Ernie Anderson

Personal Info

Birthday

November 12, 1923

Day of Death

1997-02-06

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Ghoulardi

Ernie Anderson

Biography

Ernest Earle Anderson was an American radio and television personality, horror host, and announcer. Known for his portrayal of "Ghoulardi", the host of late night horror films on WJW Channel 8 on Cleveland television from 1963 to 1966, he worked as an announcer for the American Broadcasting Company television network from the late 1970s until the mid-1990s. He is the father of filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, whose production entity is known as the Ghoulardi Film Company.

Known For

Dinosaurs

Gunsmoke

What a Cartoon!

Street Hawk

Tunnel Vision

General Electric Theater

Hard Eight

The Dirk Diggler Story

Filmography

2009
Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi
as Ghoulardi, Himself
2007
Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy
as Self
2006
American Scary
as Himself / 'Ghoulardi'
2000
Stay Sick! Turn Blue!: Big Chuck and Lil' John's Tribute to Ernie "Ghoulardi" Anderson
as Self (Archive Footage)
1996
Hard Eight
as Pants on Fire Person
1995
Powerpuff Girls : Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins
as Dad / Dog (voice)
1990
America's Funniest Home Videos Game
as Announcer
1988
The Dirk Diggler Story
as Narrator
1986
That's Life!
as T.V. Announcer
1983
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Narrator (voice)
1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Narrator (voice)
1976
Tunnel Vision
as Quant O'Neill / Subway Reporter / Announcer