Ray Walston was born on December 2, 1914 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ray Walston's birth name was Herman Walston.

Walston passed away on January 1, 2001 in Beverly Hills, California following a 6 year battle with lupus.

Ray began his acting career in 1939. Ray Walston's first big break when cast as the reporter in the Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur classic THE FRONT PAGE.

Walston won a Tony for his performance as the Devil in DAMN YANKEES, and Ray Walston won two Emmys for television's Picket Fences.

When he played the extraterrestrial Uncle Martin on TV's MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, Ray Walston became a household name.

Ray's last screen appearance was in the Oct. 15, 2000 season premiere of TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL.

Ray Walston's other notable credits include...

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL (2001)

MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (1999)

OF MICE AND MEN (1992)

BLOOD RELATIONS (1988)

JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY (1984)

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)

POPEYE (1980)

THE STING (1973)

WIVES AND LOVERS (1963)

DAMN YANKEES! (1958)

Ray Walston in SILVER STREAK (1976)

Ray Walston in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)

Ray Walston in THE STING (1973)