Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 â€" February 15, 1973) was an
American actor and comedian, particularly associated with the early
years of television in the United States. He appeared in the U.S.
television series Mister Peepers from 1952 to 1955, plus several other
popular shows, and as a character actor in over 20 films. Cox was the
voice of the animated canine superhero Underdog of the TV show of the
same name. Although often cast as meek, he was actually quite
athletic, as well as a military veteran. He married three times.Cox
was also featured in the first episode of the television series
Mission: Impossible.Cox was born on December 6, 1924, in Detroit,
Michigan. When he was 10, he moved with his divorced mother, mystery
author Eleanor Blake, and a younger sister to Evanston, Illinois,
where he became close friends with another child in the neighborhood,
Marlon Brando. His family moved frequently, eventually to Chicago,
then New York City, then back to Detroit, where he graduated from
Denby High School.
American actor and comedian, particularly associated with the early
years of television in the United States. He appeared in the U.S.
television series Mister Peepers from 1952 to 1955, plus several other
popular shows, and as a character actor in over 20 films. Cox was the
voice of the animated canine superhero Underdog of the TV show of the
same name. Although often cast as meek, he was actually quite
athletic, as well as a military veteran. He married three times.Cox
was also featured in the first episode of the television series
Mission: Impossible.Cox was born on December 6, 1924, in Detroit,
Michigan. When he was 10, he moved with his divorced mother, mystery
author Eleanor Blake, and a younger sister to Evanston, Illinois,
where he became close friends with another child in the neighborhood,
Marlon Brando. His family moved frequently, eventually to Chicago,
then New York City, then back to Detroit, where he graduated from
Denby High School.
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