Actor. He was best known to television and film viewers for the numerous roles he had in both mediums during a career that spanned from the late 1960s to the 21st Century. Born Walter Edward Cox, he was raised as the second of five children in a creatively inclined family—his father was a jazz orchestra leader and his mother was a reporter and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) assistant-publicist. He showed early artistic talent, performing in school and community theater before launching a film career marked by both leading and distinctive supporting roles. Over the decades, he appeared in films such as "M*A*S*H" (1970), "Brewster McCloud" (1970), "Harold and Maude" (1971), "Love Letters" (1983), "Electric Dreams" (1984), "Invaders from Mars" (1986), "The Chocolate War" (1988), "Heat" (1995), "Dogma" (1999), "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999), "Coyote Ugly" (2000), "Pollock" (2000), "Made" (2001), "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), "The Number 23" (2007), and "The Little Prince" (2015), and became a memorable voice actor as 'Toyman' in the DC Animated Universe. He earned several Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Golden Laurel award nominations during his career.
Actor. He was best known to television and film viewers for the numerous roles he had in both mediums during a career that spanned from the late 1960s to the 21st Century. Born Walter Edward Cox, he was raised as the second of five children in a creatively inclined family—his father was a jazz orchestra leader and his mother was a reporter and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) assistant-publicist. He showed early artistic talent, performing in school and community theater before launching a film career marked by both leading and distinctive supporting roles. Over the decades, he appeared in films such as "M*A*S*H" (1970), "Brewster McCloud" (1970), "Harold and Maude" (1971), "Love Letters" (1983), "Electric Dreams" (1984), "Invaders from Mars" (1986), "The Chocolate War" (1988), "Heat" (1995), "Dogma" (1999), "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999), "Coyote Ugly" (2000), "Pollock" (2000), "Made" (2001), "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), "The Number 23" (2007), and "The Little Prince" (2015), and became a memorable voice actor as 'Toyman' in the DC Animated Universe. He earned several Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Golden Laurel award nominations during his career.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
