Garry Walberg

{{Short description|American character actor (1921–2012)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Garry Walberg | image = Garry Walberg in Gangster Story.jpg | image_size = | caption = Garry Walberg in ''Gangster Story'' (1959) | birth_name = Gerrit Christian Walberg Jr | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|6|10}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Buffalo, New York, U.S.}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vs-EDwAAQBAJ|title=Quincy M.E.:The Television Series|page=|publisher=BearManor Media|first=James|last=Rosin|date=October 2009|isbn=9781593934545|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/news/actor-garry-walberg-dies-at-90-1118052706/|title=Actor Garry Walberg dies at 90|author=Variety Staff|work=Variety|date=April 16, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref> | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|3|27|1921|6|10}} | death_place = Northridge, California, U.S | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1952–1993 | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Florence M Apostol|1987|2012}}; * {{marriage|Patsy Collett|1961|1969|end=divorced}}, 2 children; * {{marriage|Betty|end=divorced}} }} | height_m = 1.7 }} '''Gerrit Christian Walberg Jr.''' (June 10, 1921 – March 27, 2012)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed.|first=Scott|last=Wilson|publisher=McFarland|date=August 19, 2016|isbn=9781476625997|via=Google Books}}</ref> was an American character actor primarily known for his work on television. He guest-starred in numerous TV shows from the early 1950s until the early 1990s, including ''Johnny Staccato'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Lassie'', ''Peyton Place'', ''Gunsmoke'' (in 1959 as "Tobe" in "Buffalo Hunter", in 1961 as "Hatcher" in "A Man and A Day", in 1963 as "Anson" in "Two of a Kind" and in 1974 as "Toby" in "The Tarnished Badge"), ''The Fugitive'', ''Star Trek'', ''Columbo'', ''The Tony Randall Show'' and ''The Rockford Files''. He appeared in the premiere episode of ''The Twilight Zone'', titled "Where Is Everybody?".

Walberg is probably best known for his role as LAPD Homicide detective Lt. Frank Monahan in ''Quincy, M.E.'' (1976–83), starring his close friend, Jack Klugman in the title role. Walberg had previously been seen alongside Klugman in ''The Odd Couple'' (1970–75) in the recurring role of Oscar's poker crony, Homer "Speed" Deegan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xe1ZBAAAQBAJ|title=The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide|page=126|first=Bob|last=Leszczak|publisher=McFarland|date=August 23, 2014|isbn=9781476615394|via=Google Books}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 1993 TV movie ''The Odd Couple: Together Again''. This was his final acting appearance.

==Personal life and death== Walberg was born in Buffalo, New York. Married and divorced twice, Walberg married his third wife, Florence M. Apostol, on September 12, 1987.

Walberg died from Chronic pulmonary disease (CPD) and congestive heart failure in March 2012 in Northridge, California, at the age of 90. In the months prior to his passing, he was a player in the Carl Memorial Alzheimer's Poker Game, where he lived.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2012-apr-16-la-me-passings-20120416-story.html|title=PASSINGS: Murray Rose, Tippy Dye, Garry Walberg|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 16, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/garry-walberg-actor-klugman-312594/|title=Garry Walberg, Actor on Two Jack Klugman TV Series, Dies|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 16, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1959|| ''Gangster Story'' || Adolph || |- |1959-1960|| ''Rawhide'' || Various roles || 3 episodes |- |1959-1960|| ''Johnny Staccato'' || Sgt. Sullivan || 5 episodes |- |1959-1974|| ''Gunsmoke'' || Various roles || 10 episodes |- |1960|| ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' || Chris Matson || 1 episode, "Frightened Witness" |- |1962-1973|| ''Lassie'' || Various roles || 8 episodes |- |1963-1967|| ''The Fugitive'' || Various roles || 4 episodes |- |1965-1968|| ''Peyton Place'' || Sgt. Goddard || 33 episodes |- |1966|| ''The Virginian'' || Harry Weatherby || 1 episode, "One Spring Like Long Ago" |- |1966|| ''Star Trek'' || Hansen || S1:E14, "Balance of Terror" |- |1969|| ''Charro!'' || Martin Tilford || |- |1969|| ''The Maltese Bippy'' || Harold Fenster || |- |1969|| ''Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here'' || Dr. Mills || |- |1970|| ''They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'' || Medical Examiner || |- |1970-1974|| ''The Odd Couple'' || Homer "Speed" Deegan || 13 episodes |- |1971|| ''The Andromeda Strain'' || Technician || Uncredited |- |1971|| ''The Organization'' || Capt. Stacy || |- |1972|| ''The Man'' || Pierce || |- |1972|| ''When the Legends Die'' || School Superintendent || |- |1974|| ''Mannix'' || Danny || S8 E11 |- |1976|| ''Revenge of the Cheerleaders'' || State Inspector || |- |1976|| ''King Kong'' || Army General || |- |1976|| ''Two-Minute Warning'' || Governor Ogden || |- |1976-1983|| ''Quincy, M.E.'' || Detective Monahan || 145 episodes |- |1977|| ''MacArthur'' || General Walker || |- |1987|| ''The Spirit'' || Commissioner Dolan || TV pilot/movie |- |1989|| ''Murder, She Wrote'' || Sam Kendall || 1 episode, "Class Act" |- |1993|| ''The Odd Couple Together Again'' || Homer "Speed" Deegan || final role |}

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