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Don Galloway Biography

Birth Name:Donald Poe Galloway

Birth Place:Brooksville, Kentucky, United States

Profession Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Died from complications due to a stroke two weeks earlier
  • Graduated form the University of Kentucky's Department of Fine Arts and moved to New York City where he appeared in the off-Broadway play "Bring Me Home A Warm Body," which earned him a Theatre World Award
  • Studied with renowned acting coach Herbert Berghof in New York City, known for working with actors Fred Ward and Jeff Bridges
  • Spent time with Los Angeles police officers for research for his role as Sgt․ Ed Brown on the crime TV series "Ironside․"
  • In 1993, served as a reserve deputy for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in California
  • International spokesman in about 1,000 TV commercials
  • After retiring from acting in the 1990s, worked on a corporate training team as a consultant specializing in public speaking, held acting seminars and wrote for a weekly opinion column for the Union Leader in Manchester, N․H
  • Once said he enjoyed playing the unsympathetic husband of actress JoBeth Williams' character in the 1983 film "The Big Chill․"