Editing Ray Walston

{{short description|American actor (1914–2001)}}
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| name          = Ray Walston
| image         = My Favorite Martian Ray Walston 1963.JPG
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| birth_name    = Herman Ray Walston
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1914|11|2}}
| birth_place   = [[Laurel, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2001|1|1|1914|11|2}}
| death_place   = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S.
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| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1940s–2000
| spouse        = {{marriage|Ruth Calvert Walston|1943}}
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'''Herman Ray Walston''' (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor. He started his career on [[Broadway theatre|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 film)|South Pacific]]'' (1958), ''[[Damn Yankees (1958 film)|Damn Yankees]]'' (1958), ''[[The Apartment]]'' (1960), ''[[Kiss Me, Stupid]]'' (1964), ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]'' (1969), ''[[The Sting]]'' (1973), ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' (1980), ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' (1982), and ''[[Of Mice and Men (1992 film)|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 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' (1994). For his role as Judge Henry Bone in ''[[Picket Fences]]'' he earned two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref name=WalstonObituary/>

==Early life and education ==
Walston was born on November 2, 1914, in [[Laurel, Mississippi]], the second son and youngest of three children born to [[lumberjack]] Harry Rex Walston and Camilla "Mittie" (née Kimbrell) Walston.<ref name="WalstonDOB">{{Cite news|title=Birth certificate for Herman Ray Walston |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Herman_Raymond_Walston_birth_certificate.jpg|publisher=[[State of Mississippi]]|date=August 9, 1951}}</ref><ref>The New York Times obituary states "Mr. Walston was born in New Orleans", which is contradicted by his Mississippi birth certificate and the [[1920 United States Census]]. The certificate was issued in 1951 and was based on the presentation of his school records from 1925 showing his date of birth as "November 2, 1914" and place of birth as "Mississippi". An identification card was also used as evidence, which also used "Mississippi" as his place of birth. The [[Social Security Death Index]], and his Social Security application filed in November of 1936, both cite "November 2, 1914" as his date of birth. Some sources cited "December 2, 1914", incorrectly.</ref> 

He started acting at an early age, beginning his tenure as a [[spear carrier]] rounding out productions at many [[New Orleans]] theaters. He mostly played small roles with stock companies, where he not only starred in traveling shows, but also worked at a movie theater, selling tickets and cleaning the stage floors. His family moved to [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], where he joined a [[Repertory theatre|repertory theater]] company under [[Margo Jones]] in 1938.<ref name=aebio>{{cite web |title=Ray Walston Biography |url=https://www.biography.com/people/ray-walston-9542216 |url-status=live |website=Biography |publisher=A&E |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119112846/https://www.biography.com/people/ray-walston-9542216 |archive-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> He stayed at the Houston Civic Theater six years, "averaging 12 roles a year."<ref>"Theater Notes." Chicago Tribune, 4 April 1954.</ref>

==Career==
===1945–1957===
Walston was popular with [[Margo Jones]]' team of actors before he traveled to [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], where he spent three years with the [[Cleveland Play House]]. He then traveled to [[New York City]], where he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in a 1945 production of [[Maurice Evans (actor)|Maurice Evans]]'s ''The G.I. [[Hamlet]]''. Three years later, Walston became one of the first members admitted to the newly formed [[Actors Studio]].<ref>Dick Kleiner: [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1798&dat=19561221&id=5AUdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zYoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6848,5227672 "The Actors Studio: Making Stars Out of the Unknown"], ''The Sarasota Journal'' (December 21, 1956), p. 26. "That first year, they interviewed about seven hundred actors and picked fifty. In that first group were people like [[Marlon Brando]], [[Montgomery Clift]], [[Tom Ewell]], [[John Forsythe]], [[Julie Harris]], [[Kim Hunter]], [[Karl Malden]], [[E. G. Marshall]], [[Margaret Phillips (actress)|Margaret Phillips]], [[Maureen Stapleton]], [[Kim Stanley]], [[Jo Van Fleet]], [[Eli Wallach]], Ray Walston and [[David Wayne]]."</ref>

In 1949, he appeared in the short-lived play ''[[Mrs. Gibbons' Boys]]'', directed by [[George Abbott]], who later cast him as Satan (who bore the name "Mr. Applegate") in the 1955 musical ''[[Damn Yankees]]'' opposite [[Gwen Verdon]] as his sexy aide Lola. The chemistry between the two was such that they both garnered critical success and won awards for their roles. After a decade in New York theater, he won a [[Tony Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/?q=walston |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.tonyawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 

