Robert Walker Jr.

About Robert Walker Jr.

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: April 15, 1940
Birth Place:  New York City, New York, United States
Years active: 1956–2012
Spouse(s): Judy Motulsky (divorced) (2 children) Ellie Wood Walker (1962–1976; divorced) (3 children) Dawn Walker (?–present) (2 children)
Parent(s): Robert Walker Jennifer Jones

Robert Walker Jr.

Robert Walker Jr. was born on April 15, 1940 in  New York City, New York, United States, is Actor. Born at Queens Hospital on April 15, 1940. As the son of actors Robert Walker and Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker Jr. certainly had the right pedigree to make the grade in Hollywood. His parents separated when Robert was only three, and at age 9 his stepfather became the powerful film mogul David O. Selznick who by this time had already taken firm control of his mother's career.Robert Walker Jr. began training at the Actors' Studio in the early 1960s. He also married wife Ellie Wood in the early 60s and they had three children. Walker Jr. preferred to find his own place in the entertainment field and tried to avoid the obvious comparisons, but his startling resemblance to his late father made it extremely difficult for film audiences to separate the two. He started his film career in good company and with two strong roles in The Hook (1963), a morality story set during the Korean war starring Kirk Douglas and Nick Adams, and The Ceremony (1963) in which he received a Golden Globe Award for "promising newcomer" as Laurence Harvey's brother. Walker Jr. also worked on TV and earned a Theatre World Award for his two 1964 off-Broadway roles in "I Knock at the Door" and "Pictures in the Hallway."Of slight build and boyishly handsome, Robert seemed on his way when he was handed the biggest challenge of his film career taking over Jack Lemmon's Oscar-winning role as Ensign Pulver (1964) in the sequel to the popular service comedy Mister Roberts (1955). Unfortunately, his comparison to Lemmon paled significantly and the script had neither the charm nor wit of its predecessor. The film and Walker were torpedoed by the reviewers and Walker lost major ground in Hollywood. Despite his obvious talent, his subsequent films lacked the quality and promise of his first two, which included The Happening (1967), The Savage Seven (1968), Killers Three (1968) and the title role in Young Billy Young (1969) starring Robert Mitchum. He and his wife Ellie appeared in roles in the hit cult film Easy Rider (1969).Robert had guest roles in many popular television series during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. In The Big Valley episode, "My Son, My Son," aired on November 3, 1965, Walker portrayed Evan Miles, an emotionally disturbed college dropout who becomes obsessed with childhood friend Audra Barkley. He played the title role and another emotionally disturbed character, a troubled actor who lived and performed on the streets and in circuses, in The Naked City episode "Dust Devil on a Quiet Street" from Nov. 28, 1962. He had a memorable role in Star Trek as "Charles 'Charlie' Evans" in the episode "Charlie X", which aired 15 September 1966. In addition, he played Billy the Kid in episode 22 of The Time Tunnel, which originally aired on February 10, 1967, and also portrayed Nick Baxter, an ill alien who caused the deaths of humans by touch, in the episode "Panic" in the television series The Invaders, which aired on April 11, 1967. He played Mark Cole in the October 29, 1967 episode of Bonanza titled 'The Gentle Ones'. He also had a role in an episode of Columbo, "Mind Over Mayhem", (1974) and in the 5th season of the series Combat! in the episode "Ollie Joe". In later years, Walker maintained on TV episodes, his final appearances occurring in 1991 with L.A. Law and In the Heat of the Night.
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Popular As Robert Walker Jr.
Occupation Actor
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born April 15, 1940 ( New York City, New York, United States)
Birthday April 15
Town/City  New York City, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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Robert Walker Jr.’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.

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Biography/Timeline

1960

He has appeared in films and television since the early 1960s. His movies include the title role in Ensign Pulver (1964) with Burl Ives and Walter Matthau, The War Wagon (1967) with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, the title role in Young Billy Young alongside Robert Mitchum in 1969, Easy Rider, also in 1969, and Beware! The Blob, or—Son Of Blob in 1972. In 1982 he starred in Angkor: Cambodia Express with Nancy Kwan, Christopher George, Woody Strode, and Sorapong Chatree.

1962

In the 1960s, Walker appeared in a 1962 episode ("Across Walnuts and Wine", S3E07) of the classic television series Route 66. He played the title role and an emotionally disturbed character who was a troubled actor who lived and performed on the streets and in circuses, in Naked City episode "Dust Devil on a Quiet Street" from November 28, 1962. In The Big Valley episode "My Son, My Son," aired on November 3, 1965 (S1E08), Walker portrayed Evan Miles, an emotionally disturbed college dropout who becomes obsessed with childhood friend Audra Barkley. He had a memorable role in Star Trek as Charles 'Charlie' Evans, a 17-year-old adolescent and social misfit with psychic powers in the episode "Charlie X", which aired September 15, 1966 (S1E02). Walker appeared in the fifth season of the series Combat! in the episode "Ollie Joe" on September 27, 1966 (S5E03). In addition he had the title role in "Billy the Kid," episode 22 of The Time Tunnel, which originally aired on February 10, 1967. He also portrayed Nick Baxter, an ill alien who caused the deaths of humans by touch, in the episode "Panic" in the television series The Invaders, which aired on April 11, 1967 (S1E14). He played Mark Cole in the October 29, 1967, episode of Bonanza titled "The Gentle Ones" (S09E07).

1970

In the 1970s, Walker had a role in an episode of Columbo, "Mind Over Mayhem" (S3E06, 1974), and as an innocent longshoremen who takes the blame for a murder on Quincy, ME "The Hero Syndrome" (S3E09) in 1977. He also appeared in the 1978 pilot episode of The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1987

In later years Walker maintained an episodic presence on TV, he guested in two episodes of Murder, She Wrote with Angela Lansbury: once in 1987 and in 1990 as a mentally handicapped man in "Shear Madness" (S06E20). His last screen performances were on the TV series L.A. Law and In the Heat of the Night, both in 1991. He also appeared in a TV series appearance in 1993, and a final film appearance in a small role in the 2016 film Beyond the Darkness.

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