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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).
Henry B. Walthall was a stage and film actor who worked with D.W. Griffith and appeared in The Birth of a Nation. He also directed and produced some films, and died in 1936 of influenza and nervous condition.
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- Shelby City, Alabama, USA
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- Monrovia, California, USA
While The Birth of a Nation assured Henry B. Walthall's place in motion picture history, it did not assure that he would be on top of the film acting world through the rest of his career. From 1914 to 1916, however, Walthall was as popular, if not more so, than any other player on the silent screen.
One hesitates to begin a biography of Henry B. Walthall with a description of his famous role in the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. Nearly every article found on Walthall introduces the actor as the "Little Colonel"--hero of the D.W. Griffith masterpiece.
Learn about the life and career of Henry B. Walthall, who starred in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation and other classic films. Find his biography, filmography, awards and trivia on The Movie Database.
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Learn about the life and career of Henry B. Walthall, an American film actor who starred in The Birth of a Nation and other silent classics. Find out how he started as a stage actor and worked with D.W. Griffith and other legends of the industry.
