Don Wilson

Personal Info

Birthday

September 1, 1900

Day of Death

1982-04-25

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Also Known As

Donald Harlow Wilson

Donald H. Wilson

Donald Wilson

Don H. Wilson

Don Wilson

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

The Jack Benny Program

Niagara

Comin' Round the Mountain

Ferdinand the Bull

The Chase

Sailor Beware

Du Barry Was a Lady

The Kid from Brooklyn

Filmography

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