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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.
Jan 24, 2014 · Wally Wales was born Floyd Taliaferro Alderson in 1895 in Sheridan, Wyoming. His first job was working on a ranch owned by the Wyoming governor and senator, John B. Kendrick , where he slept under a blanket of stars and sang cowboy songs around a campfire.
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. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
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.
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- Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
- January 1, 1
- Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
He served in World War I, then traveled to California. After getting work as a wrangler for Universal Pictures, he entered films as an extra in 1915. By the 1920s he was starring in silent Westerns under the stage name Wally Wales.
- November 13, 1895
- February 10, 1980
Jul 21, 2021 · According to The Old Corral, producer Lester F. Scott Jr. picked out several actors with real Western background or experience to star in silent action Westerns, and Floyd Alderson—who was given the screen name of Wally Wales—was one of his choices.
Wally Wales was an American actor who appeared in over 50 films between 1916 and 1949. He was born in Sheridan, Wyoming, in 1892, and began his film career in 1916. He was a regular in westerns, and also appeared in comedies and dramas.
