Wally Albright
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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
Credits
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Boy Who Bragged of Eating Chicken (uncredited)
Laura (1944)
as Newsboy (uncredited)
The Wild One (1953)
as Cyclist (uncredited)
Captains Courageous (1937)
as Boy (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch (1933)
as Little Ira
Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Office Boy
The Woman I Love (1937)
as Georges
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
as Boy
Salvation Nell (1931)
as Jimmy
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Actor
Sons of the Legion (1938)
as Harold
Super-Sleuth (1937)
as Child movie fan
O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
as Child
End of the Trail (1932)
as Jimmy 'Sonny' Travers
Choo-Choo! (1932)
as Wally (orphan)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
as (archive footage)
The Case of Lena Smith (1929)
as Franz (Age 3)
Little Miss Nobody (1936)
as Orphan
Law of the Sea (1931)
as Cole Andrews (as child)
Our Gang - Comedy Festival (2001)
as Wally
Thirteen Women (1932)
as Bobby Stanhope
King of the Sierras (1938)
as Sonny Blake
For Pete's Sake! (1934)
as Wally
The First Round-Up (1934)
as Wally
As the Earth Turns (1934)
as John
What Price Vengeance (1937)
as Sandy MacNair
Maid of Salem (1937)
as Jasper (Uncredited)
Ann Vickers (1933)
as Mischa Feldermans (uncredited)
Zoo in Budapest (1933)
as Paul Vandor
Wonder of Women (1929)
as Wulle-Wulle
The Trespasser (1929)
as Jack Merrick
Waterfront Lady (1935)
as Mickey O'Flaherty
Hi'–Neighbor! (1934)
as Wally
The Conquerors (1932)
as Roger Standish, Jr.
The Single Standard (1929)
as Arden's son
Boy Trouble (1939)
as Boy
Mexicali Rose (1939)
as Tommy Romero
Old Louisiana (1937)
as Davey
The Wrecker (1933)
as Young Boy
East Lynne (1931)
as William as a Boy
The Prodigal (1931)
as Peter
The Cowboy Star (1936)
as Jimmy Baker
Roll Along, Cowboy (1937)
as Danny Blake
Washee Ironee (1934)
as Waldo
Paper Hanging with Johnny Arthur (1930)
Actor
Smoky (1933)
as Clint's Son
The Silver Lining (1932)
as Bobby O'Brien
Going Ga-Ga (1929)
as Little Boy
Honky Donkey (1934)
as Wallace