Walter Willison
Walter Willison is an American stage actor. He received a Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award for his Broadway musical debut in Richard Rodgers' and Martin Charnin's Biblical musical Two by Two. He also starred on Broadway in Norman, Is That You?, Pippin , Wild and Wonderful, Grand Hotel, A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, and as The Celebrant in Leonard Bernstein's Mass at The Kennedy Center. Willisom 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 Days of Our Lives and he starred in the 1976 NBC Saturday morning family sitcom, McDuff, the Talking Dog. His films include, Harry and Walter Go To New York, Fantasies, and most recently "Moulton County Chronicles". Willison has directed productions around the US, from San Diego's Old Globe Theater to Off-Broadway, and in cabarets and nightclubs. He conceived and directed ' starring Liliane Montevecchi and members of the original Broadwat cast, at 54 Below in 2015, and most recently conceived, wrote and directed Martin Charnin's ' starring Shelly Burch and members of the original Broadway and TV cast at The Cutting Room, and '', benefitting The Actors Fund, in 2019.
