Wally Brown
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: October 8, 1904
Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Det. Ambrose
as Cyrus Whittey
as Coach Elkins
as Charlie
as Wally Brown
as Max
as Irate Man on Telephone (uncredited)
as Drunk (uncredited)
as Marshal Spencer
as Joe McDougal
as Stubby
as Dirty Dog Bartender (uncredited)
as Jed Fame
as Bartender
as Sheriff Cantrick
as Deputy Moon
as Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
as Enoch
as Harry Mitchell
as John Givney
as Mr. Morgan - Manager
as Milkman
as Milkman
as Ed
as Pinky, the cook
as McGraw
as Tommy Haley
as Lou
as Lenny Wilby, navigator
as Frank Martin
as Auctioneer O'Flynn
as Police Officer
as Shipman
as Horace Gallagher
as Wally
as Howard Sheldon (uncredited)
as Wally
as Tom Roscoe
as Eddie Roberts
as Jerry Miles
as Mr. Hopkins
as Jake Beesley
as Jerry Miles
as Jerry Miles
as Jerry Miles
as Binion
as Monty Stephens
as Wally
as Sam
as Durk (Uncredited)
as Jerry Miles
as Sam Colfax
as Desk Clerk
as Harry, Radio Station Announcer
as 2nd Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)