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Listed below are actors and personalities heard on vintage radio programs (plus writers and others associated with Radio's Golden Age) who do not have their own pages on Wikipedia. Brief annotations indicate each person's role(s) in old-time radio. Contributions to the list are encouraged, as is the development of pages for any of the individuals listed here.
A[edit]
- Edward J. Adamson - writer: Bulldog Drummond[4]
- Lisa Albanese - singer: Treasure Hour of Song[2]
- Arthur Allen - actor: Mother of Mine[5]
- Charme Allen - actor: Pretty Kitty Kelly[6]
- Pierre Andre - announcer: Music That Endures (WGN)[7]
- Curtis Arnall - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Ira Ashley - director: Grand Central Station[8]
B[edit]
- Florence Baker - actor: Glorious One[9]
- Henry Barbour - writer: Music That Endures (WGN)[7]
- Luise Barclay - actor: Arnold Grimm's Daughter[10]
- Paul Barnes - actor: Calling All Detectives[1]
- Don Becker - writer: Life Can Be Beautiful[11], Beyond These Valleys[12]
- Julie Benell - actor: Stella Dallas[13]
- Carl Bixby - writer: Life Can Be Beautiful[11]
- Arline Blackburn - actor: Pretty Kitty Kelly[6], By Kathleen Norris[1], The O'Neills[14]
- Leonard Blair - producer: Cafe Istanbul[1]
- Ted Bliss - director: Hopalong Cassidy[1]
- Horace Braham - actor: Woman of Courage[15]
- Lou Bring - musical director: Gene Autry's Melody Ranch[16]
- Ted Brown - announcer: Bulldog Drummond[3]
- George Bryan - announcer: CBS[17]
- Warren Bryan - actor: Orphans of Divorce[18]
C[edit]
- Linda Carlan - actor: The O'Neills[14]
- Charles Carroll - actor: Valiant Lady[19]
- Patty Chapman - actor: Mother of Mine[5]
- Helen Choat - actor: Pretty Kitty Kelly[6]
- Kingsley Colton - actor: John's Other Wife,[20] My Son and I,[21] Prairie Folks[22]
- Nell Converse - actor: Prairie Folks[22]
- Ted Cott - producer: Society Girl[23], master of ceremonies: So You Think You Know Music[24]
- Betty Council - announcer: Pond's Dance Program[25]
- Joe Cross - writer: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Joe Curtin - actor: Hilltop House[26]
D[edit]
- Roger DeKoven - actor: Against the Storm[27]
- Artells Dickson - actor: Pretty Kitty Kelly[6]
- John Dietz - director: Cabin B-13[1]
- Jimmy Donnelly - actor: The O'Neills[14], Hilltop House[26]
- Nan Dorland - actor: Keeping Up With Daughter[28]
- Helene Dumas - actor: John's Other Wife[20]
- Ross Dunbar - announcer: The Adventures of the Falcon [2]
E[edit]
- Carl Eastman - actor: Life Can Be Beautiful[11]
- Barbara Eiler - actor: Glamour Manor, Frank Morgan Show, Life of Riley, Masquerade, Mayor of the Town [1]
- Larry Elliott - announcer: The Alan Young Show[2]
- David Ellis - actor: The Affairs of Ann Scotland[2]
- Jean Ellyn - actor: The Affairs of Peter Salem[2]
- Elm City Four - singing group: Gay Nineties Revue[29]
- Elsa Ersi - actor: Valiant Lady[30]
- The Escorts and Betty - singing group: Club Matinee[31]
- Cecile Evans - actor: The Goldbergs[32]
- Ethel Everett - narrator: By Kathleen Norris[1]
F[edit]
- Ray Fant - actor: The O'Neills[14]
- Floradora Girls - singing group: Gay Nineties Revue[29]
- Four Chicks and a Chuck - musical group: The Alan Young Show[2]
- Josephine Fox - actor: Prairie Folks[22]
- Carl Frank - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Barbara Fuller - actor: Road of Life, Scattergood Baines, Stepmother[33]
