Tracey Walter

November 25, 1947 (age 78) Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
IMDb

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.

His titles like The Silence of the Lambs, Batman, and Matilda - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/82
Weighted avg: 6.99 /10
  • 1
    1
    The Silence of the Lambs
    1991February 1991 by Jonathan Demme
    Minor role as Lamar
    Minor role as Lamar
    8.09 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    Batman
    1989June 1989 by Tim Burton
    Minor role as Bob the Goon
    Minor role as Bob the Goon
    6.84 Good+
  • 3
    3
    Matilda
    1996August 1996 by Danny DeVito
    Supporting as FBI Agent
    Supporting as FBI Agent
    6.78 Good+
  • 4
    4
    I Spit on Your Grave
    2010June 2010 by Steven R. Monroe
    Starring as Earl
    Starring as Earl
    6.05 Okay++
  • 5
    5
    Erin Brockovich
    2000March 2000 by Steven Soderbergh
    Supporting as Charles Embry
    Supporting as Charles Embry
    7.05 Good++
  • 6
    6
    Conan the Destroyer
    1984June 1984 by Richard Fleischer
    Supporting as Malak
    Supporting as Malak
    5.66 Okay
  • 7
    7
    Repo Man
    1984March 1984 by Alex Cox
    Starring as Miller
    Starring as Miller
    6.20 Good--
  • 8
    8
    City Slickers
    1991June 1991 by Ron Underwood
    Minor role as Cookie
    Minor role as Cookie
    5.99 Okay++
  • 9
    9
    How High
    2001December 2001 by Jesse Dylan
    Minor role as Prof. Wood
    Minor role as Prof. Wood
    5.90 Okay++
  • 10
    10
    31
    2016September 2016 by Rob Zombie
    Minor role as Lucky Leo
    Minor role as Lucky Leo
    4.97 Mediocre++
  • 11
    11
    Young Guns II
    1990August 1990 by Geoff Murphy
    Minor role as Beever Smith
    Minor role as Beever Smith
    6.07 Okay++
  • 12
    12
    Something Wild
    1986November 1986 by Jonathan Demme
    Supporting as The Country Squire
    Supporting as The Country Squire
    6.13 Good--
  • 13
    13
    At Close Range
    1986April 1986 by James Foley
    Supporting as Uncle Patch Whitewood
    Supporting as Uncle Patch Whitewood
    6.34 Good-
  • 14
    14
    Desperate Measures
    1998January 1998 by Barbet Schroeder
    Minor role as Medical Inmate
    Minor role as Medical Inmate
    5.60 Okay
  • 15
    15
    Death to Smoochy
    2002March 2002 by Danny DeVito
    Minor role as Ben Franks
    Minor role as Ben Franks
    5.46 Okay
  • 16
    16
    Ted Bundy
    2002August 2002 by Matthew Bright
    Starring as Randy Myers
    Starring as Randy Myers
    5.37 Okay-
  • 17
    17
    The Two Jakes
    1990August 1990 by Jack Nicholson
    Minor role as Tyrone Otley
    Minor role as Tyrone Otley
    5.56 Okay
  • 18
    18
    Married to the Mob
    1988August 1988 by Jonathan Demme
    Minor role as Mr. Chicken Lickin'
    Minor role as Mr. Chicken Lickin'
    5.57 Okay
  • 19
    19
    Hardcore
    1979February 1979 by Paul Schrader
    Minor role as Male Teller
    Minor role as Male Teller
    6.27 Good--
  • 20
    20
    Drive
    1997August 1997 by Steve Wang
    Supporting as Hedgehog
    Supporting as Hedgehog
    5.70 Okay+
  • 21
    21
    The Hunter
    1980August 1980 by Buzz Kulik
    Supporting as Rocco Mason
    Supporting as Rocco Mason
    5.54 Okay
  • 22
    22
    Drowning Mona
    2000March 2000 by Nick Gomez
    Minor role as Clarence
    Minor role as Clarence
    5.18 Okay--
  • 23
    23
    Goin' South
    1978October 1978 by Jack Nicholson
    Minor role as Coogan
    Minor role as Coogan
    5.45 Okay
  • 24
    24
    Larger Than Life
    1996July 1996 by Howard Franklin
    Minor role as Wee St. Francis
    Minor role as Wee St. Francis
    5.26 Okay-
  • 25
    25
    Cyborg 2
    1993November 1993 by Michael Schroeder
    Minor role as Wild Card
    Minor role as Wild Card
    4.34 Mediocre
  • 26
    26
    The Perfect Game
    2009November 2009 by William Dear
    Minor role as Captain Slater
    Minor role as Captain Slater
    6.71 Good
  • 27
    27
    The Cowboy and the Frenchman
    1988October 1988 by David Lynch
    Starring as Dusty
    Starring as Dusty
    5.70 Okay+
  • 28
    28
    The Hand
    1981April 1981 by Oliver Stone
    Minor role as Cop
    Minor role as Cop
    5.46 Okay
  • 29
    29
    Honkytonk Man
    1982December 1982 by Clint Eastwood
