Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 03, 1925
Died
Aug 07, 1999
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
Credits
49 titles
Wally Albright
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wally Albright (September 3, 1925 – August 7, 1999) was an American former child actor. Albright was born Walton Algernon Albright, Jr. in Burbank, California. He appeared in a number of films during his career, and is notable for appearing in six Our Gang short subjects throughout the early 1930s. Though his tenure with the gang was brief, his role was usually that of the gang leader, alongside Matthew "Stymie" Beard. Albright played so many roles as a baby that he was quite well known by the time he was three. He appeared in small parts of various films made by Hal Roach Studios. At the end of 1933, when Gus Meins took over directing, Our Gang needed a few new characters. Several older Our Gangers left the series in the summer of 1933 including Dorothy DeBorba and Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins. Wally would be one of several characters including Scotty Beckett and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas to debut in 1934 in the Our Gang episode Hi Neighbor. Wally quickly became one of the bigger Our Gang stars. But much to the dismay of Hal Roach and director Gus Meins, Wally voluntarily left the gang and returned to a normal childhood life. However, Albright did play a small role in John Ford's version of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," appearing as an older child in the migrant camp. He watches as Ma Joad cooks a stew for her family and tells her, "Me and my brother, we et good." Another child later tells Ma he was lying. "I peeked through their window last night and they was eatin' fried dough, just like everybody else." He graduated high school and college as he entered adult life.
Known For
Filmography
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
Wally
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
The Wild One
Cyclist (uncredited)
The Enchanted Cottage
Laura
Newsboy (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
Office Boy
The Grapes of Wrath
Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited)
Mexicali Rose
Tommy Romero
Boy Trouble
Boy
King of the Sierras
Sonny Blake
Sons of the Legion
Harold
Roll Along, Cowboy
Danny Blake
It Happened in Hollywood
Boy
Super-Sleuth
Child movie fan
Captains Courageous
Boy (uncredited)
What Price Vengeance
Sandy MacNair
The Woman I Love
Georges
Old Louisiana
Davey
Maid of Salem
Jasper (Uncredited)
The Cowboy Star
Jimmy Baker
Little Miss Nobody
Orphan
Waterfront Lady
Mickey O'Flaherty
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Child
Washee Ironee
Waldo
Honky Donkey
Wallace
The First Round-Up
Wally
For Pete's Sake!
Wally
Hi'–Neighbor!
Wally
As the Earth Turns
John
Mr. Skitch
Little Ira
Smoky
Clint's Son
Ann Vickers
Mischa Feldermans (uncredited)
The Wrecker
Young Boy
Zoo in Budapest
Paul Vandor
End of the Trail
Jimmy 'Sonny' Travers
The Conquerors
Roger Standish, Jr.
Thirteen Women
Bobby Stanhope
Choo-Choo!
Wally (orphan)
The Silver Lining
Bobby O'Brien
Law of the Sea
Cole Andrews (as child)
Salvation Nell
Jimmy
East Lynne
William as a Boy
The Prodigal
Peter
Paper Hanging with Johnny Arthur
The Trespasser
Jack Merrick
The Single Standard
Arden's son
Wonder of Women
Wulle-Wulle
The Case of Lena Smith
Franz (Age 3)
Going Ga-Ga
Little Boy