Trivia

Marlon Brando took possession of Cox's ashes from his widow in order to scatter them at sea but actually kept them hidden in a closet at his house and frequently talked to them. The" Los Angeles Times" on 9/22/2004 quoted Brando's son, Miko C. Brando, to the effect that both his father's and Cox's ashes were scattered at the same time in Death Valley, CA, following Brando's death.

Once appeared in a TV commercial for men's underwear in the 1960s, but Standards and Practices, at the time, banned the commercial from broadcast. The offending material was Wally opening his dress shirt to reveal a small segment of his undershirt. This was considered "exposing underwear on a live model" and the commercial never aired.

Was a childhood friend of Marlon Brando. The young Brando once tied young Cox to a fence and left him bound overnight. They later met again in New York City in the 1940s and became best friends, a friendship that lasted until Cox's death.

Despite his slight, timid features, his real-life hobby was motorcycle riding. His timid features also belied the fact that he was actually quite athletic.

For over six years (1966-73), he was the upper left square on The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965).

Studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s in New York and became roommates for a time with Marlon Brando. Cox moved out reportedly because he couldn't stand Brando's pet raccoon. The unlikely pair, however, remained lifelong friends.

Invoked Tyrone Power's name in an underwear commercial saying, in his best, Mr. Milquetoast voice, "I may look like Wally Cox, but, inside, I'm Tyrone Power".

Wrote a mystery novel for children, "The Tenth Life of Osiris Oakes," about a young boy who steals a mummified cat from a museum, only to have it come back to life.

Was the television spokesman for Canada Dry's Sport Cola circa 1970.

Graduated from Denby High School in Detroit, MI, in 1942.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 122-123. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

Grandson of Eleanor Atkinson.

Not to be confused with U.S. soul singer, arranger, and Marvin Gaye promoter Wally Cox.