    Minor role as Pooch
    Minor role as Pooch
    5.86 Okay+
  • 30
    30
    Swelter
    2014April 2014 by Keith Parmer
    Supporting as Henry johnson
    Supporting as Henry johnson
    4.91 Mediocre++
  • 31
    31
    Wild America
    1997July 1997 by William Dear
    Supporting as Leon
    Supporting as Leon
    5.75 Okay+
  • 32
    32
    Nobel Son
    2007April 2007 by Randall Miller
    Minor role as Simon Ahrens
    Minor role as Simon Ahrens
    5.65 Okay
  • 33
    33
    Playing God
    1997October 1997 by Andy Wilson
    Minor role as Jim
    Minor role as Jim
    5.30 Okay-
  • 34
    34
    Alyce Kills
    2011September 2011 by Jay Lee
    Minor role as Landlord
    Minor role as Landlord
    5.11 Okay--
  • 35
    35
    Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
    1982August 1982 by William Dear
    Supporting as Carl Dorsett
    Supporting as Carl Dorsett
    5.39 Okay-
  • 36
    36
    Malone
    1987May 1987 by Harley Cokeliss
    Supporting as Calvin Bollard
    Supporting as Calvin Bollard
    5.70 Okay+
  • 37
    37
    Wasting Away
    2007October 2007 by Matthew Kohnen
    Supporting as Mr. Whicks
    Supporting as Mr. Whicks
    5.40 Okay-
  • 38
    38
    Fist of the North Star
    1995April 1995 by Tony Randel
    Minor role as Paul McCarthy
    Minor role as Paul McCarthy
    4.61 Mediocre+
  • 39
    39
    Trailer Park of Terror
    2008October 2008 by Steven Goldmann
    Minor role as Ancient Trucker
    Minor role as Ancient Trucker
    4.85 Mediocre++
  • 40
    40
    FRED 3: Camp Fred
    2012July 2012 by Jonathan Judge
    Minor role as Scary Gary
    Minor role as Scary Gary
    5.02 Okay--
  • 41
    41
    Midnight Son
    2011March 2011 by Scott Leberecht
    Supporting as Janitor
    Supporting as Janitor
    5.53 Okay
  • 42
    42
    Timestalkers
    1987March 1987 by Michael Schultz
    Supporting as Sam
    Supporting as Sam
    5.46 Okay
  • 43
    43
    The Man from Elysian Fields
    2001September 2001 by George Hickenlooper
    Minor role as Bartender
    Minor role as Bartender
    5.66 Okay
  • 44
    44
    Just Add Water
    2008March 2008 by Hart Bochner
    Minor role as Clem
    Minor role as Clem
    5.12 Okay--
  • 45
    45
    Out of the Dark
    1988June 1988 by Michael Schroeder
    Supporting as Lt. Frank Meyers
    Supporting as Lt. Frank Meyers
    5.55 Okay
  • 46
    46
    Raggedy Man
    1981September 1981 by Jack Fisk
    Supporting as Arnold
    Supporting as Arnold
    5.64 Okay
  • 47
    47
    Savannah
    2013April 2013 by Annette Haywood-Carter
    Supporting as Mathias
    Supporting as Mathias
    5.82 Okay+
  • 48
    48
    Destiny Turns on the Radio
    1995April 1995 by Jack Baran
    Minor role as Pappy
    Minor role as Pappy
    5.24 Okay-
  • 49
    49
    Dark Reel
    2008January 2008 by Josh Eisenstadt
    Supporting as Roy White
    Supporting as Roy White
    5.01 Okay--
  • 50
    50
    Delusion
    1991January 1991 by Carl Colpaert
    Supporting as Bus Ticket Cashier
    Supporting as Bus Ticket Cashier
    5.55 Okay
  • 51
    51
    On the Air
    1992 by Mark Frost
    Supporting as 'Blinky' Watts
    Supporting as 'Blinky' Watts
    5.75 Okay+
  • 52
    52
    Amazing Stories
    1986July 1986 by William Dear
    Minor role as Ezra
    Minor role as Ezra
    5.85 Okay+
  • 53
    53
    The French as Seen by… French
    1988October 1988 by Werner Herzog
    Supporting as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
    Supporting as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
    6.15 Good--
  • 54
    54
    Man in the Chair
    2007January 2007 by Michael Schroeder
    Minor role as Mr. Klein
    Minor role as Mr. Klein
    6.01 Okay++
  • 55
    55
    The Devil's Child
    1997October 1997 by Bobby Roth
    Minor role as Doorman
    Minor role as Doorman
    5.33 Okay-
  • 56
    56
    Badge 373
    1973July 1973 by Howard W. Koch
    Minor role
    Minor role
    5.69 Okay+
  • 57
    57
    Buffalo Girls
    1995April 1995 by Rod Hardy
    Minor role as Jim Ragg
    Minor role as Jim Ragg
    6.02 Okay++
  • 58
    58
    Liquid Dreams
    1991October 1991 by Mark S. Manos
    Supporting as Cecil
    Supporting as Cecil
    5.63 Okay
  • 59
    59
    Family Plan
    2005February 2005 by David S. Cass Sr.
