Walter R. Booth

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Worcester, England, UK

Walter R. Booth

Biography

Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).

Known For

Director

1912
The Jester's Joke

as Director

1912
Paper Cuttings

as Director

1911
1911
1911
Animated Putty

as Director

1910
1910
1909
1909
Animated Cotton

as Director

1907
1907
1907
1907
Diabolo Nightmare

as Director

1907
1907
1907
1907
Comedy Cartoons

as Director

1906
The '?' Motorist

as Director

1906
1903
Pocket Boxers

as Director

1902
1901
1901
1901
1901
Artistic Creation

as Director

1901
The Magic Sword

as Director

1901
1900
1900
Chinese Magic

as Director

1900
1899
The Miser's Doom

as Director

Actor

2018
Secrets of British Animation

as Self (archive Footage)

Writer

1901
The Magic Sword

as Writer

Producer

1901
The Magic Sword

as Producer