Walter Kinsella (actor)

Walter Kinsella (born August 16, 1900, in New York City, died May 11, 1975, in Englewood, New Jersey)^[1] was an American theater, television and radio actor.

In his youth, Kinsella was active as a middle-distance runner in track events, winning more than 120 prizes in competition sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union.^[2]

In the 1920s, he was featured in advertisements for Arrow collars.^[3]

Kinsella's first Broadway stage appearance was in 1924, in What Price Glory?^[4] His other Broadway credits included Blessed Event, Arrest That Woman,^[5] and Juno.^[3]

Kinsella's roles on radio programs included:

Program	Role
Abie's Irish Rose	Patrick Murphy^[6]
Dick Tracy	Junior Tracy Pat Patton^[6]^: 99
The Fresh Up Show	Irish policeman Doc Fickett^[6]^: 125
Joe and Mabel	Mike^[6]^{: 176–177}
Leave It to Mike	Mike McNally^[6]^: 195
Mr. and Mrs. North	Sergeant Mullins^[6]^: 232
Mr. District Attorney	Harrington^[6]^: 233
Paging Mike McNally	Mike McNally^[6]^: 264
Peewee and Windy	Windy^[6]^: 267

He also was a regular cast member of The Johnny Morgan Show^[6]^: 179 and That's My Pop.^[6]^: 330

Kinsella's most noted television role was that of Happy McMann in NBC's detective drama Martin Kane, Private Eye. He also was the announcer for the Kane program.^[7] He made a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1961 as defendant Carter Gilman in "The Case of the Duplicate Daughter."

Kinsella was married and had a son and a daughter.^[2]

Selected Filmography

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 30: "You Can't Trust a Man") as Lieutenant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Last Remains") as Lieutenant Morgan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (Season 7 Episode 31: "Most Likely to Succeed") as Attorney Frank Anderson

References

^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. p. 153.
^ ^a ^b "Always "Happy"". The Terre Haute Tribune. Indiana, Terre Haute. March 26, 1952. p. 28. Retrieved July 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8. p. 318.
^ "Kevin and Tamara Kinsella". Playbill.com.
^ "(Walter Kinsella search)". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 192–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 7.
^ "TV Review: "Martin Kane, Private Eye"". Sponsor. June 4, 1951. p. 47. Retrieved 28 June 2016.