Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
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Ray Walston. 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).
Ray Walston died at age 86 of lupus on New Year's Day 2001 in Beverly Hills, California. Born November 2, 1914. Died January 1, 2001 (86) Add to list. Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 6 wins & 11 nominations total. Photos 107. Known for. Popeye. 5.4. Poopdeck Pappy. 1980. Fast Times at Ridgemont High. 7.1. Mr. Hand. 1982. The Sting. 8.3. J.J. Singleton.
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- New Orleans, Louisiana, 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". Later, he came to the New York critics' attention with the play "The Alchemist".
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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...
- Doug Galloway
Jan 2, 2001 · Award-winning character actor Ray Walston, who played the lovable extraterrestrial Uncle Martin on the 1960s TV sitcom My Favorite Martian and a host of cantankerous coots in later years, has...
- CBS News
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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 3, 2001 · Times Staff Writer. Ray Walston, whose three-year turn as a sitcom Martian gave him a public profile but only scratched the surface of the talent he showed in a seven-decade acting career on...
