Don Wilson

Don Wilson

🎂 1st September 1900 (125 yrs) 📍 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Don Wilson (September 1, 1900 – April 25, 1982) was an American announcer and actor in radio and television, with a Falstaffian vocal presence, remembered best as the rotund announcer and comic foil to the star of The Jack Benny Program.

His film roles included small appearances as announcers or commentators in several films, and an appearance as Mr. Kettering opposite Marilyn Monroe in Niagara.

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Don Wilson

🎬 Movies Featuring Don Wilson

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 (2004)

as Narrator (Ferdinand The Bull) (voice) (archive sound)
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends

Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends (2000)

as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)

as Self
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special (1969)

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General Foods Opening Night (1963)

as Himself (narrator)
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Jack Benny Christmas Show (1960)

as Don Wilson
The Mouse That Jack Built

The Mouse That Jack Built (1959)

as Don (voice)
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A Midsummer Daydream (1955)

as Man
The Stars Are Singing

The Stars Are Singing (1953)

as Radio Announcer
Niagara

Niagara (1953)

as J.C. Kettering
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware (1952)

as Mr. Chubby
Charlie's Haunt

Charlie's Haunt (1950)

as Announcer
Larceny

Larceny (1948)

as Master of Ceremonies
Desert Empire

Desert Empire (1948)

as Narrator
The Corpse Came C.O.D.

The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)

as Narrator
The Chase

The Chase (1946)

as Fats
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

as Radio Announcer
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Of Japanese Descent (1945)

as Narrator
Radio Stars on Parade

Radio Stars on Parade (1945)

as Don Wilson - Announcer
Out of This World

Out of This World (1945)

as Radio Announcer
Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras (1943)

as Announcer
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

as Self, Radio Announcer
Dangerous Blondes

Dangerous Blondes (1943)

as Himself, Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

as Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War (1943)

as Self (uncredited)
Swing It Soldier

Swing It Soldier (1941)

as Brad Saunders
The Roundup

The Roundup (1941)

as Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

as Radio Show Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)

as Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer
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Screw Drivers of 1940 (1940)

as Don Wilson
Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)

as Don Wilson
Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

as Announcer
$1,000 a Touchdown

$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)

as Announcer
Ferdinand the Bull

Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

as Self
Radio City Revels

Radio City Revels (1938)

as Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer
Behind the Mike

Behind the Mike (1937)

as Tiny Martin
Artists & Models

Artists & Models (1937)

as Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers

The Hot Choc-late Soldiers (1934)

as Narrator