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The Voices of Old-Time Radio

The actors, writers, directors and announcers behind the golden age — 10,136 people on record, each linked to the series and episodes they made. Browse by letter, or start with the Top 100.

Top 100 Stars of Old-Time Radio

B
Bud Abbott
1897–1974
G
Goodman Ace
1899–1982
F
Fred Allen
1894–1956
G
Gracie Allen
1895–1964
D
Don Ameche
1908–1993
E
Eddie Anderson
1905–1977
E
Eve Arden
1908–1990
G
Gene Autry
1907–1998
J
Jim Backus
1913–1989
B
Bob Bailey
1913–1983
L
Lucille Ball
1911–1989
T
Tallulah Bankhead
1902–1968
L
Lionel Barrymore
1878–1954
B
Brace Beemer
1902–1965
B
Bea Benaderet
W
William Bendix
1906–1964
J
Jack Benny
1894–1974
G
Gertrude Berg
1899–1966
E
Edgar Bergen
1903–1978
M
Milton Berle
1908–2002
M
Mel Blanc
1908–1989
S
Shirley Booth
1898–1992
F
Fanny Brice
1891–1951
G
George Burns
1896–1996
J
Judy Canova
1913–1983
E
Eddie Cantor
1892–1964
A
Art Carney
1918–2003
R
Ronald Colman
1891–1958
W
William Conrad
1920–1994
H
Hans Conried
1917–1982
C
Charles Correll
1890–1972
N
Norman Corwin
1910–2011
L
Lou Costello
1906–1959
J
Joseph Cotten
1905–1994
B
Bing Crosby
1903–1977
J
Joan Davis
1912–1961
D
Dennis Day
1916–1988
J
John Dehner
1915–1992
J
Jimmy Durante
1893–1980
R
Ralph Edwards
1913–2005
A
Alice Faye
1915–1998
S
Stan Freberg
1926–2015
P
Paul Frees
1920–1986
E
Ed Gardner
1901–1963
A
Arthur Godfrey
1903–1983
G
Gale Gordon
1906–1995
F
Freeman Gosden
1899–1982
V
Virginia Gregg
1916–1986
P
Phil Harris
1904–1995
H
Helen Hayes
1900–1993
B
Bernard Herrmann
1911–1975
J
Jean Hersholt
1886–1956
B
Bob Hope
1903–2003
A
Al Jolson
1886–1950
J
Jim Jordan
1896–1988
M
Marian Jordan
1898–1961
D
Danny Kaye
1911–1987
J
Joseph Kearns
1907–1962
K
Kay Kyser
1905–1985
F
Frances Langford
1913–2005
E
Elliott Lewis
1917–1990
M
Mary Livingstone
1905–1983
P
Peter Lorre
1904–1964
F
Frank Lovejoy
1912–1962
B
Barbara Luddy
1908–1979
B
Bela Lugosi
1882–1956
G
Groucho Marx
1890–1977
M
Mercedes McCambridge
1916–2004
A
Agnes Moorehead
1900–1974
H
Henry Morgan
1915–1994
H
Harriet Nelson
1909–1994
O
Ozzie Nelson
1906–1975
A
Arch Oboler
1907–1987
H
Harold Peary
1908–1985
D
Dick Powell
1904–1963
V
Vincent Price
1911–1993
M
Michael Raffetto
1899–1990
B
Basil Rathbone
1892–1967
A
Alan Reed
1907–1977
W
Will Rogers
1879–1935
D
Dinah Shore
1916–1994
F
Frank Sinatra
1915–1998
R
Red Skelton
1913–1997
E
Everett Sloane
1909–1965
K
Kate Smith
1907–1986
A
Ann Sothern
1909–2001
H
Hanley Stafford
1899–1968
J
James Stewart
1908–1997
M
Mel Torme
1925–1999
L
Lurene Tuttle
1907–1986
R
Rudy Vallee
1901–1986
J
Jack Webb
1920–1982
O
Orson Welles
1915–1985
A
Alexander Woollcott
1887–1943
E
Ed Wynn
1886–1966
B
Barton Yarborough
1900–1951
A
Alan Young
1919–2016
H
Harry Von Zell
1906–1981