Gayne Whitman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name." Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros. On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.
Filmography (138 titles)
Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) · 1989
6.5MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage) · 1987
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
Voice of the Masked Man · 1966
5.3MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
Big Ed Wallace (uncredited) · 1957
6.1ShowHighway Patrol
Dr. Kennedy · 1955
6.5MovieRails Into Laramie
1954
6.3MovieDangerous Crossing
Purser (uncredited) · 1953
6.3MovieOne Girl's Confession
District Attorney · 1953
6.1MovieTrouble Along the Way
Lawyer Grummet · 1953
6.0MovieThe Jazz Singer
Mr. Eskow · 1953
5.5MovieStrange Fascination
Mr. Lowell · 1952
5.0MovieBig Jim McLain
Dr. Gelster · 1952
5.7ShowThe Living Christ
Judas Iscariot · 1951
6.2MovieThe Killer That Stalked New York
Doctor (uncredited) · 1950
7.0MovieThe Sickle or the Cross
Tim Matthews · 1949
10.0MoviePopular Science L-8-5
Self (Voice) · 1949
8.0MoviePopular Science L-7-4
Self (Voice) · 1948
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Narrator (voice) · 1948
Faith of Jairus
Narrator · 1947
10.0MovieMoon Rockets
Narrator · 1947
Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser
Narrator (voice) · 1946
MovieProspecting for Petroleum
The Geologist (voice) · 1946
Music in the Sky
Narrator · 1945
7.0MovieHitchhike to Happiness
Radio Program Announcer (uncredited) · 1945
Blonde Ransom
Reporter (uncredited) · 1945
10.0MovieMy Gal Loves Music
Announcer · 1944
9.0MovieBordertown Trail
Officer · 1944
6.4MovieReunion in France
Maitre d'hotel (uncredited) · 1942
5.3MoviePhantom Killer
District Attorney John W. Rogers · 1942
6.2MovieThe Rookie Bear
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1941