ACTOR

Wally Cox

1924 - 1973

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Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He began his career as a standup comedian and played the title character of the popular early U.S. television series Mister Peepers from 1952 to 1955. He also appeared as a character actor in over 20 films and dozens of television episodes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wally Cox has received more than 2,329,423 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wally Cox is the 7,381st most popular actor, the 10,877th most popular biography from United States and the 3,407th most popular American Actor.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

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  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wally Cox ranks 7,381 out of 13,578. Before him are Moon Bloodgood, William Keighley, Awkwafina, Daniela Castro, Jordan Chan, and Elyse Knox. After him are Torrey DeVitto, Miguel Varoni, Zoë Bell, Irene, Chris Bauer, and Harriet Sansom Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Wally Cox ranks 461. Before him are Ruhi Sarıalp, Matti Kassila, Hugh Huxley, Frank Church, Sam Jones, and Georges Dransart. After him are Paulo Muwanga, Jeremiah Denton, Joy Page, Ron Staniforth, Nek Chand, and William H. Gass. Among people deceased in 1973, Wally Cox ranks 277. Before him are Alphonse Lacroix, Armando Segato, Nellie Sengupta, James Anderson, Yulia Ryabchinskaya, and Glenn Strange. After him are Hendrik Isemborghs, Eddie Condon, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Lila Lee, Henry Green, and Maggie Laubser.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wally Cox ranks 10,877 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Medica (1914), William E. Thornton (1929), Elyse Knox (1917), Sheila Echols (1964), Josiah Bartlett (1729), and Andrew Young (1932). After him are Torrey DeVitto (1984), Jack McGrath (1919), Ryan Tedder (1979), Martin David Kruskal (1925), Rockwell (1964), and William Wallace Denslow (1856).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wally Cox ranks 3,407. Before him are Eric Fleming (1925), Michelle Hurd (1966), Moon Bloodgood (1975), William Keighley (1889), Awkwafina (1988), and Elyse Knox (1917). After him are Torrey DeVitto (1984), Chris Bauer (1966), Harriet Sansom Harris (1955), Shannyn Sossamon (1978), Matt Schulze (1972), and Janine Turner (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

Underdog
Underdog is an American animated television series that debuted October 3, 1964, on the NBC network under the primary sponsorship of General Mills, and continued in syndication until 1973, for a run of 124 episodes. Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter-ego, appeared whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred was being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog nearly always speaks in rhyme, as in, "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here!" His voice was supplied by Wally Cox.
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The Bedford Incident
Seaman Merlin Queffle
During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.
Oct 11th 19656.9 / 10
The Night Strangler
Mr. Berry
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills a certain number of people, drains them of their blood and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
Jan 16th 19736.6 / 10