16 Facts About Walter Hampden

Walter Hampden Dougherty, known professionally as Walter Hampden, was an American actor and theatre manager.

Walter Hampden was a major stage star on Broadway in New York who made numerous television and film appearances.

Walter Hampden was the son of John Hampden Dougherty and Alice Hill.

Walter Hampden was a younger brother of the American painter Paul Dougherty.

Walter Hampden went to England for apprenticeship for six years.

Walter Hampden graduated from what is NYU Poly in 1900.

Walter Hampden became noted for his Shakespearean roles as well as for Cyrano, which he played in several productions between 1923 and 1936.

Walter Hampden appeared on the cover of Time in March 1929.

Walter Hampden appeared in a few silent films, but did not really begin his film career in earnest until 1939, when he played the good Archdeacon in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo.

Walter Hampden was the master of ceremonies at the Sarah Siddons Awards in All About Eve, and he played the father of Humphrey Bogart and William Holden in Billy Wilder's 1954 comedy Sabrina.

Walter Hampden played long-bearded patriarchs in the Biblical epics The Silver Chalice and The Prodigal.

Walter Hampden reprised his portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the first episode of the radio program Great Scenes from Great Plays, which Walter Hampden hosted from 1948 to 1949.

Walter Hampden made his TV debut in 1949, playing Macbeth for the last time at the age of 69.

For 27 years, Walter Hampden was president of the Players' Club.

Walter Hampden's ashes are buried at The Evergreen Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

Walter Hampden married actress Mabel Carrie Moore on 17 July 1905.