Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald Bond 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.
Fitzgerald appeared in films from the 1930s, often in 'official' roles. He appeared on British television in the 1950s and 1960s before his retirement. His best-remembered film roles include Simon Fury in Blanche Fury, Dr. Fenton in The Fallen Idol, and Squire Trelawney in Treasure Island. In the opening scenes of H.M.S. Defiant 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 and one daughter.
Filmography
Murder at Covent Garden – Donald WalpaceThe Show Goes On – Soldier with His Family on Troopship This England – VicarIn Which We Serve – Colonel LumsdenSquadron Leader X – Inspector MilneSan Demetrio London – Chief Engineer Charles PollardStrawberry Roan – Walter MorleyGreat Day – Bob TyndaleMine Own Executioner – Dr. Norris PileThis Was a Woman – Arthur RussellBlanche Fury – Simon FuryThe Fallen Idol – Dr. FentonThe Winslow Boy – First LordThe Small Back Room – BrineEdward, My Son – Mr. KednerTreasure Island – Squire TrelawneyFlesh and Blood – Dr. CooperThe Pickwick Papers – Mr. WardleThe Ringer – CommissionerThe Net – Sir Charles CraddockAppointment in London – MulvaneyThe Cruel Sea – Warden Twice Upon a Time – Professor ReynoldsPersonal Affair – Henry ViningOur Girl Friday – CaptainFront Page Story – BlackLease of Life – The DeanThe Cockleshell Heroes – Gestapo Comdt.Around The World in 80 Days – Club MemberThe Man in the Sky – ConwaySomething of Value – A White Settler – Henry McKenzieThe Birthday Present – Sir John DellThe Camp on Blood Island – Cyril BeattieDarby O'Gill and the Little People – Lord FitzpatrickThird Man on the Mountain – Herr HempelH.M.S. Defiant – Admiral JacksonWe Joined the Navy – Admiral ThomasDecision at Midnight – Prime Minister
Selected stage roles
Debonair by Frank Vosper Black Coffee by Agatha Christie Someone at the Door by Campbell Christie Poison Pen by Richard Llewellyn Death on the Table by Michael Pertwee The Duke in Darkness by Patrick Hamilton The Green Bay Tree by Mordaunt Shairp