Portrait of Wally Cox

Acting

Wally Cox

Career

Active from 1952 to 1973, busiest in 1970 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Night Strangler
The Night Strangler
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wally Cox Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.6, average 5.3
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Nostalgic Television 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Comfort Watch 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

as Robinson J. Peepers (archive footage)

1980s

1 title ยท average score 24
Reel Horror
Reel Horror (1985)
GoodWatch score 24

as Clyde (archive footage)

1970s

15 titles ยท average score 63
The Night Strangler
The Night Strangler (1973)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mr. Berry

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Jester

The Barefoot Executive
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mertons

Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Up Your Teddy Bear
Up Your Teddy Bear (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

as Clyde King

The Boatniks
The Boatniks (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jason

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Mr. Fegivney

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Bester

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970)

as Becker

Quarantined
Quarantined (1970)

as Wilbur Mott

1960s

27 titles ยท average score 61
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 67

as Scoutmaster

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Terry Targo

The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident (1965)
GoodWatch score 80

as Seaman Merlin Queffle

Morituri
Morituri (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Ambach

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as TV Repairman (uncredited)

Lost in Space
Lost in Space (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Tiabo

Underdog
Underdog (1964)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Fate Is the Hunter
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ralph Bundy

Spencer's Mountain
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Preacher Goodman

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Professor P. Caspar Biddle

State Fair
State Fair (1962)
GoodWatch score 33

as Hipplewaite

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 75
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as James Elwood

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Vincent Eaglewood

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show ยท as Messenger 7013

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)

TV show ยท as Hiram Holliday

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater (1955)

TV show

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1955)

as Grumio, the Toymaker

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1954)

as Grumio, the Toymaker

Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Leslie Nettleton

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Monroe Winkler

Mister Peepers
Mister Peepers (1952)

TV show ยท as Robinson Peepers

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Danger
Danger (1950)

TV show

1940s

1 title ยท average score 62
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Ace McCoy