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Walter Coy
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Walter Coy

1909 – 1974 · Great Falls, Montana, USA · Active 1936–1975

Walter Coy, an actor known for his contributions to cult cinema, appeared in Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) as a key figure in this atmospheric thriller. His role in I Eat Your Skin (1971) further solidified his place in the realm of exploitation films, where he navigated the bizarre and the macabre. With performances that capture the essence of the 1950s and 1970s genre landscape, Coy's work resonates with fans of the strange and the unsettling, making him a notable presence in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Running Wild

Running Wild

1955
as Lt. Newpole

To get evidence against a crooked garage owner, a rookie cop masquerades as a hard case who wants a job as a mechanic.

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Filmography

123 credits
1970s 4 credits
1975
Movie ★ 4.5
1972
Pancho Villa as General Pershing
Movie ★ 4.9
1971
I Eat Your Skin as Charles Bentley
Movie ★ 3.3
1970
Dan August as Alex Venable
TV ★ 7.2
1960s 15 credits
1967
Ironside as Chief Paul Wilson (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
The Wild Wild West as Cyrus Barlow
TV ★ 7.6
1964
Daniel Boone as Tribal Elder
TV ★ 7.0
1964
Daniel Boone as Blackfish
TV ★ 7.0
1964
TV ★ 7.1
1962
The Virginian as Mr. Bates
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Tom Tallman
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Bartender
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Movie ★ 6.1
1961
Gun Fight as Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
Hazel as Chairman
TV ★ 6.8
1960
Cash McCall as Reporter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Dr. John F. Steele
TV ★ 6.4
1960
Coronado 9 as Jason
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 102 credits
1959
Warlock as Deputy Sheriff Ray Thomson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
Movie ★ 5.7
1959
Gunmen from Laredo as Ben Keefer
Movie ★ 5.4
1959
North by Northwest as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.0
1959
The Trap as Second Fake Policeman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1959
Lock-Up as Steve Ryker
TV ★ 6.4
1959
Bonanza as Captain Kelley
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Frank Furnas
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Masterson
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Rawhide as Ott
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Rawhide as Lem Trager
TV ★ 7.2
1959
The Deputy as Fred Benson
TV ★ 6.5
1959
Tightrope as Sergeant Grauman
TV ★ 6.3
1958
Juvenile Jungle as Mr. Elliot
Movie ★ 7.4
1958
Yancy Derringer as Slade Donovan
TV ★ 6.2
1958
The Texan as Dr. Andrew Nelson
TV ★ 6.0
1958
TV ★ 7.0
1958
Bat Masterson as Andrew Strathmere
TV ★ 6.1
1958
TV ★ 6.8
1958
Lawman as Colonel French
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Bronco as Sheriff Springer
TV ★ 6.0
1958
Bronco as Sheriff Bob Walters
TV ★ 6.0
1957
Johnny Tremain as Doctor Joseph Warren
Movie ★ 6.1
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sheriff Lundsy
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Wagon Train as Tracey
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Wagon Train as Ben Allen
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Wagon Train as Thorn
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Wagon Train as Meachum
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Wagon Train as Ord Whaley
TV ★ 6.6
1957
The Restless Gun as Sheriff Ben Hansen
TV ★ 4.4
1957
The Restless Gun as Nick Dawson
TV ★ 4.4
1957
Alcoa Theatre as Confederate General
TV ★ 7.0
1957
Perry Mason as Lester Newburn
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Denver Leonard
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Gabe Rawson
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Mr. Lawson
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Maverick as Preacher
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Trackdown as Sheriff Neilson
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Trackdown as Sheriff Fremont
TV ★ 6.9
1956
The Searchers as Aaron Edwards
Movie ★ 7.7
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive as Clint Fallon (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1956
Pillars of the Sky as Maj. Donahue
Movie ★ 5.4
1956
The Young Guns as Sheriff Jim Peyton
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
On the Threshold of Space as Lt. Col. Dick Masters
Movie ★ 6.0
1956
Movie
1956
Movie ★ 4.0
1956
State Trooper as Lou Kendall
TV ★ 5.7
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
State Trooper as Doc Brennan
TV ★ 5.7
1956
Broken Arrow as Matt Dawson
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Cult of the Cobra as Police Inspector
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Running Wild as Lt. Newpole
Movie ★ 7.5
1955
Wichita as Sam McCoy
Movie ★ 6.3
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Stephen Douglas
TV ★ 6.0
1955
Frontier as Narrator (voice)
TV ★ 7.5
1955
Cheyenne as Paul Caldwell
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Cheyenne as Sheriff Sam Townley
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Cheyenne as Rev. Joshua Collins
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Cheyenne as George Naylor
TV ★ 6.1
1955
TV ★ 6.8
1955
TV ★ 6.8
1955
TV ★ 7.0
1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue as Gendarme Arnot (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1954
Studio 57 as Dr. Robert Carlyle
TV ★ 8.0
1954
Lassie as Colonel (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.2
1954
Lassie as Col. Mitchell
TV ★ 6.2
1954
Lassie as Dan Ryder
TV ★ 6.2
1954
Public Defender as Det. Sgt. Eggers
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Public Defender as Jim Higgins
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Public Defender as Karl Novak
TV ★ 6.3
1953
So Big as Roelf Pool
Movie ★ 5.5
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant as Noah Shore (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1953
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as District Attorney Longman
TV ★ 6.6
1953
Letter to Loretta as Wally Mitchell
TV ★ 6.6
1953
The Life Of Riley as Dodsworth
TV ★ 6.7
1953
TV ★ 8.5
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre as Alan Winters
TV
1952
The Lusty Men as Buster Burgess
Movie ★ 6.7
1952
Flat Top as Air Group Commander
Movie ★ 4.6
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Four Star Playhouse as Verne Miller
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 8.0
1951
FBI Girl as Priest
Movie ★ 6.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Comm. Fred Eggly
TV ★ 7.2
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1951
Boston Blackie as Amos Hendrix
TV ★ 4.0
1950
Colt .45 as Carl
Movie ★ 6.6
1950
Saddle Tramp as The Stranger
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Barricade as Benson
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
Under Mexicali Stars as Giles Starkey
Movie ★ 8.0
1940s 1 credit
1949
The Lone Ranger as Colonel Dower
TV ★ 6.8
1930s 1 credit
1936
Love Letters of a Star as Charley Warren
Movie ★ 9.0