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
Sam S. Walker of Turkey. Walker was an initiate of the Beta Commission of Kappa Alpha Order. He received the 2005 Distinguished Graduate Award from the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Walker died on August 8, 2015 at the age of 90. He was buried at West Point Cemetery, Section XVIII, Row F, Site 65. Sam S. Walker Sam Sims Walker (July 31, 1925 – August 8, 2015), United States Army, was an American general who served as the Commanding General of Allied Land Forces, South East Europe (COMLANDSOUTHEAST) from 1977 to 1978. Walker was born at West Point,