Wendell Niles
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1904-12-29
- Died
- 1994-03-28
- Place of birth
- Livingston, Montana, USA
- Also known as
- Wendel Niles · Wen Niles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe,[2] The Man Called X,[3] The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour . On February 15, 1950, Wendell starred in the radio pilot for The Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak along with Gerald Mohr.
He began in entertainment by touring in the 1920s with his own orchestra, playing with the Dorsey Brothers and Bix Beiderbecke.
Niles moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1935 to join George Burns and Gracie Allen.
He and his brother, Ken, developed one of the first radio dramas, which eventually became Theatre of the Mind.
Known For
Let's Make a Deal
1963
as Self - Announcer
Street Corner
1948
as Wendell Niles
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Self - Announcer (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
as Announcer
Marked Woman
1937
as Radio News Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (25)
Street Corner
1948
as Wendell Niles
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Self - Announcer (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
as Announcer
Marked Woman
1937
as Radio News Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Radio Announcer
Espionage Agent
1939
as Radio Announcer Introducing Garrett
Hitchhike to Happiness
1945
as Wendell Niles (uncredited)
The Hitch-Hiker
1953
as Wendell Niles
Hollywood or Bust
1956
as Wendell Niles (uncredited)
Four Wives
1939
as Concert Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Three Faces West
1940
as Man-on-the-Street Radio Announcer
The Crowd Roars
1932
as First Radio Announcer
The Square Jungle
1955
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Radio Announcer
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as First Radio Announcer
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Radio Announcer
Harmon of Michigan
1941
as Wendell Niles
The Masked Marvel
1943
as Newscaster
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Monteray Police Announcer (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Show Announcer
Fashion Horizons
1940
A Strange Adventure
1956
as Newscaster (uncredited)
Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Radio Announcer
About Wendell Niles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe,[2] The Man Called X,[3] The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour . On February 15, 1950, Wendell starred in the radio pilot for The Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak along with Gerald Mohr. He began in entertain… With 26 credits spanning from 1932 to 1963, Wendell Niles has appeared in 25 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Wendell Niles Movies
- Street Corner (1948) — as Wendell Niles
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Self - Announcer (uncredited)
- I Died a Thousand Times (1955) — as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) — as Announcer
- Marked Woman (1937) — as Radio News Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
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