Walter Willison

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Walter Willison
Born (1947-06-24) June 24, 1947 (age 76)
Monterey Park, California, USA
Years active1968–present
AwardsTony Award nomination (1971)
Theatre World Award (1971)
A Special William Inge Award (1987)

Walter Willison (born June 24, 1947) is an American stage actor.

Career

He starred on Broadway in

The Kennedy Center. Willison has starred in regional productions of Carousel Carnival!, Two By Two, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Fiddler on the Roof, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Your Own Thing, and as El Gallo in the First International Tour of The Fantasticks
in Japan.

Willison has also performed on television, on the NBC soap opera

Harry and Walter Go To New York, Fantasies, and with an All Star cast of theatrical legends in Rick McKay's (film) "Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age" (2020). He starred in The Rattlestick Theater's streaming musical Gen Speak: Love Songs, and he is a guest star on the streaming TV series Sami starring Cindy Williams
on Amazon Prime.

Willison has directed productions around the United States, from San Diego's Old Globe Theater to Off-Broadway, and in cabarets and nightclubs. He conceived and directed

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba in "Two By Two: The 50th Anniversary Virtual Concert" benefitting The Actors Fund
, a streaming production of the musical which premiered on New Year's Day of 2021.

Awards

He received a

Biblical musical Two by Two.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "1971 Tony Award Winners (BroadwayWorld.com)". Broadway World. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ IMDb Resume for Walter Willison (I)

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