• Name: Ray Walston
  • Date of Birth: December 02, 1914
  • Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Mini-bio: Ray Walston was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and
began his acting career in 1939 as a spear carrier
with a local stock company. When his family moved to
Houston, his father wanted to teach him ab...( read more)out the oil
business, but instead Walston joined a traveling
repertory company (selling tickets as well as acting).
He went on to work at the Houston Civic Theatre for
six years, then spent three seasons with
the Cleveland Playhouse before arriving in New York in
1945.




He won a Tony for his role as the Devil in 'Damn
Yankees", two Emmys for television's "Picket Fences"
(1992) and he became a household name playing "Uncle
Martin" opposite Bill Bixby on TV's "My Favorite
Martian" which ran on television from 1963 - 1966.
Ray Walston's probable most notable role of all, was
his performance as Mr. Hand in the movie "Fast Times
at Ridgemont High" (1982).
Ray Walston died on January 1, 2001 after a six year
battle with Lupus.
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Replace this image with an actor photoRay Walston mini-bio: Ray Walston was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and began his acting career in 1939 as a spear carrier with a local stock company. When his family moved to Houston, his father wanted to teach him about the oil business, but instead Walston joined a traveling repertory company (selling tickets as well as acting). He went on to work at the Houston Civic Theatre for six years, then spent three seasons with the Cleveland Playhouse before arriving in New York in 1945.

He won a Tony for his role as the Devil in 'Damn Yankees", two Emmys for television's "Picket Fences" (1992) and he became a household name playing "Uncle Martin" opposite Bill Bixby on TV's "My Favorite Martian" which ran on television from 1963 - 1966. Ray Walston's probable most notable role of all, was his performance as Mr. Hand in the movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982). Ray Walston died on January 1, 2001 after a six year battle with Lupus.

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  • eh4ever2000
    Ray Walston was a very talented actor. I loved him in the television series 'My Favorite Martian' with Bill Bixby. Fans of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' will always remember him as Mr. Hand. Ray had a busy career in his golden years (the mini-series 'The Stand' and television show 'Picket Fences', and from seeing him in interviews he was a very nice man. RIP Ray.
    posted 1011 days ago

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