Joe Conley
Conley at The Waltons 40th Anniversary in 2012
Born(1928-03-03)March 3, 1928
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 7, 2013(2013-07-07) (aged 85)
Newbury Park, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1950–2002
SpouseJacqueline Stakes (about 1962) Louise Ann Teechen (1969 – 2013; his death)[1][2]
ChildrenKevin (b. 1960)
Julie (b. 1961)

Joe Conley (March 3, 1928 – July 7, 2013) was an American actor who played many small roles on television and is most remembered for his role as the storekeeper Ike Godsey in The Waltons.[3][4]

Personal life and career

Joe Conley was born in Buffalo, New York. He started acting after returning from military service in Korea, and was running three real-estate agencies in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles by the early 1970s after beginning this second career in 1961. While acting, he continued to work in real estate and, as a result, became wealthy.[5]

By the early 1970s, his career as an actor was in limbo. After twenty years of small parts, mainly in television shows, he performed with Pat Harrington in an AT&T educational film called How to Lose Your Best Customer Without Even Trying.[6] Before long, he was cast as storekeeper Ike Godsey in The Waltons. Conley was paired with Ronnie Claire Edwards, who portrayed his wife Corabeth Walton Godsey; their characters married on the show in 1975. In 2009, Conley published his autobiography, Ike Godsey of Walton's Mountain.[7]

In real life, Conley was married to and later divorced from Jacqueline Stakes, with whom he had two children. He married Louise Teecher in 1969, and had two children with her.

Death

Conley died on July 7, 2013, at a care facility in Newbury Park, California of complications from dementia. He was 85 and is survived by his wife, three daughters and son.[8]

Filmography

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1950The Sound of FuryMan in CrowdUncredited
1955Big TownAlbert HayesEpisode: "Honest Cop"
The People's ChoiceErnieEpisode: "Socks new Secretary"
1956The Scarlet HourCar SalesmanUncredited
The Adventures of Jim BowieRaino TanteEpisode: "The Ghost of Jean Battoo"
1957Crime of PassionDeliveryman
LassieEpisode: "Lassie's Day"
The Silent ServiceBakerEpisode: "The Seahorse Story"
House of NumbersConvictUncredited
Casey JonesConductor AddrelEpisode: "The Old Timer"
The Danny Thomas Show,
also known as Make Room For Daddy		Earl the Elevator OperatorEpisode: "Honesty is the Best Policy"
1957-1959Dragnet2 episodes
1958Alfred Hitchcock PresentsInsurance AgentSeason 3 Episode 27: "Disappearing Trick"
1958Juvenile JungleDuke
Boots and SaddlesPrivate SpannerEpisode: "The Superstition"
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be RobbedBenjyUncredited
When Hell Broke LooseRookieUncredited
1959The D.A.'s ManSmileyEpisode: "The Pushter's"
Wanted: Dead or AliveHenry JacksonEpisode: "The Hostage"
M SquadJack MorenoEpisode: "Mama's Boy"
FlightSgt. PachekEpisode: "Chopper Four"
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveJoe / Bartender3 episodes
1960Stagecoach WestHenryEpisode: "The Saga of Jeremy Boone"
The Best of the PostElevator boyEpisode: "The Little Terror"
Death Valley DaysAlfEpisode: Devil's Bar
1960-1962Dennis the MenaceNelson / Open House Looker2 episodes
1961Blueprint for RobberyJock Mcgee
All Hands on DeckSailorUncredited
1962PattyJohnny
The Dick Powell TheaterTomEpisode: "Special Assignment"
1963-1965Mister EdTV Man / Sam Easterbrook / Joe / Frank / Photographer / Charley Grant6 episodes
1964Kraft Suspense TheaterDomEpisode: "Charlie, he couldn't kill a fly"
GunsmokeCarl (Stagecoach Driver)Episode: "Help me Kitty"
1966Green AcresHeston HaneyEpisode: "The Deputy"
1967The Beverly HillbilliesSergeantEpisode: "The Army Game"
Felony SquadCabbieEpisode: "Time of Trial"
196980 Steps to JonahJenkins
1969-1970Bracken's WorldAlvin Sloane / Art Director2 episodes
1970The Brady BunchDelivery manEpisode: "The Hero"
1971How to Lose Your Best Customer Without Really TryingCharlie
1972-1981The WaltonsIke Godsey172 episodes
1972The Longest NightSalesmanTV movie
1982A Day for Thanks on Walton's MountainIke Godsey
Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain
A Wedding on Walton's Mountain
1983Knight RiderManagerEpisode: "Short Notice"
1986Impure ThoughtsFather Minnelli
1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionIke GodseyTV movie
1995A Walton Wedding
1996Night Stand with Dick DietrickClaudeEpisode: "Dick Goes Home"
1999Whatever it TakesFrank
2000Cast AwayJoe Wally
2001Blind Obsession(final film role)

References

  1. ↑ "Rome News-Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ↑ "The Waltons - Ike Godsey - Joe Conley".
  3. ↑ Scott, Vernon (1 July 1977). "Waltons' storekeeper juggles four careers". Boca Raton News. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Pearson, Howard (27 February 1978). "T. V. star set for S. L. show". Deseret News. p. C5. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  5. ↑ Anthony Hayward "Joe Conley: Actor best known as Ike Godsey in The Waltons", The Independent (London), 25 July 2013
  6. ↑ "How to Lost Your Best Customer Without Even Trying". AT&T. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Actor Joe Conley, who played Ike Godsey on 'The Waltons,' dies at 85". NBC Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "TV'S 'Walton's Storekeeper Joe Conley Dies at 85". AP. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

Bibliography

  • Zoobilee Zoo (1986)
  • Ike Godsey of Walton's Mountain. Albany: BearManor Media, 2010. ISBN 978-1-59393-508-5.


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