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Ray Walston

Age: 86 (passed away Jan. 1st, 2001)
Height: 5' 8"

Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Born: Dec. 2nd, 1914

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Ray Walston's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Picket Fences	Judge Henry B&hellip
My Favorite Martian	Uncle Martin
ABC Weekend Specials	Matt
Fast Times	Mr. Arnold Hand
Oh Madeline	Madeline's Fa&hellip
Stop Susan Williams	Bob Richards
Summer Playhouse	The Stranger

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in New Orleans, Ray Walston started his acting career as a spear carrier with a local stock company. When the family moved to Houston, Walston's father wanted to teach him the oil business, but Walston instead joined a traveling repertory company (selling tickets as well as acting). He went on to associate with Margo Jones at the Houston Civic Theater for six years, then spent three seasons with the Cleveland Playhouse before arriving in New York in 1945. He has won a Tony for his performance as the Devil in Broadway's "Damn Yankees", two Emmys for television's "Picket Fences" (1992), and become a household name playing the extraterrestrial "Uncle Martin" on TV's "My Favorite Martian" (1963).

TRIVIA:

Won Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Damn Yankees!", a role he recreated in the film version of the same name, _Damn Yankees! (1958)_ (qv).
Best remembered by the public for his starring role in My Favorite Martian (1963).
Daughter, Katherine Ann
He died on the first day of the third millennium, becoming the first well known figure to die in the 21st Century.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7070 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Replaced 'Peter Sellers' (qv) in _Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)_ (qv) after Sellers had suffered a heart attack mere weeks into the production.
His last screen appearance was in the Oct. 15, 2000 season premiere of _"Touched by an Angel" (1994)_ (qv) as a wealthy entrepreneur who disinherits his materialistic son to teach him that there are more valuable things in life than money.
'Clarence Derwent' (qv) Award