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Orson Welles 05.06.1915 - 10.10.1985 (70 years old)

Orson Welles was a director, producer, author and actor who made appearances in both film and radio. The U.S.-born actor is best known for his performance in 1941 drama film “Citizen Kane”. Click here to read more about Orson Welles

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
war chest program	guest orson welles
Sherlock Holmes Misc	the final problem	1932-05-19
Chandu The Magician	chandu (xxx) poison death	1935-06-25
March Of Time, The	march of time hindenberg	1936-05-11
March Of Time, The	march of time a good night's sleep	1936-05-13
March Of Time, The	march of time summerville, n.j. fire	1936-05-14
March Of Time, The	march of time townsend plan	1936-05-20
March Of Time, The	march of time black legion	1936-05-27
Columbia Workshop	columbia workshop (009) hamlet	1936-09-19
Columbia Workshop	columbia workshop (016) hamlet part 2	1936-11-14
Columbia Workshop	columbia workshop (034) the fall of the city	1937-04-11
les miserables	the bishop	1937-07-23
les miserables	javert	1937-07-30
les miserables	the trial	1937-08-06
les miserables	cosette	1937-08-13
les miserables	the grave	1937-08-20
Columbia Workshop	columbia workshop (053) escape part 2	1937-08-22
les miserables	the barricade	1937-08-27
les miserables	the final episode	1937-09-03
Magic Key, The	magic key, the (117) mercury theatre's julius caesar	1938-01-02
Mercury Theater	dracula	1938-07-11
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (02) treasure island	1938-07-18
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (03) a tale of two cities	1938-07-25
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (04) the thirty nine steps	1938-08-01
Mercury Theater	three short stories	1938-08-08
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (07) the affairs of anatole	1938-08-22
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (08) the count of monte cristo	1938-08-29
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (10) julius caesar	1938-09-11
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (12) the immortal sherlock holmes	1938-09-25
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (14) hell on ice	1938-10-09
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (15) seventeen	1938-10-16
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (16) around the world in eighty days	1938-10-23
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (17) war of the worlds	1938-10-30
Mercury Theater	heart of darkness life with father	1938-11-03
Mercury Theater	mercury theater (19) a passenger to bali	1938-11-13
campbell playhouse	rebecca	1938-12-09
campbell playhouse	counselor at law	1939-01-06
campbell playhouse	mutiny on the bounty	1939-01-13
campbell playhouse	i lost my girlish laughter	1939-01-27
campbell playhouse	arrowsmith	1939-02-03
campbell playhouse	the green goddess	1939-02-10
campbell playhouse	the glass key	1939-03-10
campbell playhouse	beau geste	1939-03-17
campbell playhouse	showboat	1939-03-31
campbell playhouse	the patriot	1939-04-14
campbell playhouse	wickford point	1939-05-05
campbell playhouse	our town	1939-05-12
campbell playhouse	things we have	1939-05-26
campbell playhouse	victoria regina	1939-06-02
campbell playhouse	ah wilderness	1939-09-17
campbell playhouse	the count of monte cristo	1939-10-01
campbell playhouse	escape	1939-10-15
campbell playhouse	the magnificent ambersons	1939-10-29
campbell playhouse	the murder of roger ackroyd	1939-11-12
campbell playhouse	lost horizon	1939-12-03
campbell playhouse	theres always a woman	1939-12-17
campbell playhouse	a christmas carol	1939-12-24
campbell playhouse	vanity fair	1940-01-07
campbell playhouse	theadora goes wild	1940-01-14
campbell playhouse	craigs wife	1940-03-10
Superman, The Adventures Of	taos (0013) aboard the steamship madison	1940-03-11
jack benny program	hunchback of notre dame w orson welles	1940-03-17
campbell playhouse	huckleberry finn	1940-03-17
jack benny program	trailer on pinocchio	1940-03-24
campbell playhouse	june moon	1940-03-24
orson welles meets h g wells	orson welles meets h g wells	1940-10-28
An American President	george washington american	1941-02-22
silver theater, the	one step ahead	1941-03-30
Front Page Drama	front page drama (0415) twenty days of terror	1941-04-05
free company, the	his honor the mayor	1941-04-06
rudy vallee sealtest show	whats what in kilowatts	1941-05-08
Mercury Theater Lady Esther Presents Orson Welles	lady esther presents (03) the interlopers the song of solomon i'm a f	1941-09-29
screen guild theater, the	between americans	1941-12-07
cavalcade of america, the	the great man votes	1941-12-15
we hold these truths	we hold these truths	1941-12-15
Mercury Theater Lady Esther Presents Orson Welles	lady esther presents (16) the apple tree	1942-01-12
Mercury Theater	the apple tree	1942-01-12
Mercury Theater Lady Esther Presents Orson Welles	lady esther presents (17) my little boy	1942-01-19
Mercury Theater	my little boy	1942-01-19
