Michael Wallis

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Michael Wallis (b. 1945) is an historian of the Western United States from Missouri. He has written 10 books, including the bestsellers Route 66: The Mother Road, The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West, and Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd. He has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times, and has also appeared in the movie Cars, as Sheriff.

Wallis was interviewed By Rep. Roy Blunt, (R), MO., for After Words on Book TV, 29 April 2007, discussing his latest book, Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride.

Wallis attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, and moved to Miami, Florida, in 1978, where he worked for Time's Caribbean Bureau. He currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife, Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis.

Wallis' most recognizable feature is his mustache. The front grill of his character, Sheriff in Cars was designed to resemble his mustache.