Walter Soderling

Actor: Walter Soderling

Born: Apr 13, 1872
Died: Apr 10, 1948
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s
Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Blonde from Brooklyn, The Return of Daniel Boone
First Major Screen Credit: The Return of Daniel Boone (1941)

Biography

Walter Soderling never evinced an interest in drama while attending the University of Chicago, Northwestern, or Harvard. After graduation, however, Soderling plunged into the theater world with a vengeance, chalking up credits with Chicago's Dearborn and Hopkins stock companies before making his turn-of-the-century Broadway debut. He came to films late in life -- to be exact, he was 63 -- but made up for lost time by working steadily in Hollywood until his death in 1948. Playing characters with names like Old Muck, Abner Thriffle, and Grumpy Andrews, the balding, pickle-pussed Walter Soderling was one of filmdom's foremost grouches. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide