Robert Walker Jr Archives

Robert Walker, Jr. as Charlie Evans in STAR TREK's "Charlie X." {image via Paramount} In a career that lasted from 1957 to 2018, Robert H. Walker, Jr. was perhaps best known for playing the psionically gifted Charlie Evans in the Star Trek episode Charlie X, written by the late D. C. Fontana. (Charlie X was the first episode filmed, and the second one broadcast.) He has passed away as of December 5, 2019 of natural causes at the age of 79. Walker was born April 15, 1940 in New York City, the son of Robert Walker (Strangers on a Train) and Jennifer Jones (The Song of Bernadette). In between he had nearly 80 acting roles, including Easy Rider, Ensign Pulver, Riptide, and Beware! The Blob. He won a Golden Globe in 1964 as Most Promising Newcomer for his role in The Ceremony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v8xJSzVRR4aA While SCIFI.radio listeners may remember Walker as the young man who inspired Uhura to sing, or Billy the Kid in Time Tunnel and an alien in The Invaders, other Hollywood fans may remember him as David Selznick's stepson or the star of Ensign Pulver, brilliantly recreating the role originated by Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts. He actually did more work in westerns than science fiction: The Big Valley, Bonanza, The War Wagon, Young Billy Young, and the Road West. He was married three times and had seven children and five grandchildren. We at SCIFI.radio offer our condolences to his family. -30-

‘Star Trek’ Actor Robert Walker, Jr. Gone at 79

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