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Walker Edmiston

September 04, 2023

Walker Edmiston (February 6, 1926[citation needed] – February 15, 2007) was an American actor and puppeteer.[1]

Walker Edmiston
Born(1926-02-06)February 6, 1926
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 15, 2007(2007-02-15) (aged 81)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesWalter Edmiston
Occupations
  • Actor
  • puppeteer
Years active1947–2006
Spouse
Evelyn Edmiston
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(m. 1950; died 1998)​
Children2

Early years Edit

Born 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 Edit

In 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 Pandemonium.[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.[6] 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.[7] 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 Keebler 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 on that studio's 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 the beloved Tom Riley and the infamous Bart Rathbone (and numerous other one-shot characters), for more than twenty years. At times the two characters would argue; however, Edmiston would require little redubbing or editing. He simply switched between the two characters without pause. After his death in 2007, the character of Riley was retired from the show, while Rathbone would make one more appearance (voiced by Robert Easton) before subsequently being written out as well.

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 also was a stage director at Children's Theater in Phoenix.[8]

Personal life and death Edit

Edmiston 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] He is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.[citation needed]

Filmography Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c "Walker Edmiston". Indiana Gazette. Indiana Gazette. February 28, 2007. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "BALOK". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  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.
  8. ^ "Vet Coaches Youngsters". Arizona Republic. Arizona, Phoenix. January 4, 1963. p. 27. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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
  • (archived)
  • Walker Edmiston at Mark Evanier's News From Me (14 articles, from 1996 through to 2007 obituary)

September 04, 2023
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1950 died 1998 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly 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 Pandemonium 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 6 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 7 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 Keebler 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 on that studio s 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 the beloved Tom Riley and the infamous Bart Rathbone and numerous other one shot characters for more than twenty years At times the two characters would argue however Edmiston would require little redubbing or editing He simply switched between the two characters without pause After his death in 2007 the character of Riley was retired from the show while Rathbone would make one more appearance voiced by Robert Easton before subsequently being written out as well 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 also was a stage director at Children s Theater in Phoenix 8 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 He is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood California citation needed Filmography EditSmoked Hams 1947 Wally Walrus voice uncredited 9 Beany and Cecil 1949 TV Series Dishonest John voice By Word of Mouse 1954 Lecturer voice uncredited Everything s Ducky 1961 Scuttlebutt The Duck voice The Flintstones 1962 TV Series J Montague Gypsum voice Hitler 1962 S S Man uncredited The Beach Girls and the Monster 1965 Mark Kingsley the Lion Stagecoach 1966 Cheyenne Wells Fargo Agent uncredited Star Trek 1966 episode The Corbomite Maneuver Balok voice The Monkees 1967 TV Series Newspaper Publisher Monkee Mayor Star Trek 1968 TV Series episode The Gamesters of Triskelion Provider 2 voice The Green Berets 1968 Lt Moore uncredited Bullitt 1968 voice uncredited H R Pufnstuf 1969 TV Series Dr Blinky Seymore Spider Ludicrous Lion Chief Redwood Peter Lorre Tree Grandfather Clock East Wind North Wind voice Start the Revolution Without Me 1970 voice uncredited Pufnstuf 1970 Dr Blinky Ludicrous Lion Seymore Spider Candle Hippie Tree voice The Bugaloos 1970 TV Series Sparky Funky Rat Woofer Peter Platter Magico The Magician Nutty Bird Peacock voice The Andromeda Strain 1971 voice uncredited Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971 Talking Baby Chimp voice uncredited Bonanza 1971 TV series episode Cassie auctioneer One More Train to Rob 1971 Engineer uncredited Willy Wonka amp the Chocolate Factory 1971 Mr Slugworth Mr Wilkinson voice uncredited Lidsville 1971 TV Series Raunchy Rabbit Bela Borris Jack of Clubs Hiram Admiral Scuttlebutt Big Chief Sitting Duck voice Yogi s Ark Lark 1972 TV Series Squiddly Diddly Yakky Doodle voice Mission Impossible 1972 TV Series as Peter Wiley Episode Casino Sigmund and the Sea Monsters 1973 TV Series Sigmund voice The All American Boy 1973 Minor Role uncredited Down and Dirty Duck 1974 Bus Driver Jail Orator Small Fag Prospector Mexican Official President Man in Elevator voice Land of the Lost 1974 1976 TV Series Enik Jefferson Davis Collie III Trilogy of Terror 1975 TV Movie Zuni Fetish Doll voice uncredited Little House on the Prairie 1976 Mr Deerling The Bob Newhart Show 1977 Desperate Sessions Sergeant Webber The Waltons 1977 Episode The Hiding Place Franklin D Roosevelt and Edward R Murrow voices Loose Shoes 1978 Pa Little House on the Prairie 1978 Dr Moore Wholly Moses 1980 God voice Scared to Death 1981 Police Chief Dennis Warren Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1981 TV Series Koldar The Dorian Secret Spider Man 1981 TV Series Magneto When Magneto Speaks People Listen Spider Man and His Amazing Friends 1981 TV Series Kingpin Pawns of the Kingpin Frankenstein s Monster The Transylvanian Connection Little House on the Prairie 1981 Mr Stohler The Smurfs 1981 Additional voices voice The American Adventure 1982 Andrew Carnegie Man in Rocking Chair voice Pandamonium 1982 Algeron voice The Bear 1984 Dr Rose The Dukes of Hazzard 1979 1985 TV Series Professor Crandall Dumbo s Circus 1985 TV Series Sebastian voice The Transformers 1985 1986 TV Series Inferno voice The Great Mouse Detective 1986 Citizen Thug Guard 1 voice The Transformers The Movie 1986 Inferno voice scenes deleted Adventures in Odyssey 1987 2008 audio drama series Bart Rathbone Tom Riley voice Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 voice Disney s Adventures of the Gummi Bears 1989 1991 TV Series Sir Thornberry Dick Tracy 1990 Radio Announcer 4 voice Spider Man 1997 TV Series Whizzer Robert Frank Whisper of the Heart 1995 Kita English version voice Ben 10 2006 TV Series Marty Ice Cream Employee Permanent Retirement Avatar The Last Airbender 2006 TV Series Fire Lord Azulon final role References Edit a b c Walker Edmiston Indiana Gazette Indiana Gazette February 28 2007 p 4 Retrieved May 16 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp 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 amp Company Inc Publishers p 144 ISBN 978 0 7864 6477 7 BALOK Behind the Voice Actors Retrieved September 11 2022 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 Scott Keith October 3 2022 Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age Vol 2 BearManor Media p 431 External links EditWalker Edmiston at IMDb nbsp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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