Garry Walberg

Gerrit Christian Walberg Jr. (June 10, 1921 – March 27, 2012)^[3] was an American character actor primarily known for his work on television. He performed in numerous TV shows from the early 1950s until the early 1990s, including Johnny Staccato, Perry Mason, Lassie, Peyton Place, Gunsmoke (in 1959 as "Tobe" in "Buffalo Hunter", in 1961 as "Hatcher" in "A Man and A Day", in 1963 as "Anson" in "Two of a Kind" and in 1974 as "Toby" in "The Tarnished Badge"), The Fugitive, Star Trek, Columbo, The Tony Randall Show and The Rockford Files. He appeared in the premiere episode of The Twilight Zone, titled "Where Is Everybody?".

Garry Walberg
Garry Walberg in Gangster Story (1959)
Born	Gerrit Christian Walberg Jr (1921-06-10)June 10, 1921 Buffalo, New York, U.S.[1][2]
Died	March 27, 2012(2012-03-27) (aged 90) Northridge, California, U.S
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1952–1993
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouses	Florence M Apostol ​ ​ (m. 1987⁠–⁠2012)​ ; Patsy Collett ​ ​ (m. 1961; div. 1969)​ , 2 children; Betty ​ (divorced)​

Walberg's best known role was probably LAPD Homicide Lt. Frank Monahan in Quincy, M.E. (1976-83), starring his good friend, Jack Klugman in the title role. Walberg had previously appeared alongside Klugman in The Odd Couple (1970-75) in the recurring role of Oscar's poker crony, Homer "Speed" Deegan.^[4] He reprised the role in the 1993 TV movie The Odd Couple: Together Again. This was his final acting appearance.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life and death

Walberg was born in Buffalo, New York. Married and divorced twice, Walberg married his third wife, Florence M. Apostol, on September 12, 1987.

Walberg died from Chronic pulmonary disease (CPD) and congestive heart failure in March 2012 in Northridge, California, at the age of 90. In the months prior to his passing, he was a player in the Carl Memorial Alzheimer's Poker Game, where he lived.^[5][6]

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Gangster Story	Adolph
1959-1960	Rawhide	Various roles	3 episodes
1959-1960	Johnny Staccato	Sgt. Sullivan	5 episodes
1959-1974	Gunsmoke	Various roles	10 episodes
1960	Tales of Wells Fargo	Chris Matson	1 episode, "Frightened Witness"
1962-1973	Lassie	Various roles	8 episodes
1963-1967	The Fugitive	Various roles	4 episodes
1965-1968	Peyton Place	Sgt. Goddard	33 episodes
1966	The Virginian	Harry Weatherby	1 episode, "One Spring Like Long Ago"
1966	Star Trek	Hansen	S1:E14, "Balance of Terror"
1969	Charro!	Martin Tilford
1969	The Maltese Bippy	Harold Fenster
1969	Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here	Dr. Mills
1970	They Call Me Mister Tibbs!	Medical Examiner
1970-1974	The Odd Couple	Homer "Speed" Deegan	13 episodes
1971	The Andromeda Strain	Technician	Uncredited
1971	The Organization	Capt. Stacy
1972	The Man	Pierce
1972	When the Legends Die	School Superintendent
1974	Mannix	Danny	S8 E11
1976	Revenge of the Cheerleaders	State Inspector
1976	King Kong	Army General
1976	Two-Minute Warning	Governor Ogden
1976-1983	Quincy, M.E.	Detective Monahan	145 episodes
1977	MacArthur	General Walker
1987	The Spirit	Commissioner Dolan	TV pilot/movie
1989	Murder, She Wrote	Sam Kendall	1 episode, "Class Act"
1993	The Odd Couple Together Again	Homer "Speed" Deegan	final role

References

1. Rosin, James (October 2009). Quincy M.E.:The Television Series. BearManor Media. ISBN 9781593934545 – via Google Books.
2. Variety Staff (April 16, 2012). "Actor Garry Walberg dies at 90". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
3. Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
4. Leszczak, Bob (August 23, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 9781476615394 – via Google Books.
5. "PASSINGS: Murray Rose, Tippy Dye, Garry Walberg". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
6. Barnes, Mike (April 16, 2012). "Garry Walberg, Actor on Two Jack Klugman TV Series, Dies". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

External links

• Garry Walberg at IMDb
• Garry Walberg at Memory Alpha