Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American stage, television and film actor best known as the title character on the 1960s situation comedy My Favorite Martian. In addition, he was also known for his role as high school teacher Mr. Hand in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences.   Description above from the Wikipedia article Ray Walston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.