Walston, Ray

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Born: Dec 02, 1914 AD
Died: 2001 AD, at 86 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Actors


1914 - Born in December 2nd in New Orleans, Louisiana. American actor.

1939 - Ray Walston started his acting career as a spear carrier with a local stock company.

1943 - Married to Ruth Calvert on November 3rd.

1945 - He went on to associate with Margo Jones at the Houston Civic Theater, then spent three seasons with the Cleveland Playhouse before arriving in New York.

1955 - He starred in Broadway musical "Damn Yankees" as the Devil.

1956 - Won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Damn Yankees!".

1962-1963 - He has won a Tony for his performance as the Devil in Broadway's "Damn Yankees", two Emmys for television's "Picket Fences", and become a household name playing the extraterrestrial "Uncle Martin" on TV's "My Favorite Martian".

2001 - Died on January 1st in Beverly Hills, California.
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