Edward Carlingford Waller (June 14, 1889 – August 20, 1977) was an American stage, film and television actor.

Early years

Born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, he was a son of the Rev. Thomas M. Waller, a Presbyterian minister, and Anna Taylor Waller, his wife; his parents were originally from England. Eddy Waller's involvement with dramatics began when he was a student at the University of Wisconsin.

Career

Stage

Waller performed in

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and the legitimate theater before he entered films in

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. His professional stage debut came in Chicago, Illinois. An item published in ''The Indianapolis News'' May 3, 1923, reported, "He has had several years' experience as leading man and also as director, and produces the Grand Players' plays as well as taking the leading roles." Waller became noted for his character impersonations of elderly men on stage and screen.

Film

Waller appeared in more than 250

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s between 1929 and 1963 (Thomas M. Feramisco, in his book, ''The Mummy Unwrapped: Scenes Left on Universal's Cutting Room'', has Waller "making the move to celluloid in 1936."), including 116 westerns and six serials. In 1955 Waller appeared as "Old Larky" (under the name credit Eddy C. Waller) in the film ''

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'' starring Jane Russell and Jeff Chandler. He is best remembered as Nugget Clark, the sidekick in many films starring Allan 'Rocky' Lane between 1947 and 1953.

Television

In 1955, Waller became Rusty Lee, the saddle partner to actor Douglas Kennedy in the short-lived

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, '' Steve Donovan, Western Marshal''.Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 1019. After that, he appeared in several A-westerns and television programs and was a semi-regular as Mose Shell, the dedicated stagecoach driver, in nineteen episodes of the NBC western series, '' Laramie'', with John Smith and Robert Fuller. Waller had a supporting role in the 1957-1958 syndicated series, ''

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Waller played "Red Rock", the train conductor of Casey's ''Cannonball Express''. He also played John Finney in the 1960-1961 miniseries ''Daniel Boone'', which ran as part of ''Walt Disney Presents''.

Death

Waller died of a stroke in

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, at the age of eighty-eight. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). His wife of forty-nine years of marriage, Doris M. Waller (1902-1977), had died in January 1977.

Selected filmography

Films

* '' The Mind Reader'' (1933) - Chauffeur (uncredited) * '' One Way Ticket'' (1935) - George the Clerk (uncredited) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1936) - Old-Timer (uncredited) * '' Poppy'' (1936) - Bit part (uncredited) * '' Rhythm on the Range'' (1936) - Field Judge (uncredited) * '' Meet Nero Wolfe'' (1936) - Golf Starter * ''

The Public Pays ''The Public Pays'' is a 1936 short crime film directed by Errol Taggart. In 1937, it won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film shows a dramatization of actual court records which tell the stor ...

'' (1936, Short) - The Association's Landlord (uncredited) * '' Banjo on My Knee'' (1936) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' On the Avenue'' (1937) - Shooting Gallery Attendant (uncredited) * '' Secret Agent X-9'' (1937, Serial) - Lawyer Carp

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(uncredited) * ''Sweetheart of the Navy'' (1937) - Krump * '' Wild and Woolly'' (1937) - Fireman (uncredited) * '' The Big Shot'' (1937) - Horace (uncredited) * '' Small Town Boy'' (1937) - Sloane (uncredited) * '' The Bad Man of Brimstone'' (1937) - Cassiius Bundy (uncredited) * '' Call the Mesquiteers'' (1938) - Hardy * ''State Police'' (1938) - Const. Higgins * '' The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938, Serial) - Stone * '' Flaming Frontiers'' (1938, Serial) - Andy Grant (Chs. 1–4) * ''

Strange Faces ''Strange Faces'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Errol Taggart and written by Charles Grayson. The film stars Frank Jenks, Dorothea Kent, Andy Devine, Leon Ames, Mary Treen and Frank M. Thomas. The film was released on November 13, ...

