7.2
Movie
Acting
Sydney Walker
- Born
- Died
- (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 17 titles
Biography
Sydney Walker was an American character actor of stage and screen and voice artist, with a career that spanned over five decades. He is most known for Prelude to a Kiss (elderly man Meg Ryan's character switches bodies with), and as the bus driver on Mrs. Doubtfire.
Walker made his Broadway debut as the Archbishop of Canterbury in the famous 1960 production of Jean Anouilh's "Beckett," which starred Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. He subsequently appeared in 22 Broadway productions from 1960 to 1973.
Walker made his movie debut in the Kirk Douglas movie A Lovely Way to Die (1968) and played the doctor in Love Story (1970). He made five appearances on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater in 1974. His last film was Getting Even with Dad (1994), but his most famous movie role came two years earlier in the film adaptation of Prelude to a Kiss (1992), in which he reprized the role of the Old Man he had assayed in the 1988 Berkeley Repertory production of the Craig Lucas play.
Signature work
Known For
7.2
Movie
6.8
Movie
Love Story
5.8
Movie
The Ewok Adventure
5.4
Movie
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
5.3
Movie
Getting Even with Dad
5.6
Movie
Prelude to a Kiss
6.4
Movie
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
6.1
TV
Great Performances
6.0
Movie
Fine Things
6.5
Movie
Long Road Home
7.0
Movie
Eye on the Sparrow
9.0
Movie
The Way We Live Now
9.0
Movie
Blown Away
Movie
Enemies
Acting credits 17
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Getting Even with Dad Film | Mr. Wankmueller |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire Film | Bus Driver |
| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss Film | Old Man |
| 1991 | Shadow of a Doubt Film | Mr. Granville |
| 1991 | Long Road Home Film | Kleindecker |
| 1990 | Fine Things Film | Rabbi |
| 1990 | Blown Away Film | Plattsburgh Clerk |
| 1987 | Eye on the Sparrow Film | Obstetrician |
| 1985 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor Film | Voice Characterization (Deej) (voice) |
| 1984 | The Ewok Adventure Film | Deej Warrick (voice) |
| 1981 | A Christmas Carol Film | Fezziwig |
| 1977 | Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? Film | Narrator |
| 1974 | Enemies Film | Levshin |
| 1971 | Great Performances TV | Levshin (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Love Story Film | Dr. Shapeley |
| 1970 | Puzzle of a Downfall Child Film | Psychiatrist |
| 1970 | The Way We Live Now Film | Lincoln |