Walter Hampden Net Worth

Walter Hampden was a renowned American stage actor, best known for his portrayal of Hamlet and Cyrano de Bergerac. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1879 and trained in London, where he made his professional debut in 1901. After returning to the US in 1907, he toured with Alla Nazimova in a presentation of Henrik Ibsen's plays. He played Hamlet on Broadway three times, and Cyrano de Bergerac four times. In 1925, he took over management of the Colonial Theatre and renamed it Hampden's Theatre. He was president of the Players' Club for 27 years and his last distinguished role on Broadway was in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". Walter Hampden died on June 11, 1955, just three weeks shy of his 76th birthday.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day June 30, 1879
Birth Place  Brooklyn, New York, United States
Age 140 YEARS OLD
Died On June 11, 1955(1955-06-11) (aged 75)\nLos Angeles, California, US
Birth Sign Cancer
Occupation Stage, film, television actor, theatre manager
Years active ca. 1900-1955
Spouse(s) Mabel Moore (1905-?) 2 children

💰 Net worth

Walter Hampden, a renowned actor and miscellaneous crew member in the United States, is projected to possess a net worth ranging between $100,000 and $1,000,000 in the year 2024. With his exceptional talent and versatility, Hampden has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry throughout his remarkable career. Known for his captivating performances on stage and screen, he has garnered both critical acclaim and a loyal fan following. As one of the most respected figures in the acting world, Hampden's net worth reflects his immense contribution to the field of performing arts.

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Biography/Timeline

1900

Walter Hampden was the son of John Hampden Dougherty and Alice Hill. He was a younger brother of the American Painter Paul Dougherty. He went to England for apprenticeship for six years. He graduated from what is now NYU Poly in 1900. Later, he played Hamlet, Henry V and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway. In 1925, he became manager of the Colonial Theatre on Broadway, which was renamed Hampden's Theatre from 1925 to 1931. He became noted for his Shakespearean roles as well as for Cyrano, which he played in several productions between 1923 and 1936. He appeared on the cover of Time in March 1929. Hampden's last stage role was as Danforth in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

1905

Hampden married Actress Mabel Carrie Moore (1879-1978) on 17 July 1905. They had a son, Paul Hampden Dougherty, and a daughter, Mary Moore Dougherty.

1929

John Garrett Underhill produced the first English-language version of The Bonds of Interest (Los intereses creados) by Jacinto Benavente, with Walter Hampden, in 1929.

1939

Hampden appeared in a few silent films, but did not really begin his film career in earnest until 1939, when he played the Archbishop in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo. This was Hampden's first sound film; he was 60 at the time he made it. Several other roles followed—Jarvis Langdon in the 1944 film The Adventures of Mark Twain among them, but all were supporting character roles, not the lead roles that Hampden played onstage. He was the master of ceremonies at the Sarah Siddons Awards in All About Eve (1950), and he played the father of Humphrey Bogart and william Holden in Billy Wilder's 1954 comedy Sabrina. These last two films are arguably those for which Hampden is most well known to modern audiences. He also played long-bearded patriarchs in the Biblical epics The Silver Chalice (1954, as Joseph of Arimathea) and The Prodigal (1955).

1948

Hampden reprised his legendary portrayal of Cyrano de Bergerac in the first episode of the radio program Great Scenes from Great Plays, which Hampden hosted from 1948 to 1949. In addition to his radio roles (The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall), Hampden also appeared in several dramas during the early days of television. He made his TV debut in 1949, playing Macbeth for the last time at the age of 69.

1956

His last role was the non-singing one of King Louis XI of France, considered by some to be one of his best performances, in the otherwise unremarkable 1956 Technicolor remake of Rudolf Friml's 1925 operetta The Vagabond King. It was released posthumously, more than a year after Hampden's death.