Don Galloway

Birth Name:

Donald Poe Galloway

Birth Place:

Brooksville, Kentucky, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer

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
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․"
International spokesman in about 1,000 TV commercials

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