1925-09-03 ( 99 years old ) in Burbank, California, USA
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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.
Movies
Our Gang - Comedy Festival
2001-05-15
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000-01-01
The Wild One
1953-12-30
Laura
1944-10-11
Johnny Apollo
1940-04-19
The Grapes of Wrath
1940-03-15
Mexicali Rose
1939-03-26
Boy Trouble
1939-01-27
King of the Sierras
1938-12-11
Sons of the Legion
1938-09-18
Roll Along, Cowboy
1937-10-18
It Happened in Hollywood
1937-09-07
Super-Sleuth
1937-07-16
Captains Courageous
1937-06-25
What Price Vengeance
1937-05-25
The Woman I Love
1937-04-15
Old Louisiana
1937-03-01
Maid of Salem
1937-02-12
The Cowboy Star
1936-11-20
Little Miss Nobody
1936-06-05
Waterfront Lady
1935-10-04
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935-09-27
Washee Ironee
1934-11-13
Honky Donkey
1934-06-02
The First Round-Up
1934-05-05
For Pete's Sake!
1934-04-13
Hi'–Neighbor!
1934-03-02
As the Earth Turns
1934-02-14
Mr. Skitch
1933-12-22
Smoky
1933-12-08
Ann Vickers
1933-09-26
The Wrecker
1933-07-10
Zoo in Budapest
1933-04-28
End of the Trail
1932-12-19
The Conquerors
1932-11-18
Thirteen Women
1932-09-16
Choo-Choo!
1932-05-07
The Silver Lining
1932-04-16
Law of the Sea
1931-12-15
Salvation Nell
1931-07-01
East Lynne
1931-03-01
The Prodigal
1931-02-21
Paper Hanging with Johnny Arthur
1930-04-30
The Trespasser
1929-11-11
The Single Standard
1929-07-27
Going Ga-Ga
1929-01-05
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