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Birthname:
Walter S. Baldwin Jr.
Born: Jan 2, 1889
Lima, OH
Passed: Jan 27, 1977
Santa Monica, CA
Walter Baldwin
Was the first actor to play "Floyd the Barber" on
"The Andy Griffith Show"
(1960), doing so in only one episode. Thereafter, Floyd was always played by
Howard McNear
, who fashioned him into one of the show's most memorable characters.