Ray Walston

Ray Walston
Walston in My Favorite Martian, 1963
Born	Herman Ray Walston (1914-11-02)November 2, 1914 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 1, 2001(2001-01-01) (aged 86) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Other names	Herman Ray Walston Raymond Walston
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	1940s–2000
Spouse	Ruth Calvert Walston ​ ​ (m. 1943)​
Children	1

Herman Raymond 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).

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.^[1]