Robert Walker
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Hudson Walker , ( 1918-10-13 ) October 13, 1918, Salt Lake City, Utah , U.S.
- Died
- August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28) (aged 32), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–1951
- Spouses
- Jennifer Jones ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1945 ) Barbara Ford ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) Hanna Hertelendy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. July 27, 1949</span>"}]]}'>1949 )
- Children
- 2, including Robert Walker Jr.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Walker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Jennifer Jones
- Child
- Robert Walker Jr.
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- stage
- Image
- Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train trailer (2)..png
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- name in native language
- Robert Walker
- Commons category
- Robert Walker
- date of birth
- 1918-10-13
- date of death
- 1951-08-28
- Commons gallery
- Robert Walker
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- end of work period
- 1951-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Hudson Walker (October 13, 1918 – August 28, 1951) was an American actor who starred as the villain in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Strangers on a Train (1951), which was released shortly before his premature death.
He started in youthful boy-next-door roles, often as a World War II soldier. One of these roles was opposite his first wife, Jennifer Jones, in the World War II epic Since You Went Away (1944). He also played Jerome Kern in Till the Clouds Roll By. Twice divorced by 30, he was an alcoholic and mentally ill, which were exacerbated by his painful separation and divorce from Jones.
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