He starred as Luther Billis in the 1951 London production of ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]''. He reprised that role in the 1958 film adaptation. He and [[Juanita Hall]] (as Bloody Mary) were the only cast members to appear in both the stage and movie versions. Additional Broadway credits included ''[[The Front Page]]'', ''[[Summer and Smoke]]'', ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'', ''[[Wish You Were Here (musical)|Wish You Were Here]]'', and ''[[House of Flowers (musical)|House of Flowers]]''. In 1957, actress and producer [[Katharine Cornell]] placed him in a role on Broadway in [[Robert E. Sherwood]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning play about the [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]], ''[[There Shall Be No Night]]''. The play was adapted for television for a ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' production. He had a prominent role in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical ''[[Me and Juliet]]'', portraying the stage manager of the musical-within-the-musical, but his character did not participate in any of the musical numbers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Me And Juliet |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/me-and-juliet-2235 |url-status=live |website=Me And Juliet - Broadway Musical |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224022829/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/me-and-juliet-2235 |archive-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>

===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".

=== 1980–1992 ===
From 1980 to 1992, Walston starred in 14 films, including ''[[Galaxy of Terror]]'' and ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' (as well as the 1986 television adaptation) as Mr. Hand. In a 1999 interview, Walston said that he was happy and relieved that when he walked down the street, young fans shouted at him "Mr. Hand" because he had finally torn away from his ''Martian'' role. In 1984, Walston played a judge on an episode of ''[[Night Court]]''. Six years later, he made a guest appearance on an episode of ''[[L.A. Law]]''. He later was hired for the role of Judge Henry Bone on ''[[Picket Fences]]''; the character was originally a recurring role, but Walston proved to be so popular the character was later upgraded to a starring role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judge Gives Walston a Measure of Justice |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-21-ca-48194-story.html |url-status=live |website=Los Angeles Times Collections |date=21 September 1995 |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224010431/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-09-21/entertainment/ca-48194_1_picket-fences-role |archive-date=24 February 2019}}</ref> In the first season episode, "Remembering Rosemary", Judge Bone wears a Martian costume with antennae to a Halloween party as a nod to Walston's infamous role as Uncle Martin.

He appeared in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' as [[List of Star Trek characters (A–F)#B|Boothby]], head groundskeeper at [[Starfleet Academy]] in San Francisco, and reprised the role twice on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. In 1988, he guest starred in an episode of the popular horror-fantasy show ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'', as a bitter, elderly comic-book artist who uses a demonically cursed comic book to transform himself into a killer robot and murder his erstwhile enemies. In 1992, Walston played the role of Candy in the big-screen [[remake]] of [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''[[Of Mice and Men (1992 film)|Of Mice and Men]]'' with [[Gary Sinise]] and [[John Malkovich]]. He also made a cameo appearance as a barman in [[Madonna]]'s [[Deeper and Deeper]] video.

=== 1993–2000 ===
Walston reunited with Sinise in the miniseries adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Walston List of Movies and TV Shows |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ray-walston/credits/171010/ |url-status=live |website=TV Guide |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224025905/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ray-walston/credits/171010/ |archive-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>
He appeared in an [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] [[long distance calling|long distance]] TV commercial in 1995, in which his dialogue implied he was Uncle Martin from Mars, looking for good rates to talk to fellow [[Martians]] living in the United States.<ref>{{YouTube|BpoVwK3_Mso|1995 AT&T commercial featuring Ray Walston}}</ref>

Walston received three [[Emmy Award]] nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ''Picket Fences'', winning twice, in 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ray Walston |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ray-walston |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> CBS cancelled the show after four seasons in 1996. Walston made a guest appearance in an episode of ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'' entitled "Remember Me", in which he portrayed the father of Jake Slicker, who was stricken with [[Alzheimer's disease]]. Walston played Grandfather Walter Addams in ''[[Addams Family Reunion]]'' ([[1998 in film|1998]]). The next year, he appeared in the film remake of his hit series, ''[[My Favorite Martian (film)|My Favorite Martian]]'' ([[1999 in film|1999]]) in the role of Armitan. He appeared in the ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' episode, "[[List of Touched by an Angel episodes (season 7)|The Face on the Barroom Floor]]",<ref>{{YouTube|r7gAJJHlhp8|''The Face on the Barroom Floor'': Walston appears around 6:15}}</ref> which aired on October 15, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movieactors.com/actors/raywalston.htm|title=Ray Walston – MovieActors.com|website=Movieactors.com}}</ref>

Walston made a cameo in the ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' episode, "[[List of 7th Heaven episodes|One Hundred]]",<ref>{{YouTube|zruJ4S8hVNE|''7th Heaven:'' "One Hundred", in which Walston makes a cameo}}</ref> which aired on January 29, 2001, four weeks after his death. His final film role was in the independent film ''Early Bird Special'', which was released later that year.

