Private Walker Private Walker Private Joe Walker is a fictional black market spiv (or Wholesales Supplier, as he politely puts it) and Home Guard platoon member, portrayed by actor James Beck in the BBC television sitcom "Dad's Army". Beck died suddenly in 1973. The character of Walker was possibly one of the most prominent and popular in the show. Following his character's departure (Walker was last mentioned in the episode "The Recruit", although he does not appear in this episode) the series attempted to replace him with a war reporter called Private Cheeseman (played by Talfryn Thomas), who had made a previous
Joe Scott (walker) the father of Joseph Scott our library buddy, an athletics handicapper for the Caledonian Society, who trained him to become a professional race walker. Young Joe was a wonderful athlete who, under the influence of Austin, became one of the best heel-and-toe racers of all time. In 1887, Scott travelled to England and beat the best walkers of Europe to win the 72hr Champion Belt of the World at the Royal Agricultural Hall in London in May 1888. There were 29 walkers in the race and Scott was prepared to bide his time and did not take the lead until