'' (1938) - Jeb, Mason City Obit Writer (uncredited) * ''

The Law West of Tombstone ''The Law West of Tombstone'' is a 1938 Western film. It was an early Western for Tim Holt. Plot A Judge Roy Bean figure dispenses justice in Arizona. He teams up with the Tonto Kid to fight the McQuinn gang. Cast * Harry Carey as Bill Barker ...

'' (1938) - Jenks, Martinez Postmaster (uncredited) * ''

Out West with the Hardys ''Out West with the Hardys'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and the fifth film in the Andy Hardy series of sixteen films. Premise Judge Hardy gets a request to help out an old friend so he takes his family on a holid ...

'' (1938) - 'Doc' Carson Hodge, a Veterinarian (uncredited) * '' Stand Up and Fight'' (1939) - Conductor (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Deputy * '' Rough Riders' Round-up'' (1939) - (uncredited) * '' I'm from Missouri'' (1939) * ''

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Mab ...

'' (1939) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * '' The Return of the Cisco Kid'' (1939) - Guard on Stagecoach * '' Young Mr. Lincoln'' (1939) - Father (scenes deleted) * ''

Mutiny on the Blackhawk ''Mutiny on the Blackhawk'' is a 1939 American adventure film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Constance Moore, and was released on September 1, 1939. Cast list *Richard Arlen as Captain Robert Lawrence *And ...

'' (1939) - Parson * ''

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'' (1939) - Maj. Steven Braddock * ''

Konga, the Wild Stallion ''Konga, the Wild Stallion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson and Richard Fiske. Plot In this drama, a battle has to be fought between rancher Yance Calhoun and farmer Jordan Hadley ...

'' (1939) - Gloomy * ''

Two Bright Boys ''Two Bright Boys'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Val Burton and Edmund Hartmann, and starring Jackie Cooper, Freddie Bartholomew, Alan Dinehart, Melville Cooper, Dorothy Peterson and J. M. Kerrigan. It was ...

'' (1939) - Sheriff * '' Legion of Lost Flyers'' (1939) - Petey * '' Allegheny Uprising'' (1939) - Jailer * ''

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'' (1939) - Private (uncredited) * ''

Man from Montreal ''Man from Montreal'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Kay Sutton, and was released on December 8, 1939. Cast list * Richard Arlen as Clark Manning * Andy Devine as Constable ...

'' (1939) - Old Jacques * ''

The Cisco Kid and the Lady ''The Cisco Kid and the Lady'' is a 1939 American Western film starring Cesar Romero as the Cisco Kid, replacing Warner Baxter, who'd won the Academy Award for the role, and is the fifth film in The Cisco Kid series. For Cesar Romero, this was t ...

'' (1939) - Second Stage Driver (uncredited) * ''

Legion of the Lawless ''Legion of the Lawless'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, and Slim Whitaker. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder from a story by Berne Giler. Plot In the Old ...

'' (1940) - Lafe Barton * '' The Blue Bird'' (1940) - Birch Tree (uncredited) * ''

The Grapes of Wrath ''The Grapes of Wrath'' is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Priz ...

'' (1940) - Proprietor * '' Viva Cisco Kid'' (1940) - Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) * ''

Enemy Agent ''Enemy Agent'' is a 1940 American spy thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Vinson, and Robert Armstrong.McLaughlin p.325 The supporting cast includes Jack La Rue, Jack Carson, Philip Dorn and Milburn ...

'' (1940) - Cellmate (uncredited) * '' 20 Mule Team'' (1940) - Horsecollar, the Bartender (uncredited) * '' Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!'' (1940) - Panhandler * ''

You're Not So Tough ''You're Not So Tough'' is a 1940 Universal Studios drama film directed by Joe May and starring ''Dead End Kids'' and the ''Little Tough Guys'' and was the first in the series where Billy Halop and Huntz Hall weren't billed in the opening credits ...

