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
Robert M. Walker Robert M. Walker Robert Michael Walker (born September 14, 1948) was United States Under Secretary of the Army 1997-1998. Walker was born in Martin, Tennessee, in 1948. He attended the University of Tennessee. From 1969-76, he worked as a staff assistant to Rep. Joe L. Evins (D–Tenn. 4). Walker joined the staff of Senator Jim Sasser (D–Tenn.) in 1977. He also served as an enlisted soldier in the Tennessee Army National Guard and District of Columbia Army National Guard in the 1970s. From 1978-93, Walker served as a professional staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations and