Quoc: Joseph Gladwin (22 January 1906 -- 11 March 1987) was an English actor, best known in his roles as myopic Stan Hardman in Nearest and Dearest from 1968-73, and Wally Batty in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine (1975, 1976-87).

Who played wally in last of the summer wine?
HW Chung: OK, some thoughts:
The relevant sentence in the passage is: Joseph Gladwin (22 January 1906 -- 11 March 1987) was an English actor, best known in his roles as myopic Stan Hardman in Nearest and Dearest from 1968-73, and Wally Batty in the world's longest-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine (1975, 1976-87). The answer is Joseph Gladwin.