Ray Walston
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Herman Raymond Walston was an American actor and comedian. Walston 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).
Walston in My Favorite Martian, 1963
Walston as Uncle Martin in the My Favorite Martian episode "There Is No Cure for the Common Martian" (1963, S1E3)
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. The award has been given since 1948, but the nominees who did not win have only been publicly announced since 1956.
2023 Recipient: J. Harrison Ghee for Some Like It Hot
Ray Bolger won for Where's Charley? (1949)
Phil Silvers won twice for Top Banana (1952) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1972)
Thomas Mitchell won for Hazel Flagg (1953)