suspense	hitchiker	1942-09-02
information please	christopher morley	1942-09-18
cavalcade of america, the	thunder from the mountain	1942-09-28
cavalcade of america, the	juarez thunder from the mountain	1942-09-28
cavalcade of america, the	i was married on bataan	1942-10-05
cavalcade of america, the	admiral of the ocean sea	1942-10-12
cavalcade of america, the	that they might live	1942-10-19
Nazi Eyes On Canada	nazi eyes on canada (6) alameda	1942-10-25
cavalcade of america, the	in the best tradition	1942-10-26
hello americans	should the govt assume responsibility for full empoyment	1942-11-15
hello americans	would immediate freedom for india hasten or retard victory	1942-11-22
hello americans	is the 25000 dollar salary limitation justifiable	1942-11-29
hello americans	should congress assume more responsibility planning for peace	1942-12-06
hello americans	is washington overregulating war industry	1942-12-13
Ceiling Unlimited	ceiling unlimited (06) war workers aka secret agent 23	1942-12-14
hello americans	what is the war doing to our colleges	1942-12-20
Ceiling Unlimited	ceiling unlimited (07) gremlins	1942-12-21
hello americans	must civilians be drafted for war work	1942-12-27
Ceiling Unlimited	ceiling unlimited (08) pan american airlines	1942-12-28
hello americans	how can we solve the shipping crisis	1943-01-10
great gildersleeve, the	sabotage	1943-01-24
jack benny program	host orson welles return of phil harris	1943-03-14
jack benny program	host orson welles takes cast to his movie	1943-03-21
jack benny program	host orson welles murder at midnight	1943-03-28
reading out loud	the sun rising	1943-09-03
suspense	the most dangerous game	1943-09-23
Bob Hope Show	bob hope 39 55 (195) guest orson welles	1943-09-28
suspense	the lost special	1943-09-30
suspense	philomel cottage	1943-10-07
suspense	lazarus walks	1943-10-19
command performance	command performance (099) fred waring, kate smith, orson welles	1943-12-21
adventures of ellery queen, the	dead mans cavern	1944-04-13
suspense	the marvelous barastro	1944-04-13
suspense	the dark tower	1944-05-04
dinah shore show, the	orson welles	1944-05-11
suspense	donovans brain ep01of02	1944-05-18
suspense	donovans brain ep02of02	1944-05-25
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (442) jane eyre	1944-06-05
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (448) break of hearts	1944-09-11
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	halloween with orson welles	1944-10-29
edgar bergen and charlie mccarthy	john robert powers special guest	1944-11-05
stop or go	joe e brown	1944-11-26
G I Journal	gi journal (073) guest orson welles, connie haines	1944-12-15
this is my best	the plot to overthrow christmas	1944-12-19
radio hall of fame, the	the happy prince	1944-12-24
suspense	the most dangerous game	1945-02-01
author meets the critics	anything can happen	1945-02-12
danny kaye show, the	the wife of oreilly	1945-03-01
this is my best	heart of darkness	1945-03-13
this is my best	miss dilly says no	1945-03-20
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (476) a tale of two cities (repeat)	1945-03-26
this is my best	the diamond as big as the ritz	1945-04-03
this is my best	the master of ballantrae	1945-04-10
this is my best	i will not go back	1945-04-17
weird circle, the	the bride of death	1945-04-22
columbia presents corwin	fourteen august	1945-08-14
Fred Allen The Fred Allen Show	fred allen fred allen show (060) chicken surplus	1946-03-03
mercury summer theatre 1946	the count of monte cristo	1946-06-14
mercury summer theatre 1946	the hitchhiker	1946-06-21
Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel (Colgate Sports Reel)	bill stern sports newsreel (347) guest orson welles	1946-06-28
mercury summer theatre 1946	jane eyre	1946-06-28
Mercury Summer Theater	mercury summer theater (04) jane eyre	1946-06-28
mercury summer theatre 1946	the search for henri lefevre	1946-07-12
mercury summer theatre 1946	the moat farm murder	1946-07-26
mercury summer theatre 1946	golden honeymoon	1946-08-02
mercury summer theatre 1946	hell on ice	1946-08-09
mercury summer theatre 1946	abednego the slave	1946-08-16
mercury summer theatre 1946	im a fool and the tell tale heart	1946-08-23
casey crime photographer	red raincoat	1946-08-29
mercury summer theatre 1946	moby dick	1946-08-30
mercury summer theatre 1946	the apple tree	1946-09-06
mercury summer theatre 1946	scenes from king lear	1946-09-13
command performance	command performance fifth anniversary special (assembled show) (part 1)	1947-05-29
command performance	command performance fifth anniversary special (assembled show) (part 2)	1947-05-29
command performance	command performance special lionel barrymore 1st 'brazil' 5th anniversary (pts 1&3 only	1947-05-29
Family Theater	family theater (024) brass buttons	1947-07-24
suspense	hitchhiker poker w gregory peck	1948-09-16
mail call	peggy knutson orson welles betty grable	1948-10-13
abc radio workshop	think the word	1950
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	too many crooks	1951-08-03
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (02) see naples and live	1951-08-10
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (03) clay pigeon	1951-08-17
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (04) ticket to tangier	1951-08-24
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (05) voodoo	1951-08-31
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (06) bohemian star	1951-09-07
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (07) love affair	1951-09-14
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (08) rogue's holiday	1951-09-21
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (09) work of art	1951-09-28
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (10) operation music box	1951-10-05
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (11) golden fleece	1951-10-12
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (12) blue bride	1951-10-19
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (13) every frame has a silver lining	1951-10-26
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (14) mexican hat trick	1951-11-02
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (15) art is long and lime is fleeting	1951-11-09
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (16) in pursuit of a ghost	1951-11-16
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (17) horse play	1951-11-23
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (18) 3 farthings for your thoughts	1951-11-30
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (19) the third woman	1951-12-07
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (20) an old moorish custom	1951-12-14
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (21) it's a knockout	1951-12-21
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (22) two is company	1951-12-28
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (23) cherchez la gem	1952-01-04
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (24) hand of glory	1952-01-11
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (25) double double cross	1952-01-18
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (26) 5000 pengoes and a kiss	1952-01-25
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (27) dark enchantress	1952-02-01
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (28) earl on troubled waters	1952-02-08
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (29) dead candidate	1952-02-15
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (30) it's in the bag	1952-02-22
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (31) hyacinth patrol	1952-02-29
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (32) turnabout is foul play	1952-03-07
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (33) violets, sweet violets	1952-03-14
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (34) faith, lime, and charity	1952-03-21
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (35) pleasure before business	1952-03-28
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (36) fool's gold	1952-04-04
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (37) man of mystery	1952-04-11
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (38) the painted smile	1952-04-18
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (39) harry joins the circus	1952-04-25
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (40) suzie's cue	1952-05-02
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (41) vive le chance	1952-05-09
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (42) elusive vermeer	1952-05-16
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (43) murder on the riviera	1952-05-23
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (44) pearls of bohemia	1952-05-30
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (45) a night in a harem	1952-06-06
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (46) blackmail is a nasty word	1952-06-13
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (47) the professor regrets	1952-06-20
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (48) the hard way	1952-06-27
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (49) paris is not the same	1952-07-04
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (50) honeymoon	1952-07-11
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (51) the blue caribou	1952-07-18
Lives Of Harry Lime, The	the lives of harry lime (52) greek meets greek	1952-07-25
suspense	the diary of dr pritchard	1952-10-06
chase, the	the creeper	1953-01-25
Anthology	anthology (03) murder from the past and merriment from the present	1954-03-14
Anthology	anthology (49) a salute to lincoln	1955-02-13
ABC Radio (Federal Civil Defense)	tomorrow	1956-10-17
yours truly johnny dollar	the firebug	1961-12-10
sherlock holmes	bruce partington plans	1964-08-28
sherlock holmes	retired colorman	1964-10-09
same time same station	a day in the life of your radio 14 august 1945	1973-08-12
Radio Detectives	the radio detectives bbc (105) the shadow knows	1998-06-17

