Walter Fitzgerald Bond (18 May 1896 – 20 December 1976) was an English character actor.
Early life
Born in Stoke, Plymouth, Fitzgerald was a former stockbroker before he began his theatrical training at RADA. He joined the British Army during World War I, serving with the Worcestershire Regiment, the Devonshire Regiment, and the Somerset Light Infantry.
Career
Fitzgerald made his professional stage bow in 1922 and his first film appearance in 1930.
He toured with Sir John Martin-Harvey and Sir Seymour Hicks. He was understudy to Sir Gerald du Maurier (1928–29). Fitzgerald appeared in films from the 1930s, often in 'official' roles (policemen, doctors, lawyers). He appeared on British television in the 1950s and 1960s before his retirement. His best-remembered film roles include Simon Fury in Blanche Fury (1948), Dr. Fenton in The Fallen Idol (1948), and Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island (1950). In the opening scenes of H.M.S. Defiant (1962) he played the admiral who listens to – and then disregards – Captain Crawford's complaints about maritime cruelty.
Personal life
He married Rosalie Constance Grey in 1924. They had one son, Michael Lewis Fitzgerald-Bond. His second marriage was to Angela Kirk in 1938, and they had three sons (Jonathan, Timothy, and Charles) and one daughter (Julia).
Filmography
Selected stage roles
- Debonair by Frank Vosper (1930)
- Black Coffee by Agatha Christie (1931)
- Someone at the Door by Campbell Christie (1935)
- Poison Pen by Richard Llewellyn (1938)
- Death on the Table by Michael Pertwee (1938)
- The Duke in Darkness by Patrick Hamilton (1942)
- The Green Bay Tree by Mordaunt Shairp (1950)
References
External links
- Walter Fitzgerald at IMDb
- Walter Fitzgerald at the Internet Broadway Database
