Bill Cody (actor) Hollywood, and Cody was survived by his wife, Victoria Regina, and his sons, Bill, Jr. and Henry. Bill Cody (actor) William Joseph "Bill" Cody Sr. (January 5, 1891 – January 24, 1948) was a Hollywood B-western actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s, and father to Bill Cody, Jr.. Cody, often called "the reel Bill Cody", began his acting career in the early days of film, and just happened to have the same name as "Buffalo" Bill Cody, although he was not a relation. Cody's name was what initially drew producers to him; however he soon proved to
Commando Cody Commando Cody Commando Cody is the hero in two 12-chapter science fiction serials made by Republic Pictures, played by George Wallace in 1952's "Radar Men from the Moon" and Judd Holdren in 1953's "". Another 12-chapter Rocket Man movie serial, "Zombies of the Stratosphere", was written as the direct sequel to "Radar Men from the Moon". But the name of the serial's main character was changed from Commando Cody to the more prosaic "Larry Martin" at the start of shooting. This lead character renaming happened after footage shot for the first three episodes of Republic's proposed science fiction syndicated television