Faces of Radio
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Bud Abbott, the tall half of Abbot & Costello
Bud Abbott 		Douglas Adams, author of The HitchHikers Guide To The Galaxy
Douglas Adams 		character actor Mason Adams
Mason Adams 		Fred Allen
Fred Allen 		Gracie Allen, radio's most famous airhead Gracie Allen Don Ameche, alias John Bickerson
Don Ameche 		Dana Andrews played Matt Cvetic in I Was A Communist For The FBI Dana Andrews Eddie Anderson, forever known as Rochester Eddie Anderson Mother Angelica, the cloistered nun who founded a global broadcasting network. Mother Angelica Diane Appleby played Emma Peel on The Avengers Diane Appleby
John Archer as 'Lamont Cranston' John Archer Graham Armitage played Sherlock Holmes on South African Springbok Radio Graham Armitage Edward Arnold, screen and radio heavy Edward Arnold Sholem Asch, author of The Nazarene Sholem Asch writer Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov
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Parley Baer played Chester on the series Gunsmoke Parley Baer Lucille Ball Lucille Ball The great Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Harry Bartell Harry Bartell Bob Bailey, of 'Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar' Bob Bailey click for biography
Ed Begley 		Jackson Beck was the radio voice of Philo Vance.(He was also Tony The Tiger)
Jackson Beck 		Brace Beemer, The Original Lone Ranger
Brace Beemer 		Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett 		click to enlarge
Jack Benny 		Edgar Bergen, with Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
FatherTed Berndt recorded A Soldiers Silent Night
FatherTed Berndt 		Ed Bishop played Philip Marlowe on the BBC
Ed Bishop 		Mel Blanc, voice extroardinaire Mel Blanc Legendary Producer/Director/Creator, Himan Browns productions include audio works such as Inner Sanctum, The Thin Man, Radio Mystery Theater, Terry and the Pirates, Bulldog Drummond, Dick Tracy, Adventure Theater, Grand Central Station, and an endless list of daytime soap operas. Incredible Himan Brown continues to produce quality audio drama before live audiences and tapes them for distribution. He also lectures and teaches. Himan Brown click for biography
Nigel Bruce 		William Bendix
William Bendix 		author Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury 		David Brian, alias Mr. DA
David Brian 		Bob Burns
Bob Burns 		George Burns
George Burns 		Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
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James Cagney
James Cagney 		Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor 		Fran Carlon played Loralei Kilburn in Bigtown
Fran Carlon 		Art Carney
Art Carney 		Dick Cathcart, the real coronet player behind Pete Kellys Blues
Dick Cathcart 		Jeff Chandler plays Michael Shayne
Jeff Chandler 		GK Chesterton, creator of Father Brown
GK Chesterton 		John Cleese
John Cleese 		Jeremy Clyde, the voice of Raffles
Jeremy Clyde 		Michael Cochrane, the voice of Raffles sidekick Bunny Manders
Michael Cochrane
Bud Collyer was the radio voice of Superman
Bud Collyer 		Ronald Colman, voice of Dr. Hall in Halls Of Ivy
Ronald Colman
Bill Conrad 		Tom Conway, one of the voices of Sherlock Holmes
Tom Conway 		Wyllis Cooper, writer of Whitehall-1212, Lights Out, and Quiet,Please
Wyllis Cooper 		Lou Costello, the short half of Abbott & Costello
Lou Costello 		Staats Cotsworth, star of Casey, Crime Photographer
Staats Cotsworth 		Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten 		writer Bert Coules
Bert Coules 		Alexander Courage, composer for 'Broadway Is My Beat'
Alexander Courage
Kenneth Cranham appears as Inspector Dover
Kenneth Cranham 		Broderick Crawford, one of the many faces of Suspense
Broderick Crawford 		Matt Cvetic, the real-life Communist For The FBI
Matt Cvetic
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Les Damon, radio's 'The Falcon'
Les Damon 		Lindsey Davis, Creator of Falco
Lindsey Davis 		John Dehner, starred in 'Have Gun Will Travel'
John Dehner 		Maurice Denham starred in the Rumpole Of The Bailey series on BBC Radio
Maurice Denham 		Larry Dobkin
Larry Dobkin 		Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy 		Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas 		Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle 		Neil Dudgeon plays barrister Norman Birkett on the BBC