'' (1940) - Griswold * '' Stagecoach War'' (1940) - Quince Cobalt * '' Carolina Moon'' (1940) - Colonel Stanhope * '' Gold Rush Maisie'' (1940) - Ben Hartley * ''

Girl from Avenue A ''Girl from Avenue A'' is a 1940 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, and Kay Aldridge. Cast * Jane Withers as Jane * Kent Taylor as MacMillan Forrester * Kay Aldridge as Lucy * Elyse Knox as Angela ...

'' (1940) - Groom (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Man with California Gold News (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Howards of Virginia'' (1940) - Patriot Scout (uncredited) * ''

The Devil's Pipeline ''The Devil's Pipeline'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and John Eldredge, and was released on November 1, 1940. Cast list Reception ''The Film Daily'' gave the picture a lukewar ...

'' (1940) - Benedict * ''

Youth Will Be Served ''Youth Will Be Served'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell. Plot A southern girl (Withers) goes to a National Youth Association camp after her father goes to jail for bootlegging. Wh ...

'' (1940) - First Prisoner (uncredited) * '' Texas Terrors'' (1940) - Judge Charles Bennett * ''

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'' (1940) - Workman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Stagecoach Driver #1 (uncredited) * '' Scattergood Baines'' (1941) - Townsman (uncredited) * '' Nice Girl?'' (1941) - Farmer (uncredited) * '' Double Date'' (1941) - Truck Driver * '' In Old Colorado'' (1941) - Jim Stark * ''Hands Across the Rockies'' (1941) - Judge Plunkett * ''

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'' (1941) - Man at Church (uncredited) * ''

The Son of Davy Crockett ''The Son of Davy Crockett'' is a 1941 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske and Eddy Waller. The film was released on Jul ...

'' (1941) - Grandpa Mathews * '' Bad Men of Missouri'' (1941) - Wagon Train Leader (uncredited) * ''

Six-Gun Gold ''Six Gun Gold'' is a 1941 Western film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1 ...

'' (1941) - Ben Blanchard * ''

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'' (1941) - Fred - Train Conductor #2 (uncredited) * '' The Bandit Trail'' (1941) - Tom Haggerty * '' Public Enemies'' (1941) - Olaf * '' Road Agent'' (1941) - Lewis (Rancher) * '' Don't Get Personal'' (1942) - Slim * '' Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' (1942) - Settler (uncredited) * ''

Shut My Big Mouth ''Shut My Big Mouth'' is a 1942 American comedy Western film directed by Charles Barton and starring Joe E. Brown. Plot A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west. Cast * Joe E. Brown as Wellington H ...

'' (1942) - Happy (uncredited) * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) - Mitchell * ''

Klondike Fury ''Klondike Fury'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by William K. Howard, produced by the King Brothers, and released through Monogram. It stars Edmund Lowe. It was a remake of '' Klondike''. Plot A neurosurgeon is thrown out of the medic ...

'' (1942) - Blindy (uncredited) * '' Sundown Jim'' (1942) - Clem Black * '' Junior G-Men of the Air'' (1942, Serial) - Jed Holden hs. 1, 3, 5-6(uncredited) * '' My Gal Sal'' (1942) - Buggy Driver (uncredited) * '' Juke Girl'' (1942) - Motorist Buying 6 Cents of Gas (uncredited) * '' Wings for the Eagle'' (1942) - Customer Offered Pie (uncredited) * '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1942) - Wilcox, Baggage Man (uncredited) * ''

Call of the Canyon ''Call of the Canyon'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Ruth Terry. Based on a story by Maurice Rapf and Olive Cooper, the film is about a singing ...

'' (1942) - Dave Crosby (uncredited) * '' Sin Town'' (1942) - Forager (uncredited) * '' Night Monster'' (1942) - Jed Harmon * '' The Mummy's Tomb'' (1942) - Police Scientist (uncredited) * ''

Scattergood Survives a Murder ''Scattergood Survives a Murder'' is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Michael L. Simmons, based on the series of short stories about "Scattergood Baines", penned by Clarence Budington Kelland. Cast * ...

