| WALTER HIERS, the fat comedian, while attending the Peekskill Military Academy,
decided to try his luck as an actor. He appeared in a vaudeville sketch
and met with the immediate approval of all his audiences. Through a friend's
influence, an interview was gained with D. W. Griffith and it was under
his supervision that he made his screen debut. He was very successful and
has appeared in many noteworthy roles. He was born in Cordele, Georgia.
He has blue eyes, light brown hair, is five feet, ten inches tall, and weighs
230 pounds. Married a non-professional. |