Neil Dudgeon 		Howard Duff, radio's Sam Spade
Howard Duff 		Steven Dunne replaced Howard Duff as Sam Spade for the last 24 episodes
Steven Dunne
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Blake Edwards, writer
Blake Edwards
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr., star of The Silent Men
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 		George Feniman, with Groucho Marx
George Feniman 		Glenn Ford, alias Christopher London
Glenn Ford 		Bill Forman, the voice of The Whistler
Bill Forman 		Don Francks appears as Archie Goodwin in the CBC Nero Wolfe series
Don Francks 		David Friedkin, writer for 'Broadway Is My Beat'
David Friedkin 		Thomas Lopez (aka Meatball Fulton)
Meatball Fulton
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Erle Stanley Gardner, creator of Christopher London
Erle Stanley Gardner 		John Garfield, one of the many faces of Suspense
John Garfield 		William Gargan, radio's Barry Craig
William Gargan 		British actor Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister 		Sidney Greenstreet, radio's Nero Wolfe
Sidney Greenstreet 		click for biography
Virginia Gregg 		Edmund Gwenn was best remembered as Santa Claus in Miracle On 34th Street
Edmund Gwenn 		Fred Gwynne, best known as Herman Munster, appeared frequently on CBS Radio Mystery Theater
Fred Gwynne
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Radio & TV actor Larry Haines
Larry Haines 		Alan Hale
Alan Hale 		Andy Hamilton, the man behind Old Harry's Game
Andy Hamilton 		Stacy Harris, star of This Is Your FBI
Stacy Harris 		Rex Harrison stars in The Private Files Of Rex Saunders
Rex Harrison 		Van Heflin, radio's first Philip Marlowe
Van Heflin 		Radio host Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt 		John Hodiak stars in Suspense - The Big Heist
John Hodiak 		Al Hodge, voice of The Green Hornet. click for biography
Al Hodge 		Sir Michael Horden, the BBC's voice of Jeeves
Sir Michael Horden 		E W Hornung, creator of Raffles
E W Hornung 		Roy Hudd starred in The Newly Diecovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes
Roy Hudd
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Jim & Marian Jordan, better known as 'Fibber Magee & Molly'
Jim & Marian Jordan 		Jay Jostyn, Mr District Attorney
Jay Jostyn
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William Henry Pratt, a.k.a. Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff 		H V Kaltenborn, newscaster H V Kaltenborn Stacy Keach,Jr narrates The Twilight Zone Stacy Keach, Jr Stacy Keach, Sr., producer of Tales Of The Texas Rangers Stacy Keach, Sr writer Ernest Kinoy Ernest Kinoy The voice of Boston Blackie, Richard Kollmar Richard Kollmar Mandel Kramer, one of several voices of Johnny Dollar
Mandel Kramer 		Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger 		click for biography
Jack Kruschen
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Alan Ladd, star of 'Box 13'
Alan Ladd 		Lloyd Lamble played The Shadow in The Brief Fame Of John Copper
Lloyd Lamble 		Glen Langan, best remembered as The Amazing Colossal Man, played Chuck Morgan on Stand By For Crime
Glen Langan 		Frances Langford
Frances Langford 		Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton 		Tough guy Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard 		Anton Lesser, the voice of Marcus Didius Falco
Anton Lesser 		C S Lewis, author of the Screwtape Letters
C S Lewis 		Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams
Alan Lightman 		Phillips H Lord, producer of GangBusters
Phillips H Lord 		Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre 		Frank Lovejoy, star of 'NightBeat'
Frank Lovejoy 		Bela Lugosi's biography, written by his son
Bela Lugosi		 John Lund, one of the voices of Johnny Dollar
John Lund 		Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
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Joel MacRae in 'Tales of the Texas Rangers' Click for bio
Joel MacRae 		E G Marshall, host of CBS Radio Mystery Theater
E G Marshall 		Groucho Marx' Click for bio
Groucho Marx 		Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge 		Movie tough guy Charles McGraw stars in Suspense - 227 Minutes Of Hate
Charles McGraw 		Patrick McLean, creator of How To Succeed In Evil
Patrick McLean 		H C McNeile, creator of Bulldog Drummond' Click for bio
H C McNeile 		Howard McNear played Doc on the series Gunsmoke. Click for biography.
