Wally Brown

Wally Brown

1904-10-08 – 1961-11-13 (age 57) Malden, Massachusetts, USA
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Biography

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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 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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Notorious
Notorious

1946

as Mr. Hopkins

The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty

1954

as Lenny Wilby, navigator

Step Lively
Step Lively

1944

as Binion

Dodge City
Dodge City

1939

as Cattle Auctioneer (uncredited)

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Coach Elkins

Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James

1959

as Dirty Dog Bartender (uncredited)

The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun

1958

as Deputy Moon

All Through the Night
All Through the Night

1942

as 2nd Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

Who Was That Lady?
Who Was That Lady?

1960

as Irate Man on Telephone (uncredited)

Girl Rush
Girl Rush

1944

as Jerry Miles

The Seventh Victim
The Seventh Victim

1943

as Durk (Uncredited)

Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon

1948

as Tom Roscoe

The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything

1959

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild

1957

as Las Vegas Heckler (uncredited)

Westbound
Westbound

1959

as Stubby

Holiday for Lovers
Holiday for Lovers

1959

as Joe McDougal

Gangway for Tomorrow
As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel

1951

as Horace Gallagher

Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable

1949

as Howard Sheldon (uncredited)

Untamed Youth
Untamed Youth

1957

as Pinky, the cook