Wally Cox
Biography
Wally Cox was a character actor born on December 6, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan, and he died on February 15, 1973, at the age of 48. Known for acting in over 20 films and dozens of television episodes, his credits include 77 known credits on the Movie Database. He provided the voice of the animated canine superhero in the Underdog television series. On television, he played Professor P. Caspar Biddle in the episode titled The Bird-Watchers on The Beverly Hillbillies. His television persona was that of a shy, timid man in horn-rimed glasses who spoke in a tentative yet distinctly enunciated voice, though his long-time friend Marlon Brando stated that this persona was completely at odds with the real man.
Career overview
Wally Cox was a character actor born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 6, 1924, and he passed away on February 15, 1973, at the age of 48. Throughout his career, he appeared in over 20 films and dozens of television episodes, accumulating 77 known acting credits. His television persona was characterized by a shy, timid man wearing horn-rimed glasses who spoke in a tentative yet distinctly enunciated voice. Marlon Brando, a long-time friend, noted that this television persona was completely at odds with the real man.
His physical traits and talents made him ideal for comedy parts. He made a memorable turn as Professor P. Caspar Biddle in the episode titled The Bird-Watchers on The Beverly Hillbillies. In addition to his on-screen roles, Cox provided the voice for the animated canine superhero in the Underdog television series. His career also included appearances in various television shows and films, including The Twilight Zone, The Mouse Factory, and The Red Skelton Show.
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- Television: The First Fifty Years (1999) as Robinson J. Peepers (archive footage)
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) as (archive footage)
- Reel Horror (1985) as Clyde (archive footage)
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- The Night Strangler (1973) as Mr. Berry
- Search (1972)
- Magic Carpet (1972) as Harold Kane
- Once Upon a Mattress (1972) as The Jester
- McMillan & Wife (1971)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- The Barefoot Executive (1971) as Mertons
- Night Gallery (1970)
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Mr. Fegivney
- The Boatniks (1970) as Jason
- The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) as Mr. Bester
- Quarantined (1970) as Wilbur Mott
- 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
- Love, American Style (1969) as Peter
- The Bill Cosby Show (1969) as Wally Haverstraw
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Rock Barnett
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Wally Manley
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Gustav Vandemeer
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Tommy Tucker
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Tourist
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) as Mr. Wampler
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) as Technical Adviser
- Ironside (1967) as Scoutmaster
- Mission: Impossible (1966) as Terry Targo
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) as Little John Doe
- Hollywood Squares (1966) as Self
- Murder at N.B.C. (1966)
- Get Smart (1965) as TV Repairman (uncredited)
- Lost in Space (1965) as Tiabo
- I Spy (1965) as Herbie
- Mister Roberts (1965)
- The Bedford Incident (1965) as Seaman Merlin Queffle
- Morituri (1965) as Dr. Ambach
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self
- Underdog (1964)
- Underdog (1964) as Underdog (Voice)
- Fate Is the Hunter (1964) as Ralph Bundy
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) as Ferguson
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- Burke's Law (1963) as Count Carlo Szipesti
- Burke's Law (1963) as Dr. Heresford Handy
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) as Alfred
- Spencer's Mountain (1963) as Preacher Goodman
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Professor P. Caspar Biddle
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Harold Tuttle
- State Fair (1962) as Hipplewaite
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as James Elwood
- Wagon Train (1957) as Vincent Eaglewood
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Messenger 7013
- The Lux Show (1957) as Self
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956) as Hiram Holliday
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Babes in Toyland (1955) as Grumio, the Toymaker
- Heidi (1955) as Peter
- Babes in Toyland (1954) as Grumio, the Toymaker
- Max Liebman Presents (1954)
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Leslie Nettleton
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Monroe Winkler
- Mister Peepers (1952) as Robinson Peepers
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
- Danger (1950)
- Your Show of Shows (1950)
- Suspense (1949)
- Suspense (1949) as Ace McCoy
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self