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Walker Edmiston (February 6, 1926[citation needed] – February 15, 2007) was an American actor and puppeteer.[1]
Walker Edmiston | |
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| Born | February 6, 1926 |
| Died | February 15, 2007 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Walter Edmiston |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1947–2006 |
| Spouse |
Evelyn Edmiston
(m. 1950; died 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
Early years
editBorn in St. Louis, Missouri, Edmiston participated in local theater productions during his high school years.[2] He later studied at the Pasadena Playhouse.[3]
Career
editIn the 1950s, Edmiston worked on puppet shows on KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.[4] His voice was heard on the puppet programs The Buffalo Billy Show[5] and Time for Beany[5]: 1085 and on Dumbo's Circus, which included live action and animation.[5]: 292 He was also a member of the cast of Lidsville[5]: 599 and voiced characters on Pandamonium.[5]: 807-808 He appeared in character roles on several TV programs during the 1950s through the '70s, including the Star Trek episode The Corbomite Maneuver as the voice of Balok. He also appeared in Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, Knots Landing, Adam-12, The Bob Newhart Show and The Dukes of Hazzard.[2] He also played a character based on "Chester" in "Gun-Shy," the Maverick parody of Gunsmoke starring James Garner.[6] In 1966, Edmiston had a recurring role as Regan in the short-lived ABC comedy western series The Rounders with co-stars Ron Hayes, Patrick Wayne, and Chill Wills.
Edmiston also did many television commercials and cartoon character voices, such as Ernie the elf in hundreds of commercials for the cookie products of the Keebler Company, and voices for characters on H.R. Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos from the studios of Sid and Marty Krofft,[1] as well as a recurring role as Enik the Altrusian in Land of the Lost.[5]: 579-580 He also did many character voices on the Focus on the Family radio program, Adventures in Odyssey, in which he played Tom Riley, Bart Rathbone, and numerous other one-shot characters for more than twenty years. Following Edmiston's death, both characters were retired from the show.
Some of his voice credits were under the stage name Walter Edmiston. In 1985, he also voiced the Autobot Inferno in The Transformers.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, he hosted The Walker Edmiston Show, a children's television program in Los Angeles, California. The program featured puppets of his own creation including Kingsley the Lion, Ravenswood the Buzzard,[2] and Webster Webfoot.
In 1962, Edmiston and his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he began a daily puppet show on KOOL-TV.[3] He was also a stage director at Children's Theater in Phoenix.[7]
Personal life and death
editEdmiston married Evelyn in 1950, and together they had two children, daughters Andria and Erin.[2] Evelyn died in 1998.[2]
Edmiston died from cancer in Woodland Hills, California on February 15, 2007.[1]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Flintstones | J. Montague Gypsum (voice) | Episode: "This Is Your Lifesaver" |
| 1966–1968 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Balok, SS Deirdre, Provider (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1967 | The Monkees | Newspaper Publisher | Episode: "Monkee Mayor" |
| 1967 | The Wild Wild West | Preacher | Episode: "The Night of the Turncoat" |
| 1969–1970 | H.R. Pufnstuf | Various voices | 17 episodes |
| 1970–1971 | The Bugaloos | Various voices | 17 episodes |
| 1971 | Bonanza | Auctioneer | Episode: "Cassie" |
| 1971–1973 | Lidsville | Various voices | 17 episodes |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Peter Wiley | Episode: "Casino" |
| 1973–1975 | Sigmund and the Sea Monsters | Sigmund (voice) | Main cast |
| 1974–1976 | Land of the Lost | Enik, Jefferson Collie | 16 episodes |
| 1975 | Trilogy of Terror | Zuni Warrior Doll (voice) | Television film; uncredited[8] |
| 1977–1982 | Little House on the Prairie | Mr. Deerling, Dr. Moore, Mr. Stohler, Dr. Vanderan | 4 episodes |
| 1977 | The Bob Newhart Show | Sergeant Webber | Episode: "Desperate Sessions" |
| 1977 | The Waltons | Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward Murrow | Episode: "The Hiding Place" |
| 1981–1984 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Professor Crandall | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Koldar (voice) | Episode: "The Dorian Secret" |
| 1981 | Spider-Man | Magneto (voice) | Episode: "When Magneto Speaks... People Listen" |
| 1981 | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | Kingpin, Frankenstein's Monster (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Pandamonium | Algeron (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1985–1986 | Dumbo's Circus | Sebastian (voice) | 82 episodes |
| 1985–1986 | The Transformers | Inferno (voice) | 17 episodes |
| 1987–2006 | Adventures in Odyssey | Bart Rathbone, Tom Riley (voice) | 27 episodes |
| 1988 | ABC Weekend Special | Catso (voice) | Episode: "Runaway Ralph"[8] |
| 1989–1991 | Adventures of the Gummi Bears | Sir Thornberry (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | Spider-Man | Robert Frank / Whizzer (voice) | 3 episodes[8] |
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Fire Lord Azulon (voice) | Episode: "Zuko Alone"[8] |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Marty, Ice Cream Employee (voice) | Episode: "Permanent Retirement"[8] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Smoked Hams | Wally Walrus (voice) | Uncredited[9] |
| 1954 | By Word of Mouse | Lecturer (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky | Scuttlebutt (voice) | |
| 1962 | Hitler | S.S. Man | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Beach Girls and the Monster | Mark | |
| 1966 | Stagecoach | Cheyenne Wells Fargo Agent | Uncredited |
| 1968 | The Green Berets | Lt. Moore | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Pufnstuf | Various voices | |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Gorilla, Milo (voice) | [8] |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob | Engineer | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Slugworth, Mr. Wilkinson (voice) | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Down and Dirty Duck | Old Prospector (voice) | [8] |
| 1980 | Wholly Moses! | God (voice) | |
| 1981 | Scared to Death | Dennis Warren | |
| 1984 | The Bear | Dr. Rose | |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Inferno (voice) | Scenes deleted |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Thug (voice) | [8] |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Radio Announcer (voice) | |
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Kita (voice) | English dub |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Walker Edmiston". Indiana Gazette. February 28, 2007. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e McLellan, Dennis (February 27, 2007). "Walker Edmiston, 81; voice artist, puppeteer was host of early L.A. children's TV show". The Los Angeles Times. p. 54. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Thomas, Margaret (September 30, 1962). "TV 'Voice' On The Go Here". Arizona Republic. Arizona, Phoenix. p. 40. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2015). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4766-0784-9. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Garner, James; Winokur, Jon (2012). The Garner Files: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4516-4261-2. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Vet Coaches Youngsters". Arizona Republic. Arizona, Phoenix. January 4, 1963. p. 27. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Walker Edmiston (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 8, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 431.
External links
edit- Walker Edmiston at IMDb
- Walker Edmiston at Memory Alpha
- CONELRAD Appreciation (archived)
- Walker Edmiston at Mark Evanier's News From Me (14 articles, from 1996 through to 2007 obituary)
- Walker Edmiston at the Adventures in Odyssey Wiki
