- After the war he had to have one of his legs amputated. He continued to act with the use of a prosthetic leg.
- Beginning in 1928 toured the United States, Canada and Egypt with the New Shakespearean Company of Strafford-on-Avon.
- Was pressed into acting while working as a stage decorator at the Old Vic.
- Won a Military Cross while serving in the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I.
- Designed sets for Anna Pavlova's appearances at the Palace Theatre and the London Opera House.
- Father of actor Richard Walter.
- From 1940 to 1943 he served in the R.A.F. where he became a squadron leader.
- His 1931 his play "Happy and Glorious", for two actors, was his first American success. In it Walter took the part of He and Catherine Lacey the part of She.
- A painter by trade, he became a stage decorator after winning a scholarship to the Slade School of Art in London.
- British Actor and Playwright.
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