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I don't think so he was married for about 20 years

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Yes, Will Geer, who played Grandpa Walton on the TV show "The Waltons," was gay. He was openly gay and was an activist for LGBTQ+ rights.

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Actually he was with Harry Hay. read on

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Who is the voice of grandpa on the Geico Waltons commercial?

Grandpa Walton (Will Geer)


Was Grandpa Walton gay?

Grandpa Walton was a character. Sexual orientation for him was not written into the script.


Name of the actor who played grandpa Walton in the waltons'?

Grandma Walton was played by Ellen Corby. She was also in an episode on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. In both of those shows, she was a crook (not really like Grandma Walton, huh?).


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Will Geer was an early gay rights activist, so he was out earlier than most gay people of his era.


Is Walton gay?

No. Walton has portrayed gay characters, but he is married to a woman named Alecia with whom he has two children.


Why was will geer taken off the Waltons?

Will Geer died just after the sixth season of the Waltons was completed and so the character of Granpa Walton was written out and died in the first episode of the seventh season.


Are both will geer and Ellen corby from waltons gay?

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Is Will Geer who played Grandpa on the Waltons Gay?

He had married, but divorced and fathered 3 children. His ex-wife, actress Herta Ware, who performance as the wife of Jack Gilford in the film Cocoon (1985). Although they eventually divorced, they remained close throughout the rest of their lives. Geer and Ware had three children, Kate Geer, Thad Geer and actress Ellen Geer. Ware also had a daughter, actress Melora Marshall, from a previous marriage. Born March 9, 1902, William Aughe (Ghere) Geer, Died April 22, 1978.Finally, my answer is yes, Geer was the lover of gay activist Harry Hay. In 1934, Hay met Geer at the Tony Pastor Theatre, where Geer worked as an actor. They became lovers, and Hay credited as his political mentor. Hay and Geer participated in a milk strike in Los Angeles, where Hay was first exposed to radical gay activism in the person of "Clarabelle", a drag queen who held court in the Bunker Hill neighborhood, who hid Hay from police. Later that year, Hay and Geer performed in support of the San Francisco General Strike.


What are the names of the Walton's family?

John "John-Boy" Walton , John Walton, Sr. , Olivia Walton , Jason Walton , Benjamin "Ben" Walton , James Robert "Jim-Bob" Walton , Zebulon Tyler "Zeb/Grandpa" Walton , Elizabeth Walton , Erin Esther Walton , Mary Ellen Walton and Esther "Grandma" Walton .


Is Matt Walton gay?

No. Walton has portrayed gay characters, but he is married to a woman named Alecia with whom he has two children.


What is the grandpa's name is up?

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Is Richard Geer related to Will Geer?

Absolutely they are. Positively they are. I know this to be a fact, being a Geer myself. Richard Gere changed the spelling of his last name due to Hollywood, and to be easier for people to remember and pronounce.