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Wally Cox
Actor
Born December 6, 1924Died February 15, 1973 (48 years)
Wally Cox was a beloved character actor who made his mark in television and ranks as one of the medium's most memorable performers. His ability to show his range likely was limited by his short stature, slight frame, and high-pitched voice, which along with his talent for being very funny, made him ideal for comedy parts such as his memorable turn as Professor P. Caspar Biddle in "The Bird-Watchers" episode of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) in 1966. His television persona was that of a shy, timid man in horn-rimed glasses who spoke in a tentative, though distinctly enunciated, voice. It was a persona that his long-time friend Marlon Brando said was completely at odds with the real man.
Cox always will be remembered as the eponymous "Mr. Peepers" and the voice of "Underdog," but he was an actor of wider talents seldom used by the industry, as can be seen in his turns as the sonar operator in The Bedford Incident (1965) and as the potential suicide Wally Haverstraw in The Bill Cosby Show (1969) episode "Goodbye, Cruel World" in 1970. Dying unexpectedly on February 15, 1973, from what some newspapers described as an accidental overdose of sedatives but which Marlon Brando in his autobiography said was a heart attack, Wally Cox's cremated remains were kept hidden in a closet by his old friend for three decades. According to Brando's son Miko, both his father's and Cox's ashes were scattered at the same time in Death Valley, California, in a ceremony following Brando's death, thus reuniting the lifetime friends.
Cox always will be remembered as the eponymous "Mr. Peepers" and the voice of "Underdog," but he was an actor of wider talents seldom used by the industry, as can be seen in his turns as the sonar operator in The Bedford Incident (1965) and as the potential suicide Wally Haverstraw in The Bill Cosby Show (1969) episode "Goodbye, Cruel World" in 1970. Dying unexpectedly on February 15, 1973, from what some newspapers described as an accidental overdose of sedatives but which Marlon Brando in his autobiography said was a heart attack, Wally Cox's cremated remains were kept hidden in a closet by his old friend for three decades. According to Brando's son Miko, both his father's and Cox's ashes were scattered at the same time in Death Valley, California, in a ceremony following Brando's death, thus reuniting the lifetime friends.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Filmography
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years · as Robinson J. Peepers (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years · as Robinson J. Peepers |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths · as (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | Reel Horror · as Clyde (archive Footage) |
| 1973 | The Night Strangler · as Mr. Berry |
| 1972 | Once Upon a Mattress · as The Jester |
| 1972 | Search (TV Series) |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive · as Mertons |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Seduction of a Nerd · as Clyde King |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Mr. Fegivney |
| 1970 | The Boatniks · as Jason |
| 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County · as Mr. Bester |
| 1970 | The Young Country · as Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe |
| 1970 | Quarantined · as Wilbur Mott |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Peter |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Wally Haverstraw |
| 1968 | That's Life (1968) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Wally Manley |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band · as Mr. Wampler |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Tourist |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man · as Technical Adviser (married 14 Years) |
| 1967 | Ironside · as Scoutmaster |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Terry Targo |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Jean Arthur Show (TV Series) · as Arnold Sands |
| 1965 | The Monkees (TV Series) · as Man With '?' Box |
| 1965 | The Bedford Incident · as Seaman Merlin Queffle |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Mister Roberts (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Lost in Space (TV Series) · as Tiabo |
| 1965 | I Spy (TV Series) · as Herbie |
| 1965 | Morituri · as Dr. Ambach |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce · as Ferguson |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter · as Ralph Bundy |
| 1964 | Underdog (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Valentine's Day (TV Series) · as Joe Smith |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Dr. Heresford Handy |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Alfred |
| 1963 | Spencer's Mountain · as Preacher Goodman |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Harold Tuttle |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Professor P. Caspar Biddle |
| 1962 | State Fair · as Hipplewaite |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as Harold Buchanan |
| 1961 | Car 54, Where Are You? (TV Series) · as Benny |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as James Elwood |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Harold Harrison |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as Dexter Presto |
| 1957 | The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series) · as Father Dvorak |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Messenger 7013 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Vincent Eaglewood |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV Series) · as Hiram Holliday |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Becker |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as William H. Dean |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as George |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Leslie Nettleton |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Monroe Winkler |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Professor Patterson |
| 1952 | Mister Peepers (TV Series) · as Robinson Peepers |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Timothy Trundle |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Marvin Manley |
| 1950 | Danger (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Ace Mccoy |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Robinson Peepers |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |