Tracey Walter was born on November 25, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Batman (1989) and Matilda (1996).
[on being labeled a character actor] It's a complimentary term. Oh yes, I definitely consider myself one. I've heard from people who send me fan letters saying that whenever they see my name involved in a picture, they know it's going to be a good movie. Character actors give the movie ... a lot of character.
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I think most actors want to try to do all different genres at least once. Plus, there are a lot of actors, and I'd like to think of myself as one of those actors, who the audience likes to see in different things. They may not even know your name, but if you see him in a film, you say, "Hey! There's what's-his-name!" That's now a legitimate film because that face is in it.
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I do not look for films that have weird characters or offbeat characters. An actor brings to a part that he plays the qualities that they, the actor, have. You can't be something that you don't have within yourself.
He is sometimes confused with fellow character actor William Sanderson, who has sometimes also played the same type of greasy, eccentric Southern lowlifes. Since they have often gone after the same roles, the two actors have actually become friends.
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Although he has made a career out of playing an assortment of rednecks, hillbillies and slow-witted rural Southerners, he was actually born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and raised on the East Coast.
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Has a daughter, Polly Walter, who wrote the script to Cat Dragged In (2008), a movie Tracy also starred in.
Was originally considered for the role of "Larry" brother of the two Darells on the sitcom Newhart (1982).
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Compact-looking character actor whose known for his seamy, character parts on film and TV.
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Was working in a car parts store in Jersey City when he stumbled upon acting and was hit by the bug after seeing an off-Broadway show ("Scuba Duba") in 1967.
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Started his acting career as an apprentice in summer stock and eventually worked his way up to actor.
In 1991, he appeared in films with that year's Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. He played a funeral home director in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and the cook in City Slickers (1991).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Goin' South
1978
Coogan, Moon's Old Gang
Blue Collar
1978
Union Member
Mad Bull
1977
TV Movie
Coley Turner
Annie Hall
1977
Actor in Rob's T.V. Show
Serpico
1973
Street Urchin (uncredited)
Badge 373
1973
Delivery Boy (as Tracy Walter)
The Hospital
1971
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Ginger
1971
Ginger's Brother (as Tracey Walters)
Boone
announced
Grubby
Middle Man
2016
Father Ricky / Lil J
31
2016
Lucky Leo
Swelter
2014
old man Henry johnson
Savannah
2013
Mathias
Fred 3: Camp Fred
2012
Scary Gary
Southland
2012
TV Series
Tom Smith
Alyce Kills
2011
Landlord
Politics of Love
2011
Glen
Midnight Son
2011
Janitor
Nest of Vipers
2011
Short
Medium
2010
TV Series
Walter Durant
I Spit on Your Grave
2010
Earl
Pickin' & Grinnin'
2010
John Johnson
Cold Case
2009
TV Series
Cotter Doyle '09
The Perfect Game
2009
Captain Slater
Monk
2008
TV Series
The Professor
Dark Reel
2008
Roy White
Criminal Minds
2008
TV Series
Ike Stratman
Cat Dragged In
2008
Short
Freddy
Just Add Water
2008/I
Clem (as Tracy Walter)
Trailer Park of Terror
2008
Ancient Trucker
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2007
TV Series
Bum
Aaah! Zombies!!
2007
Mr. Whicks
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
One-Way (uncredited)
Nobel Son
2007
Simon Ahrens
Raines
2007
TV Series
William Jones
Man in the Chair
2007
Mr. Klein
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
TV Movie
Abominable Snowman
Reno 911!
2003-2006
TV Series
Sheriff Walter Chechekevitch
Relative Strangers
2006
Toupee Salesman
50 Cent: Bulletproof
2005
Video Game
Popocorn (voice)
Veronica Mars
2005
TV Series
Manager
Berkeley
2005
Draft Board doctor
Family Plan
2005
TV Movie
Lou
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Night Clerk
The Trail to Hope Rose
2004
TV Movie
Doc
One Last Ride
2004
Nicky
Justice League
2003
TV Series
Mophir
Monster Makers
2003
TV Movie
Morley Todd
Duplex
2003
Pharmacy Customer
Teen Titans
2003
TV Series
Puppet King
Manhood
2003
Attorney
Masked and Anonymous
2003
Desk Clerk
Boomtown
2002
TV Series
Dwayne
Ted Bundy
2002
Randy Myers
Death to Smoochy
2002
Ben Franks
The Division
2002
TV Series
Tom Johnson
Face Value
2002
Leon Gates
How High
2001
Prof. Wood
Impostor
2001
Mr. Siegel
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001
Bartender
Nash Bridges
1996-2001
TV Series
Angel
Jack the Dog
2001
Mortician
Blast
2000
Zeke
Erin Brockovich
2000
Charles Embry
Drowning Mona
2000
Clarence
Man on the Moon
1999
National Enquirer Editor
Facade
1999
Jake
Mighty Joe Young
1998
Conservacy Guard
