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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.
Filmography
all 61
Movies 36
TV Shows 25
self 1
87th Precinct (1961)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
The Roaring 20's (1960)
Stagecoach West (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
The Best of Everything (1959)
Johnny Ringo (1959)
Laramie (1959)
Johnny Staccato (1959)
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Westbound (1959)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Cimarron City (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Wink of an Eye (1958)
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
The Real McCoys (1957)
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
M Squad (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Wells Fargo (1957)
Untamed Youth (1957)
The Wild Dakotas (1956)
Climax! (1954)
December Bride (1954)
Lassie (1954)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
City Detective (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
I Married Joan (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
As Young as You Feel (1951)
French Fried Frolic (1949)
Come to the Stable (1949)
Backstage Follies (1948)
Family Honeymoon (1948)
Bachelor Blues (1948)
Vacation in Reno (1946)
Genius at Work (1946)
Notorious (1946)
From This Day Forward (1946)
Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Girl Rush (1944)
Step Lively (1944)
Seven Days Ashore (1944)
Rookies in Burma (1943)
Around the World (1943)
Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
The Seventh Victim (1943)
The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
Petticoat Larceny (1943)
Radio Runaround (1943)
All Through the Night (1942)
Dodge City (1939)
The Roaring 20s
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1904-10-08
Deathday1961-11-13 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceMalden, Massachusetts, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWallace Edgar Brown
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