Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Herman Ray Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor. He 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).


Ray Walston

He 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.


Early life and education

Walston was born on November 2, 1914, in Laurel, Mississippi, the second son and youngest of three children born to lumberjack Harry Rex Walston and Camilla "Mittie" (née Kimbrell) Walston.

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