Wally Cassell

Wally Cassell
Born	Oswaldo Castellano (1912-03-03)March 3, 1912 Agrigento, Sicily
Died	Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Nationality	Sicilian American
Occupation	Actor and businessman
Years active	1942–1964
Spouse(s)	Marcy McGuire (1947–2015)

Wally Casell (March 3, 1912 – April 2, 2015), born as Oswaldo Silvestri Trippilini Rolando Vincenza Castellano, was an Italian-born American film-noir character actor and businessman.

Biography

Castellano was born in Agrigento, Sicily, and moved with his family to the United States when he was two years of age. He began his film career in 1942, initially appearing in small, uncredited roles. Mickey Rooney, with whom Cassell appeared in the film noir Quicksand (1950), is credited with suggesting the change of name to Wally Cassell.

His films include The Thin Man Goes Home (1945), The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), The Clock (1945), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Guilty (1947), Loves of Carmen (1948), Saigon (1948), Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), White Heat (1949),Quicksand (1950), City That Never Sleeps (1953), Island in the Sky (1953), Law and Order (1953), Princess of the Nile (1954), Until They Sail (1957), and I, Madman (1989).

He later appeared in two syndicated programs starring Jim Davis: Stories of the Century, in the role of gunman Luke Short, and Rescue 8, as Johnny French in "One More Step". Cassell also guest starred in several television series, including The Loretta Young Show (1955), Gunsmoke (1956), the 1959 premier episode of The Untouchables "The Empty Chair", Rawhide (1960), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1963).

He retired from acting in 1964 and became a successful businessman. He was married to actress and singer Marcy McGuire (b,1926) from 1947 until his death.

Cassell died aged 103 at his home in Palm Desert, California on April 2, 2015.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1942	Fingers at the Window	Photographer
	Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant	Gangster
	Stand By for Action	Talker
1943	The Human Comedy	Man flirting
	Pilot ♯5	Soldier
	Salute to the Marines	Marine corporal
	Thousands Cheer	Jack
	Swing Fever	Cassidy
1943	Maisie Goes to Reno	Reporter
	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo	Sailor
	National Velvet	Jockey
	Music for Millions	Soldier
1945	Main Street After Dark	Jenkins
	The Clock	Soda jerk
	Son of Lassie	POW
	Dangerous Partners	Drumman Son
	Story of G.I. Joe	Private Dondaro
	Anchors Aweigh	Sailor
	The Thin Man Goes Home	Bill Burns
1946	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Ben
	Bad Bascomb	Curley
	Gallant Bess	Mike
1955	Timberjack	Veazie

External links

• Wally Cassell at the Internet Movie Database