
Ray Walston
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1914-11-02
- Died
- 2001-01-01
- Place of birth
- Laurel, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Ray Wallston · Raymond Walston · Herman Raymond Walston · ری والستن
Biography
Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American stage, television and film actor best known as the title character on the 1960s situation comedy My Favorite Martian. In addition, he was also known for his role as high school teacher Mr. Hand in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences.
Known For
TV Shows (44)

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Boothby

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Q. L. Frubson

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Boothby

Ironside
1967
as Walter Butler

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Jimmy Hart

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Love, American Style
1969
as Mr. Wood

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer / Self - Presenter

L.A. Law
1986
as Gus Nivens

21 Jump Street
1987
as Judge Desmond

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Night Court
1984
as Martin A. Landis

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Lucius Slicker

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Benjamin Clay

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Dr. Arrowsmith

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Horton Budge

Hart to Hart
1979
as Elliott Laurence

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Prof. Henry Johnson

7th Heaven
1996
as Millard Holmes

Omnibus
1952

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Roderick Zale

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Uncle Martin

Picket Fences
1992
as Henry Bone

Dave's World
1993
as Judge Stone

Silver Spoons
1982

Ally McBeal
1997
as Minister Breyer

Suspense
1949
as Herbert the Hook / Ticket Seller (uncredited)

The Mod Squad
1968
as J.B.

Dream On
1990
as Father Augustine

Ellery Queen
1975
as Howard Pratt

The Stand
1994
as Glen Bateman / Glen Bateman (credit only)

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

Eerie, Indiana
1991
as Ned

Code Red
1981

Shades of L.A.
1990

Misfits of Science
1985
as Barney

The Paul Lynde Show
1972
as Mr. Tamura

Otherworld
1985
as Bureaucrat

I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Bob Augustine

Paradise
1988
as Alexander R. R. Morgan

Fast Times
1986
as Mr. Arnold Hand

Cliffhangers
1979
as Bob Richards
Stop Susan Williams
1979
Movies (66)

The Sting
1973
as J.J. Singleton

The Apartment
1960
as Joe Dobisch

The Player
1992
as Ray Walston

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
as Mr. Hand

Popeye
1980
as Poopdeck Pappy

Private School
1983
as Chauncey

South Pacific
1958
as Luther Billis

House Arrest
1996
as Chief Rocco

Paint Your Wagon
1969
as "Mad Jack" Duncan

Silver Streak
1976
as Mr. Edgar Whiney

Of Mice and Men
1992
as Candy

Galaxy of Terror
1981
as Kore

Damn Yankees
1958
as Mr. Applegate

My Favorite Martian
1999
as Armitan

Caprice
1967
as Stuart Clancy

Addams Family Reunion
1998
as Walter Adams

A Man of Passion
1989
as Basilio

For Love or Money
1984
as Eppes

Rad
1986
as Burton Timmer

Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Vendor

Popcorn
1991
as Dr. Mnesyne

Project: ALF
1996
as Motel Manager
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self

Convicts 4
1962
as Iggy

Space Case
1992
as Bert

Red River
1988
as Groot

Tricks
1997
as Big Sam

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
1977
as Senator Sturges

Crash Course
1988
as Principal Paulson

Tall Story
1960
as Professor Leo Sullivan

Swing Vote
1999
as Justice Clore Cawley

This Girl for Hire
1983
as Abner Litto

O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Grandpa 'Gramps' Ogilvie

Ski Patrol
1990
as Pops

Kiss Me, Stupid
1964
as Orville Jeremiah Spooner

Angel of Death
1990
as Prison Librarian

Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Lt. (j.g.) Howard McCann

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Applegate (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)

From the Hip
1987
as 1st Judge

O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Walter Tatum

Portrait in Black
1960
as Cobb

Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Mr. Quimby

Runaway Ralph
1991
as Matt

The Westing Game
1997
as Sandy McSouthers

Say One for Me
1959
as Phil Stanley

The Jerk, Too
1984
as Diesel

Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
1988
as Gramps Baxter

One Special Victory
1991
as Wurtz

Early Bird Special
2001
as Pappy

Fine Gold
1989
as Sacacorchos

Class Cruise
1989
as Cappy Connors

Blood Salvage
1990
as Mr. Stone

The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
as Matt

The Art of 'The Sting'
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Ralph S. Mouse
1991
as Matt
Institute for Revenge
1979
as Frank Anders

Amos
1985
as Johnny Kent

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1999

The Girl Who Saved the World
1979
as Bob Richards

Wives and Lovers
1963
as Wylie Driberg

Ask Max
1986
as Harmon

The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
as Michael

The Fall of the House of Usher
1979
as Thaddeus

Midnight Madness: The Making of "Popcorn"
2017
as Dr. Mnesyne (archive footage)

Blood Relations
1988
as Dr. Charles Macleod
Pale Horse Pale Rider
1981
as Tap Dancer
About Ray Walston
Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American stage, television and film actor best known as the title character on the 1960s situation comedy My Favorite Martian. In addition, he was also known for his role as high school teacher Mr. Hand in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences. With 110 credits spanning from 1949 to 2017, Ray Walston has appeared in 66 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ray Walston Movies
- The Sting (1973) — as J.J. Singleton
- The Apartment (1960) — as Joe Dobisch
- The Player (1992) — as Ray Walston
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) — as Mr. Hand
- Popeye (1980) — as Poopdeck Pappy
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