Herman Raymond Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor and comedian, well known as the title character on '' My Favorite Martian''. His other major film, television, and stage roles included Luther Billis (''

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''), Mr. Applegate ('' Damn Yankees''), Orville J. Spooner ('' Kiss Me, Stupid''), J. J. Singleton (''

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''), Poopdeck Pappy (''

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''), Glen Bateman (''

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''), and Judge Henry Bone ('' Picket Fences''). He also played one of the miners in '' Paint Your Wagon'' (1969) with Lee Marvin and

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Early life

Walston was born on November 2, 1914, in

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, the second son and youngest of three children born to

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Harry Norman Walston and Mittie (née Kimball) Walston. He had an older sister, Carrie, and an older brother, Earl. His family moved from Mississippi to

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spear carrier rounding out productions at many New Orleans theaters. He mostly played small roles with stock companies, where he not only starred in traveling shows, but also worked at a

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, selling tickets and cleaning the stage floors. His family moved to

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, where he joined a repertory theater company under Margo Jones in 1938. He stayed at the Houston Civic Theater six years, "averaging 12 roles a year."

Career

Stage work

Walston was popular with Margo Jones' team of actors before he traveled to

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, where he spent three years with the Cleveland Play House. He then traveled to New York City, where he made his Broadway debut in a 1945 production of Maurice Evans's ''The G.I.

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''. Three years later, Walston became one of the first members admitted to the newly formed

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. In 1949, he appeared in the short-lived play ''

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'', directed by

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, who later cast him as Satan (who bore the name "Mr. Applegate") in the 1955 musical '' Damn Yankees'' opposite Gwen Verdon as his sexy aide Lola. The chemistry between the two was such that they both garnered critical success and won awards for their roles. After a decade in New York theater, he won a

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. He starred as Luther Billis in the 1951 London production of ''

''. He reprised that role in the 1958 film adaptation. He and Juanita Hall (as Bloody Mary) were the only cast members to appear in both the stage and movie versions. Additional Broadway credits included '' The Front Page'', '' Summer and Smoke'', '' King Richard III'', '' Wish You Were Here'', and '' House of Flowers''. In 1957, actress and producer

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placed him in a role on Broadway in Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning play about the

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, '' There Shall Be No Night''. The play was adapted for television for a ''

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'' production. He had a prominent role in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical '' Me and Juliet'', portraying the stage manager of the musical-within-the-musical, but his character did not participate in any of the musical numbers.

Early film and television work

Walston reprised his role in the 1958 film version of ''Damn Yankees''. His other films included '' Kiss Them for Me''; ''

''; '' Say One for Me''; '' Tall Story''; '' Portrait in Black''; ''

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''; ''

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''; ''

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''; '' Who's Minding the Store?''; '' Kiss Me, Stupid''; '' Caprice''; '' Paint Your Wagon''; ''

''; '' Silver Streak''; and '' Get a Clue''. Walston landed one of the three leading roles in

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's comic farce ''Kiss Me, Stupid'' opposite

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and

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because, after six weeks of filming, Peter Sellers had to withdraw from the cast due to a heart attack. He narrated many

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and Atomic Energy Commission (now

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) films about nuclear experiments, including the

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nuclear test film series of 1958. He guest starred on numerous television programs, including '' The Shirley Temple Show'', '' The Americans'', and a television version of '' Going My Way''.

''My Favorite Martian''

Walston achieved his greatest success as the title character (Uncle Martin) on '' My Favorite Martian'' from 1963 to 1966, alongside co-star

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. The two immediately became close friends. The show was a top ten hit in its first season,still in the top 30 in its second, dropping to 45th in its third and final season. The success of ''My Favorite Martian'' typecast Walston and he had difficulty finding serious roles after the show's cancellation. He returned to character actor status in the 1970s and 1980s, and guest starred in such series as '' Custer'', ''

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'', '' Love, American Style'', '' The Rookies'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Ellery Queen'', '' The Six Million Dollar Man'', '' Little House on the Prairie'', and '' The Incredible Hulk'', again with Bixby, in which Walston played Jasper the Magician in an episode called "My Favorite Magician".

