Wally Cox

Wally Cox

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1924-12-06
Deathday: 1973-12-06 (49 years old)

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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

all 78

TV Shows 52

Movies 26

self 20

(archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Movie
Clyde (archive footage)
Reel Horror

Reel Horror (1985)

Movie
Mr. Berry
The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler (1973)

Movie
9
The Jester
Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress (1972)

Movie
Harold Kane
Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet (1972)

Movie
Search

Search (1972)

TV
Self
The Mouse Factory

The Mouse Factory (1972)

TV
McMillan and Wife

McMillan and Wife (1971)

TV
1
Mertons
The Barefoot Executive

The Barefoot Executive (1971)

Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
Clyde King
Up Your Teddy Bear

Up Your Teddy Bear (1970)

Movie
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Becker
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970)

Movie
Mr. Fegivney
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple (1970)

TV
6
Jason
The Boatniks

The Boatniks (1970)

Movie
Mr. Bester
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)

Movie
Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe
The Young Country

The Young Country (1970)

Movie
Wilbur Mott
Quarantined

Quarantined (1970)

Movie
Wally Haverstraw
The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

TV
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969)

TV
Self
Storybook Squares

Storybook Squares (1969)

TV
Tommy Tucker / Wally Manley / Rock Barnett / Gustav Vandemeer
Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy (1968)

TV
8
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Mr. Wampler
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)

Movie
6
Tourist
It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief (1968)

TV
3.5
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)

TV
5
Technical Adviser (Married 14 years)
A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man (1967)

Movie
3.5
Scoutmaster
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

Movie
Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square
Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares (1966)

TV
Terry Targo
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible (1966)

TV
6.33
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

TV
Seaman Merlin Queffle
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident (1965)

Movie
4
Get Smart

Get Smart (1965)

TV
6.3
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts (1965)

TV
Tiabo
Lost in Space

Lost in Space (1965)

TV
2
Herbie
I Spy

I Spy (1965)

TV
6.5
Self
PDQ

PDQ (1965)

TV
Dr. Ambach
Morituri

Morituri (1965)

Movie
Ferguson
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Movie
Ralph Bundy
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

Movie
Underdog / Man / Emperor
Underdog

Underdog (1964)

TV
Underdog / Man / Emperor
The Ultimate Underdog Collection

The Ultimate Underdog Collection (1964)

Movie
Self
The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace (1964)

TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Count Carlo Szipesti / Dr. Heresford Handy
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Alfred
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV
Preacher Goodman
Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain (1963)

Movie
Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
Marilyn

Marilyn (1963)

Movie
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Harold Tuttle
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show (1962)

TV
Professor P. Caspar Biddle
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

TV
6
Schuhverkäufer
Something's Got to Give

Something's Got to Give (1962)

Movie
Hipplewaite
State Fair

State Fair (1962)

Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)

TV
5.8
Self
Candid Camera

Candid Camera (1960)

TV
James Elwood
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Self
The Lux Show

The Lux Show (1957)

TV
Vincent Eaglewood
Wagon Train

Wagon Train (1957)

TV
8
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Hiram Holliday / Berber Tribesman / Berber Tribesman's Son
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)

TV
Self
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

TV
Grumio
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1955)

Movie
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater (1955)

TV
Grumio, the Toymaker
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1954)

Movie
Max Liebman Presents

Max Liebman Presents (1954)

TV
Leslie Nettleton
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Monroe Winkler
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Self
Name That Tune

Name That Tune (1952)

TV
Corky
Gulf Playhouse

Gulf Playhouse (1952)

TV
Mr. Robinson J. Peepers / Self
Mister Peepers

Mister Peepers (1952)

TV
Danger

Danger (1950)

TV
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows (1950)

TV
Self - Panelist / Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Ace McCoy
Suspense

Suspense (1949)

TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Self
School House

School House

TV

Ratings

Average 6.15
Based on 240 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1959
1965
1962
1990
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Wally CoxWally Cox

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1924-12-06

Deathday
1973-12-06 (49 years old)

Birth Name
Wallace Maynard Cox

Birth Place
Detroit, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Wallace Maynard Cox

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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