Wally Cox

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Dec 06, 1924
Died	Feb 15, 1973 (48)
Birthplace	Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity	0.5 (history)
Updated	Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990

as (archive footage)

Reel Horror

1985

as Clyde (archive footage)

The Night Strangler

1973

as Mr. Berry

Once Upon a Mattress

1972

as The Jester

Magic Carpet

1972

as Harold Kane

The Barefoot Executive

1971

as Mertons

Up Your Teddy Bear

1970

as Clyde King

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

as Becker

The Young Country

1970

as Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

as Mr. Bester

The Boatniks

1970

as Jason

Quarantined

1970

as Wilbur Mott

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968

as Mr. Wampler

Ironside

1967

as Scoutmaster

A Guide for the Married Man

1967

as Technical Adviser (Married 14 years)

The Bedford Incident

1965

as Seaman Merlin Queffle

Morituri

1965

as Dr. Ambach

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

as Ralph Bundy

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

as Ferguson

Spencer's Mountain

1963

as Preacher Goodman

State Fair

1962

as Hipplewaite

Babes in Toyland

1955

as Grumio, the Toymaker

Babes in Toyland

1954

as Grumio, the Toymaker

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Organization	Category	Movie

Mister Peepers

as Robinson Peepers

Episodes: 48

First Aired: Jul 03, 1952

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

as Hiram Holliday

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Oct 03, 1956

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Professor P. Caspar Biddle

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

Burke's Law

as Count Carlo Szipesti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Here's Lucy

as Rock Barnett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

The Odd Couple

as Mr. Fegivney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1970

The Lucy Show

as Harold Tuttle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Bill Cosby Show

as Wally Haverstraw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1969

Lost in Space

as Tiabo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

General Electric Theater

as Monroe Winkler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Mission: Impossible

as Terry Targo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

The Twilight Zone

as James Elwood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Vacation Playhouse

as Alfred

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

I Spy

as Herbie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Letter to Loretta

as Leslie Nettleton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

It Takes a Thief

as Tourist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1968

Here's Lucy

as Wally Manley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Here's Lucy

as Gustav Vandemeer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Burke's Law

as Dr. Heresford Handy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1963

Here's Lucy

as Tommy Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1968

Wagon Train

as Vincent Eaglewood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Suspense

as Ace McCoy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

DuPont Show of the Month

as Messenger 7013

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1957

Love, American Style

as Peter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

Underdog

Episodes: 125

First Aired: Oct 03, 1964

Hollywood Squares

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 17, 1966

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

The Lux Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 26, 1957

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 1969

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1966

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1961

Alias Smith and Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1971

Night Gallery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Mister Roberts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Get Smart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

McMillan & Wife

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Your Show of Shows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 1950

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Suspense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1949

Danger

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1950

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 24, 1956

Max Liebman Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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