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Wally Cox

Acting

1.1 Popularity Dec 06, 1924 (48 years old) Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 ...

Biography

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.

Filmography 83

1999
Television: The First Fifty Years Movie

as Robinson J. Peepers (archive footage)

1990
1985
Reel Horror Movie

as Clyde (archive footage)

1973
The Night Strangler Movie

as Mr. Berry

1972
Once Upon a Mattress Movie

as The Jester

1972
Magic Carpet Movie

as Harold Kane

1972
1971
The Barefoot Executive Movie

as Mertons

1970
Up Your Teddy Bear Movie

as Clyde King

1970
1970
The Odd Couple TV

as Mr. Fegivney

1970
The Boatniks Movie

as Jason

1970
The Young Country Movie

as Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe

1970
Quarantined Movie

as Wilbur Mott

1969
1969
The Bill Cosby Show TV

as Wally Haverstraw

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday December 06, 1924 (48 years old)
Died February 15, 1973
Place of Birth Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As Wallace Maynard Cox
Years Active 1948 - 1999
Popularity 1.1
Career Stats
83 Total Credits
27 Movie Roles
56 TV Roles
2 Photos