Robert Walker Jr.
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| Robert Walker, Jr. | |
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| Born | April 15, 1940 Queens, New York, United States |
Robert Hudson Walker, Jr. (born 15 April 1940) is an American actor.
He was born in Queens, New York and is the son of actors Robert Hudson Walker and Jennifer Jones.
Walker, Jr.'s father was the star of Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train and died mysteriously at the height of his career at age 32 (his son was 11 years old) after being injected with sodium amytal by a pair of psychiatrists who appeared at his house.
Walker, Jr., who resembles both his famous parents, has appeared in films and television since the early 1960s. His movies include the title role in Ensign Pulver (1964) with Burl Ives and Walter Matthau, The War Wagon (1967) with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, the title role in Young Billy Young (1969) opposite Robert Mitchum, and Easy Rider (1969).
Walker also had a memorable Star Trek role as "Charlie Evans" in the episode Charlie X. In addition, he played Billy the Kid in episode 22 of The Time Tunnel, originally airing 2/10/67.
- Robert Walker Jr. at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Walker, Jr. article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki