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
American Dad! not only came to fully understand and appreciate "American Dad!"s value but also came to consider himself a huge fan of the series. Taking note of his Twitter followers increased fanaticism and excitement over "American Dad!" and the "Roger" character, MacFarlane began putting considerable amounts of his time and efforts into the series, more so in the last several seasons than ever before (this observation made in fall 2012). In describing "American Dad!" comedy styles, Barker noted that it is not as reference-laden as "Family Guy" or "South Park". He added that "American Dad!"s humor more frequently derives from "the