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Douglas Walton (October 16, 1910 – November 15, 1961) was a Canadian actor who worked in American films during the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in 60 films between 1931 and 1950. ==Life and career== Born J. Douglas Dunder in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Walton began his acting career in the theatres of Chicago and New York City. Tall, blond and elegant, Walton played many aristocratic, intellectual or sophisticated English or European men in films such as ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' in 1934; ''The Bride of Frankenstein'' (1935), in which Walton memorably played the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in the film's prologue; the Clark Gable version of ''Mutiny on the Bounty'' (1935); and director John Ford's ''Mary of Scotland'' (1936) starring Katharine Hepburn, in which Walton gave his best performance as the effeminate and cowardly "Lord Darnley".〔McPeak, William. ("Mini-Biography" )〕〔Erickson, Hal. ("Douglas Walton: Biography" ) on AllMovies.com〕 Walton was also directed by Ford in 1934's ''The Lost Patrol'', ''Bad Lands'' in 1939, and ''The Long Voyage Home'' (1940), starring John Wayne.〔 In 1939, Walton returned to New York to appear on Broadway in the comedy ''Billy Draws a Horse''. In the 1940s, Walton's parts were secondary characters or even uncredited roles in B-movies, or sometimes in high profile films such as King Vidor's ''Northwest Passage'' (1940), starring Spencer Tracy. and ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1945).〔 One sizable role was "Percival Priceless" in ''Dick Tracy vs. Cueball'' (1947).〔 His final film was ''Three Came Home'' (1950).〔("Filmography for Douglas Walton" ) on TCM.com〕 Walton retired in 1950 and died eleven years later, in 1961, from a heart attack, at age 51.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Douglas Walton (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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