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Wally Cox is a Actor American born on 6 december 1924 at Detroit (USA)
Wallace Maynard "Wally" Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American comedian and actor, particularly associated with the early years of television in the United States. He appeared in the U.S. television series Mr. Peepers from 1952 to 1955, plus several other popular shows, and as a character actor in over 20 films. Cox was the voice of the popular animated canine superhero Underdog. Although often cast as a meek milquetoast, he was actually quite athletic as well as a military veteran. He married three times.
TV viewers did, however, get to see a glimpse of Cox's physicality on an episode of I've Got a Secret transmitted on May 11, 1960, in which he and host Garry Moore ran around on stage assembling furniture while the panel was blindfolded. A rare glimpse of Cox's athletic build can be seen in the Mission: Impossible pilot, when he works as a safecracker in a tight, sleeveless T-shirt. On the June 14, 1976, installment of The Tonight Show, actor Robert Blake spoke of how much he missed his good friend Cox, who was described as being adventuresome and athletic. Cox married three times, to Marilyn Gennaro, Milagros Tirado, and Patricia Tiernan, and was survived by his third wife and his two children.
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Wally Cox
Birth name Wallace Maynard Cox
Nationality USA
Birth 6 december 1924 at Detroit (USA)
Death 15 february 1973 (at 48 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 6 december 1924 at Detroit (USA)
Death 15 february 1973 (at 48 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Wallace Maynard "Wally" Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American comedian and actor, particularly associated with the early years of television in the United States. He appeared in the U.S. television series Mr. Peepers from 1952 to 1955, plus several other popular shows, and as a character actor in over 20 films. Cox was the voice of the popular animated canine superhero Underdog. Although often cast as a meek milquetoast, he was actually quite athletic as well as a military veteran. He married three times.
Biography
In a 1950s article on Cox's "Mr. Peepers" TV show, Popular Science Magazine reported that Cox kept a small workshop in his dressing room. (Cox's Hollywood Squares colleague, former Hollywood Squares "square-master" Peter Marshall, recalled in his memoir, Backstage With The Original Hollywood Square, that Cox installed and maintained all the wiring in his own home.) Such misperceptions no doubt contributed to the sarcastic and peevish personality that Cox displayed as a comedian; they might also have helped inspire the character of Underdog, whose "Shoe-Shine Boy" persona, in the animated cartoons, reflected the kinds of roles Cox was often given.TV viewers did, however, get to see a glimpse of Cox's physicality on an episode of I've Got a Secret transmitted on May 11, 1960, in which he and host Garry Moore ran around on stage assembling furniture while the panel was blindfolded. A rare glimpse of Cox's athletic build can be seen in the Mission: Impossible pilot, when he works as a safecracker in a tight, sleeveless T-shirt. On the June 14, 1976, installment of The Tonight Show, actor Robert Blake spoke of how much he missed his good friend Cox, who was described as being adventuresome and athletic. Cox married three times, to Marilyn Gennaro, Milagros Tirado, and Patricia Tiernan, and was survived by his third wife and his two children.
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Reel Horror (1985)
Directed by Ross Hagen
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Katharine Ross, Howard Honig, Leslie Caron, John Carradine, Catherine Bach, Wally Cox
Roles Clyde (archive footage)
Rating20%
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
, 1h36Directed by Robert Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about television, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Joe Flynn, Wally Cox, Johnny Flynn, Heather North, John Ritter, Harry Morgan
Roles Mertons
Rating58%
A satire of network television, the movie follows the adventures of an ambitious mailroom clerk, Steven Post (Russell) at the fictional UBC Network who discovers his girlfriend Jennifer Scott's (Heather North) pet chimpanzee has the supernatural ability to predict which television programs will receive the highest ratings, in which he blows a raspberry to shows that will bomb, or claps his hands in applause to shows that will be hits.
The Boatniks (1970)
, 1h40Directed by Norman Tokar, Christopher Hibler, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Heist films, Children's films
Actors Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Phil Silvers, Norman Fell, Mickey Shaughnessy, Wally Cox
Roles Jason
Rating55%
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Jordan (Joey Forman) responds to a number of pleas for help from civilian pleasure boat sailors off the coast of Southern California. This type of event is typical of what the Coast Guard deals with on a regular basis, and is one of the reasons why Jordan has requested to transfer to a new station. He is handing over the reins to Ensign Tom Garland (Robert Morse), a polite but remarkably clumsy fellow who will now report to Commander Taylor (Don Ameche), a man who fought in World War II with Garland's father and holds him in high regard.
Quarantined (1970)
, 1h14Directed by Leo Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gary Collins, John Dehner, Sharon Farrell, Gordon Pinsent, Wally Cox, Sam Jaffe
Roles Wilbur Mott
Rating65%
The Young Country (1970)
, 1h14Directed by Roy Huggins
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Walter Brennan, Joan Hackett, Wally Cox, Pete Duel, Roger Davis, Skip Young
Roles Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe
Rating71%
, 1h39Directed by Ranald MacDougall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Dan Blocker, Nanette Fabray, Jim Backus, Wally Cox, Jack Elam, Henry Jones
Roles Mr. Bester
Rating61%
In the film, a simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send off for a mail-order bride. However, when Charley, accompanied by many of the townsfolk, gather at the train station to greet the woman on her scheduled arrival date, Charley is publicly embarrassed when she fails to appear. Realizing that he has been suckered out of his savings and feeling like a fool, Charley plans to leave the town for good. This would not be an issue, except that Charley is the town’s only blacksmith and no one else is available to replace him.
