RAY WALSTON

Ray Walston was an actor from the 1950s to the 2000s. He starred in the TV series "My Favorite Martian", and he had a strong career as an older actor, playing a judge on TV's "Picket Fences", and having an extremely memorable role as Mr. Hand in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". He did not start acting until he was 25, and he appeared solely on Broadway for five years, then he made some TV appearances for three years, and he finally made his acting debut when he was 43 years old! Some of his other roles include: South Pacific, The Sting, The Apartment, Of Mice and Men, Fast Times as Ridgemont High (as Mr. Hand), and Popeye. Walston passed away in 2001 at the age of 86.