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Wally Brown
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Wally Brown (October 9, 1904 – November 13, 1961) was an actor, comedian, and long-time partner of Alan Carney Wally was born in Malden, Massachusetts and served as a vaudevillian. In 1942, he began his film career in Hollywood at RKO Radio Pictures with the film Petticoat Larceny. When RKO decided to emulate the comedy team Abbott and Costello he was paired with Alan Carney, creating "Brown & Carney." They premiered with the military comedies Adventures of a Rookie and its sequel Rookies in Burma. Out of their eight films together, one of their most notable films was Zombies on Broadway co-starring Bela Lugosi, a semi-sequel to Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie. Their …
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From Wikipedia Wally Brown (October 9, 1904 – November 13, 1961) was an actor, comedian, and long-time partner of Alan Carney Wally was born in Malden, Massachusetts and served as a vaudevillian. In 1942, he began his film career in Hollywood at RKO Radio Pictures with the film Petticoat Larceny. When RKO decided to emulate the comedy team Abbott and Costello he was paired with Alan Carney, creating "Brown & Carney." They premiered with the military comedies Adventures of a Rookie and its sequel Rookies in Burma. Out of their eight films together, one of their most notable films was Zombies on Broadway co-starring Bela Lugosi, a semi-sequel to Val Lewton's I Walked With a Zombie. Their contracts were terminated in 1946, after which they pursued solo careers. In the 1940s–50s, both appeared in various roles for Leslie Goodwins films. They reunited in 1961 in The Absent-Minded Professor. Wally's last years were filled with guest appearances in television, his last one in My Three Sons. He made several guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Harry Mitchell in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Gilded Lily." Wally Brown had also been a regular cast member in television shows like I Married Joan, Cimarron City, and Daniel Boone. Along with Alan Carney, he was going to be given a role in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World but died not long before filming began. He also served as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show on radio.
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Daniel Boone: The Promised Land
as Cyrus Whittey
The Absent-Minded Professor
as Coach Elkins
Who Was That Lady?
as Irate Man on Telephone (uncredited)
The Best of Everything
as Drunk (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
as Joe McDougal
Westbound
as Stubby
Alias Jesse James
as Dirty Dog Bartender (uncredited)
Wink of an Eye
as Sheriff Cantrick
The Left Handed Gun
as Deputy Moon
The Joker is Wild
as Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)
Untamed Youth
as Pinky, the cook
The Wild Dakotas
as McGraw
The High and the Mighty
as Lenny Wilby, navigator
As Young as You Feel
as Horace Gallagher (uncredited)
French Fried Frolic
as Wally
Come to the Stable
as Howard Sheldon (uncredited)
Backstage Follies
as Wally
Family Honeymoon
as Tom Roscoe
Vacation in Reno
as Eddie Roberts
Genius at Work
as Jerry Miles
Notorious
as Mr. Hopkins
From This Day Forward
as Jake Beesley
Radio Stars on Parade
as Jerry Miles
Zombies on Broadway
as Jerry Miles
Girl Rush
as Jerry Miles
Step Lively
as Binion
Seven Days Ashore
as Monty Stephens
No Poster
Rookies in Burma
as Jerry Miles
Around the World
as Wally
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Sam
The Seventh Victim
as Durk (Uncredited)
The Adventures of a Rookie
as Jerry Miles
Petticoat Larceny
as Sam Colfax
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
as Desk Clerk
Radio Runaround
as Harry, Radio Station Announcer
All Through the Night
as 2nd Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Dodge City
as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)