G[edit]
- David Gathard - actor: The O'Neills[14]
- Josephine Gilbert - actor: Kitty Keene, Inc.[34]
- Jean Gillespie - actor: The Alan Young Show[2]
- Frederick and Paula Gilsdorf - writers: Mother of Mine, The Ghost of Benjamin Sweet, Lorenzo Jones[5]
- Frank Goss - announcer: Hollywood Showcase[35]
- David Gothard - actor: Hilltop House[26]
- Joe Granby - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Billie Green - actor: Gay Nineties Revue[29]
- Ken Griffin - actor: Road of Life, Backstage Wife,[36] Big Sister[37]
- Jackie Grimes - actor: Valiant Lady[30]
H[edit]
- Bob Hamilton - organist: The Adventures of the Falcon [2]
- Josef Hanti - musical director: Prairie Folks[22]
- Larry Harding - director: Strike It Rich (radio-TV)[38]
- Mark Hawley - announcer: CBS news, Mr. District Attorney, The Eddie Cantor Show[39]
- Eleanor Powers Haynes - actor: The Goldbergs[40]
- Joe Helgesen - actor: Prairie Folks[22]
- Rod Hendrickson - actor: Bulldog Drummond[1]
- Elsie Hitz - actor: The Story of Ellen Randolph[41]
- John Holbrook - actor: Life Can Be Beautiful[11]; announcer: NBC[42]
- Charlotte Holland - actor: Against the Storm[43]
- Joe Howard - actor: Gay Nineties Revue[29]
- Irene Hubbard - actor: Hilltop House[26]
- Jane Huston - actor: Stella Dallas[13]
I[edit]
- Carol Irwin - producer: Joyce Jordan[44]
J[edit]
- Hugh James - announcer: Call the Police[1]
- Dick Janaver - actor: Mystery Man[39]
- Ed Jerome - actor: By Kathleen Norris[1], Society Girl[23]
- Jack Johnstone - writer/producer/director: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1], director: Crime Doctor[45]
- Joseph Julian - actor: Call the Police[1]
K[edit]
- Carlton Kadell - actor: The Right to Happiness, The Romance of Helen Trent[46]
- Geraldine Kay - actor: Orphans of Divorce[18]
- Richard Keith - actor: Stella Dallas[13]
- Merle Kendrick - music director: Cabin B-13"[1]
- Lenore Kingston - actor: Affairs of Anthony, Midstream[47]
- Adelaide Kline - actress: The Adventures of Mr. Meek[2]
- James Krieger - actor: Orphans of Divorce[18]
L[edit]
- John Lake - actor: Glorious One[9]
- Basil Laughrane - director: Beyond These Hills[12]
- Henry Leff - actor: Candy Matson[1]
- Leonard Leslie - writer: Bulldog Drummond[1]
- Harold Levey - musical director: Armstrong's Theatre of Today[48]
- Helen Lewis - actor: Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy[49]
- Ralph Locke - actor: Life Can Be Beautiful[11]
- Janet Logan - actor: Road of Life[50]
- Elizabeth Love - actor: Big Sister[37]
- Ben Ludlow - musical director: Call the Police[1]
- Evelyn Lynne - singer: Club Matinee[31]
M[edit]
- Ian MacAllaster - actor: David Harum, Woman of Courage[39]
- Margaret MacDonald - actor: Kate Hopkins, Angel of Mercy[49]
- Jock MacGregor - director: Brownstone Theater[1]
- Florence Malone - actor: Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons[51], Against the Storm[27]
- Lucille Manners - singer: Cities Service Hour[52]
- Audrey Marsh - singer: Johnny Presents[53]
- Nancy Martin - singer: Club Matinee[31]
- Monte Masters - writer & producer: Candy Matson[1]
- Brian McDonald - master of ceremonies: Wilkens Amateur Hour (WJAS)."[54]
- Jerry McGill - writer: Mr. District Attorney[55]
- William Meeder - organist: The O'Neills[14]
- James Meighan - actor: The Adventures of the Falcon [2], By Kathleen Norris[1]
