Jon Walmsley Explained

Jon Walmsley
Years Active:	1960–present

Jon Walmsley is a musician and actor.

Acting career

Walmsley is known for his accomplishments as an actor, most notably a nine-season run as Jason Walton on The Waltons.^[1] He also returned for all of the Waltons reunion projects during the 1980s and 1990s.

He provided the voice of Christopher Robin for Disney's Winnie the Pooh cartoons.^[2]

Musical career

Walmsley was a member of Richard Marx's touring band in the late 1980s, and appeared in at least two of Marx's music videos—"Should've Known Better" and "Too Late to Say Goodbye."

Filmography

1960s

• Combat! (ABC military drama, 1966)
• Daniel Boone (NBC western series, 1968)
• The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (musical film with Walter Brennan and Buddy Ebsen, 1968)
• Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) (voice)
• My Three Sons (1968)
• Adam-12 (NBC crime drama, 1969)
• The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

1970s

• My Three Sons (1971)
• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
• The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (voice) 1972)
• The Waltons (1972–1981)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1973–1974)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) (voice)
• Dinky Hocker (1979)
• Family Feud (1979)
• $weepstake$ (1979)

1980s

• A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• Waiting to Act (1985)

1990s

• A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
• A Walton Wedding (1995)
• A Walton Easter (1997)

2000s

• O Christmas Tree (TV Special) (2002)
• TV total German Talkshow (2004)
• 7th Heaven (2005)
• 8 Simple Rules (2005)
• It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (2006)
• Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas The Horse (animation) (voice) (2009)

2010s

• Elf Sparkle And The Special Red Dress (animation) (voice) (2010)
• Waltons (TV special) (2010)
• The Today Show (2011)
• Good Morning America (2013)

Musical works

• The Waltons – TV Series (composer, musician) 1971–1981
• 7th Heaven – TV Series (musician) 1996–2007
• Waltons' Christmas CD (composer, musician, producer) 1999
• For the Love of May – Short Movie (composer, musician, producer) 2000
• 8 Simple Rules – TV Series (musician) 2002–2005
• The Sunflowers – CD (musician, producer) 2005
• Primal Twang – The legacy of the guitar DVD (musician) 2008
• Love-in Show – A Musical Celebration DVD (musician) 2009
• Secret Life of the American Teenager – TV Series (musician) 2008–2013
• Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress – Animation (composer) 2010
• The U.K. Beat – CD (composer, musician, producer) 2010
• The Sunflowers – CD (Musician, producer) 2011
• A Joyful Noise – CD (composer, musician, producer) 2013 (soon to be released)
• Christmas In America – single (composer, Musician, producer) 2014
• Goin' To Clarksdale – CD (composer, musician, producer) 2017

External links

• Jon Walmsley Official Website
• Jon Walmsley on IMDB

Notes and References

1. Book: Lucas, Eddie. Close-Ups – Conversations with Our TV Favorites. January 3, 2016. 2015. BearManor Media. 201.
2. Book: Hischak, Thomas S.. Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. January 3, 2016. 2011. McFarland. 978-0-7864-8694-6. 241.