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24/7 reruns · 10-01-2024, 02:00 PM

So I've been listening to the old radio show Archie Andrew's which was based on the Archie comics. I found out the last person to voice Archie was Bob Hastings who later was on the TV shows McHale’s Navy and All in the Family among other shows. Additionally I didn't realize he was on 186 episodes of General Hospital.

What have been your discoveries with actors' careers?

Alan Brady's Hair · 10-01-2024, 07:04 PM

Bill Idelson, who played Herman Glimscher on the Dick van Dyke Show, was a child radio star on the comedy show "Vic and Sade." He left the show to serve in the Navy during the war. He was a fighter pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.

24/7 reruns · 10-01-2024, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

Bill Idelson, who played Herman Glimscher on the Dick van Dyke Show, was a child radio star on the comedy show "Vic and Sade." He left the show to serve in the Navy during the war. He was a fighter pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.

I'm sure there are a bunch of actors we know for TV actually had starring role in radio. The fun part is discovering them.

Charles Knox · 10-01-2024, 11:46 PM

Last year I was listening to a block of old time radio Christmas programs on YouTube and discovered Betty White was a kid actress in a radio play drama.

TMC · 10-04-2024, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 24/7 reruns

So I've been listening to the old radio show Archie Andrew's which was based on the Archie comics. I found out the last person to voice Archie was Bob Hastings who later was on the TV shows McHale’s Navy and All in the Family among other shows. Additionally I didn't realize he was on 186 episodes of General Hospital.

What have been your discoveries with actors' careers?

Bob Hastings was also the voice of Commissioner Gordon on Batman: The Animated Series.

24/7 reruns · 10-04-2024, 08:48 AM

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Bob Hastings was also the voice of Commissioner Gordon on Batman: The Animated Series.

TMC thanks for this. Voicing the Raven in The Munsters was probably the one thing I would never have guessed him doing.

24/7 reruns · 10-25-2024, 07:49 AM

I've been listening to The Aldrich Family and found out that TV directors Ezra Stone and Norman Tokar voiced Henry Aldrich.

10-01-2024, 02:00 PM	#1
24/7 reruns Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 10, 2022 Location: New York Posts: 1,468	Something you didn't know about an actor's career So I've been listening to the old radio show Archie Andrew's which was based on the Archie comics. I found out the last person to voice Archie was Bob Hastings who later was on the TV shows McHale’s Navy and All in the Family among other shows. Additionally I didn't realize he was on 186 episodes of General Hospital. What have been your discoveries with actors' careers?

10-01-2024, 07:04 PM	#2
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,835	Bill Idelson, who played Herman Glimscher on the Dick van Dyke Show, was a child radio star on the comedy show "Vic and Sade." He left the show to serve in the Navy during the war. He was a fighter pilot who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.

10-01-2024, 11:46 PM	#4
Charles Knox Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 17, 2009 Posts: 1,225	Last year I was listening to a block of old time radio Christmas programs on YouTube and discovered Betty White was a kid actress in a radio play drama.

10-25-2024, 07:49 AM	#7
24/7 reruns Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 10, 2022 Location: New York Posts: 1,468	I've been listening to The Aldrich Family and found out that TV directors Ezra Stone and Norman Tokar voiced Henry Aldrich.