Actor
Wendell Niles
December 29, 1904 · Livingston, Montana, USA
Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe,[2] The Man Called X,[3] The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour . On February 15, 1950, Wendell starred in the radio pilot for The Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak along with Gerald Mohr.
He began in entertainment by touring in the 1920s with his own orchestra, playing with the Dorsey Brothers and Bix Beiderbecke.
Often works with
Frank McHugh
4 titles together
The Crowd Roars, Ever Since Eve, Four Wives
William B. Davidson
3 titles together
Marked Woman, Ever Since Eve, Indianapolis Speedway
Lola Lane
2 titles together
Marked Woman, Four Wives
Allen Jenkins
2 titles together
Marked Woman, Ever Since Eve
Henry O'Neill
2 titles together
Marked Woman, Four Wives
Kenneth Harlan
2 titles together
Marked Woman, The Masked Marvel
Full filmography · 24
Hollywood or Bust
as Wendell Niles (uncredited)
19566.2
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Announcer
19566.8
A Strange Adventure
as Newscaster (uncredited)
1956
The Square Jungle
cast
1955
I Died a Thousand Times
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
19556.2
The Hitch-Hiker
as Wendell Niles
19536.8
Street Corner
as Wendell Niles
1948
Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Radio Announcer
1945
Hitchhike to Happiness
as Wendell Niles (uncredited)
1945
Here Comes Elmer
as Radio Announcer
1943
The Masked Marvel
as Newscaster
1943
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Show Announcer
1942