Wally Rose
Wally Rose  was a stuntman and actor who worked along with Chuck Madalone for Stunt Coordinator Dennis Madalone on the  pilot episode . Madalone and Rose provided Stunt Safety for the stairway stunt performed by stunt doubles David Balcorta and Hubie Kerns, Jr. on Thursday  on Paramount Stage 16. He received no screen credit for this work but is listed on the call sheet for that day.

Born as one of six children to costume designer Lena and Rabbi Harris Rose in 1911 in New York City, Wally Rose started his career in the entertainment industry in the late 1930s. Throughout his 60 years in the entertainment industry, Rose worked as actor and stuntman.

Among his earlier acting and stunt work are films such as the adventure Hawk of the Wilderness (1938), the crime drama Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941, with David Sharpe and Carey Loftin), the short comedy Crash Goes the Hash (1944), the crime comedy Strife of the Party (1944), the short comedy Heather and Yon (1944), the romance Together Again (1944), the comedy Leave It to Blondie (1945), the comedy Ten Cents a Dance (1945), the music comedy Blonde from Brooklyn (1945), the crime drama Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945), the comedy Life with Blondie (1945, with Marc Lawrence), the short comedy A Hit with a Miss (1945), the short comedy Spook to Me (1945), the comedy Mr. Noisy (1946), the crime drama Night Editor (1946, with Anthony Caruso), the crime drama The Man Who Dared (1946, with Richard Hale), the drama The Return of Rusty (1946), the short comedy Three Loan Wolves (1946), the hsort comedy The Blonde Stayed On (1946), the crime drama The Killers (1946, with Jeff Corey and Gil Perkins), the crime drama Boston Blackie and the Law (1946), the crime drama Alias Mr. Twilight (1946, with Peter Brocco), the thriller The Thirteenth Hour (1947), the drama For the Love of Rusty (1947), the crime drama Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947, with Leonard Mudie), the crime comedy The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947), the crime drama Johnny O'Clock (1947, with Carl Saxe), and the crime drama Brute Force (1947, with Jeff Corey, John Hoyt, Whit Bissell, and Tom Steele).

Further film work in the late 1940s and in the 1950s include the short comedy Tall, Dark and Gruesome (1948), the short comedy Flat Feat (1948), the crime drama The Street with No Name (1948, with Phillip Pine), the comedy Billie Gets Her Man (1948), the drama Whiplash (1948, with Paul Baxley), the romance Slightly French (1949), the crime drama The Undercover Man (1949, with Anthony Caruso, Peter Brocco, and Arthur Tovey), the crime drama Bodyhold (1949), the short comedy Hugs and Mugs (1950), the sport comedy Kill the Umpire (1950, with Noble Chissell and Lois Hall), the comedy The Milkman (1950, with Dick Crockett, Carey Loftin, and Tom Steele), the crime drama I, the Jury (1953, with Biff Elliot, Elisha Cook, and Gil Perkins), the sport drama World in My Corner (1956, with Arthur Tovey), the drama The Harder They Fall (1956, with Nehemiah Persoff, Roy Jenson, Joseph Mell, and Arthur Tovey), the drama Back from Eternity (1956), the crime drama High School Big Shot (1959, with Stanley Adams), and the drama The Flying Fontaines (1959, with Bill Couch, Sr. and Bill Quinn).

Rose worked as stunt double for actor David Bond on the short comedy Hokus Pokus (1949) and also appeared in television series such as Front Page Detective (1951), Waterfront (1954), Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1955), Telephone Time (1956, with Robert Ellenstein and Gil Perkins), Dragnet (1956), The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1958, with Larry Dobkin), and M Squad (1959).

In the 1960s and 1970s he appeared in episodes of Angel (1960, with Don Keefer, Dick Crockett, and Meg Wyllie), Alcoa Premiere (1963, with Roger Perry, Marianna Hill, and Gil Perkins), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964, with Paul Baxley), Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964, with Marc Lawrence), Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965, with Warren Stevens and Paul Baxley), The Jean Arthur Show (1966, with Lou Wagner), The Felony Squad (1966, with Don Eitner), Mayberry R.F.D. (1970), Bearcats! (1971, with Kevin Scott Allen and stunt coordination by Lou Elias), Future Cop (1977, with Irene Tsu and Gene LeBell and stunt coordination by George Sawaya), and Kojak (1978, with Tige Andrews, Antoinette Bower, Mark Russell, and Victor Paul).