- Elaine Melchior - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Jay Meredith - actor: By Kathleen Norris[1]
- Sandra Michael - writer: Against the Storm, Lone Journey[56]
- Lee Millar - actor: Big Town[57]
- Albert G. Miller - writer: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Beatrice Miller - actor: Society Girl[23]
- Robert Mitchell - writer: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe[2]
- Morin Sisters - musical group: Club Matinee[31]
- Pat Murphy - actor: Girl Alone[58]
- Peter Murphy - actor: Prairie Folks[22]
- Wynn Murray - singer: Town Hall Tonight[59]
N[edit]
O[edit]
- Dan Ocko - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Shirling Oliver - actor: Valiant Lady[30], Beyond These Valleys[12]
- Dean Owen - writer: Hopalong Cassidy[1]
- Barbara Owens - writer: The Affairs of Ann Scotland[2]
P[edit]
- Sam Packard - writer: The Alan Young Show[2]
- Effie Palmer - actor: Just Plain Bill, Orphans of Divorce[18]
- Norman Paul - writer: The Alan Young Show[2]
- Pat Peardon - actor: Orphans of Divorce[18]
- Vincent Pelletier - host: Calling All Detectives[1]
- Ruth Perrott - actor: The Alan Young Show[2]
- John Picard - actor: My Son and I[21]
- Madeline Pierce - actor: Orphans of Divorce[18]
- Archie Presby - announcer: Bughouse Rhythm[1]
Q[edit]
R[edit]
- Eric Rolf - actor: Prairie Folks[22]
- Adele Ronson - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1], Collier's Radio Hour[60]
- Jack Roseleigh - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
- Eloise Rowan - organist: Candy Matson[1]
- Michael Roy - announcer: The Alan Young Show[2]
- Jack Rubin - actor: The O'Neills[14]
S[edit]
- Dave Schwartz - writer: The Alan Young Show[2]
- Laddie Seaman - actor: Front Page Farrell[61]
- Bill Shelley - actor: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1], Valiant Lady[62]
- Robert Shepard - announcer: Bulldog Drummond[63]
- Jay Simms - announcer: Call the Police[1]
- Harry Sosnik - orchestra leader: The Adventures of the Falcon [2]
- Andrew Stanton - announcer: Pretty Kitty KellyCite error: The
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- Paul Sullivan - newscaster: CBS[64]
- Harold Swanton - writer: Hopalong Cassidy[1]
- Howard Swart - writer: Hopalong Cassidy[1]
T[edit]
- Jimmy Tansey - actor: The O'Neills[14]
- Jack Thomas - actor: Candy Matson[1]
- Joseph Thompson - director: Prairie Folks[22]
- Lynne Thompson - writer: Prairie Folks[22]
- Gladys Thornton - actor: My Son and I[21]
- The Three Romeos - singing group: Club Matinee[31]
- Cal Tinney - master of ceremonies: Youth vs. Age[65]
U[edit]
- Fred Uttal - announcer: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century[1]
V[edit]
- Lili Valenty - actor: Joyce Jordan, Girl Interne[66]
W[edit]
- Peggy Wall - actor: The Romance of Helen Trent[67]
- Jack Walton - pianist: Wilkens Amateur Hour (WJAS)[54]
- Helen Waren - actor: Prairie Folks[22]
- Henry Weber - music director: Music That Endures (WGN)[7]
- Charles Webster - actor: Big Sister[37]
- Jane West - actor: The O'Neills[14]
- Roger White - director: Society Girl[23]
- Walter D. White - host: Nobody's Children[68]
- Wythe Williams - news analyst: Wythe Williams (WHN)[69]
- Claire Wilson - actor: Orphans of Divorce[18]
- Joan Winters - actor: Girl Alone[70]
X[edit]
Y[edit]
Z[edit]
References[edit]
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See also[edit]