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A true Genius!

William

One of my biggest heroes

Eric

Orson Welles had an extraordinary life and has been impersonated by many actors, either as the star or as a supporting role, in an ever-growing number of films, fact-based or totally fiction.

Doug

Happy Birthday to Orson Welles (1915-1985) One of the most influential radio and film actor-directors of his time. He experienced a career of many highs and lows and struggles to make his own very personal films, but he never gave up. "A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet."--Orson Welles.

James

Greatest of actors. Brilliant man, one of my favorite.

Michael

A true genius and Hollywood made him pay for it.

Jim

Brilliant and scared the hell out of a lot of people. Fortified the career of a rilliant filmaker.

Kent

“I discovered at the age of six that everything was a phony, worked with mirrors. Since then, I've always wanted to be a magician.” We think that Welles definitely made radio magic during his career. To celebrate his birthday,

Jim

Happy birthday to radio magician Orson Welles! Welles worked extensively in radio as an actor, writer, director and producer.

Mike

Welles was on an episode of Suspense last night. This one aired during the war years. Welles was one of the greatest actors of his time.

David

I love Orson Welles

Marylin

Such a talented, handsome young man.

Lofay

He was superb!!! Such a versatile actor.

Bruce

Loved him filling in for Jack Benny. I know it was only for a little over a month but it showed his comedic chops.

Mike

Always liked him as the "Shadow' (Of course he'll always be known for showing how powerful radio could be with his War Of The Worlds broadcast.)

Lynne

I was really bummed tonight though. After listening to the H.G. Wells/ Orson Welles interview of 1940 I would have sworn we were supposed to hear the Orson Welles radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", instead

Bill

So full of total talent..

Jeffrey

The shadow, and professor Pierson in war of the worlds. Just about anything he did was good, he was a natural

Ron

Charles Foster Kane, He played the part so well. And it is one of the best movies ever made.

Rick

The whistler,love it! Innovative, what a brain!

Marcia

I heard Orson do The Sins of Hollandaise but cannot find it anywhere.

Jim Jensen

Remembering Orson Welles (1915-1985) on his birthday. One of the grand masters of classic radio he went on to revolutionize films with CITIZEN KANE. He continued working in radio, on stage and in films--but he always seemed (after Kane) to be running a race with himself to see how he could top his first film. There are moments in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS which suggest he might have but the studio picked that one to part. Still he continued to direct diverse and interesting films like MACBETH, THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, MR. ARKADIN, THE STRANGER, TOUCH OF EVIL, THE TRIAL, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT & F FOR FAKE.

Charles

Via Atomic Samba, Orson Welles working (and partying) in Rio in 1942.

Orson Welles married Rita Hayworth today in 1943. The pair would divorce 1948.

Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh and Orson Welles

Orson Welles 05.06.1915 - 10.10.1985 (70 years old)

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