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Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (November 13, 1895 – February 10, 1980) was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used the name Wally Wales.
By the 1920s he was starring in silent Westerns under the stage name Wally Wales. His career declined, and in the mid-1930s, he changed to a new stage name, Hal Taliaferro, and worked in supporting roles and even bit parts for the rest of his career, primarily in Westerns.
Jan 24, 2014 · Sometimes those “film cowboys” featured in Westerns in the 1920s-1950s were actually real cowboys. One such authentic cowboy-turned-Hollywood star is Wally Wales (also known as Hal Taliaferro). Wally Wales was born Floyd Taliaferro Alderson in 1895 in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Above are real life friends Wally Wales (Hal Taliaferro) and Charles 'Slim' Whitaker in an unidentified still from one of the Bob Allen or Jack Luden oaters for producer Larry Darmour which were released in 1936 - 1938 by Columbia Pictures.
Watch a variety of Full Movies starring Wally Wales.
Aug 13, 2018 · One day in Billings Wales saw a Western being filmed and decided to try his luck in Hollywood. Eventually he was hired by Lester Scott, Jr., who gave him the name “Wally Wales.” Wales appeared in 220 silent and sound films between 1921 and 1964.
Floyd Taliaferro Alderson was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used the name Wally Wales.
By the 1920s he was starring in silent Westerns under the stage name Wally Wales. His career declined, and in the mid-1930s, he changed to a new stage name, Hal Taliaferro, and worked in supporting roles and even bit parts for the rest of his career, primarily in Westerns.
Floyd Taliaferro Alderson becomes "Wally Wales", the "Cowboy Prince", in silent oaters for Lester F. Scott Jr.'s Action Pictures.
Wally Wales / Hal Taliaferro. Wales did character / supporting roles in scores of westerns and serials. In 1936, he becomes "Hal Taliaferro". (From Old Corral collection)
