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Gregory Walcott

 
Actor: Gregory Walcott
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  • Born: 1932 in Wilson, North Carolina
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Western, Drama
  • Career Highlights: The Sugarland Express, The Outsider, Plan 9 from Outer Space
  • First Major Screen Credit: Plan 9 from Outer Space (1956)

Biography

An above-average leading man frequently trapped in below-average material, Gregory Walcott entered films in 1952, playing a tiny part in Above and Beyond. Often cast in military roles, Walcott was seen in such World War II dramas as Battle Cry (1955), Mister Roberts (1955) and The Outsider (1961). In 1967, he both produced and starred in Bill Wallace of China, the story of a real-life missionary doctor. On television, Walcott played detective Roger Havilland in the weekly cop series 87th Precinct. Gregory Walcott's role as "potential backer" in the 1994 biopic Ed Wood was an inside joke; as any aficionado of bad movies will tell you, it was Walcott's "distinction" to play the male lead in the real Ed Wood's legendary stinker Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959). Aside from his film career Walcott was also a Baptist lay minister. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Gregory Walcott
Born Bernard Mattox
January 13, 1928 (1928-01-13) (age 81)
Wendell, North Carolina, U.S.
Other name(s) Greg Walcott
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Barbara (m. 1954–present) «start: (1954)»"Marriage: Barbara to Gregory Walcott" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Walcott)

Gregory Walcott (born January 13, 1928) is an American actor television and film actor. He is perhaps most well known for having appeared in a much-maligned 1959 Ed Wood film, the science-fiction flop Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Early life and career

Born Bernard Mattox in Wendell, North Carolina, Walcott was raised in Wilson, North Carolina. While serving in the Army, he appeared as a drill instructor in the film Battle Cry, then as a military policeman in 1955's war-themed classic Mister Roberts with Henry Fonda and later Midway.

Walcott had roles in many television series, often in Westerns like Bonanza (on which he appeared seven times), Maverick, Wagon Train, 26 Men, Laramie, The Rifleman and in several episodes of Rawhide, where he began a long collaboration with Clint Eastwood. Walcott had featured roles in Eastwood's films Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, The Eiger Sanction, Joe Kidd and Every Which Way But Loose.

Gregory Walcott in Plan 9 from Outer Space.

He also was one of the stars of a 1961-62 NBC television series, 87th Precinct, as Detective Roger Havilland. Walcott went on to guest roles on many popular TV series including recurring ones in Dallas and Murder, She Wrote.

His other film work also includes the comedy On the Double alongside Danny Kaye, the violent drama Prime Cut with Lee Marvin and in the chase film The Sugarland Express directed by a 24-year-old Steven Spielberg. Walcott played a sheriff in the 1979 film Norma Rae that won an Oscar for star Sally Field. He also agreeably made a cameo appearance in the 1994 Ed Wood bio-pic starring Johnny Depp, directed by Tim Burton.

Walcott long regretted having anything to do with Plan 9, but in a Sept. 10, 2000 Los Angeles Times interview, he said, "It's better to be remembered for something than for nothing, don't you think?"[1]

References

  1. ^ Downey, Mike (2000-09-10). "When Bad Gets Good". latimes.com. pp. 2. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/10/news/mn-18683?pg=1. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 

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