Biography

Wally Boag was born on September 13, 1920 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Gnomeo & Juliet (2011), The Love Bug (1968) and The Absent Minded Professor (1961). He was married to Frances Ellen Morgan. He died on June 3, 2011 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

His "Golden Horseshoe Revue" (a live stage show in Disneyland's Frontierland saloon) is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running stage production in show business history. Alongside the can-can dancers, Boag was the comic star of the daily shows from 1955 to 1982 (minus a brief turn at Walt Disney World, and their "Diamond Horseshoe Revue").

In 1963, he provided the voice for José, the emcee parrot of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, as well as the voice of the French parrot Pierre.

A performer at Disneyland for many years. A big influence on a young Disneyland employee, Steve Martin, who was fascinated with Boag's zany comedy and balloon animals.

Boag was cremated by Neptune Society in Sherman Oaks, California. His ashes were sprinkled into the Pacific Ocean.