Wally Cox
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1924-12-06
- Died
- 1973-02-15
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Wallace Maynard Cox
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.
Known For
TV Shows (50)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Wagon Train
1957
as Vincent Eaglewood
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Professor P. Caspar Biddle
Get Smart
1965
as TV Repairman (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Terry Targo
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as James Elwood
Love, American Style
1969
as Peter
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Count Carlo Szipesti / Dr. Heresford Handy
Matinee Theater
1955
The Lucy Show
1962
as Harold Tuttle
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Lost in Space
1965
as Tiabo
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Night Gallery
1970
Here's Lucy
1968
as Rock Barnett / Wally Manley / Gustav Vandemeer / Tommy Tucker
The Odd Couple
1970
as Mr. Fegivney
McMillan & Wife
1971
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Tourist
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Little John Doe
Underdog
1964
Danger
1950
I Spy
1965
as Herbie
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Wally Haverstraw
Your Show of Shows
1950
Search
1972
Suspense
1949
as Ace McCoy
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Alfred
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Messenger 7013
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Leslie Nettleton
Mister Roberts
1965
Mister Peepers
1952
as Robinson Peepers
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Monroe Winkler
Underdog
1964
as Underdog (Voice)
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956
as Hiram Holliday
Max Liebman Presents
1954
Movies (27)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Bedford Incident
1965
as Seaman Merlin Queffle
Babes in Toyland
1955
as Grumio, the Toymaker
Ironside
1967
as Scoutmaster
Babes in Toyland
1954
as Grumio, the Toymaker
Spencer's Mountain
1963
as Preacher Goodman
The Night Strangler
1973
as Mr. Berry
Morituri
1965
as Dr. Ambach
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Ralph Bundy
The Barefoot Executive
1971
as Mertons
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Ferguson
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Robinson J. Peepers (archive footage)
Murder at N.B.C.
1966
State Fair
1962
as Hipplewaite
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as Mr. Wampler
The Boatniks
1970
as Jason
Reel Horror
1985
as Clyde (archive footage)
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Mr. Bester
Magic Carpet
1972
as Harold Kane
The Young Country
1970
as Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
as Becker
Once Upon a Mattress
1972
as The Jester
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
Heidi
1955
as Peter
Quarantined
1970
as Wilbur Mott
Up Your Teddy Bear
1970
as Clyde King
About Wally Cox
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 tentat… With 77 credits spanning from 1948 to 1999, Wally Cox has appeared in 27 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wally Cox Movies
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) — as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
- The Bedford Incident (1965) — as Seaman Merlin Queffle
- Babes in Toyland (1955) — as Grumio, the Toymaker
- Ironside (1967) — as Scoutmaster
- Babes in Toyland (1954) — as Grumio, the Toymaker
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