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Tracey Walter

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Biography

Tracey Walter is a prolific American retired character actor who has appeared in more than 170 films and television roles over a career spanning four decades. Recognizable by his lanky hair, distinctively weathered features, and quirky line delivery, he specialized in playing eccentric types, fringe outsiders, and memorable sidekicks.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Silence of the Lambs

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Batman

As Bob the Goon

Matilda

As FBI Agent

Erin Brockovich

As Charles Embry

How High

As Prof. Wood

Young Guns II

As Beever Smith

Rumble Fish

As Alley Mugger

Nobel Son

As Simon Ahrens

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos

From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...

8 films

From Oscar Glory to Genre Gold: A Career Reinvention Chain

Trace the arc of performers who swapped prestige for pulp, and found a different kind of immortality in genre cinema.

4 films

The Mind's Eye: Crime Films of Obsession and Interiority

From a detective's haunted pursuit to a killer's fractured psyche, this chain traces cinema's most intimate crime stories, where the real action happens inside...

8 films

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