- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Franklin Walker
- Nickname
- Bill
- Bill Walker was born on July 1, 1896 in Pendleton, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Big Jake (1971), Tick, Tick, Tick (1970) and Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961). He was married to Peggy Cartwright. He died on January 27, 1992 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousePeggy Cartwright(August 13, 1959 - January 27, 1992) (his death)
- In recalling his courtroom scene in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Gregory Peck recalled the vital contribution of Bill Walker, who was cast as Reverend Sikes. "All the black people in the balcony stood," Peck noted. "My two kids didn't. When Bill said to them 'Stand up, children, your father is passing,' he wrapped up the Academy Award for me."
- Was married to original 'Our Gang' leading lady Peggy Cartwright, one of the early interracial marriages in Hollywood.
- The son of a freed slave.
- He was a tireless worker in the field of Civil Rights, frequently laying both his career and his life on the line.
- He was a veteran of World War I.
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