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Ray Walston was a male artist from Hungary whose professional career spanned from 1945 to 2001. Born in 1914, he passed away on January 1, 2001. During his lifetime, he had one child.
His work is recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. Records indicate that he is associated with five works and has been referenced by 440 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Herman Ray Walston , ( 1914-11-02 ) November 2, 1914, Laurel, Mississippi , U.S.
- Died
- January 1, 2001 (2001-01-01) (aged 86), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1940s–2000
- Known for
- South Pacific Damn Yankees My Favorite Martian The Apartment
- Spouse
- Ruth Calvert Walston ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 )
- Awards
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Laurel
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Record label
- Vee-Jay Records
- Image
- My Favorite Martian Ray Walston 1963.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Ray Walston
- date of birth
- 1914-12-02
- date of death
- 2001-01-01
- cause of death
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- birth name
- Herman Raymond Walston
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- end of work period
- 2001-00-00
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- P8979
- Tenderloin
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Encyclopedic overview
Herman Ray Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor. He 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).
He appeared in the films South Pacific (1958), Damn Yankees (1958), The Apartment (1960), Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Sting (1973), Popeye (1980), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Of Mice and Men (1992). Walston also starred as the title character on My Favorite Martian and as Glen Bateman in the miniseries The Stand (1994). For his role as Judge Henry Bone in Picket Fences he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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