[luvbach1]

It's possible Wallace had the longest run in the history of television, and he was Hispanic.

I thought he was Jewish.

[lentulusgracchus]

I thought he was Jewish.

He was. Scroll up. Father's name Wallik, Russian Jew.

[floralamiss]

Don’t know why the other FReeper thought Wallace was Hispanic. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, Frank and Zina (Sharfman) Wallace. The family’s surname was originally Wallik.