The scene at the dry cleaners, where there are two men talking about the sniper, I think the guy using the steam press is Wally Cox, you don't really get a good look at him, but it sounds like his voice. Anyone else notice this?
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I can't believe it. I saw The Sniper for the first time this morning and I was about to ask the same question as you. His forehead certainly looked like Wally Cox. And he sounded like Wally Cox, too. I wish he hadn't been hiding the rest of his face behind that steam press. At any rate, I hope someone can answer our question.
shareI guess it must be in rotation on "Antenna TV", because I just saw it this morning. I thought the guy looked like Wally Cox, but didn't really sound like him. The credits here on IMDB confirm it's him, however.
I liked seeing Doby Gillis's father in a non-comedic role too.
I really thought the actor with the steam press was the Sheriff's Deputy in Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman.
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I thought the same thing - that is NOT Wally Cox - the voice is wrong
Interesting that IMDB has two entries for the pressmen in the cleaners
Ken Terrell Guy with Glasses Pressing Clothes at Machine (uncredited)
Wally Cox Man pressing clothes at dry cleaners (uncredited)
Only one of the pressmen is wearing glasses and IMDB says it's
Ken Terrel who played Jess the 'butler' in Attack of the 50Ft Woman and was a much older, taller and thinner man then either of the pressmen !!!
Something here is really mixed up. I don't think Ken Terrel is one of the pressmen and both he and Frank Chase ( Deputy Charlie ) were in Attack of the 50Ft Woman !!!!!!!
At this point, I still think the pressman with glasses is
Frank Chase aka Deputy Charlie !!
IMDB is very good but this is not the first 'error' I have found.
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Thanks for the leg work. I really appreciate it. Nice to know we cult film fans watch each other's back. :)
shareHey folks,
I do not know Ken Terrel, I sure do know Wally Cox when I see him and hear him. I guarantee you the fellow operating the press closest to the camera lens was Wally Cox. I know the IMDb cast listing indicates it was Ken Terrel playing the pressman with the glasses, but IMDb is wrong on this one. Again, the pressman with the glasses was definitely Wally Cox - voice and face. It was a long time ago, but I think I probably saw every one of the Mr. Peepers episodes.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
The Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics I DVD set, released 2009 in the US, includes The Sniper with a commentary track by Eddie Muller, who has done commentary tracks for lots of film noir. Per Eddie, starting at about 56:45, "Contrary to a popular belief among people who have seen this movie, that actor in the foreground is not Wally Cox. A lot of people think that that was the famous Wally Cox, the center square on The Hollywood Squares for years and years. It is not. It's an actor named Ken Terrell." IMDb credits Ken Terrell with 191 roles so, whatever the actual number, there is plenty out there for a Ken Terrell film festival.
At this point, I still think the pressman with glasses is Frank Chase aka Deputy Charlie !!I actually met Frank Chase, at a screening of "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles, back in the mid-'80s, and even got to speak to him for a few minutes. He was in his 60s then--he died in 2004 at age 81--but other than looking a bit older than "Deputy Charlie", and having put on a few pounds, there was no mistaking him for anyone else. I've seen "The Sniper"--one of my favorite films ever--many times, having bought the DVD, and the pressman is definitely NOT Frank.
__It's not Cox. Whoever this actor is, is older, has a different voice, and also appeared in the drug store scene in 'Sorry Wrong Number' made around the same period 1948. I too, for repeated watchings was convinced it was Cox, but it isn't. All around the world there are archetypes. It seems everyone can have an almost double. The fact these two ended up in the same business is the odd part.
share___The actors name is George Stern.
shareHey folks,
So far our unsung actor has been identified as Wally Cox, Ken Terrell, and now George Stern. I never heard of Ken Terrell and George Stern, but I certainly am very familiar with Wally Cox. If you Google Ken Terrell there are several pictures of him, and he does not look at all like the pressman with the glasses. The same thing is true of George Stern if you Google him for pics.
I still think that pressman with the specs is our Mr. Peepers, and it is interesting to note that IMDb now lists the spectacled pressman as Wally Cox. For those not familiar with Cox’s face, you should also Google him for pics. Without any disrespect for those who disagree, that just has to be Wally Cox.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile
__If you do a search for George Stern, or add actor, or 'Sorry Wrong Number ", you still get all kinds of hits. And, none of them are Stern. Google over tailors so your results and mine would be wildly different, yet he is in the crdits of that film. Do yourself a favor and watch this film, I bet you too will see it is Stern and definitely not the younger Cox.