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
David S. Walker it turned out to be less protective of blacks than originally anticipated. He ran for reelection in 1868 as an Independent Republican, but lost to Republican Harrison Reed, coming in third place with under 10% of the vote. After leaving the governor's office on July 4, 1868, he returned to practicing law. In 1878, he was appointed circuit court judge, a position he held until his death on July 20, 1891. Tallahassee's first public library is the David S. Walker Library. David S. Walker David Shelby Walker (May 2, 1815 – July 20, 1891) was the eighth Governor of Florida,