Wally Brown
From Wikipedia Wally Brown (October 9, 1904 ā 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 1940sā50s, 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as Det. Ambrose
- 1961 · Daniel Boone: The Promised Land as Cyrus Whittey
- 1961 · The Absent-Minded Professor as Coach Elkins
- 1960 · The Roaring 20's as
- 1960 · Stagecoach West as Charlie
- 1960 · My Three Sons as Max
- 1960 · The Tall Man as
- 1960 · Who Was That Lady? as Irate Man on Telephone (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Best of Everything as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1959 · Johnny Ringo as Marshal Spencer
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Johnny Staccato as
- 1959 · Holiday for Lovers as Joe McDougal
- 1959 · Westbound as Stubby
- 1959 · Alias Jesse James as Dirty Dog Bartender (uncredited)
- 1958 · Cimarron City as Jed Fame
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Bartender
- 1958 · Wink of an Eye as Sheriff Cantrick
- 1958 · The Left Handed Gun as Deputy Moon
- 1957 · The Real McCoys as
- 1957 · The Joker is Wild as Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
- 1957 · Maverick as Enoch
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Harry Mitchell
- 1957 · Perry Mason as John Givney
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Mr. Morgan - Manager
- 1957 · M Squad as Milkman
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Milkman
- 1957 · Tales of Wells Fargo as Ed
- 1957 · Untamed Youth as Pinky, the cook
- 1956 · The Wild Dakotas as McGraw
- 1954 · Climax! as Tommy Haley
- 1954 · December Bride as
- 1954 · Lassie as Lou
- 1954 · The High and the Mighty as Lenny Wilby, navigator
- 1953 · City Detective as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Auctioneer O'Flynn
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Police Officer
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Shipman
- 1951 · As Young as You Feel as Horace Gallagher
- 1949 · French Fried Frolic as Wally
- 1949 · Come to the Stable as Howard Sheldon (uncredited)
- 1948 · Backstage Follies as Wally
- 1948 · Family Honeymoon as Tom Roscoe
- 1946 · Vacation in Reno as Eddie Roberts
- 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 · Radio Runaround as Harry, Radio Station Announcer
- 1942 · All Through the Night as 2nd Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1939 · Dodge City as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)