Walter Law (actor)

Walter W. Law^[1] was born on March 26, 1876.^{[citation needed]} He grew up on Euclid Avenue in Greenville, Ohio. He moved to Dayton as a young man. He worked at the Mose Cohen clothing store in Gem City. He then worked at the Victoria Theatre.^[2]

Law worked as a stage actor. He played with the "Sign of the Cross" Company and toured as a vaudeville actor for several years. He headlined with Keith Theaters. He played the priest in the play The Seal of Silence. He was also a film actor and worked for William Fox of Fox Film in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[2][3]

In 1920, Law moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, and began starring in films. He starred in the film Whoopee! with Eddie Cantor.^[3] He also starred in The Thirteenth Chair, Our Daily Bread, The Miracle Man and Ken Maynard western films.^[1]

Law married Betty Marvin. He died on August 8, 1940, aged 64, at his apartment on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood.^[2][1] He was cremated at Hollywood Cemetery Crematory.^[3]