    Minor role as Lou
    Minor role as Lou
    5.89 Okay+
  • 60
    60
    Middle Man
    2017June 2017 by Ned Crowley
    Supporting as Father Ricky / Lil J
    Supporting as Father Ricky / Lil J
    5.93 Okay++
  • 61
    61
    The Companion
    1994October 1994 by Gary Fleder
    Minor role as Leo Mirita
    Minor role as Leo Mirita
    5.73 Okay+
  • 62
    62
    Mortuary Academy
    1988May 1988 by Michael Schroeder
    Supporting as Don Dickson
    Supporting as Don Dickson
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Face Value
    2001December 2001 by Michael Miller
    Supporting as Leon Gates
    Supporting as Leon Gates
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    The Fifth Floor
    1978November 1978 by Howard Avedis
    Minor role as Mental Patient
    Minor role as Mental Patient
    5.61 Okay
  • 65
    65
    Ginger
    1971March 1971 by Don Schain
    Minor role as Ginger's Brother
    Minor role as Ginger's Brother
    5.27 Okay-
  • 66
    66
    Not of This World
    1991February 1991 by Jon Hess
    Supporting as Henry
    Supporting as Henry
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Bill: On His Own
    1983November 1983 by Anthony Page
    Supporting as Kenny
    Supporting as Kenny
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Blast
    2000April 2000 by Martin Schenk
    Minor role as Zeke
    Minor role as Zeke
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane
    1980November 1980 by Jerry Jameson
    Supporting as Harlan Tyler
    Supporting as Harlan Tyler
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Best of the West
    1981–1982
    Supporting as Frog Rothchild Jr.
    Supporting as Frog Rothchild Jr.
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
    1996September 1996 by Michael Ray Rhodes
    Minor role as Joe Bennett
    Minor role as Joe Bennett
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
    1995March 1995 by Bobby Roth
    Supporting as Oliver Tracy
    Supporting as Oliver Tracy
    Needs more reviews
  • 73
    73
    Under the Boardwalk
    1989April 1989 by Fritz Kiersch
    Minor role as Bum
    Minor role as Bum
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    The Size of Watermelons
    1997January 1997 by Kari Skogland
    Supporting as The Vagrant
    Supporting as The Vagrant
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Berkeley
    2005October 2005 by Bobby Roth
    Minor role as Doctor
    Minor role as Doctor
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Tell Me No Secrets
    1997January 1997 by Bobby Roth
    Supporting as Sean Ferguson
    Supporting as Sean Ferguson
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Monster Makers
    2003October 2003 by David S. Cass Sr.
    Supporting as Morley Todd
    Supporting as Morley Todd
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    The Trail to Hope Rose
    2004January 2004 by David S. Cass Sr.
    Minor role as Doc
    Minor role as Doc
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Jack the Dog
    2001January 2001 by Bobby Roth
    Minor role as Mortician
    Minor role as Mortician
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Getting Wasted
    1980January 1980 by Paul Frizler
    Minor role as Space
    Minor role as Space
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Manhood
    2003January 2003 by Bobby Roth
    Minor role as Attorney
    Minor role as Attorney
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Amanda
    1996January 1996 by Bobby Roth
    Supporting as Father Reckinger
    Supporting as Father Reckinger
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Harry Dean Stanton 3 titles
Danny DeVito 6 titles
Jack Nicholson 3 titles
Emilio Estevez 2 titles
Peter Coyote 4 titles
Michael Keaton 2 titles
Bruce Greenwood 2 titles
Lou Diamond Phillips 2 titles
Jonathan Taylor Thomas 1 title