J. Waltham an American actor. Born in Scotland, September 1872. Waltham was a bit actor, often not even credited for his appearance. Little is documented on Waltham, except that his career began with the dawn of film. Of the 25 films he appeared in between 1909 and 1913, he is best known for In Little Italy (1909) and The Failure (1911). It is unknown when or even how he died, except that he no longer appeared in any films after an uncredited appearance in His Hoodo (Short 1913), directed by Edward Dillon.