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Ray Walston was an American actor and comedian who won a Tony Award for Damn Yankees and starred in My Favorite Martian. He also appeared in films such as The Apartment, The Sting, and Popeye, and won two Emmys for Picket Fences.
Actor: Popeye. 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).
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- Laurel, Mississippi, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ray Walston was born on December 2, 1914 in Laurel, Mississippi USA and began his acting career in 1939, receiving his first big break when cast as the reporter in the Ben Hecht - Charles MacArthur classic "The Front Page".
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Tony- and Emmy-winning character actor Ray Walston, who achieved success on the Broadway stage in the mid-1950s as the devil in “Damn Yankees” and later found popularity on the small screen as...
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Jan 3, 2001 · Ray Walston, who won a Tony Award for playing the Devil opposite Gwen Verdon in the Broadway musical ''Damn Yankees,'' repeated his role in the film version and went on to a long career playing...
Jan 1, 2001 · Ray Walston was an American actor who starred in My Favorite Martian, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and Picket Fences. Learn more about his life, career, and roles from his Wikipedia article and filmography on The Movie Database.
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Mar 8, 2001 · Actor Ray Walston, best known for his role as Uncle Martin on the 1960s sitcom My Favorite Martian, died at his home in Beverly Hills Monday, according to his agent. He was 86.