Raymond Walburn was an American actor.
Biography[]
Born in Plymouth, Indiana, Walburn took up stage acting and made his stage debut in Cordelia Blossom in 1914. He appeared onscreen as Baron Danglars in The Count of Monte Cristo and went on to take up roles in Mr. Deeds Comes to Town, Arsenic and Old Lace and The Spoilers (his final film role).
Walburn also appeared in such plays as Man Bites Dog, The Pursuit of Happiness and played the role of Erronius in the stage musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Walburn passed away in 1969.
Singing[]
Walburn sang in a number of stage musicals, originating roles in Three Little Girls, Tell Her the Truth and Park Avenue. He also sang briefly in such films as Thanks a Million and Born to Dance.
Film[]
Thanks a Million (1935)[]
- Pocketful of Sunshine (solo)
- The Old Grey Mare (solo)
Born to Dance (1936)[]
- Entrance of Lucy James (contains solo lines)
Riding High (1950)[]
- The Whiffenpoof Song
Stage[]
Three Little Girls (1930)(originated the role)[]
- Lesson in Letter Writing (contains solo lines)
Tell Her the Truth (1932)(originated the role)[]
- Hoch Caroline (contains solo lines)
- Tell Her the Truth (contains solo lines)
- Horrortorio (contains solo lines)
Park Avenue (1946)(originated the role)[]
- The Dew Was on the Rose (contains solo lines)
- My Son-in-Law (contains solo lines)
- Land of Opportunities (contains solo lines)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962)[]
- Comedy Tonight
- Comedy Tonight (reprise)(contains solo lines)
Gallery[]
Ted Barker and Captain Dingby in Born to Dance.
Richard Nelson in Park Avenue.