==Personal life and death==
Walston married Ruth Calvert on November 3, 1943.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Palmer |first1=Ann |title=Letters to the Dead: Things I Wish I'd Said |date=Jun 20, 2014 |publisher=CCB Publishing |isbn=9781771431262 |page=109 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MyTdAwAAQBAJ&q=ruth+calvert+walston+1943&pg=PA109}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Who's who in Entertainment, Volume 1 |date=1989 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who, Inc |page=668}}</ref> The couple had one daughter, Katharine Ann.<ref name=aebio/>

In 1994, Walston was diagnosed with [[Lupus erythematosus|lupus]], and as a result, worked less frequently in his final years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/ray-walston/|title=Ray Walston|website=Masterworksbroadway.com}}</ref> On January 1, 2001, Walston died at his home at [[Beverly Hills, California]], at the age of 86.<ref name=WalstonObituary>{{cite news|first=Mel|last=Gussow|title=Ray Walston, Broadway Star And TV Martian, Dies at 86|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503EFDC103BF930A35752C0A9679C8B63|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 3, 2001|access-date=2013-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308061344/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/03/arts/ray-walston-broadway-star-and-tv-martian-dies-at-86.html |archive-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
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* 1957: ''[[Kiss Them for Me (film)|Kiss Them for Me]]'' as Lt. (j.g.) McCann
* 1958: ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' as Luther Billis
* 1958: ''[[Damn Yankees (film)|Damn Yankees!]]'' as [[Satan|Mr. Applegate]]
* 1959: ''[[Say One for Me]]'' as Phil Stanley
* 1960: ''[[Tall Story]]'' as Professor Leo Sullivan
* 1960: ''[[The Apartment]]'' as Joe Dobisch
* 1960: ''[[Portrait in Black]]'' as Cobb
* 1961: ''[[The Americans (1961 TV series)|The Americans]]'' as Whit Bristow
* 1962: ''[[Convicts 4]]'' as Iggy
* 1963: ''[[Wives and Lovers (film)|Wives and Lovers]]'' as Wylie Driberg
* 1963: ''[[Who's Minding the Store?]]'' as Mr. Quimby
* 1964: ''[[Kiss Me, Stupid]]'' as Orville J. Spooner
* 1967: ''[[Caprice (1967 film)|Caprice]]'' as Stuart Clancy
* 1969: ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]'' as Mad Jack Duncan
* 1973: ''[[The Sting]]'' as J.J. Singleton
* 1976: ''[[Silver Streak (film)|Silver Streak]]'' as Mr. Whiney
* 1977: ''[[The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington]]'' as Senator Sturges
* 1979: ''[[Institute for Revenge]]'' as Frank Anders
* 1980: ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' as [[Poopdeck Pappy]]*
* 1981: ''[[Galaxy of Terror]]'' as Kore
* 1982: ''[[O'Hara's Wife]]'' as Walter Tatum
* 1982: ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' as Mr. Hand
* 1983: ''[[Private School (film)|Private School]]'' as Chauncey
* 1984: ''[[Gimme a Break!]]'' as Andy
* 1984: ''[[The Jerk, Too]]'' as Diesel
* 1984: ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]'' as Vendor
* 1985: ''[[O.C. and Stiggs]]'' as Gramps
* 1986: ''[[The Mouse and the Motorcycle]]'' as Matt
* 1986: ''[[Rad (film)|Rad]]'' as Burton Timmer
* 1987: ''[[From the Hip (film)|From the Hip]]'' as 1st Judge
* 1988: ''[[Paramedics (film)|Paramedics]]'' as Heart Attack Victim
* 1988: ''[[Blood Relations (1988 film)|Blood Relations]]'' as Charles McLeod
* 1988: ''[[Saturday the 14th Strikes Back]]'' as Gramps Baxter
* 1989: ''A Man of Passion'' as Basilio
* 1989: ''[[Class Cruise]]'' as Cappy Connors
* 1989: ''[[Fine Gold (film)|Oro Fino]]'' as Sacacorchos
* 1990: ''[[Ski Patrol (1990 film)|Ski Patrol]]'' as Pops
* 1991: ''Blood Salvage'' as Mr. Stone
* 1991: ''[[Popcorn (1991 film)|Popcorn]]'' as Dr. Mnesyne
* 1992: ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' as Ray Walston
* 1992: ''[[Of Mice and Men (1992 film)|Of Mice and Men]]'' as Candy
* 1996: ''[[House Arrest (1996 film)|House Arrest]]'' as Chief Rocco
* 1998: ''[[Addams Family Reunion]]'' as Walter Addams
* 1999: ''[[My Favorite Martian (film)|My Favorite Martian]]'' as Armitan
* 1999: ''[[Swing Vote (1999 film)|Swing Vote]]'' as Justice Clore Cawley
