Jon Walmsley is a musician, songwriter, actor and producer.

Acting career

Walmsley is known for his accomplishments as an actor, most notably a nine-season run as Jason Walton on ''

The Waltons ''The Waltons'' is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book '' Spencer's Mountain'' and the 1963 fil ...

''. He also returned for all of the ''Waltons'' reunion projects during the 1980s and 1990s. He provided the voice of

Christopher Robin Christopher Robin is a character created by A. A. Milne, based on his son Christopher Robin Milne. The character appears in the author's popular books of poetry and ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' stories, and has subsequently appeared in various Disney ...

for Disney's ''

Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character w ...

'' cartoons.

Musical career

Walmsley was a member of

Richard Marx Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Marx's self-titled debut album went triple-platinum in 1987, and his first single, " D ...

's touring band in the late 1980s, and appeared in at least two of Marx's music videos—" Should've Known Better" and "Too Late to Say Goodbye."

Filmography

1960s

*''

Combat! ''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American so ...

( ABC'' military drama, 1966) *''

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...

'' (

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

series, 1968) *''

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band ''The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band'' is a 1968 American comedy musical western film from Walt Disney Productions. Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, the film is based on a biography by Laura Bower Van Nuys, directed by Michael ...

'' (musical film with

Walter Brennan Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in '' Come and Get It'' (1936), ''Kentucky'' (1938), and '' The Westerner ...

and

Buddy Ebsen Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS ...

, 1968) *''

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' is a 1968 American animated featurette based on the third, fifth, ninth, and tenth chapters of ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' and the second, eighth, and ninth chapters from ''The House at Pooh Corner'' by A. A. Milne ...

'' (1968) (voice) *''

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seasons. ''My Three Sons'' chroni ...

'' (1968) *''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the st ...

'' (NBC crime drama, 1969) *''

The Bill Cosby Show ''The Bill Cosby Show'' is an American sitcom television series, that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill ...

'' (1969)

1970s

*''

'' (1971) *'' The Homecoming: A Christmas Story'' (1971) *''

The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie ''The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie'' — retitled ''The New Saturday Superstar Movie'' for its second season — is a series of one-hour animated made-for-television films (some of which also contained live action sequences), broadcast on the ABC ...

'' (voice) 1972) *''

'' (1972–1981) *''

The New Scooby-Doo Movies ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' is an American animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS. It is the second animated television series in the studio's '' Scooby-Doo'' franchise, and follows the first incarnation, ' ...

'' (1973–1974) *'' The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' (1977) (voice) *''

Dinky Hocker "Dinky Hocker" is a 1978 episode of the American television anthology series ''ABC Afterschool Special'', which aired on December 12, 1978. It was based on the 1972 novel ''Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack'' by M. E. Kerr. Premise The story revolves ar ...

'' (1979) *''

Family Feud ''Family Feud'' is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson. It features two families who compete to name the most popular answers to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. The show has had three separate runs, th ...

'' (1979) *'' $weepstake$'' (1979)

1980s

*'' A Wedding on Walton's Mountain'' (1982) *'' Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain'' (1982) *'' A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain'' (1982) *''Waiting to Act'' (1985)

1990s

*'' A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion'' (1993) *''

A Walton Wedding A, or a, is the first Letter (alphabet), letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name ...

'' (1995) *'' A Walton Easter'' (1997)

2000s

*''O Christmas Tree'' (TV Special) (2002) *''TV total German Talkshow'' (2004) *'' 7th Heaven'' (2005) *''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'' (2005) *''

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed by McElhenney and Glenn Howerton that premiered on August 4, 2005 on FX and later FXX beginning with the ninth season in 2013. It stars Char ...

'' (2006) *''Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas The Horse'' (animation) (voice) (2009) *''Elf Sparkle And The Special Red Dress'' (animation) (voice) (2010) *''Waltons'' (TV special) (2010) *''The Today Show'' (2011) *''Good Morning America'' (2013)

Musical works

* The Waltons – TV Series (composer, musician) 1971–1981 * ''7th Heaven'' – TV Series (musician) 1996–2007 * Waltons' Christmas CD (composer, musician, producer) 1999 * For the Love of May – Short Movie (composer, musician, producer) 2000 * ''

'' – TV Series (musician) 2002–2005 * The Sunflowers – CD (musician, producer) 2005 * Primal Twang – The legacy of the guitar DVD (musician) 2008 * Love-in Show – A Musical Celebration DVD (musician) 2009 *

Secret Life of the American Teenager ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' (often shortened to ''Secret Life'') is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It aired on ABC Family from July 1, 2008 to June 3, 2013. The series received mixed to some ...

– TV Series (musician) 2008–2013 * Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress – Animation (composer) 2010 * The U.K. Beat – CD (composer, musician, producer) 2010 * The Sunflowers – CD (Musician, producer) 2011 * A Joyful Noise – CD (composer, musician, producer) 2013 (soon to be released) * Christmas In America – single (composer, Musician, producer) 2014 *''Goin' To Clarksdale'' – CD (composer, musician, producer) 2017

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Walmsley, Jon 1956 births Living people English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors English rock singers American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American rock singers British emigrants to the United States Strawberry Alarm Clock members The Waltons