Known For
Acting
Known Credits
69
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 27, 1937 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Augusta, Kentucky, USA
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.
| 1995 | The Doom Generationas FBI Guy | |
| 1994 | Cliffordas Captain | |
| 1993 | The Return of Ironsideas Ed Brown | |
| 1992 | Original Intentas Newscaster | |
| 1990 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughteras Sgt. Hollenbeck | |
| 1990 | The Outsidersas | |
| 1990 | Rock Hudsonas John Frankenheimer | |
| 1989 | Listen to Meas | |
| 1988 | Two Moon Junctionas Senator Delongpre | |
| 1988 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Aceas General Hobart | |
| 1988 | High Mountain Rangersas | |
| 1986 | Matlockas Phillip Slayton | |
| 1985 | MacGyveras Bob Stryke | |
| 1985 | MacGyveras John Collins | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Foxas Derek | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Andrew Hudson | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Elton Summers | |
| 1984 | E/Ras | |
| 1983 | Automanas Martin Willis | |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. Kingas Larry Credle | |
| 1983 | The Big Chillas Richard Bowens | |
| 1982 | Knight Rideras Gilbert Cole | |
| 1982 | Knight Rideras Harley Freeman | |
| 1982 | Hotelas Ron Bowman | |
| 1982 | Satan's Mistressas Carl | |
| 1980 | Condominiumas Jack Messenkott | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hartas | |
| 1979 | Hizzonneras Donald Timmons | |
| 1978 | Once Upon a Starry Nightas Sam | |
| 1978 | Vega$as | |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindyas | |
| 1978 | Dallasas Patrick Knelman | |
| 1978 | Ski Lift to Deathas Ron Corley | |
| 1977 | CHiPsas Steve Marshall | |
| 1977 | Cover Girlsas James Andrews | |
| 1977 | Grizzly Adamsas Pinkerton | |
| 1977 | Grizzly Adamsas Sam | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angelsas John Gorman | |
| 1976 | Riding with Deathas John Hiller | |
| 1975 | Medical Storyas Dr. Kendrick | |
| 1975 | You Lie So Deep, My Loveas Neal Collins | |
| 1974 | Dinah!as Self | |
| 1974 | Police Womanas | |
| 1974 | Police Womanas Lieutenant Buckles | |
| 1974 | Movin' Onas | |
| 1973 | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was Johnas Monsignor Thomas Ryan | |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreakas Martin Thatcher | |
| 1972 | Lieutenant Schuster's Wifeas Lt. Danny Reilly | |
| 1971 | The Priest Killeras Det. Sgt. Ed Brown | |
| 1969 | Love, American Styleas | |
| 1969 | Medical Centeras | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D.as Bill Hull | |
| 1968 | Split Second to an Epitaphas Det. Sgt. Ed Brown | |
| 1967 | Rough Night in Jerichoas Jace | |
| 1967 | The Ride to Hangman's Treeas Nevada | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Det. Sgt. Ed Brown | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Ed Brown | |
| 1967 | Gunfight in Abileneas Ward Kent | |
| 1966 | The Rare Breedas Jamie Bowen | |
| 1965 | The John Forsythe Showas Col. Charles Craig | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Lifeas Gordon Von Rhine | |
| 1964 | Tom, Dick and Maryas Tom Gentry | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock Highas Capt. Bruce Cowley | |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trialas Mitchell Harris | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Al Aguilar | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Jack Henderson | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Jim Tyson | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas | |
| 1954 | The Secret Stormas |
| 1967 | Ironside...Writer |