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Wally Cox
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Wally Cox
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-12-06,Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
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

The Barefoot Executive

5.6

The Barefoot Executive
1971-03-17

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990-01-01

A Guide for the Married Man

6

A Guide for the Married Man
1967-05-25

The Night Strangler

6.7

The Night Strangler
1973-01-16

4.9

State Fair
1962-03-09

5.3

The Boatniks
1970-07-01

Spencer's Mountain

6.7

Spencer's Mountain
1963-05-16

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

6.1

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964-12-31

The Bedford Incident

7

The Bedford Incident
1965-10-11

Fate Is the Hunter

6.5

Fate Is the Hunter
1964-10-16

Up Your Teddy Bear

2.9

Up Your Teddy Bear
1970-12-23

6

Quarantined
1970-02-24

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

7

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970-04-01

3.2

Reel Horror
1985-10-01

The Young Country

9

The Young Country
1970-03-17

9

Magic Carpet
1972-11-06

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

6.1

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968-04-19

Television: The First Fifty Years

0

Television: The First Fifty Years
1999-01-01

6

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.7

Morituri
1965-08-24

Once Upon a Mattress

7.8

Once Upon a Mattress
1972-12-12

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

6.5

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970-10-18

Babes in Toyland

6.7

Babes in Toyland
1954-12-18

Babes in Toyland

0

Babes in Toyland
1955-12-24

Murder at N.B.C.

0

Murder at N.B.C.
1966-10-19

0

Heidi
1955-10-01

6.2

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

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

6.9

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966-09-13

7.8

The Odd Couple
1970-09-24

The Dick Van Dyke Show

7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961-10-03

7.046

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Alias Smith and Jones

6.9

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

The Bill Cosby Show

5.5

The Bill Cosby Show
1969-09-14

7.2

Lost in Space
1965-09-15

Hollywood Squares

7.5

Hollywood Squares
1966-10-17

7.885

Night Gallery
1970-12-16

General Electric Theater

6.8

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

Mission: Impossible

7.6

Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17

8.3

Mister Roberts
1965-09-17

7

Mister Peepers
1952-07-03

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

6.4

Underdog
1964-10-03

McMillan & Wife

6.9

McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29

The Hollywood Palace

5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969-01-22

7.1

Search
1972-09-13

Your Show of Shows

7.2

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Matinee Theater

5.3

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

7.3

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956-10-03

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

5.1

Suspense
1949-01-06

7.7

Danger
1950-09-26

The Steve Allen Show

6.2

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

Vacation Playhouse

8

Vacation Playhouse
1963-07-22

6.5

I Spy
1965-09-15

Max Liebman Presents

0

Max Liebman Presents
1954-09-12

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

It Takes a Thief

7.2

It Takes a Thief
1968-01-09

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6.2

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

6.7

Here's Lucy
1968-09-23

6

The Lux Show
1957-09-26

6.6

Wagon Train
1957-09-18

5.1

Suspense
1949-01-06

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

What's My Line?

7.1

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

DuPont Show of the Month

7.4

DuPont Show of the Month
1957-09-29

Love, American Style

6.2

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

8

Underdog
1964-10-03

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

8

Get Smart
1965-09-18

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09