He also performed stunts in the crime drama The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960, with Joseph Ruskin, Paul Comi, Robert Herron, Roy Jenson, Carey Loftin, William Meader, Monty O'Grady, and Grace Lee Whitney), the thriller Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960, with Victor Lundin, Rex Holman, Paul Power, and Bill Couch, Sr.), the drama Spartacus (1960, with Jean Simmons), the adventure Pirates of Tortuga (1961, with Stanley Adams, Paul Stader, and Victor Paul), the drama The George Raft Story (1961, with Frank Gorshin, Roy Jenson, William Meader, Troy Melton, Monty O'Grady, Paul Stader, Roy N. Sickner, and Seamon Glass), the comedy Donovan's Reef (1963, with Branscombe Richmond, Hal Needham, Charles Seel, Jeffrey Byron, and Ron Veto), the comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), the crime drama Young Dillinger (1965, with John Hoyt and Anthony Caruso), the action comedy The Great Race (1965, with Bill Borzage, Bill Catching, Noble Chissell, Robert Herron, Chuck Hicks, Clegg Hoyt, Roy Jenson, Carey Loftin, Hal Needham, Gil Perkins, Charles Seel, Tom Steele, and Arthur Tovey), the comic adaptation Batman: The Movie (1966, with Lee Meriwether, Frank Gorshin, Gil Perkins, Dick Crockett, George Sawaya, Lou Elias, Eddie Hice, Ed McCready, Monty O'Grady, Charlie Picerni, and Arthur Tovey), the comedy Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966), the thriller Hot Rods to Hell (1966), the action comedy The Wrecking Crew (1968), the Western The Undefeated (1969), the drama The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970, with Pamelyn Ferdin and Bill Erwin), the Western Flap (1970), the science fiction film Octaman (1971), the action film Diamonds are Forever (1971), the comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972), the action drama The Poseidon Adventure (1972), the science fiction films Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), the action thriller Cleopatra Jones (1973), the crime drama The Don is Dead (1973), the Western comedy Blazing Saddles (1974, with David Huddleston, Benjie Bancroft, Jimmie Booth, Bill Catching, Dave Cadiente, Dick Crockett, Kenny Endoso, Seamon Glass, Bill McTosh, Troy Melton, Beans Morocco, Hal Needham, Monty O'Grady, Jack Perkins, George Sawaya, David Sharpe, Tom Steele, Jerry Summers, and Bill Zuckert), the musical Mame (1974), the crime drama The Godfather: Part II (1974), the action thriller The Towering Inferno (1974), the comedy The Front Page (1974), the thriller The Day of the Locust (1975, with Grainger Hines, Robert Pine, Benjie Bancroft, Bob Harks, Shep Houghton, and John Hugh McKnight), the comedy The Gumball Rally (1976), the television science fiction film Exo-Man (1977, with Greg Barnett, Bob Harks, Max Kleven, John Moio, Alan Oliney, John Robotham, and Robert Bralver), the comedy Zero to Sixty (1978, with Joan Collins, David Huddleston, Troy Melton, Paul Baxley, Alan Gibbs, Gary Baxley, Bob Orrison, Jim Halty, Henry Kingi, Sr., Jerry Summers, and Christine Anne Baur), the sport comedy Movie Movie (1978, with Clay Hodges, George Wilbur, Robert Herron, Jimmy Nickerson, Mic Rodgers, Tom Morga, and Chuck Hicks), and the sport drama The Champ (1979, with Elisha Cook, Stefan Gierasch, Allan Miller, Tom Steele, and Jerry Summers).

