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Ray Walston

1914 - 2001

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Herman Ray Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor. He started his career on 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), Damn Yankees (1958), The Apartment (1960), Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Sting (1973), Popeye (1980), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Of Mice and Men (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Ray Walston is the 3,342nd most popular actor (down from 2,805th in 2024), the 5,562nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,346th in 2019) and the 1,569th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ray Walston ranks 3,342 out of 13,578. Before him are John Carroll Lynch, Peter Jacobson, Ken Ogata, T.J. Miller, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and Cécile de France. After him are Kristen Bell, Sergei Yursky, Doug Jones, Virginia Mayo, Ann Morgan Guilbert, and Dominique Dunne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Ray Walston ranks 231. Before him are Christl Cranz, Norman McLaren, Luis Mariano, Robert Herman, Jacques Dufilho, and Dorothy Lamour. After him are Jersey Joe Walcott, Paul Rand, Terence O'Neill, Norman Holter, Jo Cals, and Wilhelm Hahnemann. Among people deceased in 2001, Ray Walston ranks 171. Before him are Betty Holberton, J. J. Johnson, Jaromil Jireš, Gloria Foster, Berry Berenson, and Simon Slåttvik. After him are Nam Sung-yong, Paul Magloire, Budd Boetticher, Enrique Mateos, Juan Carlos Lorenzo, and Eileen Heckart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Walston ranks 5,562 out of 20,380. Before him are Russell M. Nelson (1924), T.J. Miller (1981), Meriwether Lewis (1774), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), Robert Ryman (1930), and Delia Owens (1949). After him are Kristen Bell (1980), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), Doug Jones (1960), Virginia Mayo (1920), Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928), and Dominique Dunne (1959).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ray Walston ranks 1,569. Before him are Dorothy Lamour (1914), Dennis Franz (1944), Harry Langdon (1884), John Carroll Lynch (1963), Peter Jacobson (1965), and T.J. Miller (1981). After him are Kristen Bell (1980), Doug Jones (1960), Virginia Mayo (1920), Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928), Dominique Dunne (1959), and Hedda Hopper (1885).

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