Actor
Chester Lauck
February 9, 1902 · Allene, Arkansas, USA
Chester "Chet" Lauck (February 9, 1902 – February 21, 1980) was a comic actor who played the character of Lum Edwards on the classic American radio comedy Lum and Abner.
Chester Lauck was born in Alleene, Arkansas and raised in Mena, Arkansas. He graduated from Mena High School in 1920. In Mena, Chet met his future comedy partner Norris Goff. Though both began as blackface comics, they soon found success on local station KTHS with a recurring hillbilly skit, leading to a network series, recorded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931.
Often works with
Norris Goff
8 titles together
So This Is Washington, Dreaming Out Loud, Partners in Time
Irving Bacon
3 titles together
Dreaming Out Loud, Two Weeks to Live, The Bashful Bachelor
Grady Sutton
3 titles together
Partners in Time, The Bashful Bachelor, Goin' to Town
Jack Rice
2 titles together
So This Is Washington, Goin' to Town
Dick Elliott
2 titles together
Partners in Time, Goin' to Town
Ruth Lee
2 titles together
Partners in Time, Goin' to Town
