Wally Albright
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-09-03
Day of Death
1999-08-07 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
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
Acting
(2001)
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
as Wally
(2000)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
(1953)
The Wild One
as Cyclist (uncredited)
(1944)
Laura
as Newsboy (uncredited)
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited)
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Office Boy
(1939)
Mexicali Rose
as Tommy Romero
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Boy
(1938)
King of the Sierras
as Sonny Blake
(1938)
Sons of the Legion
as Harold
(1937)
Roll Along, Cowboy
as Danny Blake
(1937)
Old Louisiana
as Davey
(1937)
Captains Courageous
as Boy (uncredited)
(1937)
It Happened in Hollywood
as Boy
(1937)
The Woman I Love
as Georges
(1937)
Super-Sleuth
as Child movie fan
(1937)
Maid of Salem
as Jasper (Uncredited)
(1937)
What Price Vengeance
as Sandy MacNair
(1936)
The Cowboy Star
as Jimmy Baker
(1936)
Little Miss Nobody
as Orphan
(1935)
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Child
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Mickey O'Flaherty
(1934)
As the Earth Turns
as John
(1934)
Honky Donkey
as Wallace
(1934)
Washee Ironee
as Waldo
(1934)
The First Round-Up
as Wally
(1934)
For Pete's Sake!
as Wally
(1934)
Hi'–Neighbor!
as Wally
(1933)
Ann Vickers
as Mischa Feldermans (uncredited)
(1933)
Zoo in Budapest
as Paul Vandor
(1933)
Smoky
as Clint's Son
(1933)
The Wrecker
as Young Boy
(1933)
Mr. Skitch
as Little Ira
(1932)
Thirteen Women
as Bobby Stanhope
(1932)
End of the Trail
as Jimmy 'Sonny' Travers
(1932)
The Conquerors
as Roger Standish, Jr.
(1932)
Choo-Choo!
as Wally (orphan)
(1932)
The Silver Lining
as Bobby O'Brien
(1931)
East Lynne
as William as a Boy
(1931)
Law of the Sea
as Cole Andrews (as child)
(1931)
The Prodigal
as Peter
(1931)
Salvation Nell
as Jimmy
(1930)
(1929)
The Case of Lena Smith
as Franz (Age 3)
(1929)
Wonder of Women
as Wulle-Wulle
(1929)
The Single Standard
as Arden's son
(1929)
Going Ga-Ga
as Little Boy
(1929)
The Trespasser
as Jack Merrick