In the 1980s, Rose performed stunts in the comedy The Blues Brothers (1980), the crime comedy The Man with Bogart's Face (1980, with Michelle Phillips, Jay Robinson, Ed McCready, and Bill Catching), the comedy Where the Buffalo Roam (1980, with Rene Auberjonois, Mark Metcalf, Bruce Barbour, Jerry Maren, John Moio, Nancy Parsons, and Paul Willson), the comedy In God We Tru$t (1980, with Paul Baxley, Chuck Hicks, Christine Anne Baur, Kane Hodder, Gary Baxley, Kenny Endoso, Gary Epper, Pete Kellett, Pat McGroarty, Bob Orrison, Mic Rodgers, and Jerry Summers), the television drama Dempsey (1983, with Sally Kellerman, Peter Mark Richman, John McLiam, Mark L. Taylor, Jimmy Nickerson, Walker Edmiston, Clay Hodges, Estee Chandler, and David LeBell), the action comedy Carpool (1983), the television comedy Last of the Great Survivors (1984), the action drama Runaway Train (1985, with John Bloom, Dennis Ott, Don Pugsley, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr., Loren Janes, John-Clay Scott, Tony Epper, and Marshal Silverman), the action comedy Gotcha! (1985, with Christopher Rydell, Greg Karas, Gene LeBell, Bruce Barbour, John Eskobar, Dana Dru Evenson, Terry Jackson, and Mario Roberts), the comedy Better Off Dead... (1985, with David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Vincent Schiavelli, and Joe W. Davis), the fantasy comedy Harry and the Hendersons (1987, with Kevin Peter Hall, William Frankfather, and John Bloom), the crime comedy Throw Momma from the Train (1987, with Kate Mulgrew, Raye Birk, Peter Brocco, Karen Westerfield, Kelly Gallant, Vince Deadrick, Jr., Donna Garrett, Marguerite Happy, Peter Horak, and Jim Wilkey), the action film Action Jackson (1988), the sport drama Split Decisions (1988), the science fiction film Alien Nation (1988, with Leslie Bevis, Jeff Kober, Roger Aaron Brown, Brian Thompson, Keone Young, Earl Boen, Frank Collison, Tom Morga, and Debra Dilley), the comedy The 'Burbs (1989), the comedy Beverly Hills Brats (1989), and the action drama Kill Me Again (1989, with Nick Dimitri, Bibi Besch, Jim Boeke, Jeff Smolek, and Cherie Tash) as well as episodes of Hill Street Blues (1982, with James B. Sikking, Barbara Bosson, Franklyn Seales, Betty McGuire, Marco Rodriguez, Nick Dimitri, Alan Oliney, and Ilona Wilson), L.A. Law (1986, with Corbin Bernsen, Kenneth Tigar, Jerry Hardin, and Ron Fassler), Beauty and the Beast (1987, with Ron Perlman, Robin Gammell, Louis Giambalvo, Edward Laurence Albert, Branscombe Richmond, Herta Ware, Jeanette Miller, Tom Morga, Leslie Neale, and Charlie Picerni), and Sledge Hammer! (1987, with Christine Healy, Leslie Morris, Patti Tippo, David Michael Graves, and Bill Zuckert).

In the last decade prior to his death, the 1990s, Rose performed stunts in the crime drama Wild at Heart (1990, coordinated by Jeff Smolek), the science fiction film Peacemaker (1990), the television comedy Partners in Life (1990), the drama Rich Girl (1991, with Christine Anne Baur, George Colucci, B.J. Davis, Gary Jensen, Alan Oliney, Monty Rex Perlin, Jerry Spicer, Ben Jensen, and stunt coordination by Dennis Madalone), the television comedy Boris and Natasha (1992, with Sally Kellerman and Andrea Martin), the thriller Unlawful Entry (1992, with Eddie Braun, Phil Chong, Eugene Collier, Nick Dimitri, Joy Hooper, Rita Minor, John Moio, and George Wilbur), the science fiction comedy Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), the action drama Sidekicks (1992), the action comedy Trouble Bound (1993), the action film Joshua Tree (1993), the thriller Bitter Harvest (1993, with Hal Burton, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, Maria Kelly, Michelle Sebek, and Gene LeBell), the action film Private Wars (1993), the comedy Magic Kid II (1994, coordinated by Red Horton and Joe Murphy), the action drama Direct Hit (1994), the crime drama Zero Tolerance (1994), the thriller Blown Away (1994), the action thriller Lion Strike (1994), the drama Murder in the First (1995, coordinated by Doug Coleman), the action comedy Spy Hard (1996), the science fiction film Mars (1997, with L.L. Ginter, Jeff Wolfe, Ed Anders, Chuck Borden, Ken Clark, Leslie Hoffman, Ken Lesco, and coordinated by Scott Leva), the crime drama Double Tap (1997, coordinated by Michael J. Sarna), and the comedy Mousehunt (1997) and episodes of Tales from the Crypt (1990, with John Kassir, Michael Harris, Victor Paul, and Steve Picerni) and Men Behaving Badly (1996, with Bruce French).

Rose died of cancer at the age of 88 on 15 March 2000.

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Stunt department