Wallace Maynard Cox Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American comedian and actor, particularly associated with the early years of television in the United States. He appeared in the U.S. television series Mr. Peepers (1952–1955), plus several other popular shows, and as a character actor in over 20 films. Cox was the voice of the popular animated canine superhero Underdog. Although often cast as a meek milquetoast, he was actually quite athletic as well as a military veteran. He married three times and was a close friend of Marlon Brando.
Thick glasses and "mousy", soft voice. Often played characters with meek and shy personalities.
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Of course any fool knows that...then again, I'm not any fool.
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Graduated from Denby High School in Detroit, Michigan, 1942.
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Invoked Tyrone Power's name in an underwear commercial saying, in his best, Mr. Milquetoast voice, "I may look like Wally Cox, but, inside, I'm Tyrone Power".
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Was the television spokesman for Canada Dry's Sport Cola circa 1970.
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Prestigious publisher Simon & Shuster published two of his whimsical books, "My Life As A Small Boy" (1961) and "Ralph Makes Good" (1965).
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Was a childhood friend of Marlon Brando. The young Brando once tied the young Cox to a fence and left him in bondage overnight. They later met again in New York City in the 1940s and became best friends, a friendship that lasted until Cox's death.
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Marlon Brando took possession of Cox's ashes from his widow in order to scatter them at sea but actually kept them hidden in a closet at his house and frequently talked to them. The Los Angeles Times on September 22, 2004, quoted Brando's son, Miko, to the effect that both his father's and Cox's ashes were scattered at the same time in Death Valley, California, following Brando's death.
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Provided the voice role for the animated superhero Underdog on Underdog (1964).
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Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 122-123. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
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Despite his slight, timid features, his real-life hobby was motorcycle riding.
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For over six years (1966-1973), he was the upper left square on The Hollywood Squares (1965) game show.
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Studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s in New York and became roommates for a time with Marlon Brando. Cox moved out reportedly because he couldn't stand Brando's pet raccoon. The unlikely pair, however, remained lifelong friends.
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Wrote a mystery novel for children, "The Tenth Life of Osiris Oakes," about a young boy who steals a mummified cat from a museum, only to have it come back to life.
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Once appeared in a TV commercial for men's underwear in the 1960s, but Standards and Practices, at the time, banned the commercial from broadcast. The offending material was Wally opening his dress shirt to reveal a small segment of his undershirt. This was considered "exposing underwear on a live model" and the commercial never aired.
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Childhood friend and sometime roommate of Marlon Brando Upon his death, Brando was chosen to spread Cox's cremated ashes.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Search
1973
TV Series
Brother Sam
The Night Strangler
1973
TV Movie
Mr. Berry
Once Upon a Mattress
1972
TV Movie
The Jester
Magic Carpet
1972
TV Movie
Harold Kane
The Odd Couple
1972
TV Series
Mr. Fegivney
Here's Lucy
1969-1972
TV Series
Tommy Tucker, The Toy Tycoon / Gustav Vandemeer / Wally Manley / ...
Alias Smith and Jones
1972
TV Series
Matt Tapscott
McMillan & Wife
1971
TV Series
Dr. Langston Carmichael
Night Gallery
1971
TV Series
Father (segment "Junior")
The Bob Hope Show
1955-1971
TV Series
Santa Claus
The Barefoot Executive
1971
Mertons
The Red Skelton Hour
1967-1971
TV Series
Muggsy / Marvin Manley
Up Your Teddy Bear
1970
Clyde King
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1970
TV Series
Becker
The Boatniks
1970
Jason
Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
Mr. Bester
It Takes a Thief
1968-1970
TV Series
Professor Moses / Tourist
The Young Country
1970
TV Movie
Aaron Grimes / Ira Greebe
Quarantined
1970
TV Movie
Wilbur Mott
The Bill Cosby Show
1970
TV Series
Wally Haverstraw
Love, American Style
1970
TV Series
Peter (segment "Love and Mr. Nice Guy")
That's Life
1969
TV Series
Bonanza
1967-1968
TV Series
Phineas Burke / Professor MacNultey
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
Mr. Wampler
Get Smart
1967
TV Series
TV Repairman
Vacation Playhouse
1967
TV Series
Alfred
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
Technical Adviser (Married 14 years)
The Monkees
1967
TV Series
Man With '?' Box
I Spy
1967
TV Series
Herbie
Ironside
1967
TV Movie
Scoutmaster
Underdog
1964-1967
TV Series
Underdog / Man / Emperor / ...
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
TV Series
Little John Doe
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1966
TV Series
Lost in Space
1966
TV Series
Tiabo
Mission: Impossible
1966
TV Series
Terry Targo
The Beverly Hillbillies
1966
TV Series
Professor P. Caspar Biddle
Mister Roberts
1966
TV Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1966
TV Series
Lincoln Goodheart
The Bedford Incident
1965
Seaman Merlin Queffle
Morituri
1965
Dr. Ambach
Burke's Law
1963-1965
TV Series
Dr. Heresford Handy / Count Carlo Szipesti
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
Ferguson
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
Ralph Bundy
The Twilight Zone
1964
TV Series
James Elwood
The Lucy Show
1963
TV Series
Harold Tuttle
77 Sunset Strip
1963
TV Series
Harold Harrison
Spencer's Mountain
1963
Preacher Clyde Goodman
Something's Got to Give
1962
Short
Shoe Salesman
Car 54, Where Are You?
