Galloway began his television career in 1962 in the New York-based soap operaThe Secret Storm as the first actor to play Kip Rysdale. He then appeared as law clerkMitchell Harris in 26 episodes of the short-lived TV legal dramaArrest and Trial, and also was seen on Tom, Dick, and Mary, one-third of the 90-minute weekly sitcom 90 Bristol Court, broadcast from 1964–65. In 1963, Galloway signed up with Universal Studios and guest-starred on numerous TV series including The Virginian, Wagon Train, Convoy and Run for Your Life.
''Ironside'' (1967–75)
In 1967, Galloway starred alongside Raymond Burr in a TV movie entitled Ironside. The film detailed the shooting of San Francisco Chief of Detectives Robert Ironside, who was left paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Originally broadcast on March 28, 1967, the film spawned a successful series of the same name, beginning in September of that year. As Det. Sgt Ed Brown, Galloway remained on Ironside alongside Burr for its entire eight season run, appearing in 198 of the series' 199 episodes.
Later career
Following the cancellation of Ironside in 1975, Galloway was reunited with his former co-star from the show, Barbara Anderson, in the TV movie You Lie So Deep, My Love. He then continued to guest-star on numerous TV series, with appearances in Police Woman, Medical Center and Charlie's Angels among others. In 1979, Galloway played Timmons in the short-lived NBC comedy Hizzonner. The same year, he hosted a syndicated game show called The Guinness Game, which was produced by Bob Eubanks. Galloway also made a few appearances on the popular game show Match Game. In one of his few big-screen appearances, in 1983 Galloway played the husband of the character played by Jobeth Williams in the film The Big Chill. He joined the cast of the ABC soap opera General Hospital in 1985, playing Buzz Stryker until 1987. In 1988, Galloway appeared in the Perry Mason TV movie The Case of the Avenging Ace, reuniting with former co-star Raymond Burr for the first time in 13 years. Galloway and Burr had a long association with one another; aside from Ironside and a subsequent Perry Mason movie in 1990, the two actors also starred together in the 1973 TV movie Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John. In 1993, Galloway and Burr would appear together on screen for the final time, reprising their Ironside roles alongside fellow co-stars Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson and Elizabeth Baur in the TV reunion movie, The Return of Ironside.
Galloway died at age 71 at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada after suffering a stroke two weeks earlier. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, a stepdaughter, a stepson, and three grandchildren.