Don Galloway

Don Galloway

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.

Acting

1995

1994

Clifford

Captain

1990

1989

1988

Two Moon Junction

Senator Delongpre

1988

1986

Matlock

Phillip Slayton

1985

MacGyver

Bob Stryke

1985

MacGyver

John Collins

1984

1984

Murder, She Wrote

Elton Summers

1984

Murder, She Wrote

Andrew Hudson

1984

E/R

Unknown

1983

Automan

Martin Willis

1983

1983

The Big Chill

Richard Bowens

1982

Knight Rider

Harley Freeman

1982

Knight Rider

Gilbert Cole

1982

Hotel

Ron Bowman

1982

1980

Condominium

Jack Messenkott

1979

1979

Hizzonner

Unknown

1978

Vega$

Unknown

1978

1978

Dallas

Patrick Knelman

1977

CHiPs

Steve Marshall

1977

Cover Girls

James Andrews

1977

1977

Grizzly Adams

Pinkerton

1976

Charlie's Angels

John Gorman

1976

1975

1975

1974

Dinah!

Self

1974

Police Woman

Lieutenant Buckles

1974

1974

Movin' On

Unknown

1972

1971

The Priest Killer

Det. Sgt. Ed Brown

1969

1969

1969

1967

1967

Ironside

Ed Brown

1967

1966

The Rare Breed

Jamie Bowen

1965

Run for Your Life

Gordon Von Rhine

1965

The John Forsythe Show

Col. Charles Craig

1964

1964

12 O'Clock High

Capt. Bruce Cowley

1963

Arrest and Trial

Mitchell Harris

1962

1962

The Virginian

Jim Tyson

1962

The Virginian

Jack Henderson

1954

Writing

1967

Ironside

Writer

Infos

Full Name
Don Galloway
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
7/27/1937
Date of Death
1/8/2009
Also Known As

Donald Poe Galloway