Walt Masterson is a jewel thief in the WB TV series Smallville.
He was the secondary antagonist in the Season Three episode "Whisper".
He was portrayed by William MacDonald, who also played Warden Norton in Riverdale.
Biography[]
Walt Masterson had his apprentice Nathan Dean help him rob a jewelry store, using his ability to project a supersonic sound to incapacitate the shopkeeper and customers while Walt grabbed everything of value.
Masterson was armed with a pistol and a pair of earplugs to avoid being deafened by Nathan's supersonic scream. As Nathan used his sonic screech, Masterson pulled his gun out just as the glass jewelry cases shattered. Walt grabbed jewels and other valuables placing them in his bag.
Clark Kent attempted to stop Masterson with his heat vision and managed to disarm him but a piece of costumed jewelry made from meteor rock flew across the room. A beam hit Masterson's hand and dropped his gun but a stray heat blast hit the meteorite jewelry causing a reflected light to shine back into Clark's eyes, blinding him. The jeweler leveled a shotgun at Masterson stopping him as Nathan slipped away into the blended crowd with the other customers. Walt was taken into police custody.
Walt Masterson at the court house.
Masterson's case had landed on Judge Abigail's court calendar who was Pete Ross' mother. Masterson had Nathan kidnap Pete to get Judge Ross to dismiss the charges against him or harm would come to her son. When Clark regained his sight, he planned to go to the courthouse and follow Masterson if Judge Ross released him.
At the Lowell County Courthouse, the charges against Masterson were dropped and Clark overheard Masterson talking with Nathan on a cellphone who promised that Pete will soon be a "pile of junk". However, Clark managed to save Pete, defeat Nathan, and Masterson remained in police custody.
