Ray Walston

Ray Walston

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Ray Walston was born on Nov 02, 1914 in USA. Ray Walston's big-screen debut came with Producers' Showcase - Season 1 directed by Clark Jones in 1954, strarring Spike McManus. Ray Walston is known for The Stand directed by Mick Garris, Gary Sinise stars as Stu Redman and Molly Ringwald as Frannie Goldsmith. Ray Walston has got 6 awards and 11 nominations so far. The most recent award Ray Walston achieved is Primetime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Ray Walston plays is Swing Vote which will be released on Apr 19, 1999.

Ray Walston started his acting career as a spear carrier with a local stock company. When the family moved to Houston, Texas, Walston's father wanted to teach him the oil business, but Walston instead joined a traveling repertory company (selling tickets as well as acting). He went on to associate with Margo Jones at the Houston Civic Theater for six years, then spent three seasons with the Cleveland Playhouse before arriving in New York in 1945. He has won a Tony Award for his performance as the Devil in Broadway's "Damn Yankees", two Emmy Awards for Picket Fences (1992), and become a household name playing the extraterrestrial "Uncle Martin" on My Favorite Martian (1963). Ray Walston died at age 86 of lupus on New Year's Day 2001 in Beverly Hills, California.

  • Birthday

    Nov 02, 1914
  • Place of Birth

    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 11 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
1996
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner - Primetime Emmy
1995
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner - Primetime Emmy
Walk of Fame
1995
Live Performance
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
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