About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1937-07-27
Place of birth:
Augusta, Kentucky, USA
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Don Galloway

Overview

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.

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.

Known for

Acting

1995 The Doom Generation Actor FBI Guy 60
Fair
1994 Clifford Actor Captain 57
Average
1993 The Return of Ironside Actor Ed Brown 58
Average
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter Actor Sgt. Hollenbeck 59
Average
1990 Rock Hudson Actor John Frankenheimer 58
Average
1989 Listen to Me Actor 58
Average
1988 Two Moon Junction Actor Senator Delongpre 59
Average
1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace Actor General Hobart 59
Average
1983 The Big Chill Actor Richard Bowens 63
Fair
1982 Satan's Mistress Actor Carl 58
Average
1980 Condominium Actor Jack Messenkott 70
Good
1979 Hizzonner Actor 69
Fair
1978 Once Upon a Starry Night Actor Sam N/A
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1978 Ski Lift to Death Actor Ron Corley N/A
N/A
1977 Cover Girls Actor James Andrews 59
Average
1976 Riding with Death Actor John Hiller 57
Average
1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love Actor Neal Collins 59
Average
1973 Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John Actor Monsignor Thomas Ryan N/A
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1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife Actor Lt. Danny Reilly N/A
N/A
1968 Split Second to an Epitaph Actor Det. Sgt. Ed Brown N/A
N/A
1967 Rough Night in Jericho Actor Jace 59
Average
1967 The Ride to Hangman's Tree Actor Nevada 58
Average
1967 Ironside Actor Det. Sgt. Ed Brown 59
Average
1967 Ironside Actor Ed Brown 69
Fair
1967 Gunfight in Abilene Actor Ward Kent 59
Average
1966 The Rare Breed Actor Jamie Bowen 59
Average
1964 Tom, Dick and Mary Actor Tom Gentry 69
Fair
1954 The Secret Storm Actor 68
Fair