Joey Fallon

Joey Fallon (born Joseph A. Fallon; – November 17, 1993), sometimes billed as Joseph Fallon, was an American child actor in television, theater, radio, and film, and—at various times—an attorney, a Democratic district leader in Manhattan, an assistant to New York City Mayor John Lindsay, and campaign director for the then would-be New York State lieutenant governor, Mario Cuomo.

Early life and career A Bronx native, He began acting at age 6, making his Broadway debut in 1948, in Sundown Beach. He appeared not quite two years later with Martha Scott in Design for a Stained Glass Window, and following his appearance as the showcased newcomer alongside veterans Otto Kruger, Neil Hamilton, and Fran Carlon on the December 11, 1950 episode of ABC's Hollywood Screen Test, Fallon made his big screen debut in the summer of 1951, as "Jimmy" in The Texas Rangers.

In 1954 and 1955, Fallon portrayed, respectively, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, in episodes of Campbell Television Soundstage—paired with Eileen Heckart as Tom's Aunt Polly ), Fallon had all but retired from acting, albeit unofficially, in order to better focus his energy on education. Following four years at Fordham Prep, his first-place finish in a city-wide, Knights of Columbus-sponsored oratory contest—and the resulting $1,200 scholarship —helped Fallon attend Georgetown University. He later served under New York State Democratic leader John Burns—as executive assistant—as well as New York City Parks Commissioner August Heckscher. where he was said to "represent the mayor in matters of Church and Labor." Two years later, he headed Mario Cuomo's unsuccessful campaign for Lieutenant Governor of New York, and, from 1977 to 1983, he represented Manhattan's Yorkville district in the New York State Assembly.

Death On November 17, 1993, Fallon died at age 51 of pancreatic cancer at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was survived by longtime companion Ann Phillips. Let's Pretend "The Little Lame Prince" (1951) – The Prince (age 7) Cosmopolitan Theatre "Incident in the Blizzard" (1951) The Texas Rangers (1951) – Jimmy (as Joseph Fallon) Hands of Mystery "The Game" (1951) Not for Publication "The Cast-Offs" (1952) The Big Story "Pat Foley of the Houston Post" (1951) Omnibus "The Man in the Cool, Cool Moon" (1953) Man Against Crime "Ferry Boat" (1953) – Boy (as Joseph Fallon) Suspense "The Kiss-Off" (1953) – Little Boy The Doctor "Treasure Island" (1953) – Charlie Frontiers of Faith "From the Land of the Bible" (1953) "Kasrilevke on the Mississippi" (1955) Huck The Campbell Television Soundstage "A Little Child Shall Lead Them (a story of Tom Sawyer)" (1954) – Tom You Are There "The Fall of Parnell (December 6, 1890)" (1954) The United States Steel Hour "Fearful Decision" (1954) – Davie Center Stage "The Desdemona Murder Case" (1954) Kraft Television Theater "The Independent" (1954) – Scoop Florman Studio One "An Almanac of Liberty" (1954) – Pre-teen townsperson (uncredited) '"The Incredible Life of Horace Ford" (1955) – Third Kid Way of the World "For Isabelle" Pts. 1 thru 7 (1955) Goodyear Television Playhouse "Suit Yourself" (1955)