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Don Wilson

Don Wilson

Born: 1900-09-01 • Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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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Filmography
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5 poster
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
2004 • Narrator (Ferdinand The Bull) (voice) (archive sound)
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends poster
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
2000 • Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970 • Self
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
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General Foods Opening Night
1963 • Himself (narrator)
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960 • Don Wilson
The Mouse That Jack Built poster
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959 • Don (voice)
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A Midsummer Daydream
1955 • Man
The Stars Are Singing poster
The Stars Are Singing
1953 • Radio Announcer
Niagara poster
Niagara
1953 • J.C. Kettering
Sailor Beware poster
Sailor Beware
1952 • Mr. Chubby
Charlie's Haunt poster
Charlie's Haunt
1950 • Announcer
Larceny poster
Larceny
1948 • Master of Ceremonies
Desert Empire poster
Desert Empire
1948 • Narrator
The Corpse Came C.O.D. poster
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947 • Narrator
The Chase poster
The Chase
1946 • Fats
The Kid from Brooklyn poster
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 • Radio Announcer
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Of Japanese Descent
1945 • Narrator
Radio Stars on Parade poster
Radio Stars on Parade
1945 • Don Wilson - Announcer
Out of This World poster
Out of This World
1945 • Radio Announcer
Mardi Gras poster
Mardi Gras
1943 • Announcer
Thank Your Lucky Stars poster
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 • Self, Radio Announcer
Dangerous Blondes poster
Dangerous Blondes
1943 • Himself, Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Du Barry Was a Lady poster
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 • Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Show-Business at War poster
Show-Business at War
1943 • Self (uncredited)
Swing It Soldier poster
Swing It Soldier
1941 • Brad Saunders
The Roundup poster
The Roundup
1941 • Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover
Love Thy Neighbor poster
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • Radio Show Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain poster
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940 • Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer
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Screw Drivers of 1940
1940 • Don Wilson
Buck Benny Rides Again poster
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 • Don Wilson
Two Girls on Broadway poster
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 • Announcer
$1,000 a Touchdown poster
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939 • Announcer
Ferdinand the Bull poster
Ferdinand the Bull
1938 • Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Goes to Town poster
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 • Self
Radio City Revels poster
Radio City Revels
1938 • Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer
Behind the Mike poster
Behind the Mike
1937 • Tiny Martin
Artists & Models poster
Artists & Models
1937 • Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1936 poster
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935 • Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers poster
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
1934 • Narrator