[[File:Ray Walston My Favorite Martian 1963.JPG|thumb|left|170px|Walston as Uncle Martin in ''My Favorite Martian'', 1963]]
Walston achieved his greatest success as the title character (Uncle Martin) on ''[[My Favorite Martian]]'' from 1963 to 1966, alongside co-star [[Bill Bixby]]. The two immediately became close friends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.tripod.com/~jhh_2/interview.htm|title=A 1964 Interview with Ray Walston and Bill Bixby|website=Members.tripod.com}}</ref> The show was a top ten hit in its first season,{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} still in the top 30 in its second,{{Citation needed |date=April 2021}} dropping to 45th in its third and final season.<ref>{{Citation neededCite web|last=|last2=|last3=|first3=|last4=|last5=|last6=|last7=|last8=|first8=|last9=|date=April1993-07-25|title=Retro : TV's Favorite Martian Returns : TNT STAYS UP ALL NIGHT FOR 10 EPISODES OF '60S SERIES|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-25-tv-16600-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> The success of ''My Favorite Martian'' typecast Walston and he had difficulty finding serious roles after the show's cancellation. He returned to character actor status in the 1970s and 1980s, and guest starred in such series as ''[[Custer (TV series)|Custer]]'', ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'', ''[[Love, American Style]]'', ''[[The Rookies]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]'', ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', and ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', again with Bixby, in which Walston played Jasper the Magician in an episode called "My Favorite Magician".