'' (1942) - Lafe Allen * '' Cinderella Swings It'' (1943) - Lem * '' Something to Shout About'' (1943) - George Priam - Concert Attendee (uncredited) * '' Hangmen Also Die!'' (1943) - Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' A Stranger in Town'' (1943) - Man in Barbershop (uncredited) * ''

Frontier Badmen ''Frontier Badmen'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and starring Robert Paige, Anne Gwynne and Diana Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Several members of the cast are offspring of silent scr ...

'' (1943) - Auctioneer (uncredited) * '' Silver Spurs'' (1943) - Davis (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Riveter (uncredited) * ''

A Lady Takes a Chance ''A Lady Takes a Chance'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Jean Arthur and John Wayne. Written by Robert Ardrey and based on a story by Jo Swerling, the film is about a New York working girl wh ...

'' (1943) - Bus Station Attendant * ''

Headin' for God's Country ''Headin' for God's Country'' is a 1943 American action film directed by William Morgan and written by Houston Branch and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars William Lundigan, Virginia Dale, Harry Davenport, Harry Shannon, Addison Richards and ...

'' (1943) - Hank * '' The Kansan'' (1943) - Ed Gilbert * '' Always a Bridesmaid'' (1943) - Justice Peters * ''

Sweet Rosie O'Grady ''Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young. ...

'' (1943) - Shopkeeper (uncredited) * ''

My Kingdom for a Cook ''My Kingdom for a Cook'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter. Synopsis A visiting British emissary on a goodwill tour of the United States struggles to r ...

'' (1943) - Sam Thornton * '' Ladies Courageous'' (1944) - Workman (uncredited) * ''

Up in Arms ''Up in Arms'' is a 1944 musical film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945. Plot Danny Weems works as an elevator operator in a New York Medical building, so he can b ...

'' (1944) - Milkman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Smith (uncredited) * '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) - Southerner (uncredited) * ''

Man from Frisco ''Man from Frisco'' (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley. Plot Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during the Second W ...

'' (1944) - Older Worker (uncredited) * '' Home in Indiana'' (1944) - Bill (uncredited) * '' The Mummy's Ghost'' (1944) - Ben Evans (uncredited) * ''

Raiders of Ghost City ''Raiders of Ghost City'' is a 1944 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures set in California during the American Civil War. Plot At the height of the Civil War, a gang of supposed Confederates, headed by Alex Morel, raid all gold ...

'' (1944) - Doc Blair * '' Barbary Coast Gent'' (1944) - Chad Jenkins - Second Stage Driver (uncredited) * '' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) - Santa Inez Depot Master (uncredited) * ''

An American Romance ''An American Romance'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed and produced by King Vidor, who also wrote the screen story. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Brian Donlevy and Ann Richards and is narrated by Horace McNally. The film is ...

'' (1944) - Sheriff of Oak Hills (uncredited) * '' Mystery of the River Boat'' (1944, Serial) - Charles Langtry * '' Belle of the Yukon'' (1944) - Lynch Mob Member with Rope (uncredited) * '' Under Western Skies'' (1945) - Preacher (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Walked Alone'' (1945) - Farmer * '' The Affairs of Susan'' (1945) - Grumpy Man at Bright Dollar (uncredited) * '' The Missing Corpse'' (1945) - Desmond * ''River Gang'' (1945) - Mr. Fish (uncredited) * ''

Rough Riders of Cheyenne ''Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Mira McKinney, Monte Hale, Wade Crosby and Michael Sloane. The film was relea ...

'' (1945) - Andy Carson * '' Dakota'' (1945) - Stagecoach Driver * ''

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'' (1945) - Cattleman (uncredited) * '' Abilene Town'' (1946) - Hannaberry * ''

Because of Him ''Because of Him'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone. Plot Kim Walker (Deanna Durbin) is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. ...

