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Wally Brown
Actor
Born October 8, 1904Died November 13, 1961 (57 years)
From Wikipedia
Wally Brown (October 9, 1904 – November 13, 1961) was an actor, comedian, and long-time partner of Alan Carney Wally was born in Malden, Massachusetts and served as a vaudevillian. In 1942, he began his film career in Hollywood at RKO Radio Pictures with the film Petticoat Larceny. When RKO decided to emulate the comedy team Abbott and Costello he was paired with Alan Carney, creating "Brown & Carney." They premiered with the military comedies Adventures of a Rookie and its sequel Rookies in Burma. Out of their eight films together, one of their most notable films was Zombies on Broadway co-starring Bela Lugosi, a semi-sequel to Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie. Their contracts were terminated in 1946, after which they pursued solo careers. In the 1940s–50s, both appeared in various roles for Leslie Goodwins films. They reunited in 1961 in The Absent-Minded Professor. Wally's last years were filled with guest appearances in television, his last one in My Three Sons. He made several guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Harry Mitchell in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Gilded Lily." Wally Brown had also been a regular cast member in television shows like I Married Joan, Cimarron City, and Daniel Boone. Along with Alan Carney, he was going to be given a role in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World but died not long before filming began. He also served as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show on radio.
Wally Brown (October 9, 1904 – November 13, 1961) was an actor, comedian, and long-time partner of Alan Carney Wally was born in Malden, Massachusetts and served as a vaudevillian. In 1942, he began his film career in Hollywood at RKO Radio Pictures with the film Petticoat Larceny. When RKO decided to emulate the comedy team Abbott and Costello he was paired with Alan Carney, creating "Brown & Carney." They premiered with the military comedies Adventures of a Rookie and its sequel Rookies in Burma. Out of their eight films together, one of their most notable films was Zombies on Broadway co-starring Bela Lugosi, a semi-sequel to Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie. Their contracts were terminated in 1946, after which they pursued solo careers. In the 1940s–50s, both appeared in various roles for Leslie Goodwins films. They reunited in 1961 in The Absent-Minded Professor. Wally's last years were filled with guest appearances in television, his last one in My Three Sons. He made several guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Harry Mitchell in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Gilded Lily." Wally Brown had also been a regular cast member in television shows like I Married Joan, Cimarron City, and Daniel Boone. Along with Alan Carney, he was going to be given a role in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World but died not long before filming began. He also served as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show on radio.
Filmography
1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as Cast |
1961 | The George Raft Story · as Mike Jones |
1961 | The Hathaways (TV Series) · as Joey |
1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Sheriff Tom Bender |
1961 | 87th Precinct (TV Series) · as Det. Ambrose |
1961 | The Absent Minded Professor · as Coach Elkins |
1960 | The Roaring 20's (TV Series) · as Chauncey Kowalski |
1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Charlie |
1960 | Michael Shayne (TV Series) · as Pete Howe |
1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Max |
1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) |
1960 | Who Was That Lady? · as Irate Man On Telephone (uncredited) |
1959 | The Best of Everything · as Drunk (uncredited) |
1959 | Johnny Ringo (TV Series) · as Marshal Spencer |
1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
1959 | |
1959 | Johnny Staccato (TV Series) |
1959 | Holiday for Lovers · as Joe Mcdougal |
1959 | The Mouse That Roared · as Air Raid Warden |
1959 | Alias Jesse James · as Dirty Dog Bartender (uncredited) |
1958 | Westbound · as Stubby |
1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Jed Fame |
1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Bartender |
1958 | The Left Handed Gun · as Deputy Moon |
1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
1957 | The Joker Is Wild · as Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited) |
1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Enoch |
1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Harry Mitchell |
1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Milkman |
1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as George Gresham |
1957 | Date with the Angels (TV Series) · as Lefty |
1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Ed |
1957 | Untamed Youth · as Pinky, The Cook |
1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Fairchild |
1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Milkman |
1956 | The Wild Dakotas · as Mcgraw |
1955 | Untamed · as Secondary Role |
1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Cyrus Whittey |
1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Tommy Haley |
1954 | December Bride (TV Series) |
1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Lou |
1954 | The High and the Mighty · as Lenny Wilby, Navigator |
1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Sidney Weber |
1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Frank Martin |
1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Police Officer |
1952 | I Married Joan (TV Series) · as Wally |
1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Shipman |
1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Hank Braun |
1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Doctor Holmes |
1951 | As Young as You Feel · as Horace Gallagher |
1951 | Tinhorn Troubadors · as Wally |
1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
1949 | French Fried Frolic · as Wally |
1949 | Come to the Stable · as Howard Sheldon (uncredited) |
1948 | Family Honeymoon · as Tom Roscoe |
1946 | Vacation in Reno · as Eddie Roberts |
1946 | Lady Luck · as Narrator |
1946 | Genius at Work · as Jerry Miles |
1946 | Notorious · as Mr. Hopkins |
1946 | From This Day Forward · as Jake Beesley |
1945 | Radio Stars on Parade · as Jerry Miles |
1945 | Zombies on Broadway · as Jerry Miles |
1944 | Girl Rush · as Jerry Miles |
1944 | Step Lively · as Binion |
1944 | Seven Days Ashore · as Monty Stephens |
1943 | Rookies in Burma · as Jerry Miles |
1943 | Around the World · as Wally |
1943 | Gangway for Tomorrow · as Sam |
1943 | The Seventh Victim · as Durk (uncredited) |
1943 | The Adventures of a Rookie · as Jerry Miles |
1943 | Petticoat Larceny · as Sam Colfax |
1943 | Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event · as Sagebrush Inn Desk Clerk |
1942 | All Through the Night · as 2nd Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
1939 | Dodge City · as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited) |