Don Galloway
26 movies · 38 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 27, 1937
- Died
- Jan 8, 2009 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Augusta, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Poe Galloway
Biography
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.
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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.
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Known for
Don Galloway: movies and TV shows
Acting (64)
- 1995 The Doom Generation
as FBI Guy
- 1994 Clifford
as Captain
- 1993 The Return of Ironside
as Ed Brown
- 1992 Original Intent
as Newscaster
- 1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
as Sgt. Hollenbeck
- 1990
- 1990 Rock Hudson
as John Frankenheimer
- 1989
- 1988 Two Moon Junction
as Senator Delongpre
- 1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as General Hobart
- 1988
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 The Big Chill
as Richard Bowens
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982 Satan's Mistress
as Carl
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978 Once Upon a Starry Night
as Sam
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Ski Lift to Death
as Ron Corley
- 1977
- 1977 Cover Girls
as James Andrews
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976 Riding with Death
as John Hiller
- 1975
- 1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love
as Neal Collins
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Monsignor Thomas Ryan
- 1972
- 1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
as Lt. Danny Reilly
- 1971 The Priest Killer
as Det. Sgt. Ed Brown
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1968 Once Upon a Time in the West
as Member of Frank's Gang in Flashback (uncredited)
- 1968 Split Second to an Epitaph
as Det. Sgt. Ed Brown
- 1967 Rough Night in Jericho
as Jace
- 1967 The Ride to Hangman's Tree
as Nevada
- 1967 Ironside
as Det. Sgt. Ed Brown
- 1967
- 1967 Gunfight in Abilene
as Ward Kent
- 1966 The Rare Breed
as Jamie Bowen
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962
- 1957
- 1954
Behind the camera (1)
- 1967
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode