Wally Albright

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
September 3, 1925

Place of Birth:
Burbank, California, USA

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Wally Albright

Biography

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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

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