Don Wilson
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niagara
as J.C. KetteringRose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara...
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Ferdinand the Bull
as Narrator (voice)This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to...
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The Chase
as FatsChuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with...
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Sailor Beware
as Mr. ChubbyMeeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to...
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Larceny
as Master of CeremoniesRick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief....
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The Roundup
as Sheriff 'Slim' HooverOriginally written as a stage vehicle for corpulent character actor Macklyn Arbuckle, Ernest...
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Dangerous Blondes
as Himself - Announcer (uncredited)Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving...
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The Kid from Brooklyn
as Radio AnnouncerShy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer...
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Two Girls on Broadway
as AnnouncerEddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical....
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The Mouse That Jack Built
as Don (voice)In this spoof of "The Jack Benny Program", a mouse with Jack Benny's personality and poor violin...
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Artists & Models
as Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
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Hollywood Goes to Town
as SelfThis short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The...
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Du Barry was a Lady
as Radio Interviewer (uncredited)Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with...
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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
as Narrator (Ferdinand The Bull) (voice) (archive sound)Six more animated stories from the Disney studios. 'Three Blind Mousketeers' follows the...
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Show-Business at War
as Self (uncredited)A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Broadway Melody of 1936
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert...
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Love Thy Neighbor
as Radio Show Announcer (voice) (uncredited)Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two...
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Out of This World
as Radio AnnouncerAn all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25%...
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Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)This charming collection features 7 classic Disney cartoons from the 30's and 40's. "The Cookie...
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Self - Radio AnnouncerAn Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
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The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
as NarratorA group of confectionary soldiers go to war against a neighboring cookie castle.
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Behind the Mike
as Tiny MartinComplications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
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Radio Stars on Parade
as Don Wilson - AnnouncerA Hollywood talent agency tries to avoid finacial ruin by getting its best clients on the air.
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Radio City Revels
as Don Wilson - Radio Station AnnouncerA down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas...
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The Corpse Came C.O.D.
as NarratorRival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and...
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$1,000 a Touchdown
as AnnouncerA couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for...
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The Stars Are Singing
as Radio AnnouncerAfter she enters the United States illegally, 15-year-old Polish singer Katri Walenska (Anna...
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Swing It Soldier
as Brad SaundersIn this musical comedy, a pregnant disc jockey misses her husband who is fighting overseas....
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Buck Benny Rides Again
as Don WilsonRadio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling...
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Charlie's Haunt
as AnnouncerThe residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the...
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Desert Empire
as NarratorA travelogue, this film provides a guided tour of pre-World War II Utah and of course does not...
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Mardi Gras
as AnnouncerThe first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the...
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Mail Call: Who's On First
as uncreditedFilmed version of the Abbott & Costello's routine "Who's on First"
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The Jack Benny Program
as Don WilsonLaugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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