Wally Albright
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
46
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-09-03 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
Acting

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

Sons of the Legion as Harold

1938

King of the Sierras as Sonny Blake

1937

Captains Courageous as Boy (uncredited)

1937

The Woman I Love as Georges

1937

Super-Sleuth as Child movie fan

1937

Maid of Salem as Jasper (Uncredited)

1937

Old Louisiana as Davey

1937

Roll Along, Cowboy as Danny Blake

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

Washee Ironee as Waldo

1934

Hi'–Neighbor! as Wally

1934

The First Round-Up as Wally

1934

Honky Donkey as Wallace

1934

For Pete's Sake! as Wally

1933

Zoo in Budapest as Paul Vandor

1933

Ann Vickers as Mischa Feldermans (uncredited)

1933

The Wrecker as Young Boy

1933

Mr. Skitch as Little Ira

1933

Smoky as Clint's Son

1932

Thirteen Women as Bobby Stanhope

1932

Choo-Choo! as Wally (orphan)

1932

The Conquerors as Roger Standish, Jr.

1932

The Silver Lining as Bobby O'Brien

1932

End of the Trail as Jimmy 'Sonny' Travers

1931

The Prodigal as Peter

1931

East Lynne as William as a Boy

1931

Law of the Sea as Cole Andrews (as child)

1931

Salvation Nell as Jimmy

1930

Paper Hanging with Johnny Arthur as Not available

1929

The Trespasser as Jack Merrick

1929

The Single Standard as Arden's son

1929

Going Ga-Ga as Little Boy