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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 American television series Mister Peepers from 1952 to 1955. He also appeared as a character actor in over 20 films and dozens of television episodes. Cox was the voice of the animated canine superhero Underdog in the Underdog TV series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Wally Cox is the 7,343rd most popular actor (up from 7,376th in 2024), the 11,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,878th in 2019) and the 3,378th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Wally Cox ranks 7,346 out of 13,578. Before him are Jeff Garlin, Anne Consigny, Gang Dong-won, Stanislas Merhar, Carmen Luvana, Flora Finch, Carlos PenaVega, Samaire Armstrong, and Soo Ae. After him are Jane Leeves, Judy Cornwell, and Dave Franco.

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Among people born in 1924, Wally Cox ranks 471. Before him are Joy Page, William H. Webster, Norvel Lee, Joe Gaetjens, Tapan Sinha, and Georges Dransart. After him are Bill Smith, Carole Cook, Patricia Roberts Harris, William H. Gass, George Amick, and Ron Staniforth. Among people deceased in 1973, Wally Cox ranks 276. Before him are William Inge, James Wilson, David Lack, Willy Birgel, Axel Janse, and A. Edward Sutherland. After him are Harry Edward, Crane Wilbur, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Ernst Klodwig, Walter Donaldson, and Lila Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wally Cox ranks 11,335 out of 20,380. Before him are YoungBoy Never Broke Again (1999), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), Mark Hoppus (1972), George Steele (1937), Mark Schultz (1960), and Sherry Turkle (1948). After him are Jimmy Carl Black (1938), Charles Eastman (1858), Ryan Dunn (1977), Dave Franco (1985), Christie Pearce (1975), and Artis Gilmore (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Wally Cox ranks 3,379. Before him are Steve Cochran (1917), Lucy Hale (1989), Terrence Mann (1951), Jeff Garlin (1962), Carmen Luvana (1981), and Carlos PenaVega (1989). After him are Dave Franco (1985), Juliet Landau (1965), Katie Cassidy (1986), Jay Hernandez (1978), Katherine Moennig (1977), and Harold J. Stone (1913).

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