Tracey Walter
| Tracey Walter | |
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Walter in 2006
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| Born |
November 25, 1947 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Children | 1 |
Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television series.
Walter was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of a truck driver.
He is known for his portrayal of "sidekicks" and "henchmen" such as Bob the Goon in Batman, Cookie in City Slickers, and Malak in Conan the Destroyer. He portrayed Frog Rothchild Jr. on the ABC sitcom Best of the West from 1981 to 1982. Walter has acted in six Jonathan Demme films: Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Beloved (1998), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004). He has been directed by Danny DeVito in three films: Matilda (1996), Death to Smoochy (2002), and Duplex (2003). He acted with and was directed by Jack Nicholson in The Two Jakes (1990). The two have acted together in nine films, the first being Goin' South in 1978.
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