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Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Actor · Died June 17, 1936, aged 58 · Shelby County, Alabama, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). In New York in 1901, Walthall won a role in Under Southern Skies by Charlotte Blair Parker. He performed in the play for three years, in New York and on tour. With the company of Henry Miller he gained recognition on Broadway in plays including Pippa Passes, The Only Way and William Vaughn Moody's The Great Divide (1906–08). His fellow cast member James Kirkwood introduced Walthall to D. W. Griffith, and at the conclusion of that engagement, Walthall joined the Biograph Company. His career in movies began in 1909 at Biograph Studios in New York with a leading role in the film A Convict's Sacrifice. This film also featured James Kirkwood, and was directed by D. W. Griffith, a director that played a huge part in Walthall's rise to stardom. As the industry grew in size and popularity, Griffith emerged as a director and Walthall found himself a mainstay of the Griffith company, frequently working alongside such Griffith regulars as Owen Moore, Kate Bruce, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Bobby Harron and Jack and Mary Pickford. He followed Griffith's departure from New York's Biograph to California's Reliance-Majestic Studios in 1913. After a few months with Reliance, he joined Pathé for a short period. He decided to go into the producing business and formed The Union Feature Film Company, the first to be devoted entirely to full-length films. The venture was not successful, however, and he again became associated with Griffith's company. Given the relatively short length of films in the early years, Walthall frequently found himself cast in dozens of films each year. He gained national attention in 1915 for his role as Colonel Ben Cameron in Griffith's highly influential and controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation. Walthall's portrayal of a Confederate veteran rounding up the Ku Klux Klan won him large-scale fame, and Walthall was soon able to emerge as a leading actor in the years leading up to the 1920s, parting ways with Griffith. Walthall continued working in films through the 1920s, appearing in The Plastic Age with Gilbert Roland and Clara Bow. He portrayed Roger Chillingworth in Victor Seastrom's 1926 adaptation of The Scarlet Letter opposite Lillian Gish. Walthall continued his career into the 1930s. After his performance in director John Ford's 1934 film Judge Priest starring Will Rogers he enjoyed a golden period of his career. He portrayed Dr. Manette in A Tale of Two Cities (1935), starring Ronald Colman. In 1936 he appeared as Marcel in The Devil-Doll. He was gravely ill during his final film, China Clipper. Frank Capra wanted Walthall to portray the High Lama in his 1937 film, Lost Horizon. "Frail and failing, he died before we could test him," Capra wrote. Walthall has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Born
March 15, 1878
Died
June 17, 1936 (aged 58)
From
Shelby County, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 215 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 41% in 30 days

What are Henry B. Walthall's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
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Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
32%
Survival
12%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Self
4%
Ideas
2%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 10 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 12 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 12
Hero
4 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
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Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
11
Thrilling
5
Romantic
4
Dread
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Henry B. Walthall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

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Filmography

215 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • I Am Not a Racist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ben (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • London After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sir James Hamlin (archive footage)

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Col. Ben Cameron (archive footage)

  • China Clipper(1936)

    as Dad Brunn

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Devil-Doll(1936)

    as Marcel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Last Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Cal Yates

  • Hearts in Bondage(1936)

    as Capt. Buchanan

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Mine with the Iron Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as David Burton

  • The Garden Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dr. Garden

  • A Tale of Two Cities(1935)

    as Dr. Manette

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dante's Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Pop McWade

  • Helldorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Abner Meadows

  • Love Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Duke Johann von Hatzfeld

  • A Girl of the Limberlost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dr. Amon

  • The Lemon Drop Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jonas Deering

  • The Scarlet Letter(1934)

    as Roger Chillingworth

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Judge Priest(1934)

    as Reverend Ashby Brand

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Murder in the Museum(1934)

    as Bernard Latham Wayne, alias Prof. Mysto

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • City Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome

  • Viva Villa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Francisco Madero

  • Men in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as enry B. Walthall

  • Beggars in Ermine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Marchant the Blind Man

  • Dark Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Schultz

  • The Sin of Nora Moran(1933)

    as Father Ryan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Wolf Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jim Courtney

  • Her Forgotten Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Mr. Maynard

  • Headline Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Judge Beacon (uncredited)

  • The Flaming Signal(1932)

    as Rev. Mr. James

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hold Your Man(1933)

    as Clergyman in Alternate Version (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere in Sonora(1933)

    as Bob Leadly

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Whispering Shadow(1933)

    as J. D. Bradley

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 42nd Street(1933)

    as Concerned Actor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Strange Interlude(1932)

    as Professor Leeds

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Self Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Doctor Borden

  • Central Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Eby

  • Me and My Gal(1932)

    as Sarge

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Cabin in the Cotton(1932)

    as Eph Clinton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Klondike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mark Armstrong

  • Ride Him, Cowboy(1932)

    as John Gaunt

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chandu the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Robert Regent

  • Alias Mary Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Atwell

  • Hotel Continental (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Winthrop

  • Police Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Nathaniel "Nat" Barry

  • Anybody's Blonde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mr. Evans

  • Is There Justice? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as District Attorney John Raymond

  • Tol'able David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Amos Hatburn

  • Abraham Lincoln(1930)

    as Colonel Marshall

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Love Trader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Captain Adams

  • Temple Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Blackton

  • Blaze o' Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Burke

  • The Trespasser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Fuller

  • The Phantom in the House(1929)

    as Boyd Milburn

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • In Old California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Don Pedro De León

  • Black Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Dr. Bradbroke

  • The River of Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as General Jeff Rumford

  • From Headquarters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Buffalo Bill Ryan

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Father Juniper

  • Speakeasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Piano player

  • Stark Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Capt. Rhodes - Yacht Commander

  • The Jazz Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Mr Maxwell

  • Freedom of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as John Ballard

  • Retribution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Henry / Tommy Mooney

  • London After Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Sir James Hamlin

  • A Light in the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Johann Graff

  • Love Me and the World Is Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Van Denbosch

  • Wings(1927)

    as Mr. Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fighting Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Filipo Navarro

  • The Scarlet Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Roger Prynne aka Roger Chillingworth

  • Everybody's Acting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Thorpe

  • The Road to Mandalay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Father James

  • The Unknown Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as John Phillips

  • The Barrier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Gale Gaylord

  • Three Faces East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as George Bennett

  • The Plastic Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Henry Carver

  • Dollar Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Alec Craig

  • Kentucky Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mr. Beaumont

  • Kit Carson Over the Great Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dr. Samuel Webb

  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as William Hale

  • The Golden Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Col. Peake

  • Single Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Franklin Dexter

  • The Woman on the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Prosecuting Attorney

  • Boy of Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as William Latimer

  • The Unknown Purple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Peter Marchmont / Victor Cromport

  • Gimme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as John McGimsey

  • The Face on the Barroom Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Robert Stevens

  • The Long Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Harley P. Hennage

  • The Kickback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Aaron Price

  • One Clear Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Henry Garnett

  • The Able-Minded Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Breezy Bright

  • The Flower of the North(1921)

    as Philip Whitemore

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Splendid Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Karl Breitman

  • Parted Curtains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Joe Jenkins

  • The Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Father Bartlett

  • The Long Arm of Mannister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as George Mannister

  • The Boomerang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as George Gray

  • Modern Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Stephen Duane

  • The False Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Michael Lanyard

  • The Long Lane's Turning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Harry Sevier

  • The Great Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Sir Roger Brighton

  • Humdrum Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Hector 'Humdrum' Brown

  • His Robe of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Julian Randolph

  • Pillars of Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Karsten Bernick

  • The Sting of Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as David Whiting / Walker Whiting

  • The Strange Case of Mary Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Phil Langdon, Attorney

  • The Misleading Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Jack Craiger

  • The Raven(1915)

    as Edgar Allan Poe

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Outer Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Dr. Rownlee

  • The Circular Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Reverend Darwin Kirby

  • Temper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Frank Bradbury

  • Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Captain Alving / Oswald

  • The Birth of a Nation(1915)

    Assistant Director · as Col. Ben Cameron

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rod of Wrath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    as Erickson's Son

  • The Odalisque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Joe, in love with May

  • The Avenging Conscience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Nephew

  • Lord Chumley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Lord Chumley

  • Home, Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as John Howard Payne

  • The Mountain Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Douglas Williams

  • The Old Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Old Man

  • The Mysterious Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The Gopher

  • The Floor Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Stephen Pryde

  • Judith of Bethulia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Holofernes

  • Strongheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Soangataha / Strongheart

  • The Green-Eyed Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Classmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Duncan Irving

  • The Gangsters of New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Porky Dugan

  • The Awakening of Donna Isolla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as The President of the Republic

  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Indian Chief's Son

  • A Woman in the Ultimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Badger Gang Member

  • Two Men of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as First Partner

  • The Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Station Agent

  • During the Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Stranger

  • A Gambler's Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as Beth's Brother

  • Her Mother's Oath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Actor

  • The Switchtower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Switchman

  • Death's Marathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Husband

  • The Stolen Loaf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Poor Man

  • The Tenderfoot's Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Prospector

  • The Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Wanderer

  • If We Only Knew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Father

  • The Lady and the Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The First Rival

  • The Little Tease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Valley Man

  • The Perfidy of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Poet

  • The Sheriff's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as First Bandit

  • Broken Ways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Road Agent

  • Love in an Apartment Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Young Woman's Fiance

  • Oil and Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Idealist

  • Three Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    as The Husband

  • The God Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Woodsman

  • The Burglar’s Dilemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Householder's Weakling Brother

  • My Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Indian Charlie

  • Brutality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Actor In Oliver Twist

  • The Informer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The False Brother

  • My Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Husband

  • The One She Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Husband

  • In the Aisles of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Jim Watson

  • A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as A Psalm Singer

  • So Near, Yet So Far (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as In Club

  • Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Dandy Jack

  • Two Daughters of Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as The Father

  • For His Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • Souls Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

  • The Command from Galilee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    as The Lover

  • Where the Sea and the Shore Doth Meet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • The Armorer’s Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Macennas

  • The Gray of the Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • The Iconoclast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • Rose o' Salem Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Trapper

  • The Oath and the Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Henri Prevost

  • In Life's Cycle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Vincent, as an Adult

  • A Summer Idyll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • Wilful Peggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Lord

  • The Sorrows of the Unfaithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Bill

  • The Usurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as One of the Second Debtors

  • The House with Closed Shutters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Charles Randolph - The Confederate Soldier

  • The Call to Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Lord

  • A Flash of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Younger John Rogers

  • The Face at the Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Ralph Bradford

  • In the Border States (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Confederate Corporal

  • A Child of the Ghetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Farmer

  • Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Alessandro

  • The Two Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Pedro

  • Love Among the Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Lord

  • The Gold Seekers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Prospector

  • The Way of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • The Tenderfoot's Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as A Horse Thief

  • Thou Shalt Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • The Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Walter Holden

  • Gold Is Not All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Man at Party

  • The Converts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    Actor

  • In Old California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Perdita's Son

  • The Thread of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Estrada

  • The Newlyweds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as A Friend / At Station Reception

  • His Last Burglary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as William Standish

  • The Cloister’s Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as The Father

  • The Honor of His Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as George Pickett Jr.

  • The Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Billy Harvey

  • On the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1910)

    as Mr. Wilson

  • The Heart of an Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as The Mexican Lover

  • The Day After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Party Guest

  • In Little Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Victor Ratazzi

  • A Trap for Santa Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Arthur Rogers (uncredited)

  • A Corner in Wheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Wheat King's Assistant

  • Fools of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • Pippa Passes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • In Old Kentucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Robert, the Confederate son

  • The Broken Locket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Mexican Man

  • Getting Even (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Miner

  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • The Little Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as In Boarding House

  • The Sealed Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as The Troubador

  • Pranks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Sunbather

  • They Would Elope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    Actor

  • The Mended Lute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as Indian

  • A Strange Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1909)

    as A Thief

  • Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1908)

    as Woodsman

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 215 titles from 1908 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Wings (1927)

$1.7K worldwide

Highest rated

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Film career

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

  • 1908Screen debut· Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
  • 1910First top-billed film· The House with Closed Shutters
  • 1914Career best· The Avenging Conscience

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting215 of 215: 214 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thOther crew1 of 215: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1900s18 · acting1910s104 · 104 acting · 1 crew1920s44 · acting1930s46 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 10% of 21 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Henry B. Walthall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

82nd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Henry B. Walthall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Henry B. Walthall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Z. Leonard shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles