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Walter Long
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Died aged 73
Also known asWalter H. Long, W.H. Long , Walter Huntley LongGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/03/1879Born inNashua, New Hampshire, USADied04/07/1952 (aged 73)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ574529 ↗TMDb#100245 ↗

Walter Huntley Long was an American stage and film character actor who between 1909 and the late 1940s performed in nearly 200 screen productions. He appeared in blackface in The Birth of a Nation, a film depicting black characters, such as the one portrayed by Long, as savage sexual predators and the Ku Klux Klan as society’s righteous protector.

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Filmography87 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019I Am Not a RacistMovieThe Boyfriend (archive footage) (uncredited)140
1984Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie(archive footage)105
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovieSelf (archive footage)96
1968The Best of Laurel and HardyMovieThe Captain / The Tiger (archive footage) (uncredited)89
1945DillingerMovieMug in Police Lineup (uncredited)66
1941Lady from LouisianaMovieLottery Thug62
1941A Man BetrayedMovieHenchman Asking About Pete and Louie (uncredited)62
1941Silver StallionMovieBenson62
1940Dark CommandMovieTownsman61
1939Union PacificMovieIrishman (uncredited)60
1939Flaming LeadMovieBig Jim Creely60
1938Wild Horse CanyonMovieRoscoe59
1938Bar 20 JusticeMoviePierce59
1938Man's CountryMovieLex Crane / Buck Crane59
1937North of the Rio GrandeMovieBull O'Hara58
1937Pick a StarMovieBandit58
1936The Accusing FingerMovieConvict57
1936Wedding PresentMovie—57
1936The Glory TrailMovieRiley - Renegade Leader57
1936The Bold CaballeroMovieGuard57
1936Drift FenceMovieBev Wilson57
1935Frisco KidMovieGambling Miner (uncredited)56
1935Naughty MariettaMoviePirate Leader (uncredited)56
1934The Thin ManMovieStutsy Burke (uncredited)55
1934Three Little PigskinsMovieJoe Stacks (uncredited)55
1934Going Bye-Bye!MovieButch55
1934The Live GhostMovieCaptain55
1933Blondie JohnsonMovieArtie (uncredited)54
1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMovieBlacksmith (uncredited)53
1932Women Won't TellMovieJoe Kummer53
1932EscapadeMovieGympy McLane53
1931The Maltese FalconMovieMiles Archer52
1931Other Men's WomenMovieBixby52
1931Pardon UsMovieThe Tiger52
1931Soul of the SlumsMoviePete Thompson52
1931Taxi TroublesMovieJoe 'Spike' Malone52
1930ConspiracyMovieWeinberg51
1930Moby DickMovieStubbs51
1930Beau BanditMovieBobcat51
1929The Black WatchMovieHarrim Bey50
1928The Adorable OutcastMovieFursey49
1927White Pants WillieMovieMock Epply48
1926Eve's LeavesMovieChang Fang47
1926The HighbindersMovieBill Dorgan47
1926Red DiceMovieNick Webb47
1925Soul-FireMovieHerbert Jones - Sailor46
1925The LadyMovieBlackie46
1924White ManMovieThe River Thief45
1923QuicksandsMovieRing Member44
1923The Isle of Lost ShipsMoviePeter Forbes44
1923The HuntressMovieJoe Hagland44
1923The Broken WingMovieCaptain Innocencio Dos Santos44
1922A Trip to ParamountownMovieSelf43
1922South of SuvaMovieSydney Latimer43
1922Blood and SandMoviePlumitas43
1922ShadowsMovieDaniel Gibbs43
1922To Have and to HoldMovieRed Gill43
1922The DictatorMovieMike "Bigg" Dooley43
1922My American WifeMovieGomez43
1922Across the ContinentMovieDutton Tyler43
1921The SheikMovieOmair - the Bandit42
1921The Fire CatMovie—42
1920Go and Get ItMovieJim Hogan41
1920The Third WomanMovieScar Norton41
1919Chasing RainbowsMovieLacy40
1919The Poppy Girl's HusbandMovieBoston Blackie40
1919Scarlet DaysMovieKing Bagley aka Knight of the Black Stain40
1919An Adventure in HeartsMovieGuilamo Sevier40
1917The Woman God ForgotMovieHigh Priest Taloc38
1917The Golden FetterMovieMcGill38
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovieThe Musketeer of the Slums / Babylonian Warrior37
1916Daphne and the PirateMovieJamie d'Arcy37
1916Sold for MarriageMovieCol. Gregioff37
1916Let Katie Do itMoviePedro Garcia37
1915The Birth of a NationMovieGus36
1915His LessonMovie—36
1915A Man and His MateMovie—36
1915Hearts and FlowersMovieA Tramp36
1915The Beast WithinMovieSpike Hennessey36
1915The Buried TreasureMovieRagout36
1915The Express MessengerMovieBill Mailey36
1914The Avenging ConscienceMovieThe Detective (uncredited)35
1914Home, Sweet HomeMovie(as W.H. Long)35
1914Ethel Has a SteadyMovie—35
1914The Life of General VillaMovieFederal Officer35
1914The Hidden MessageMovieOne of the Bandits35
1914Where the Mountains MeetMovieBig Dan Jaffry - the Crook35