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Don Galloway
Actor, Additional Credits
Died January 8, 2009 (71 years)
Donald Poe Galloway (July 27, 1937 – January 8, 2009, Height: 6 feet 2 inches) was an American stage, film, and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the long-running series Ironside (1967–1975). He reprised the role for a TV film in 1993. He was also a politically active Libertarian and columnist.
Galloway was born in Augusta, Kentucky. His parents moved to the county in Bracken County after the Great Flood of 1937 along the Ohio River the same year he was born. Galloway was a 1955 graduate of Bracken County High School, where he played varsity basketball, and a 1959 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he studied drama.
After graduating from college, Galloway moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. He studied with renowned acting coach Herbert Berghof and appeared in several off-Broadway productions. In 1963, he made his Broadway debut in the play Bring Me a Warm Body.
Galloway's big break came in 1967 when he was cast as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the NBC crime drama series Ironside. The show starred Raymond Burr as Robert Ironside, a wheelchair-bound police chief who solves crimes with the help of his team of detectives, including Brown. Ironside was a critical and commercial success, and Galloway remained with the show for its entire run.
After Ironside ended, Galloway continued to act in television and film. He made guest appearances on popular shows such as Mork & Mindy, The A-Team, and Murder, She Wrote. He also appeared in the films The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Death Wish II (1982).
In addition to his acting career, Galloway was also a politically active Libertarian and columnist. He wrote a weekly column for the Manchester Union Leader newspaper in New Hampshire, in which he espoused his libertarian views.
Galloway died in 2009 at the age of 71 from complications of a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Linda, and four children.
Galloway was born in Augusta, Kentucky. His parents moved to the county in Bracken County after the Great Flood of 1937 along the Ohio River the same year he was born. Galloway was a 1955 graduate of Bracken County High School, where he played varsity basketball, and a 1959 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he studied drama.
After graduating from college, Galloway moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. He studied with renowned acting coach Herbert Berghof and appeared in several off-Broadway productions. In 1963, he made his Broadway debut in the play Bring Me a Warm Body.
Galloway's big break came in 1967 when he was cast as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the NBC crime drama series Ironside. The show starred Raymond Burr as Robert Ironside, a wheelchair-bound police chief who solves crimes with the help of his team of detectives, including Brown. Ironside was a critical and commercial success, and Galloway remained with the show for its entire run.
After Ironside ended, Galloway continued to act in television and film. He made guest appearances on popular shows such as Mork & Mindy, The A-Team, and Murder, She Wrote. He also appeared in the films The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Death Wish II (1982).
In addition to his acting career, Galloway was also a politically active Libertarian and columnist. He wrote a weekly column for the Manchester Union Leader newspaper in New Hampshire, in which he espoused his libertarian views.
Galloway died in 2009 at the age of 71 from complications of a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Linda, and four children.
Filmography
| 1995 | The Doom Generation · as Fbi Guy |
| 1994 | Clifford · as Captain |
| 1993 | The Return of Ironside · as Ed Brown |
| 1990 | Original Intent · as Newscaster |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter · as Sgt. Hollenbeck |
| 1990 | The Outsiders (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Rock Hudson · as John Frankenheimer |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junction · as Senator Delongpre |
| 1988 | In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) · as Attorney Samuel Dortland |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace · as General Hobart |
| 1987 | High Mountain Rangers (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Bob Stryke |
| 1984 | Crazy Like A Fox (TV Series) · as Derek |
| 1984 | Rearview Mirror · as Roger Seton |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Elton Summers |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | E/R (1984) (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Automan (TV Series) · as Martin Willis |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Big Chill · as Richard Bowens |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Gilbert Cole |
| 1982 | Demon Rage · as Carl |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Mickey |
| 1980 | Condominium (TV Series) · as Jack Messenkott |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Once Upon a Starry Night · as Sam |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as Patrick Knelman |
| 1978 | Ski Lift to Death · as Ron Corley |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Steve Marshall |
| 1977 | Cover Girls · as James Andrews |
| 1977 | Blansky's Beauties (TV Series) · as Larry Foxworth |
| 1977 | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV Series) · as Pinkerton |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as George Reardon |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as John Gorman |
| 1976 | Gemini Man (TV Series) · as John Hiller |
| 1976 | Riding with Death · as John Hiller |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Series) · as Dr. Kendrick |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) · as Marty Hazard |
| 1974 | Movin' On (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) · as Martin Thatcher |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) · as Det. Sgt. Ed Brown |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Bill Hull |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the West · as Member Of Frank's Gang In Flashback |
| 1967 | Rough Night in Jericho · as Jace |
| 1967 | The Ride to Hangman's Tree · as Nevada |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Det. Sgt. Ed Brown |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Ed Brown |
| 1967 | Gunfight in Abilene · as Ward Kent |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Jamie Bowen |
| 1965 | Convoy (TV Series) · as Craig |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Gordon Von Rhine |
| 1965 | The Final Hour · as Cast |
| 1964 | Twelve O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Capt. Bruce Cowley |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Mitchell Harris |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Dr. Buzz Stryker |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Al Aguilar |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Jim Tyson |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Virgil Earp |
| 1954 | The Secret Storm (TV Series) |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Martin Braddock |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Younger |