Howard McNear 		Tom Meehan, the radio voice of Peter Troy
Tom Meehan 		Edith Meiser, who brought Sherlock Holmes to radio
Edith Meiser 		Walter M Miller Jr, author of A Canticle For Liebowitz
Walter M Miller Jr 		Martin Milner
Martin Milner 		Jan Miner, Mary Wesley on Boston Blackie
Jan Miner 		John Mather, 'The Cisco Kid'
John Mather
James Mason
James Mason 		Leo McKern, the real Rumpole Of The Bailey
Leo McKern 		Clive Merrison appears as Sherlock Holmes in the newer BBC productions
Clive Merrison 		Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr 		Donald Monat played John Steed on The Avengers
Donald Monat 		Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead 		Chester Morris, alias Boston Blackie
Chester Morris 		Carlton E Morse, creator of 'Gangbusters'
Carlton E Morse 		John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole of the Bailey
John Mortimer 		Jimmy Mulville appears as Thomas in Old Harry's Game
Jimmy Mulville
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David Niven
David Niven 		Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan 		Character actor Jay Novello
Jay Novello
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Arch Obler, creator of 'Lights Out', with TommyCook
Arch Obler 		Edmond O'Brien of 'Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'
Edmond O'Brien 		Dennis O'Keefe, star of T-Man
Dennis O'Keefe
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Edward Pawley, the racket-busting editor of BigTown, played a gangster in G-Men and Each Dawn I Die with James Cagney
Edward Pawley 		Jon Pertwee, of The Navy Lark
Jon Pertwee 		Brock Peters stars in the Suspense episode The Black Whale
Brock Peters 		Father Patrick Peyton, creator of Family Theater
Father Patrick Peyton 		Sylvia Picker, alias Suzy from Box 13
Sylvia Picker 		click for biography
Dick Powell 		William Powell
William Powell 		Vincent Price, radio's 'The Saint''
Vincent Price
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George Raft
George Raft 		Basil Rathbone
BasilRathbone 		Thelma Ritter appeared as Moe in Pickup On South Street on Lux Radio Theater
Thelma Ritter 		Edward G Robinson
Edward G Robinson 		Writer Gene Roddenberry as a Klingon
Gene Roddenberry 		announcer Bill Roddy
Bill Roddy 		Damon Runyon, author 'Damon Runyon Theater'
Damon Runyon
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Andrew Sachs played Watson in The Newly Diecovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes
Andrew Sachs 		Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Archbishop Sheen 		Frank Sinatra stars as Rocky Fortune
Frank Sinatra 		Alfred Shirley played Watson to John Stanley as Holmes
Alfred Shirley 		John Shrapnel, BBC's voice of Inspector Morse
John Shrapnel 		J. Scott Smart, 'The Fat Man'
J. Scott Smart 		James Stewart, star of The Six Shooter
James Stewart
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Lowell Thomas, commentator
Lowell Thomas 		Larry Thor, star of Broadway Is My Beat
Larry Thor 		David Threllfall, the voice of Father Paulo Baldi
David Threllfall 		George W Trendle, creator of the Green Hornet & The Lone Ranger
George W Trendle 		Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle 		Claire Trevor, the first Loralei Kilburn from BigTown
Claire Trevor
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Louis Van Rooten from 'Box 13'
Louis Van Rooten 		Michael Voris, host of The One True Faith
Michael Voris
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Jack Webb, forever known as Joe Friday
Jack Webb 		Orson Welles, star of Mercury Theater, The Lives Of Harry Lime, and lots of other stuff
Orson Welles 		Timothy West, the voice of Rumpole on the BBC
Timothy West 		Dr. David Allen White
Dr. David Allen White 		Richard Widmark, one of the many faces of Suspense
Richard Widmark 		Michael Williams played Watson opposite Clive Merrison as Holmes on the BBC
Michael Williams 		P G Wodehouse, creator of Jeeves
P G Wodehouse 		Monty Woolley, radio's Magnificent Montague
Monty Woolley 		Ben Wright
Ben Wright 		Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
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Barton Yarborough, Joe Friday's sidekick
Barton Yarborough 		Robert Young
Robert Young 		Roland Young, the voice of Topper
Roland Young
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