1937-07-27 ( 87 years old ) in Augusta, Kentucky, USA
Donald Poe Galloway (July 27, 1937 – January 8, 2009, Height: 6 feet 2 inches) was an American stage, film, and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the long-running series Ironside (1967–1975). He reprised the role for a TV film in 1993. He was also a politically active Libertarian and columnist.
Galloway was born in Augusta, Kentucky. His parents moved to the county in Bracken County after the Great Flood of 1937 along the Ohio River the same year he was born. Galloway was a 1955 graduate of Bracken County High School, where he played varsity basketball, and a 1959 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he studied drama.
After graduating from college, Galloway moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. He studied with renowned acting coach Herbert Berghof and appeared in several off-Broadway productions. In 1963, he made his Broadway debut in the play Bring Me a Warm Body.
Galloway's big break came in 1967 when he was cast as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the NBC crime drama series Ironside. The show starred Raymond Burr as Robert Ironside, a wheelchair-bound police chief who solves crimes with the help of his team of detectives, including Brown. Ironside was a critical and commercial success, and Galloway remained with the show for its entire run.
After Ironside ended, Galloway continued to act in television and film. He made guest appearances on popular shows such as Mork & Mindy, The A-Team, and Murder, She Wrote. He also appeared in the films The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and Death Wish II (1982).
In addition to his acting career, Galloway was also a politically active Libertarian and columnist. He wrote a weekly column for the Manchester Union Leader newspaper in New Hampshire, in which he espoused his libertarian views.
Galloway died in 2009 at the age of 71 from complications of a stroke. He is survived by his wife, Linda, and four children.
Movies
The Doom Generation
1995-10-27
Clifford
1994-04-01
The Return of Ironside
1993-05-04
Rock Hudson
1990-01-08
Listen to Me
1989-05-05
Two Moon Junction
1988-04-29
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988-02-28
The Big Chill
1983-09-30
Satan's Mistress
1982-06-01
Once Upon a Starry Night
1978-12-19
Ski Lift to Death
1978-03-03
Cover Girls
1977-05-18
Riding with Death
1976-01-01
You Lie So Deep, My Love
1975-02-25
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973-04-21
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972-10-11
Split Second to an Epitaph
1968-09-26
Rough Night in Jericho
1967-08-01
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967-05-01
Ironside
1967-03-28
Gunfight in Abilene
1967-02-03
The Rare Breed
1966-02-02
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