Don Wilson

Don Wilson

Nacimiento : 1900-09-01, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Muerte : 1982-04-25

Historia

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

Perfil

Don Wilson

Películas

Fábulas Disney - Vol.5
Narrator (Ferdinand The Bull) (voice)
Otras seis historias animadas de los estudios Disney. 'Los Tres Mosqueteros Ciegos' sigue las desventuras del trío indignante. En 'Los Tres Cerditos', el Gran Lobo Malo está haciendo todo lo posible para atrapar astutamente a los inocentes cerditos, mientras que en 'Tres Pequeños Lobos' va un paso más y decide disfrazar y entrenar a sus propios hijos para atraerlos a su pliegue . 'Funny Little Bunnies' explora el misterio del Conejo de Pascua. 'Lambert, el León' es un león adorable, tímido que arranca el valor para proteger a su familia adoptada de ovejas y carneros. 'Ferdinando el Toro' se mete en una plaza de toros de Madrid cuando es picado por una abeja y la multitud lo confunde con un toro de lucha.
Celebra la navidad con Mickey, Donald y sus amigos
Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
Celebra la época más feliz del año con Mickey, Donald y compañía, y disfruta de esta colección de cortos regalo de nuestros amigos de Disney. Desde ""El árbol de Navidad de Pluto"" hasta ""Ferdinando el Toro"", todos y cada uno de los episodios harán reir a toda la familia. Únete a Donald y sus sobrinos en un divertido día en la nieve y acompaña a Mickey y a Minnie a una cita sobre el hielo. Disfruta del auténtico y mágico mundo de Disney y conviértelo en tradición para ti y tu familia. Incluye los siguientes cuentos: - El taller de Santa Claus - La noche antes de Navidad - Sobre hielo - El carnaval de las galletas - El árbol de Navidad de Pluto - La pelea de nieve de Donald - Ferdinando el Toro
Luna de papel
Thanks
Estados Unidos, años 30. Durante la época de la Gran Depresión y la Ley Seca, un estafador de poca monta que intenta vender biblias a las viudas, se hace cargo a regañadientes del cuidado de la hija de una antigua amante. La niña no sólo aprende rápidamente todos los trucos del oficio de su protector, sino que incluso le ayuda, en algunas ocasiones, a salir de apuros. Una comedia dramática con excelentes críticas, especialmente en Estados Unidos.
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
Self
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest stars.
General Foods Opening Night
Himself (narrator)
Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods line up, the actors and actress band together to ruin Silvers' show.
El ratón que Jack creó
Don (voice)
Parodia del famoso programa americano "El Show de Jack Benny" protagonizado por un ratón con la personalidad del presentador.
The Stars Are Singing
Radio Announcer
After she enters the United States illegally, 15-year-old Polish singer Katri Walenska (Anna Maria Alberghetti) finds herself under the wing of aspiring singer Terry Brennan (Rosemary Clooney). Soon Terry has Katri booked on a TV talent show -- but her immigration status may cause a problem. This musical classic boasts a host of famous performers, including Metropolitan Opera star Lauritz Melchior. [netflix]
Niágara
J.C. Kettering
George Loomis (Joseph Cotten) y su esposa Rose (Marilyn Monroe), se van de vacaciones a las cataratas del Niágara. Las fuertes crisis emocionales que padece George, afectan hondamente a su joven y bella esposa, y esto la predispone a aceptar los galanteos de un apuesto joven que conoce durante un paseo... Una gran tragedia comenzará a tomar forma de aquí en adelante.
¡Vaya par de marinos!
Mr. Chubby
Aventuras y desventuras de un par de marineros que pierden la cabeza cada vez que ven una falda. Obtuvo un enorme éxito de taquilla en su tiempo, colocándose como la 7ª película con mayor recaudación del año 1952.
Charlie's Haunt
Announcer
The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are constantly putting themselves in danger.
Larceny
Master of Ceremonies
John Payne is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow (Joan Caulfied) into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Payne falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss (Dan Duryea), who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.
Desert Empire
Narrator
A travelogue, this film provides a guided tour of pre-World War II Utah and of course does not pretend to cinematic greatness. Recommended viewing for those in search of introductory Utah history. Also valuable for persons seeking insight into the state as it would have looked during this time period. Especially informative for those desiring a window into the past for a view of how Utah was in the days of their pre-World War II progenitors living in the state. Those whose Utah ancestors were involved in mining, railroading, sugar beets, and other featured industries; featured towns, sights, recreational attractions, and industries may find this otherwise banal travelogue a quite valuable addition to their family history.
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
Narrator
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.
Acosados
Fats
El héroe de guerra desahuciado Chuck Scott consigue trabajo como chofer de un gángster llamado Eddie Roman. Chuck no tardará en conocer a la temerosa mujer de su jefe: entonces su vida se convertirá en una pesadilla. La adaptación más controvertida de un relato de Woolrich entre sus seguidores, The Chase está basada en la novela de 1944 The Black Path of Fear, que era, a su vez, un desarrollo del cuento "Havana Night". El guión fue obra de Philip Yordan, que tenía una tendencia a subvertir, o violar, historias de género (ver por ejemplo su western de la Guerra Fría Johnny Guitar, centrado en personajes femeninos), y el film fue dirigido por Arthur Ripley. Ripley era una rara elección para el caso, ya que había trabajado sólo esporádicamente en los márgenes del sistema de Hollywood, y nunca logró un éxito masivo, aunque su último film, Thunder Road (1958), es todavía hoy un film de culto. No era sorprendente que esta combinación de dos talentos excéntricos produjera un film extraño.
El asombro de Brooklyn
Radio Announcer
Un tímido lechero se ve envuelto en una pelea callejera en la puerta del club nocturno donde trabaja su hermana. Sin saberlo, golpea al campeón del mundo de boxeo. Después de la relevancia que toma el asunto por su difusión en los periódicos, el manager del boxeador le ofrece la oportunidad de enfrentarse de nuevo con él en el ring. Por medio de una serie de combates amañados, el lechero comienza a pensar que es invencible. Remake de "La vía láctea" un film de Leo McCarey de 1936.
Of Japanese Descent
Narrator
A public relations film which implies that the relocation and interment of Japanese Canadians was benign and necessary. Views of a Vancouver slum, idle fishing fleet, and houses on outskirts. Sequences on rehabilitated ghost towns in the Slocan Valley including Nakusp. Sequences on the new town of Tashme being built. Sequences on Japanese making a living cutting firewood, operating lumber mills, farming. Interior of tuberculosis sanatorium and patients. Sequences on Japanese folk festival and dancing. Focus on life in Tashme with shots of happy people, hospital, school, general store, bakery, and a troop of boy scouts.
Radio Stars on Parade
Don Wilson - Announcer
A Hollywood talent agency tries to avoid finacial ruin by getting its best clients on the air.
Out of This World
Radio Announcer
After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to find backers to invest in Herbie and they sell 125 percent of him.
Mail Call
Filmed version of the Abbott & Costello's routine "Who's on First"
Mardi Gras
Announcer
The first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would continue into 1948, and then were reissued in the early 50's. Songs included "All the Way" and "At the Mardi Gras."
Adorables estrellas
Self - Radio Announcer
Musical en el que las estrellas de la Warner cantan una serie de canciones para animar a los soldados americanos que estaban combatiendo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945).
Dangerous Blondes
Himself - Announcer (uncredited)
Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them. They get a chance when killings plague the fashion photography studio of Ralph McCormick (Edmund Lowe). After his secretary, Julie Taylor(Anita Louise) reports an attempt to murder her there, Erika McCormick's (Ann Savage) Aunt Isabel Fleming (Mary Forbes) is stabbed and the evidence points to Madge Lawrence (Bess Flowers) an older model and an apparent suicide. Police Inspector Joseph Clinton (Frank Craven) declares the case closed...but then Erika is murdered.
La Dubarry era una dama
Radio Interviewer (uncredited)
Un tipo adinerado se enamora de la artista de un club nocturno, que a su vez ama a un bailarín. Ante el dilema de casarse por dinero o por amor, ella opta por lo primero. Pero el millonario sufre un accidente, y sueña que se encuentra en la época de Luis XV, y que él es monarca que persigue a madame Du Barry, que, claro está, tiene el rostro de su amada. Simpática comedia musical rodada en technicolor, que combina la época actual con de la Francia cortesana. Cuenta con buenos trabajos de Lucille Ball y Gene Kelly, éste cantando los temas musicales "Do I Love You" y "Song of the Rebellion".
Show-Business at War
Self (uncredited)
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Swing It Soldier
Brad Saunders
In this musical comedy, a pregnant disc jockey misses her husband who is fighting overseas. Stressed out by the situation and her job, she decides to take some time off and convinces her twin sister to trade places with her. The switcheroo causes the soldier her husband appointed as her unofficial guardian no end of confusion.
The Roundup
Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover
Originally written as a stage vehicle for corpulent character actor Macklyn Arbuckle, Ernest Day's The Roundup was first filmed in 1920 with Fatty Arbuckle (no relation) in the lead. By the time the film was remade in 1941, Arbuckle's character, a roly-poly frontier sheriff named Slim (!), was refashioned as a supporting role, with Jack Benny's radio announcer Don Wilson essaying the part. The plot, however, remained fairly intact: Upon hearing that her fiance Greg (Preston Foster) has been killed, Janet (Patricia Morison) agrees to marry rancher Steve (Richard Dix) on the rebound. On the day of the wedding, who should show up but Greg, determined to raise as much Hell as humanly possible
Love Thy Neighbor
Radio Show Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights.
Screw Drivers of 1940
Don Wilson
Film-within-a-film: two men eating lunch at restaurant see another Shell Oil film entitled "The Largest Club in the World" with Lew Lehr and Don Wilson. Humorous driving and pedestrian safety film shot on the streets of Los Angeles.
Buck Benny Rides Again
Don Wilson
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing it on his (fictitious) Nevada ranch. Meanwhile, singer Joan Cameron, whom Jack's fallen for and offended, is maneuvered by her sisters to the same Nevada town. Jack's losing battle to prove his manhood to Joan means broad slapstick burlesque of Western cliches.
Two Girls on Broadway
Announcer
Dos hermanas entran a trabajar en un musical, una como bailarina y la otra vendiendo cigarrillos. El productor, novio de la bailarina, pronto se da cuenta de que está enamorado de la otra hermana.
$1,000 a Touchdown
Announcer
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each touchdown they score.
El toro Ferdinando
Narrator (voice)
Este corto ganador de un Oscar habla de un toro que prefería sentarse bajo los árboles y oler las flores antes que chocar los cuernos con sus compañeros animales. Por suerte, una abeja inoportuna revela el lado feroz de Ferdinand a través de aullidos de dolor y pisadas salvajes. Esto lo lleva a la arena de las corridas de toros en medio de personajes basados en los animadores de Walt con un matador que, según los informes, sigue el modelo del propio Walt.
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which had its premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre. We see the street leading to the theatre transformed to suggest a garden that might be seen in a French palace. This includes the placement of trees and other foliage, as well as large statues along the route. Grandstands are set up so fans can see their favorite stars as they arrive for the premiere. Finally, the proverbial "galaxy of stars" arrives in their limousines. Fanny Brice and Pete Smith make remarks at the microphone set up on the carpet outside the theatre.
Radio City Revels
Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer
A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.
Behind the Mike
Tiny Martin
Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
Artists & Models
Radio Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
Melodías de Broadway 1936
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Gordon recibe una buena oferta económica para su representación de Broadway, pero debe contar para su espectáculo con la viuda Lilian. Delicioso musical que optó al Oscar a la mejor película, en la que se habla de los entresijos del Broadway de la época, donde los artistas desean alcanzar la fama y el reconocimiento.
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
Narrator
A group of confectionary soldiers go to war against a neighboring cookie castle.