Wally Brown

Actor Wally Brown appeared in a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Brown's earliest roles were in film, including the Tom Conway thriller "The Seventh Victim" (1943), the Frank Sinatra musical "Step Lively" (1944) and "Zombies on Broadway" (1945). He also appeared in the drama "From This Day Forward" (1946) with Joan Fontaine, "Genius at Work" (1946) and "Notorious" (1946). He kept working in film throughout the forties and the fifties, starring in "Family Honeymoon" (1949) with Claudette Colbert, "As Young As You Feel" (1951) and the dramatic adaptation "The High and the Mighty" (1954) with John Wayne. He also appeared in "The Wild Dakotas" (1956), the adaptation "The Joker Is Wild" (1957) with Frank Sinatra and the Paul Newman adaptation "The Left-Handed Gun" (1958). In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the comedic adaptation "Holiday For Lovers" (1959) with Clifton Webb, "The Best of Everything" (1959) with Hope Lange and "Westbound" (1959) with Randolph Scott. He also appeared in the comedic fantasy "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) with Fred MacMurray and the Sean Connery western adventure "Shalako" (1968). Brown was most recently credited in the action movie "The Program" (1993) with James Caan. He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "The Roaring Twenties" (ABC, 1960-62). Brown passed away in November 1961 at the age of 57.