Television comeback

From 1980 to 1992, Walston starred in 14 films, including '' Galaxy of Terror'' and '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (as well as the 1986 television adaptation) as Mr. Hand. In a 1999 interview, Walston said that he was happy and relieved that when he walked down the street, young fans shouted at him "Mr. Hand" because he had finally torn away from his ''Martian'' role. In 1984, Walston played a judge on an episode of ''

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''. Six years later, he made a guest appearance on an episode of '' L.A. Law''. He later was hired for the role of Judge Henry Bone on '' Picket Fences''; the character was originally a recurring role, but Walston proved to be so popular the character was later upgraded to a starring role. In 1985, Walston made a brief appearance in the opening credits of

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's series ''

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'', as a caveman acting out a story for his tribe. He appeared in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' as Boothby, head groundskeeper at Starfleet Academy in San Francisco, and reprised the role twice on '' Star Trek: Voyager''. In 1988, he guest starred in an episode of the popular horror-fantasy show '' Friday the 13th: the Series'', as a bitter, elderly comic-book artist who uses a demonically cursed comic book to transform himself into a killer robot and murder his erstwhile enemies. In 1992, Walston played the role of Candy in the big-screen

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of John Steinbeck's ''

'' with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. He would work alongside Sinise again two years later in the miniseries adaptation of

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's ''

''. Walston received three

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nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ''Picket Fences'', winning twice, in 1995 and 1996. CBS cancelled the show after four seasons in 1996. Walston made a guest appearance in an episode of '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' entitled "Remember Me", in which he portrayed the father of Jake Slicker, who was stricken with Alzheimer's disease.

Later years

In 1994, Walston was diagnosed with

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and as a result, his career began winding down. He appeared in an

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long distance TV commercial in 1995, in which his dialogue implied he was Uncle Martin from Mars, looking for good rates to talk to fellow

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living in the United States. Walston played Grandfather Walter Addams in '' Addams Family Reunion'' (

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). The next year, he appeared in the film remake of his hit series, ''My Favorite Martian'' (

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) in the role of Armitan. He appeared in the ''

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'' episode, " The Face on the Barroom Floor", which aired on October 15, 2000. Walston made a cameo in the '' 7th Heaven'' episode, " One Hundred", which aired on January 29, 2001, four weeks after his death. His final film role was in the independent film ''Early Bird Special'', which was released later that year.

Personal life and death

Walston married Ruth Calvert on November 3, 1943. The couple had one daughter, Katharine Ann. Walston died on New Years’ Day 2001 at age 86 at his home in

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Partial filmography

* 1957: '' Kiss Them for Me'' as Lt. (j.g.) McCann * 1958: ''

'' as Luther Billis * 1958: ''

Damn Yankees! ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during ...

'' as Mr. Applegate * 1959: '' Say One for Me'' as Phil Stanley * 1960: '' Tall Story'' as Professor Leo Sullivan * 1960: ''

'' as Joe Dobisch * 1960: '' Portrait in Black'' as Cobb * 1961: '' The Americans'' as Whit Bristow * 1962: ''

'' as Iggy * 1963: ''

'' as Wylie Driberg * 1963-66: '' My Favorite Martian'' (TV series) as The Martian * 1963: '' Who's Minding the Store?'' as Mr. Quimby * 1964: '' Kiss Me, Stupid'' as Orville J. Spooner * 1967: '' Caprice'' as Stuart Clancy * 1969: '' Paint Your Wagon'' as Mad Jack Duncan * 1970s: ''

Math Country ''Math Country'' is an instructional television program produced by Kentucky Educational Television, in the late 1970s. The show taught elementary math concepts and featured actor Ray Walston as a ghost named Lionel Hardway who inhabits the fam ...

