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Don Galloway

Donald Poe Galloway (July 27, 1937 – January 8, 2009)[1] was an American stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the series Ironside (1967–1975). He reprised the role for a TV film in 1993. He was also a politically active libertarian and columnist.

Don Galloway

Donald Poe Galloway

(1937-07-27)July 27, 1937

January 8, 2009(2009-01-08) (aged 71)

  • Actor
  • Columnist/Journalist

1962–1993

Early life[edit]

Don was born in Augusta, Kentucky. His parents moved to Bracken County after the Great Flood of 1937 along the Ohio River the same year he was born. Galloway was a 1955 graduate of Bracken County High School,[2] where he played varsity basketball,[3] and a 1959 graduate of the University of Kentucky,[2] where he studied drama.[4] He attended Concord Methodist Church located in Brooksville, Kentucky (7 miles from Augusta, Kentucky with his family from infancy till he left for college. The elders of the church said at the age of 3, he could recite long Bible verses and short stories.

Personal life[edit]

After retiring from acting, Galloway briefly worked for the San Bernardino County (California) Sheriff's Department as a deputy sheriff.[7]


For a time after his acting career, Galloway resided in Hooksett, New Hampshire and wrote a column for the Manchester Union Leader.

Death[edit]

Galloway died at age 71 at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada after suffering a stroke two weeks earlier.[8] He was buried at Concord Methodist Church, Brooksville, Kentucky near his parents.

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