'' (1946) - Gubbins (uncredited) * '' Little Giant'' (1946) - Driver at Air-Pump (scenes deleted) * ''

Sun Valley Cyclone ''Sun Valley Cyclone'' is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan and Eddy Waller. ...

'' (1946) - Major Harding * ''

In Old Sacramento ''In Old Sacramento'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Frances Hyland and Frank Gruber. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Constance Moore, Henry H. Daniels Jr., Ruth Donnelly, Eugene Pallette and Jack La ...

'' (1946) - Wagon Driver (uncredited) * '' Renegades'' (1946) - Davy Lane (uncredited) * '' Lover Come Back'' (1946) - Mr. Russell (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1946) - Sam * ''

Rendezvous with Annie ''Rendezvous with Annie'' is a 1946 comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and written by and Mary Loos and Richard Sale. The film stars Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe and Gail Patrick. The supporting cast features C. Aubrey Smith and William Frawley. ...

'' (1946) - Civil War Veteran (uncredited) * '' Sing While You Dance'' (1946) - Lem Aubrey * ''Rustlers Round-Up'' (1946) - Tom Fremont * ''

Singing on the Trail ''Singing on the Trail'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee, Dusty Anderson and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. The film was released on Septemb ...

'' (1946) - Lem * ''

Plainsman and the Lady ''Plainsman and the Lady'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Richard Wormser. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston, Gail Patrick, Joseph Schildkraut, Andy Clyde and Don "Red" Barry. It was released ...

'' (1946) - Fred Willats (uncredited) * '' Magnificent Doll'' (1946) - Arthur (uncredited) * '' Boston Blackie and the Law'' (1946) - Locksmith (uncredited) * '' A Boy and His Dog'' (1946, Short) - Sheriff Kelly * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) - Man (uncredited) * ''

The Michigan Kid ''The Michigan Kid'' is a 1947 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Jon Hall, Victor McLaglen, Rita Johnson, and Andy Devine. It was Hall's first film after getting out of the army and filming began 15 April 19 ...

'' (1947) - Post Office Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Sea of Grass'' (1947) - Homesteader (uncredited) * '' Pursued'' (1947) - Ben McComber (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Jeremiah Dobbs (uncredited) * '' Sport of Kings'' (1947) - Perkins (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Drifter (uncredited) * '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) - Old Mariner (uncredited) * '' Wild Harvest'' (1947) - Mr. Hatfield (uncredited) * '' The Wild Frontier'' (1947) - Nugget Clark * '' Magic Town'' (1947) - New Citizen in Crowd (uncredited) * '' Nightmare Alley'' (1947) - Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Mr. Davis * '' Dangerous Years'' (1947) - Jock Nealy (uncredited) * '' Bandits of Dark Canyon'' (1947) - Nugget Clark * ''

Secret Beyond the Door ''Secret Beyond the Door'' is a 1947 American film noir psychological thriller and a modern updating of the Bluebeard fairytale, directed by Fritz Lang, produced by Lang's Diana Productions, and released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Jo ...

'' (1947) - Lem (uncredited) * ''

The Wreck of the Hesperus "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is a narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in ''Ballads and Other Poems'' in 1842. It is a story that presents the tragic consequences of a skipper's pride. On an ill-fated voyag ...

'' (1948) - Turnkey * '' Black Bart'' (1948) - Ed Mason * ''

Oklahoma Badlands ''Oklahoma Badlands'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Gene Roth and Earle Hodgins. The film was release ...

'' (1948) - Nugget Clark * ''

The Return of the Whistler ''The Return of the Whistler'' is a 1948 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama ''The Whistler''. Directed by D. Ross Lederman, the production features Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, and Dick Lane. This is the eighth and final e ...

