Spoiler : Born in Huntington, West Virginia 10/26/1910; died 3/5/1988 of a heart attack. He and his brother Cecil performed on WSAZ-Huntington in the late 1920s. After graduating from Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music he moved to Chicago where he began his radio career.

Spoiler : Uncle Fletcher on Vic And Sade for the NBC and CBS Radio Networks (1932-1945). Pappy Yokum on Lil' Abner for NBC-Radio (1939-1940). Cottonseed on The Road To Danger for NBC-Radio (1942- 1944). Duke on Doc, Duke And The Colonel for NBC-Radio (1945). Doctor Benjamin Franklin Withers on Lum And Abner for CBS-Radio (1948-1949). Doc on The Silver Eagle for ABC-Radio (1951-1955). Regular performer on radio programs including Secret City for NBC-BLUE (1941-1942); Author's Playhouse for NBC (1941-1945); Those Websters for CBS and Mutual (1945-1948).

Spoiler : Cactus Jim (the range-riding old-timer) on Cactus Jim for NBC-TV (1949-1951). Uncle Duff on Those Endearing Charms for NBC-TV (1952).

Spoiler : Thanks for posting this! One of the better bits of info. about Mr. Hartzell. He's so funny, his total commitment & timing is hilarious, especially when given good dialogue. Not much about him online though! Thanks so much.