, 1h50Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, John Davidson, Janet Blair
Roles Mr. Wampler
Rating62%
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland at the party's 1888 convention. On the urging of Joe Carder, a journalist and suitor to eldest Bower daughter Alice, the family decides instead to move to the Dakota Territory. There, Grandpa Bower, a staunch Democrat, causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland sentiments. The Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican, and hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one (so as to send four Republican senators to Washington rather than two). Grandpa's actions result in family strife, including nearly costing Alice her position as the town's new school teacher. The budding romance between Joe and Alice also suffers. In the end, more ballots are cast for Cleveland, but Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison nonetheless wins the Electoral College reversal and the presidency. Before he leaves office, Cleveland grants statehood to the two Dakotas, along with two Democrat-voting territories, evening the gains for both parties. The Dakotans, particularly the feuding young couple, resolve to live together in peace.
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
, 1h29Directed by Gene Kelly
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon, Elaine Devry, Aline Towne
Roles Technical Adviser (Married 14 years)
Rating65%
Paul Manning discovers one day that his dear friend and neighbor Ed Stander has been cheating on his wife. Curious, he asks Ed about it and is given the history and tactics of men who have successfully committed adultery. With each new story, Paul can't help but notice the attractive blonde, Irma Johnson, who lives nearby.
The Bedford Incident (1965)
, 1h42Directed by James B. Harris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Noir
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Films about disabilities, Political films, Arme nucléaire, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Martin Balsam, James MacArthur, Donald Sutherland, Ed Bishop
Roles Seaman Merlin Queffle
Rating72%
The American destroyer USS Bedford (DLG-113) detects a Soviet submarine in the GIUK gap near the Greenland coast. (Specifically, they are in Greenland territorial waters at the entrance to the J.C. Jacobsen Fjord, which is due northwest from Iceland.) Although the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are not at war, Captain Eric Finlander (Richard Widmark) harries his prey mercilessly, while civilian photojournalist Ben Munceford (Sidney Poitier) and NATO naval advisor, Commodore (and ex-World War II U-boat captain) Wolfgang Schrepke (Eric Portman), look on with mounting alarm.
Morituri (1965)
, 2h8Directed by Bernhard Wicki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard, William Redfield, Martin Benrath
Roles Dr. Ambach
Rating69%
Robert Crain (Marlon Brando) is a German pacifist living in India during the Second World War. He is blackmailed by the Allies into using his demolition expertise to cripple a Nazi ship carrying rubber from Japan. The Allies hope to recover the ship before it is scuttled by the captain because rubber was in short supply and essential for various uses in the war effort.
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
, 2h4Directed by Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies
Actors Rex Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, Shirley MacLaine, Alain Delon, George C. Scott, Ingrid Bergman
Roles Ferguson
Rating63%
On a flatbed lorry driven in the streets of London, a motor car is under a grey cover with the initials RR. The Rolls Royce is first purchased by Charles, Marquess of Frinton (Rex Harrison) as a 10th wedding anniversary present for his French wife, Eloise (Jeanne Moreau). Frinton is Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office. The marquess is a longtime horse owner who has his heart set on winning the Ascot Gold Cup. This year his horse, named 10 June (his wedding anniversary date; also the writer Terence Rattigan's birthday) is the favourite and does indeed win. Lord Frinton is presented the Gold Cup by King George V. However, his elation is blighted when he finds his wife with her lover, his underling John Fane (Edmund Purdom), in the back of the Rolls with the shades drawn. For appearance's sake, Lord Frinton will not divorce his wife, but he returns the car.
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
, 1h46Directed by Ralph Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Glenn Ford, Nancy Kwan, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Jane Russell, Constance Towers
Roles Ralph Bundy
Rating67%
Pilot Jack Savage (Rod Taylor) is suspected of drinking and causing an airliner crash that kills 53 people and leaves only a single survivor, Martha Webster (Susanne Pleshette), a flight attendant. The captain's wartime buddy, airline executive Sam C. McBane (Glenn Ford), is convinced of his friend's innocence and investigates doggedly. Flashbacks deal with both Jack's past and Sam meeting him, plus others they used to know.
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
, 1h58Directed by Delmer Daves, Robert Totten
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Donald Crisp, Mimsy Farmer, Wally Cox
Roles Preacher Goodman
Rating69%
The film centers on the trials and tribulations of the Spencers, a family living in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming during the early 1960s. As the patriarch of a large and growing family, Clay Spencer (Henry Fonda) is fiercely independent, yet dedicated to his family. While he resists the influence of religion, he struggles to remain faithful to his wife Olivia (Maureen O'Hara), to allow his son (James MacArthur) to attend college, and to build a new home for his family.
Marilyn (1963)
, 1h23Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Rock Hudson, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Anne Baxter, Cyd Charisse, Charles Coburn
Roles Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating76%
State Fair (1962)
, 1h58Directed by José Ferrer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Pamela Tiffin, Ann-Margret, Tom Ewell, Alice Faye
Roles Hipplewaite
Rating58%
Une famille de fermiers de l'Iowa se met en route pour la foire annuelle. Tandis que les parents espèrent gagner des concours, leurs deux grands enfants, Margy et Wayne, font chacun une rencontre amoureuse...