'' as Lionel Hardway * 1972: '' The Paul Lynde Show'' as Mr. Temura * 1973: ''

'' as J.J. Singleton * 1976: '' Silver Streak'' as Mr. Whiney * 1976: '' The Six Million Dollar Man'' as Horton Budge * 1977: '' The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington'' as Senator Sturges * 1978: '' The Love Boat'' as a cruise ship passenger * 1979: '' Institute for Revenge'' as Frank Anders * 1979: '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' as Roderick Zale * 1979: '' Cliffhangers'' (11 episodes subtitled ''Stop Susan Williams'') as Bob Richards * 1979: '' Starsky and Hutch'' (S4,Ep15) as Tommy Reese * 1979: '' The Incredible Hulk'' (S3,Ep5) as Jasper the Magician * 1979: '' Little House on the Prairie'' (S6, Ep9 The King is Dead) as Jimmy Hart * 1980: ''

Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.Galaxy of Terror'' as Kore * 1982: '' O'Hara's Wife'' as Walter Tatum * 1982: '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' as Mr. Hand * 1982: '' Hart to Hart'' (TV series) as Elliott Laurence * 1983: ''

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'' as Chauncey * 1984: '' Gimme a Break!'' as Andy * 1984: '' The Jerk, Too'' as Diesel * 1984: '' Santa Barbara'' as Mr. Bottoms * 1984: ''

'' (TV series) as Judge Martin A. Landis * 1984: '' Johnny Dangerously'' as Vendor * 1985: ''

'' (TV series) * 1985: ''

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'' as Gramps * 1985: ''

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'' (TV series) as Uncle Harry * 1986: ''

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'' as Matt * 1986: ''

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'' as Burton Timmer * 1987: '' From the Hip'' as 1st Judge * 1988: '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' (TV series) as Jay Star * 1988: '' Paramedics'' as Heart Attack Victim * 1988: '' Blood Relations'' as Charles McLeod * 1988: ''

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'' as Gramps Baxter * 1989: ''

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'' (TV movie) as Bob Augustine * 1989: '' A Man of Passion'' as Basilio * 1989: '' Oro Fino'' as Sacacorchos * 1990: '' Ski Patrol'' as Pops * 1990: '' L.A. Law'' as Gus Nivens * 1990: ''

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'' as Prison Librarian Jenkins * 1991: '' Blood Salvage'' as Mr. Stone * 1991: ''

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'' as Dr. Mnesyne * 1991: '' Dream On (TV Series)'' (Season 2 Episode 12: "The Charlotte Letter") as Father Augustine * 1991: '' Ralph S. Mouse'' as Matt * 1992: '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' as Boothby * 1992: ''

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'' (episode "The Loyal Order of Corn") as Ned * 1992: '' The Player'' as Ray Walston * 1992: ''

'' as Candy * 1992: '' The Commish'' (Season 2 Episode 5: The Witches of Eastbridge) as Burt Hagstone * 1992: '' Space Case'' as Bert * 1992-96: '' Picket Fences'' (TV series) as Judge Henry Bone * 1994: ''

'' as Glen Bateman * 1996: ''

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'' as Motel Manager * 1996: ''

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'' as Chief Rocco * 1997: '' Get a Clue'' as Sandy McSouthers, Barney Northrup, Julian R. Eastman and Sam Westing * 1998-99: '' Star Trek: Voyager'' (TV series) as a member of Species 8472 disguised as Boothby * 1998: '' Addams Family Reunion'' as Walter Addams * 1999: '' My Favorite Martian'' as Armitan * 1999: ''

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'' as Justice Clore Cawley * 2000: ''

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'' (TV series) as Benjamin Clay * 2001: ''

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'' as Pappy * 2001: '' 7th Heaven'' (TV series) as Sgt. Millard Holmes (final television appearance)

References

External links

Ray Walston Papers
at the

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