Tracey Walter facts for kids
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Tracey Walter
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Walter in 2006
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| Born | November 25, 1947 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–2016 |
| Children | 2 |
Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American actor who has appeared in many movies and TV shows. He is known for playing interesting and often quirky characters. He has been in over 170 films and television series during his career.
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About Tracey Walter
Tracey Walter was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on November 25, 1947. He grew up there and went to St. Anthony's High School, where he played basketball. His father was a truck driver. Tracey has two children, a son and a daughter.
Tracey Walter is famous for playing "sidekicks" (friends who help the main character) and "henchmen" (bad guys who work for a boss). Some of his well-known roles include:
- Bob the Goon in the 1989 movie Batman
- Cookie in City Slickers
- Malak in Conan the Destroyer
He also played Frog Rothchild Jr. on the TV show Best of the West from 1981 to 1982.
Working with Famous Directors and Actors
Tracey Walter has worked with several famous directors and actors.
Working with Jonathan Demme
He acted in six movies directed by Jonathan Demme:
- Something Wild (1986)
- Married to the Mob (1988)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- Beloved (1998)
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Working with Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito directed Tracey Walter in three films:
- Matilda (1996)
- Death to Smoochy (2002)
- Duplex (2003)
Working with Jack Nicholson
Tracey Walter has appeared in nine movies with actor Jack Nicholson. Their first movie together was Goin' South in 1978. Jack Nicholson also directed Tracey Walter in the film The Two Jakes (1990).
Other Notable Roles
In the 1984 movie Repo Man, Tracey Walter played a character named Miller. For this role, he won a Saturn Award in 1985 for Best Supporting Actor.
He also had a role in the 2000 film Erin Brockovich. He played Charles Embry, a worker for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). His character provided important information about water pollution in Hinkley, California.
Television Appearances
Tracey Walter has made guest appearances on many popular TV shows. Some of these include:
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Taxi
- Charlie's Angels
- Hill Street Blues
- Amazing Stories
- Moonlighting
- Melrose Place
- Veronica Mars
- Criminal Minds
- Cold Case
He also played the character Angel on Nash Bridges from 1996 to 2001. From 2003 to 2006, he appeared on Reno 911! as Sheriff Walter Chechekevitch.
See also
In Spanish: Tracey Walter para niños
