Walter Willison (born June , ) 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 (as 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 NBC Saturday morning family sitcom, McDuff, the Talking Dog. His
films include Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, 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 Grand Hotel: The th Anniversary Reunion Concert
starring Liliane Montevecchi and members of the original Broadwat
cast, at Below in , and most recently conceived, wrote and directed
Martin Charnin's The Annie Christmas TV Special: Live in Concert
starring Shelly Burch and members of the original Broadway and TV cast
at The Cutting Room, and Grand Hotel: The th Anniversary Celebration
In Concert, benefitting The Actors Fund, in .
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 (as 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 NBC Saturday morning family sitcom, McDuff, the Talking Dog. His
films include Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, 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 Grand Hotel: The th Anniversary Reunion Concert
starring Liliane Montevecchi and members of the original Broadwat
cast, at Below in , and most recently conceived, wrote and directed
Martin Charnin's The Annie Christmas TV Special: Live in Concert
starring Shelly Burch and members of the original Broadway and TV cast
at The Cutting Room, and Grand Hotel: The th Anniversary Celebration
In Concert, benefitting The Actors Fund, in .
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