Peter van Hoorn — The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Character Profile

About Peter van Hoorn

Rosalind's uncle who hires Walter and warns him about a dangerous book hunt. He is secretly the ruthless villain Wilhelm The Boot Krug, who drugs Walter and manipulates a psychiatrist to gaslight him about his real-life adventure.

Character Facts

Played by

Konstantin Shayne

Appears in

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Role

Supporting

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• Walter Mitty (Danny Kaye)
• Rosalind van Hoorn (Virginia Mayo)
• Dr Hugo Hollingshead (Boris Karloff)
• Eunice Mitty (Fay Bainter)
• Hendrick (Henry Corden)
• Gertrude Griswold (Ann Rutherford)
• Karel Maasdam (Frank Reicher)
• Man Drinking (uncredited) (Robert Altman)
• Letitia Follinsbee (Doris Lloyd)
• Bruce Pierce (Thurston Hall)
• Wells Fargo Cowboy (uncredited) (Eddie Acuff)
• Western Character (uncredited) (Billy Bletcher)