Jon Walmsley

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Jon Walmsley
Walmsley in 2014
Born	(1956-02-06) 6 February 1956 (age 65) Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Nationality	British / American
Occupation	musician actor songwriter record producer
Years active	1960 – present

Jon Walmsley (born 6 February 1956) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, actor, and producer.

In addition to his musical career, Walmsley is also 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), as well as providing the voice of Christopher Robin for Disney's Winnie the Pooh cartoons.^[2]

Actor[]

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)

1980s[]

• A Wedding on Walton's Mountain (1982)
• Mother's Day on Waltons 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)
• Elf Sparkle And The Special Red Dress (animation) (voice) (2010)
• Waltons (TV special) (2010)
• The Today Show (2011)
• Good Morning America (2013)

Composer - Producer - Musician[]

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."

• 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

References[]

External links[]

• Jon Walmsley on Facebook
• Jon Walmsley on Twitter
• Jon Walmsley on IMDB