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Walter Gretzky(1938-2021)

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Walter Gretzky was born on 8 October 1938 in Canning, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005), Oh Alberta (2007) and Score: A Hockey Musical (2010). He was married to Phyllis Gretzky. He died on 4 March 2021 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
BornOctober 8, 1938
DiedMarch 4, 2021(82)
BornOctober 8, 1938
DiedMarch 4, 2021(82)
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Known for

Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005)
Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story
6.7
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2005
Oh Alberta
Short
  • Actor
  • 2007
Noah Reid in Score: A Hockey Musical (2010)
Score: A Hockey Musical
4.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends (2020)
UKE: The Untold Story of Hockey Legends
8.7
  • Self
  • 2020

Credits

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Actor

  • Oh Alberta
    Short
    • 2007

Writer

  • Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story (2005)
    Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • book "Walter Grezsky: On Family, Hockey and Healing"
    • 2005

Soundtrack

  • Noah Reid in Score: A Hockey Musical (2010)
    Score: A Hockey Musical
    4.5
    • performer: "Legends"
    • 2010

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • October 8, 1938
    • Canning, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • March 4, 2021
    • Brantford, Ontario, Canada(complications from Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Phyllis GretzkyApril 23, 1960 - December 19, 2005 (her death, 5 children)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Ford (with Wayne Gretzky) (2003)
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Deaf in his right ear.
  • Nickname
    • Wally

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