Wally Brown
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1904
- Place of birth
- Malden, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- November 13, 1961
Biography
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.
Movies with Wally Brown
- Notorious 1946 · ★ 7.7
- The Absent-Minded Professor 1961 · ★ 6.5
- The Seventh Victim 1943 · ★ 6.4
- The Joker is Wild 1957 · ★ 8.1
- The Left Handed Gun 1958 · ★ 6.0
- Dodge City 1939 · ★ 6.9
- The High and the Mighty 1954 · ★ 5.9
- All Through the Night 1942 · ★ 6.7
- The Best of Everything 1959 · ★ 6.3
- Who Was That Lady? 1960 · ★ 6.4
- Untamed Youth 1957 · ★ 4.2
- Come to the Stable 1949 · ★ 6.8
- Alias Jesse James 1959 · ★ 6.1
- Westbound 1959 · ★ 6.4
- Zombies on Broadway 1945 · ★ 5.1
- As Young as You Feel 1951 · ★ 6.4
- From This Day Forward 1946 · ★ 5.4
- Step Lively 1944 · ★ 6.7
- Gangway for Tomorrow 1943 · ★ 6.1
- Holiday for Lovers 1959 · ★ 6.3
- Seven Days Ashore 1944 · ★ 4.2
- Around the World 1943 · ★ 6.8
- Family Honeymoon 1948 · ★ 6.2
- Petticoat Larceny 1943 · ★ 7.0
- Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event 1943 · ★ 6.0
- Genius at Work 1946 · ★ 6.7
- Rookies in Burma 1943 · ★ 6.0
- Backstage Follies 1948 · ★ 3.3
- Vacation in Reno 1946 · ★ 7.7
- Wink of an Eye 1958 · ★ 6.5
- Girl Rush 1944 · ★ 6.0
- The Adventures of a Rookie 1943 · ★ 7.5
- Radio Stars on Parade 1945 · ★ 9.0
- The Wild Dakotas 1956 · ★ 9.0
- Radio Runaround 1943 · ★ 8.0
- French Fried Frolic 1949 · ★ 9.0
- Daniel Boone: The Promised Land 1961