Ray Walston

    Actor, Soundtrack

    Birthdate: Nov 2, 1914

    Birthplace: Laurel, Mississippi, USA

    Died: Jan 1, 2001

    Ray Walston started his acting career as a spear carrier with a local stock company. When the family moved to Houston, Texas, 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 Award for his performance as the Devil in Broadway's "Damn Yankees", two Emmy Awards for Picket Fences (1992), and become a household name playing the extraterrestrial "Uncle Martin" on My Favorite Martian (1963). Ray Walston died at age 86 of lupus on New Year's Day 2001 in Beverly Hills, California.

    Known For

    Popeye
    Popeye

    (1980)

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    (1982)

    The Sting
    The Sting

    (1973)

    Paint Your Wagon
    Paint Your Wagon

    (1969)

    Ray Walston Movies

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    • 1999 |
      My Favorite Martianas Armitan
    • 1997 |
      The Westing Gameas Sandy McSouthers
    • 1992 |
      Space Caseas Bert
    • 1992 |
      Of Mice and Menas Candy
    • 1990 |
      Blood Salvageas Mr. Stone
    • 1989 |
      A Man of Passionas Basilio
    • 1989 |
      Fine Goldas Sacacorchos
    • 1988 |
      Blood Relationsas Charles
    • 1988 |
      Saturday the 14th Strikes Backas Gramps Baxter
    • 1985 |
      O.C. and Stiggsas Gramps
    • 1986 |

      Rad

      asBurton Timmer
    • 1983 |
      Private Schoolas Chauncey
    • 1982 |
      O'Hara's Wifeas Walter Tatum
    • 1982 |
      Fast Times at Ridgemont Highas Mr. Hand
    • 1982 |

      Fast Times at Ridgemont High

      asMr. Hand
    • 1981 |
      Galaxy of Terroras Kore
    • 1980 |
      Popeyeas Poopdeck Pappy
    • 1977 |
      The Happy Hooker Goes to Washingtonas Senator Sturges
    • 1976 |
      Silver Streakas Mr. Whiney
    • 1973 |
      The Stingas J.J. Singleton
    • 1973 |

      The Sting

      asJ.J. Singleton
    • 1969 |
      Paint Your Wagonas Mad Jack Duncan
    • 1967 |
      Capriceas Stuart Clancy
    • 1964 |
      Kiss Me, Stupidas Orville
    • 1963 |
      Who's Minding the Store?as Mr. Quimby
    • 1963 |
      Wives and Loversas Wylie Driberg
    • 1962 |
      Convicts 4as Iggy
    • 1960 |
      Portrait in Blackas Cobb
    • 1960 |
      Tall Storyas Prof. Leo Sullivan
    • 1960 |
      The Apartmentas Joe Dobisch
    • 1960 |

      The Apartment

      asJoe Dobisch
    • 1959 |
      Say One for Meas Phil Stanley
    • 1958 |
      Damn Yankeesas Mr. Applegate
    • 1958 |
      South Pacificas Luther Billis
    • 1958 |

      South Pacific

      asLuther Billis
    • 1957 |
      Kiss Them for Meas Lt. (j.g.) McCann
    Ray Walston: Biography, Movies, Net Worth & Photos