Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-09-01

Day of Death

1982-04-25 (82 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 Roundup

The Roundup

Out of This World

Out of This World

Radio City Revels

Radio City Revels

Acting

Artists & Models

1937

Artists & Models

as

Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)

Larceny

1948

Larceny

as

Master of Ceremonies

The Chase

1946

The Chase

as

Fats

Ferdinand the Bull

1938

Ferdinand the Bull

as

Narrator (voice)

Niagara

1953

Niagara

as

J.C. Kettering

The Mouse That Jack Built

1959

The Mouse That Jack Built

as

Don (voice)

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

1970

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special

as

Self

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

1969

The Jack Benny Birthday Special

as

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

as

Radio Announcer

Charlie's Haunt

1950

Charlie's Haunt

as

Announcer

Jack Benny Christmas Show

1960

Jack Benny Christmas Show

as

Don Wilson

The Hot Choc-late Soldiers

1934

The Hot Choc-late Soldiers

as

Narrator

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Broadway Melody of 1936

as

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Screw Drivers of 1940

1940

Screw Drivers of 1940

as

Don Wilson

The Roundup

1941

The Roundup

as

Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover

Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends

2000

Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends

as

Narrator (voice) (archive footage)

Swing It Soldier

1941

Swing It Soldier

as

Brad Saunders

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

Buck Benny Rides Again

as

Don Wilson

Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Love Thy Neighbor

as

Radio Show Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Sailor Beware

1952

Sailor Beware

as

Mr. Chubby

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

as

Radio Interviewer (uncredited)

The Stars Are Singing

1953

The Stars Are Singing

as

Radio Announcer

Out of This World

1945

Out of This World

as

Radio Announcer

Desert Empire

1948

Desert Empire

as

Narrator

General Foods Opening Night

1963

General Foods Opening Night

as

Himself (narrator)

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self (uncredited)

Dangerous Blondes

1943

Dangerous Blondes

as

Himself, Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938

Hollywood Goes to Town

as

Self

Mardi Gras

1943

Mardi Gras

as

Announcer

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1947

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

as

Narrator

$1,000 a Touchdown

1939

$1,000 a Touchdown

as

Announcer

Radio Stars on Parade

1945

Radio Stars on Parade

as

Don Wilson - Announcer

Radio City Revels

1938

Radio City Revels

as

Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as

Announcer

Behind the Mike

1937

Behind the Mike

as

Tiny Martin

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

2004

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5

as

Narrator (Ferdinand The Bull) (voice) (archive sound)

Of Japanese Descent

1945

Of Japanese Descent

as

Narrator

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as

Self, Radio Announcer

A Midsummer Daydream

1955

A Midsummer Daydream

as

Man

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940

Comin' Round the Mountain

as

Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Don Wilson

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

as

Self

Production

Crew

Paper Moon

1973

Paper Moon

as

Directing