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Wally Vernon (1905–1970)

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Both a great dancer and a hilarious comedian, in show business since the age of three, Wally Vernon could have had a more significant screen career than he had. Not in terms of quantity since he appeared in no fewer than ninety-five movies or TV episodes but in terms of quality. Indeed besides Henry King and his delightful Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 64) in Van Nuys, California, USA
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1965 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Fur Salesman
– Believe and Live (1965) … Fur Salesman
 
1964 What a Way to Go!
Agent
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
– Maggie Brown (1963)
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Newsboy
– Come and Kill Me (1962) … Newsboy (uncredited)
 
1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– The Organizers: Part 2 (1962)
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Professor
– Never Walk Alone (1961) … Professor
 
1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV series)
Smitty
– Peter Writes a Book (1961) … Smitty
 
1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Bartender
– The Prescott Campaign (1961) … Bartender
 
1960 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
– Christmas Is a Legal Holiday (1960)
 
1958 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Cornelius Van Dyke
– The Masquerade Ball (1958) … Cornelius Van Dyke
 
1958 Mike Hammer (TV series)
Wally Davis
– Music to Die By (1958) … Wally Davis
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Winkle
– The Diamond (1958) … Winkle
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Giles
– The Dutch Clock (1957) … Giles
 
1957 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
Grubstake
– Both Barrels Blazing (1957) … Grubstake
 
1956 The White Squaw
Faro Bill
 
1956 Come on Seven (short)
Wally
 
1956 Fury at Gunsight Pass
Okay, Okay aka Johnny Oakes
 
1955-1956 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Joey Perhaps
– Cleo (1956) … Joey Perhaps
– A Job for Macarone (1955) … Joey Perhaps
– A Nice Price (1955) … Joey Perhaps
– It Comes Up Money (1955) … Joey Perhaps
– Numbers and Figures (1955) … Joey Perhaps
 
1955 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Smiley
– Return of Chief Red Hawk (1955) … Smiley
 
1955 He Took a Powder (short)
Wally
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Joey Perhaps
– Mink Does Something for You (1955) … Joey Perhaps
 
1955 Nobody's Home (short)
Wally
 
1955 His Pest Friend (short)
Wally
 
1954 Doggie in the Bedroom (short)
 
1953 Affair with a Stranger
Joe, Taxi Driver
 
1953 He Popped His Pistol (short)
Wally
 
1952 Strop, Look and Listen (short)
Wally
 
1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway
Harry 'Poorly' Sammis
 
1952 What Price Glory
Lipinsky
 
1952 Heebie Gee-Gees (short)
Wally
 
1952 A Fool and His Honey (short)
Wally
 
1951 Fun on the Run (short)
Wally
 
1951 He Flew the Shrew (short)
Wally Werson
 
1950 Holiday Rhythm
Klaxon
 
1950 Border Rangers
Hungry Hicks
 
1950 Train to Tombstone
Clifton Gulliver
 
1950 Gunfire
Clem
 
1950 I Shot Billy the Kid
Vicente
 
1950 House About It (short)
Wally
 
1950 Beauty on Parade
Sam Short
 
1949 Always Leave Them Laughing
Wally Vernon - Comic
 
1949 Let Down Your Aerial (short)
Wally
 
1949 Square Dance Jubilee
Seldom Sam Jenks
 
1949 The Lucky Stiff
Card Player (uncredited)
 
1948 Parlor, Bedroom and Wrath (short)
Wally
 
1948 He Walked by Night
Postman (uncredited)
 
1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
Taxi Driver
 
1948 Behind Locked Doors
Maintenance Man (uncredited)
 
1948 Crabbin' in the Cabin (short)
Wally
 
1948 King of the Gamblers
Mike Burns
 
1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Archie Stone
 
1948 A-Hunting They Did Go (short)
Wally
 
1944 Stagecoach to Monterey
Throckmorton 'Other-Hand' Snodgrass
 
1944 Silver City Kid
'Wildcat' Higgens
 
1944 Silent Partner
Room Service Waiter
 
1944 Call of the South Seas
Handsome
 
1944 Outlaws of Santa Fe
'Buckshot' Peters
 
1943 California Joe
Tumbleweed Smith
 
1943 Pistol Packin' Mama
The Joker
 
1943 Canyon City
Beauty Bradshaw
 
1943 Here Comes Elmer
Wally
 
1943 The Man from the Rio Grande
Jimpson Simpson
 
1943 A Scream in the Dark
Klousky, the morgue attendant
 
1943 Black Hills Express
Deputy 'Deadeye'
 
1943 Thumbs Up
Comedy Trio Member (as The Hot Shots)
 
1943 Fugitive from Sonora
Jack Pot Murphy
 
1943 Get Going
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1943 Tahiti Honey
Maxie
 
1943 Hit Parade of 1943
Vaudeville Actor (uncredited)
 
1943 Reveille with Beverly
Stomp McCoy
 
1941 Fresh as a Freshman (short)
 
1940 Sandy Gets Her Man
Fireman Bagshaw
 
1940 Margie
Al
 
1940 Sailor's Lady
Goofer
 
1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Elmer Kelner
 
1939 The Gorilla
Seaman
 
1939 Chasing Danger
Waldo Winkle [AFI Name: Waldo Rohrbeck]
 
1939 Broadway Serenade
Joey - the Jinx
 
1939 Tail Spin
Chick
 
1938 Sharpshooters
Waldo
 
1938 Meet the Girls
Delbert Jones
 
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
Wally Vernon
 
1938 Kentucky Moonshine
Gus Bryce
 
1938 Happy Landing
Al Mahoney
 
1937 Submarine D-1
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1937 This Way Please
Bumps
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything
Jerry
 
1937 Mountain Music
Odette Potta
 
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1950 Holiday Rhythm (performer: "I'll Think It Over", "Mad'moiselle")
 
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band (performer: "Everybody's Doin' It Now" 1911 - uncredited, "This Is the Life" 1914 - uncredited, "In My Harem" 1913 - uncredited)
 
1937 This Way Please (performer: "What This Country Needs is Voom-Voom")
 
1937 Mountain Music (performer: "Good Mornin', Good Mornin'")
 
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The Gorilla -- When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Alexander's Ragtime Band -- Trailer for this musical drama
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Alternate Names:

The Hot Shots
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Trivia:

Was a wonderfully eccentric dancer. Unfortunately, the only opportunity he got to demonstrate this was in two numbers in Alexander's Ragtime Band. See more »

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