
• 1963We Joined the Navy — Admiral Thomas
• 1962H.M.S. Defiant — Admiral Jackson
• 1959Darby O'Gill and the Little People — Lord Fitzpatrick
• 1959Third Man on the Mountain — Herr Hempel
• 1958The Camp on Blood Island — Cyril Beattie
• DuPont Show of the Month — Jarvis Lorry
• 1957Something of Value — Henry McKenzie, A White Settler
• 1957The Birthday Present — Sir John Dell
• 1957The Man in the Sky — Reginald Conway
• 1956Around the World in 80 Days — Club Member
• 1955The Cockleshell Heroes — Gestapo Comdt.
• 1954Front Page Story — Anthony Black
• 1954Lease of Life — The Dean
• 1953Appointment in London — Mulvaney
• 1953Our Girl Friday — Captain
• 1953Personal Affair — Henry Vining
• 1953The Cruel Sea — Warden (uncredited)
• 1953The Net — Sir Charles Craddock
• 1953Twice Upon a Time — Professor Reynolds
• 1952The Pickwick Papers — Mr. Wardle
• 1952The Ringer — Commissioner
• 1950Treasure Island — Squire Trelawney
• 1949Edward, My Son — Mr. Kedner
• 1949The Small Back Room — Brine
• 1948Blanche Fury — Simon Fury
• 1948The Fallen Idol — Dr. Fenton
• 1948The Winslow Boy — First Lord
• 1948This Was a Woman — Arthur Russell
• 1947Mine Own Executioner — Dr. Norris Pile
• 1945Great Day — Bob Tyndale
• 1944Strawberry Roan — Walter Morley
• 1943San Demetrio London — Chief Engineer Charles Pollard - M.V. San Demetrio
• 1943Squadron Leader X — Inspector Milne
• 1942In Which We Serve — Colonel Lumsden
• 1941This England — Vicar
• 1940Let George Do It! — Dockside Policeman (uncredited)
• 1932Murder at Covent Garden — Donald Walpace

Appearances as themselves (2)

• The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)
• 1959Perilous Assignment — Self