1962
TV Series
Benny
Follow the Sun
1962
TV Series
Harold Buchanan
State Fair
1962
Hipplewaite
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1961
TV Series
Professor Patterson
The Chevy Show
1961
TV Series
Angel
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1961
TV Series
Guardian Angel
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1961
TV Series
Dexter Presto
The DuPont Show of the Month
1960
TV Series
The United States Steel Hour
1955-1960
TV Series
George
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956-1959
TV Series
Hiram Holliday
Hiram Holiday
King or Rovaki
...
Wagon Train
1959
TV Series
Vincent Eaglewood
The Frank Sinatra Show
1958
TV Series
Father Dvorak
Matinee Theatre
1957-1958
TV Series
Vernon Chase
The Loretta Young Show
1958
TV Series
Leslie Nettleton
Kraft Theatre
1957
TV Series
Babes in Toyland
1955
TV Movie
Grumio
Max Liebman Spectaculars
1955
TV Series
Peter
Mister Peepers
1952-1955
TV Series
Mr. Robinson J. Peepers / Himself
General Electric Theater
1955
TV Series
Monroe Winkler
NBC Television Opera Theatre
1955
TV Series
Producers' Showcase
1955
TV Series
William H. Dean
Babes in Toyland
1954
TV Movie
Toymaker Grumio
Texaco Star Theatre
1953
TV Series
Mr. Robinson Peepers
The Gulf Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Corky
The Sniper
1952
Man Pressing Clothes at Dry Cleaners (uncredited)
Goodyear Playhouse
1951-1952
TV Series
Timothy Trundle
Starlight Theatre
1951
TV Series
Suspense
1950-1951
TV Series
Ace McCoy
Danger
1951
TV Series
The Ford Theatre Hour
1951
TV Series
Fireside Theatre
1949
TV Series
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Lux Show
1957
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Babes in Toyland
1955
TV Movie performer: "Don't Cry, Bo-Peep"
Mister Peepers
1953-1955
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hollywood Squares
1965-1973
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Center Square
The Mouse Factory
1972-1973
TV Series
Himself
The Answer Is Clear
1972
Documentary short
Bus Driver
Tom Smothers' Organic Prime Time Space Ride
1971
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Squares
1971
TV Series
Regular
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963-1971
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Bob Hope Show
1957-1970
TV Series
Himself
Laugh-In
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1970
TV Series
Himself
Della
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Jackie Gleason Show
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Storybook Squares
1969
TV Series
Himself
Silent Treatment
1968
Documentary
Himself
Your All-American College Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Pat Boone Show
1968
TV Series
Himself
P.D.Q.
1967
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Palace
1966
TV Series
Himself
You Don't Say
1966
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1962-1965
TV Series
Himself
The Match Game
1964-1965
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
The Andy Williams Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
Password All-Stars
1965
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
The Price Is Right
1964
TV Series
Himself
Get the Message
1964
TV Series
Himself
I've Got a Secret
1960-1964
TV Series
Himself - Celebrity Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest
The Jack Paar Program
1963
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1959-1962
TV Series
Himself
Here's Hollywood
1961
TV Series
Himself
American Cowboy
1960
TV Movie
Himself
The Garry Moore Show
1958
TV Series
Himself
The Lux Show
1957-1958
TV Series
Himself
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1956-1957
TV Series
Himself
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1957
TV Series
Himself - Actor
The NBC Comedy Hour
1956
TV Series
Himself
The Martha Raye Show
1955
TV Series
Himself
What's My Line?
1953-1955
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Panelist
Person to Person
1954
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1951-1954
TV Series
Himself
The Dave Garroway Show
1953
TV Series
Himself
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
1953
TV Movie
Himself
Texaco Star Theatre
1953
TV Series
Himself
All Star Revue
1953
TV Series
Himself
Your Show of Shows
1952
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1951
TV Series
Himself
Wonderful Town, U.S.A.
1951
TV Series
Himself
The Arthur Murray Party
1951
TV Series
Himself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
1950
TV Series
Himself
School House
1949
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1960
Star on the Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame
Television
On 8 February 1960. At 6385 Hollywood Blvd.
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1954
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Male Star of Regular Series
Mister Peepers (1952)
1953
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Best Comedian
Known for movies
The Hollywood Squares (1965-1973) as Himself - Panelist / Himself - Center Square
Mister Peepers (1952-1955) as Mr. Robinson J. Peepers / Himself
The Match Game (1964-1965) as Himself - Team Captain
Underdog (1964-1967) as Underdog / Man / Emperor / First Mate / Bubblehead