'' (1948) - Sam the Estate Caretaker (uncredited) * ''

Adventures in Silverado ''Adventures in Silverado'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Kenneth Gamet, Tom Kilpatrick and Jo Pagano. The film stars William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan, Forrest Tucker, Edgar Barrier and I ...

'' (1948) - Will Thatcher * '' The Bold Frontiersman'' (1948) - Sheriff Nugget Clark * '' Carson City Raiders'' (1948) - Nugget Clark * '' Speed to Spare'' (1948) - Charlie Blane, Explosives Driver (uncredited) * '' River Lady'' (1948) - Hewitt * ''

Marshal of Amarillo ''Marshal of Amarillo'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Clayton Moore, Roy Barcroft and Trevor Bardette. The film was r ...

'' (1948) - Nugget Clark * '' The Arkansas Swing'' (1948) - Boggs * ''

The Strawberry Roan ''The Strawberry Roan'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry. Plot Joe is paralyzed by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. His father, Walt, tries to kill the horse in anger but is unsuccessful and th ...

'' (1948) - Steve * ''

Desperadoes of Dodge City ''Desperadoes of Dodge City'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Tristram Coffin and William Phipps. The f ...

'' (1948) - Nugget Clark * ''

The Denver Kid ''The Denver Kid'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, William "Bill" Henry, Douglas Fowley, Rory Mallinson and George Lloyd. The film was ...

'' (1948) - Nugget Clark * '' The Girl from Manhattan'' (1948) - Jim Allison * '' The Return of October'' (1948) - Stableman (uncredited) * '' Sundown in Santa Fe'' (1948) - Horace Harvey 'Nugget' Clark * ''

Renegades of Sonora ''Renegades of Sonora'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Frank Fenton, Mauritz Hugo and George J. Lewis. The film was released ...

'' (1948) - Nugget Clark * '' Whispering Smith'' (1948) - Conductor * '' Sheriff of Wichita'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * '' Death Valley Gunfighter'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * '' Ma and Pa Kettle'' (1949) - Mr. Green (uncredited) * '' Frontier Investigator'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * '' Lust for Gold'' (1949) - Coroner (uncredited) * '' Massacre River'' (1949) - Joe * '' The Wyoming Bandit'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * ''

Bandit King of Texas ''Bandit King of Texas'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Helene Stanley, James Nolan, Harry Lauter and Robert Bice. The film was released on Augu ...

'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * ''

Navajo Trail Raiders ''Navajo Trail Raiders'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Robert Emmett Keane, Barbara Bestar, Harold Landon and Dick Curtis. The film was r ...

'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * '' Powder River Rustlers'' (1949) - Nugget Clark * '' The Traveling Saleswoman'' (1950) - Mr. Owen (uncredited) * ''

Gunmen of Abilene ''Gunmen of Abilene'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Donna Hamilton, Peter Brocco and Selmer Jackson. The film was released a ...

'' (1950) - Sheriff Nugget Clark * ''

Father Is a Bachelor ''Father Is a Bachelor'' is a 1950 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and Norman Foster. It stars William Holden and Coleen Gray. Plot Carefree vagabond Johnny Rutledge is stuck in a small town when his medicine show ...

'' (1950) - White (uncredited) * ''

Code of the Silver Sage ''Code of the Silver Sage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane. Plot Cast *Allan Lane as Lieutenant Rocky Lane * Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark * Roy Barcroft as Hulon Champion *Kay Christopher ...

'' (1950) - Nugget Clark * '' Salt Lake Raiders'' (1950) - Nugget Clark * '' Curtain Call at Cactus Creek'' (1950) - Jailer (uncredited) * '' Covered Wagon Raid'' (1950) - Nugget Clark * '' The Furies'' (1950) - Old Man (uncredited) * ''

Vigilante Hideout ''Vigilante Hideout'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon, written by Richard Wormser, and starring Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Virginia Herrick, Cliff Clark and Don Haggerty. It was released on August 6, 19 ...