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=== Television ===
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* 1963-66: ''[[My Favorite Martian]]'' (TV series) as The Martian/Uncle Martin
* 1970s: ''[[Math Country]]'' as Lionel Hardway
* 1972: ''[[The Paul Lynde Show]]'' as Mr. Temura
* 1972: ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' as Dr. Victor Flory
* 1976: ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' as Horton Budge
* 1978: ''[[The Love Boat]]'' as a cruise ship passenger
* 1979: ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' as Roderick Zale
* 1979: ''[[Cliffhangers (TV series)|Cliffhangers]]'' (11 episodes) as Bob Richards
* 1979: ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'' (S4,Ep13) as Tommy Reese 
* 1979: ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (S3,Ep5) as Jasper the Magician
* 1979: ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' (The King is Dead) as Jimmy Hart
* 1982: ''[[Fame_(1982_TV_series)]]'' (NBC) as Birdie Whelan
* 1982: ''[[Hart to Hart]]'' (TV series) as Elliott Laurence
* 1982: ''[[The Littlest Hobo]]'' S3 E16  as Charlie 
* 1984: ''[[The Love Boat]]'' S8 E13 as Max Phelps in the Christmas-themed vignette "Santa, Santa, Santa"
* 1984: ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' as Mr. Bottoms
* 1984: ''[[Night Court]]'' (TV series) as Judge Martin A. Landis
* 1984: ''[[Newhart]]'' as Claude Darling
* 1985: ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' (TV series) 
* 1985: ''[[Silver Spoons]]'' (TV series) as Uncle Harry 
* 1985: ''[[Misfits of Science]]'' (TV series) as Barney 
* 1987: ''[[The Law & Harry McGraw]]'' (episode "State of the Art") as Matthew O'Meara
* 1988: ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]'' (TV series) as Jay Star (episode: "Tales of the Undead")
* 1989: ''[[I Know My First Name Is Steven]]'' (TV movie) as Bob Augustine
* 1990: ''[[L.A. Law]]'' as Gus Nivens
* 1990: ''[[Angel of Death (1990 film)|Angel of Death]]'' as Prison Librarian Jenkins
* 1991:	''[[Dream On (TV Series)]]'' (Season 2 Ep 12: "The Charlotte Letter") as Father Augustine
* 1991: ''[[Ralph S. Mouse]]'' as Matt
* 1992: ''[[The First Duty|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' as Boothby
* 1992: ''[[Eerie, Indiana]]'' (episode "The Loyal Order of Corn") as Ned
* 1992: ''[[The Commish]]'' (Season 2 Ep 5: The Witches of Eastbridge) as Burt Hagstone
* 1992: ''[[Space Case (1992 film)|Space Case]]'' as Bert
* 1992-96: ''[[Picket Fences]]'' (TV series) as Judge Henry Bone
* 1994: ''[[The Stand (1994 miniseries)|The Stand]]'' as Glen Bateman
* 1996: ''[[Project ALF]]'' as Motel Manager
* 1997: ''[[Get a Clue (1997 film)]]'' (TV movie) in multiple roles
* 1998-99: ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (TV series) Boothby (2 episodes)
* 2000: ''[[Touched by an Angel]] '' (TV series) as Benjamin Clay
* 2001: ''[[Early Bird Special]]'' as Pappy
* 2001: ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' (TV series) as Sgt. Millard Holmes 
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== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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|1956 || [[Tony Award]] || [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]] || ''[[Damn Yankees (musical)|Damn Yankees]]'' || {{won}} ||
|-
|1994 || rowspan=3|[[Primetime Emmy Award]] || rowspan=3|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] || rowspan=5|''[[Picket Fences]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1995 || {{won}} ||
|-
|1996 || {{won}} ||
|-
|1995 || rowspan=2|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] || rowspan=2|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series]] || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1996 || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1995 || colspan=3|Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] || {{won|Received}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ray Walston |url=https://walkoffame.com/ray-walston/ |website=Official Website of the Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=25 October 2019 |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |access-date=September 7, 2024}}</ref> ||
|-
|}

==References==
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