L.A. Doctors
1998
TV Series
Drug Store Guy
Brimstone
1998
TV Series
Knapsack
Beloved
1998
Slave Catcher
Desperate Measures
1998
Medical Inmate
The Devil's Child
1997
TV Movie
Ezra (uncredited)
Playing God
1997
Jim
Kiss the Girls
1997
Clerk in Bookstore (uncredited)
Drive
1997
Hedgehog
Wild America
1997
Leon
The Inheritance
1997
TV Movie uncredited
Tell Me No Secrets
1997
TV Movie
Sean Ferguson
Teddy & Philomina
1996
Angel #85
Amanda
1996
Father Reckinger
The Size of Watermelons
1996
The Vagrant
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996
Joe Bennett
Matilda
1996
FBI Agent
Larger Than Life
1996
Wee St. Francis
Independence Day
1996
Techy / Med Asst #3 (uncredited)
Buffalo Girls
1995
TV Movie
Jim Ragg
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
Pappy
Fist of the North Star
1995
Paul McCarthy
Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty
1995
TV Movie
Oliver Tracy
Junior
1994
Janitor with Information (uncredited)
The Companion
1994
TV Movie
Leo Mirita
L.A. Law
1994
TV Series
John Rosten
Mona Must Die
1994
TV Repairman
Ride with the Wind
1994
TV Movie
Francis
Melrose Place
1994
TV Series
Man at 'Dreamy Pines'
Public Enemy #2
1993
Elton Spoole
Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
1993
TV Series
Philadelphia
1993
Librarian
The Mommies
1993
TV Series
Clerk
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
1993
TV Series
Phil Swill
Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow
1993
Video
Wild Card
Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
1993
TV Movie
Leonard Eels
Amos & Andrew
1993
Bloodhound Bob
Wings
1992
TV Series
Tucker
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1992
TV Series
Berik
Kayron
Guncrazy
1992
Elton (as Tracy Walter)
On the Air
1992
TV Series
'Blinky' Watts
Pacific Station
1991
TV Series
City Slickers
1991
Cookie
Delusion
1991
Bus Ticket Cashier
Liquid Dreams
1991
Cecil
She-Wolf of London
1991
TV Series
Boris
Monsters
1991
TV Series
Ed, the Janitor
Not of This World
1991
TV Movie
Henry
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
Lamar
Pacific Heights
1990
Exterminator
Get a Life
1990
TV Series
The Ride Operator
The Two Jakes
1990
Tyrone Otley
Young Guns II
1990
Beever Smith
Wild at Heart
1990
Traveller (scenes deleted)
Nasty Boys
1990
TV Series
Freddy's Nightmares
1989-1990
TV Series
Eugene Moss / The Gravedigger
Alien Nation
1989
TV Series
Tom Mulden
Homer and Eddie
1989
Tommy Dearly
Batman
1989
Bob the Goon
ALF
1987-1988
TV Series
Gravel Gus
Married to the Mob
1988
Mr. Chicken Lickin'
Midnight Run
1988
Diner Counter Man
Out of the Dark
1988
Lt. Frank Meyers
Under the Boardwalk
1988
Bum
Mortuary Academy
1988
Don Dickson
The Bronx Zoo
1988
TV Series
Mr. Woshinsky
Les Français vus par
1988
TV Mini-Series
Dusty
Moonlighting
1987
TV Series
Arnie Steckler
Malone
1987
Calvin Bollard
Designing Women
1987
TV Series
Malcolm Box
Timestalkers
1987
TV Movie
Sam
Ohara
1987
TV Series
Candy
Something Wild
1986
The Country Squire
Amazing Stories
1985-1986
TV Series
Blaze / Ezra
At Close Range
1986
Patch
Airwolf
1986
TV Series
Alvin
ZZ Top: Sleeping Bag
1985
Video short
Hunter
1984
TV Series
Archie
Conan the Destroyer
1984
Malak
Repo Man
1984
Miller
The Horse Dealer's Daughter
1983
Short
Groom
Oh Madeline
1983
TV Series
Bill: On His Own
1983
TV Movie
Kenny
Deal of the Century
1983
Luckup Computer Tech (uncredited)
Hill Street Blues
1982-1983
TV Series
Willie Laporter / Sammy
Rumble Fish
1983
Alley Mugger
Taxi
1983
TV Series
Panhandler
Cagney & Lacey
1983
TV Series
Boone
Filthy Rich
1982-1983
TV Series
Alvin Essary
Honkytonk Man
1982
Pooch
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
1982
Carl Dorsett
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1982
TV Series
Lucky
Best of the West
1981-1982
TV Series
Frog Rothchild Jr.
The Fall Guy
1982
TV Series
Skip
Raggedy Man
1981
Arnold
The Hand
1981
Cop
Getting Wasted
1980
Space (as Tracey Walters)
High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
1980
TV Movie
Harlan Tyler
The Octagon
1980
Mr. Beedy (uncredited)
The Hunter
1980
Rocco Mason
Charlie's Angels
1980
TV Series
Clint Mason
Vega$
1979
TV Series
Jimmy Potter
Hardcore
1979
Male Teller
WKRP in Cincinnati
1979
TV Series
Don Pesola #2
The Fifth Floor
1978
Mental Patient
Starsky and Hutch
1978
TV Series
Leo
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Repo Chick
2009
special thanks
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
In Hell Everybody Loves Popcorn: The Making of 31
2016
Documentary
Himself
Recorded Live
2011
TV Series
Himself
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Batman Villains: Bob the Goon
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Batman Villains: The Joker
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Beyond Batman: From Jack to the Joker
2005
Video documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002
Video documentary
Dusty ("The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater
1995
TV Series
Librarian
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1989
TV Series
Kayron
ALF
1988
TV Series
Gravel Gus
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
Best Ensemble Cast
Method Fest
Man in the Chair (2007)
1985
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA