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Harry Rudolph von Zell (July 11, 1906 – November 21, 1981) was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show .
Portly, pudding-faced, wavy dark-haired actor/announcer Harry Von Zell, whose well-modulated voice was a standard radio fixture during the 1930s and '40s, also extended his talents toward film and TV where he appeared in numerous comedy outings, often as a straight man foil.
Nov 23, 1981 · Harry von Zell, the burly coast-to-coast radio announcer and actor best known as George Burns's foil on the ''Burns and Allen'' radio and television shows, died Saturday at the Motion Picture...
H arry von Zell was an accomplished actor and skilled comedian, but is best known as one of the most popular and rich-voiced announcers of radio's golden age. From 1950 to 1958 he...
Harry Rudolph von Zell (July 11, 1906 – November 21, 1981) was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
Nov 23, 1981 · LOS ANGELES (AP) Harry von Zell, whose deep baritone voice made him one of the top announcers of radio's golden era, has died of cancer at age 75, his son Ken announced.
Born in Indianapolis, Harry von Zell was an announcer, singer, and actor on national radio and television. As a staff announcer he worked with Fred Allen, Phil Baker, Eddie Cantor, and Ed Wynn. At one time in the 20’s and 30’s he was announcing as many as 20 network shows each week.
Zell started his entertainment career by acting in comedies like "Where There's Life" (1947), "The Saxon Charm" (1948) starring Robert Montgomery and "For Heaven's Sake" (1950) with Clifton Webb and Joan Bennett.
Nov 2, 2022 · Harry Von Zell. Recorded February 19th, 1975 - 87 min. His broadcast career spanned the entire golden days of radio and he worked as announcer and straight man for Fred Allen, Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore and Al Jolson.
Apr 15, 2016 · Harry von Zell (July 11, 1906 – November 21, 1981) was an announcer of radio programs and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show , and for once mispronouncing President Herbert Hoover ‘s name on the air, a slip that was exaggerated on a later comedy record album.
