Editing Ray Walston (section)

===1958–1979===
Walston reprised his role in the [[Damn Yankees (film)|1958 film version]] of ''Damn Yankees''.<ref name=WalstonObituary/>  His other films included ''[[Kiss Them for Me (film)|Kiss Them for Me]]''; ''[[South Pacific (1958 film)|South Pacific]]''; ''[[Say One for Me]]''; ''[[Tall Story]]''; ''[[Portrait in Black]]''; ''[[The Apartment]]''; ''[[Convicts 4]]''; ''[[Wives and Lovers (film)|Wives and Lovers]]''; ''[[Who's Minding the Store?]]''; ''[[Kiss Me, Stupid]]''; ''[[Caprice (1967 film)|Caprice]]''; ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]''; ''[[The Sting]]''; ''[[Silver Streak (film)|Silver Streak]]''; and ''[[Get a Clue (1997 film)|Get a Clue]]''. 

He narrated many [[United States Department of Defense]] and [[United States Atomic Energy Commission|Atomic Energy Commission]] (now [[United States Department of Energy]]) films about nuclear experiments, including the [[Operation Hardtack I]] nuclear test film series of 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/OperationHARDTACK_UnderwaterTests1958|title=Operation HARDTACK Military Effects Studies: Underwater Tests: United States Department of Defense: Free Download & Streaming|access-date=2012-04-04}}</ref> He guest starred on numerous television programs, including ''[[The Shirley Temple Show]]'', ''[[The Americans (1961 TV series)|The Americans]]'', and a television version of ''[[Going My Way (TV series)|Going My Way]]''.
[[File:Ray Walston My Favorite Martian 1963.JPG|thumb|left|170px|Walston as Uncle Martin in the ''My Favorite Martian'' episode "There Is No Cure for the Common Martian"
(1963, S1E3)]]
Walston achieved his greatest success as the title character (Uncle Martin) on ''[[My Favorite Martian]]'' from 1963 to 1966, alongside co-star [[Bill Bixby]]. The two immediately became close friends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.tripod.com/~jhh_2/interview.htm|title=A 1964 Interview with Ray Walston and Bill Bixby|website=Members.tripod.com}}</ref> The show was a top ten hit in its first season,still in the top 30 in its second, dropping to 45th in its third and final season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|last2=|last3=|first3=|last4=|last5=|last6=|last7=|last8=|first8=|last9=|date=1993-07-25|title=Retro : TV's Favorite Martian Returns : TNT STAYS UP ALL NIGHT FOR 10 EPISODES OF '60S SERIES|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-25-tv-16600-story.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> The success of ''My Favorite Martian'' typecast Walston and he had difficulty finding serious roles after the show's cancellation. He returned to character actor status in the 1970s and 1980s, and guest starred in such series as ''[[Custer (TV series)|Custer]]'', ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', ''[[Love, American Style]]'', ''[[The Rookies]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]'', ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', again with Bixby, in which Walston played Jasper the Magician in an episode called "My Favorite Magician".