'' (1950) - Nugget Clark * '' Frisco Tornado'' (1950) - Nugget Clark * '' Woman on the Run'' (1950) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * '' Rustlers on Horseback'' (1950) - Nugget Clark * '' He's a Cockeyed Wonder'' (1950) - Pops Dunlap (uncredited) * ''

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' is a 1950 comedy/murder mystery film set on board a train. It stars Marjorie Main and James Whitmore. It is based on the short story "Once Upon a Train (The Loco Motive)" by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice. Plot M ...

'' (1950) - Rigger (uncredited) * '' California Passage'' (1950) - Waiter * ''Cavalry Scout'' (1951) - General William Sherman * '' Indian Uprising'' (1952) - Sagebrush * '' Leadville Gunslinger'' (1952) - Nugget Clark * '' Black Hills Ambush'' (1952) - Nugget Clark * ''

Montana Territory The Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana. Original boundaries ...

'' (1952) - Possum Enoch * '' Thundering Caravans'' (1952) - Sheriff Nugget Clark * ''

Desperadoes' Outpost ''Desperadoes' Outpost'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and starring Allan Lane, Roy Barcroft and Eddy Waller.Drew p.18 It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1952) - Nugget Clark * '' Marshal of Cedar Rock'' (1953) - Nugget Clark * '' It Happens Every Thursday'' (1953) - James Bartlett * '' Savage Frontier'' (1953) - Nugget Clark * '' Powder River'' (1953) - Stable Owner (uncredited) * ''

The Last Posse ''The Last Posse'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Charles Bickford and Wanda Hendrix.Bandits of the West'' (1953) - Nugget Clark * '' Champ for a Day'' (1953) - Phil * ''

99 River Street ''99 River Street'' is a 1953 film noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring John Payne and Evelyn Keyes. It also features Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, and Peggie Castle. The screenplay is by Robert Smith, based on a short story by George Zucker ...

'' (1953) - Pop Durkee * ''

El Paso Stampede ''El Paso Stampede'' is a 1953 Western film directed by Harry Keller. Plot Federal Marshal "Rocky" Lane ( Allan Lane) saddles up Black Jack to go to the Mexican border to investigate cattle rustling during the Spanish–American War He gets a ...

'' (1953) - Nugget Clark * ''

Make Haste to Live ''Make Haste to Live'' is a 1954 American film noir thriller film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Dorothy McGuire, Stephen McNally and Mary Murphy. Seiter's last feature directorial effort, the film is an adaptation of the Gordons ...

'' (1954) - 'Spud' Kelly * '' The Far Country'' (1954) - Yukon Sam (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Laramie ''The Man from Laramie'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, and Cathy O'Donnell. Written by Philip Yordan and Frank Burt, the film is about a stranger who defies ...

'' (1955) - Dr. Selden (uncredited) * '' Man Without a Star'' (1955) - Tom Cassidy * ''

'' (1955) - Old Larky * '' The Night Runner'' (1957) - Vernon * ''

The Phantom Stagecoach ''The Phantom Stagecoach'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring William Bishop, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Webb, Hugh Sanders, John Doucette, and Frank Ferguson. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on Apr ...

'' (1957) - Sam Clayton (uncredited) * ''

The Restless Breed ''The Restless Breed'' is a 1957 Western film, directed by Allan Dwan and starring Scott Brady and Anne Bancroft. Plot 1865: Lawyer Mitch Baker is called into an office of the United States Secret Service to be told that his father was murder ...

'' (1957) - Caesar * ''

Day of the Badman ''Day of the Badman'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Fred MacMurray, Joan Weldon and John Ericson. Plot Judge Jim Scott (Fred MacMurray) wants to sentence a killer to die, but the outlaw's family members i ...

