Ray Walston
Herman Ray Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor and comedian. Walston started his career on Broadway earning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Mr. Applegate in Damn Yankees (1956).
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Walston in My Favorite Martian, 1963 | |
| Born | Herman Ray Walston November 2, 1914 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2001 (aged 86) |
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| Years active | 1940s–2000 |
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Ruth Calvert Walston
(m. 1943) |
| Children | 1 |
He's appeared in the films South Pacific (1958), Damn Yankees (1958), The Apartment (1960), Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Sting (1973), Popeye (1980), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Of Mice and Men (1992). Walston also starred as the title character on My Favorite Martian and as Glen Bateman in the miniseries The Stand (1994). For his role as Judge Henry Bone in Picket Fences he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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