'' (1958) - Mr. Slocum * ''Lassie: A Christmas Tail'' (1963) - Matt Krebs

Television series

*'' Ford Theatre'' (1952–1955) - Station Master / Clam-digger / Courtney *'' The Lone Ranger'' (1953–1955) - Hardrock Hazen / Haskell / Jules *'' The Cisco Kid'' (1954) - Dr. Bender / Eli Oliver *'' Letter to Loretta'' (1954) - Joe Rogan *'' Four Star Playhouse'' (1955) - Andy *'' Steve Donovan, Western Marshal'' (1955–1956, supporting role) - Deputy Marshal Rusty Lee *'' Fury'' (1956, episode "Tungsten Queen") - Hank Enos *'' Broken Arrow'' (1957) - Hank Thompson *''

'' (1957–1958, supporting role) - Red Rock Smith / Red Rock *''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'' (1958, in "The Jennifer Churchill Story") - Ned *'' The Texan'', 2 episodes (1959) - Stage Driver / Oldest Rider *''

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before '' Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely ...

'' as Rawhide Geraghty in "The Truth About Rawhide Geraghty" (1959);

Hugh O'Brian Hugh O'Brian (born Hugh Charles Krampe; April 19, 1925 – September 5, 2016) was an American actor and humanitarian, best known for his starring roles in the ABC Western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' (1955–1 ...

Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which la ...

rides shotgun for the retiring 69-year-old

Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and intern ...

stagecoach driver Rawhide Geraghty on his last run from

Tucumcari Tucumcari (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,278 at the 2020 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was established. History In 1901, the Chicago, ...

New Mexico Territory The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of '' Nuevo México'' becomin ...

, to Amarillo,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

. The trip is hazardous with bandits and hostile

Apache The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño a ...

, and Rawhide is apprehensive about what he and Earp will face. - Rawhide Geraghty *'' Man Without a Gun'' (1959, in "The Giant") *'' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1959, "The Empty Cell") - Pop Cole *''

Tales of Wells Fargo ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' is an American Western television series starring Dale Robertson that ran from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season, when it expanded t ...

'' (1959–1961, 2 episodes) - Grandpa Charlie Bridger / Pat Rankin *''

Overland Trail The Overland Trail (also known as the Overland Stage Line) was a stagecoach and wagon trail in the American West during the 19th century. While portions of the route had been used by explorers and trappers since the 1820s, the Overland Trail was ...

'' (1960) in episode 2: "The O'Mara Ladies" *''

Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pike ...

'' (1960, in "The Search") - Nate *''

Shotgun Slade ''Shotgun Slade'' is an American western mystery television series starring Scott Brady that aired seventy-eight episodes in syndication from 1959 to 1961 Created by Frank Gruber, the stories were written by John Berardino, Charissa Hughes, an ...

'' (1960, in "The Missing Dog") - the Sheriff *''

Outlaws An outlaw is a person living outside the law. Outlaws or The Outlaws may also refer to: Film and television Film * ''The Outlaws'' (1950 film), an Italian crime film * ''Outlaws'' (1985 film), a French film * ''The Outlaws'' (2017 film), a Sou ...

'' (1961, in "Roly") - Forsythe *'' Laramie'' (1959–1963, recurring role) - Mose / Mose - Stage Driver / Mose Shell *''

Disneyland Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney initially envisio ...

'' (1960–1962) - Captain Swain / John Finley / Linc *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'' (1962, in "The First Born") - Harry *'' Dr. Kildare'' (1962) - Dr. Millard Eakins *''

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' (1962 in "The Earth Mover") - Abel Saunders *''

Lassie Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a full-length novel called '' Lassie Come-Home''. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with another ...

'' (1960-1963, 8 episodes) - Matt Krebbs / Henry Enders / Jonathan Grigsby

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waller, Eddy 1889 births 1977 deaths 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Wisconsin American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors Vaudeville performers People from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Male actors from Los Angeles Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni