Biography
George Watt Fenneman (November 10, 1919 – May 29, 1997) was an American radio and television announcer. Fenneman is best remembered as the show announcer and straight man on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. Marx, said of Fenneman in 1976, "There never was a comedian who was any good unless he had a good straight man, and George was straight on all four sides". Fenneman, born in Peking (Beijing), China, died from respiratory failure in Los Angeles, California, on May 29, 1997, at the age of 77.
Filmography
all 20
Movies 14
self 6
TV Shows 6
Narrator 4
Voice 3
Self - Announcer: 'You Bet Your Life'
The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Big Jake (1971)
Movie
6
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
Movie
Newsman
Batman (1966)
TV
5
On Phone Talking to Sheriff Wimmer (voice) (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Movie
Narrator
Operation Raintree (1957)
Movie
Quizmaster
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Dr. Redding
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Movie
5.5
Self - Announcer
You Bet Your Life (1950)
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-11-10
Deathday1997-05-29 (77 years old)
Birth PlacePeking, China
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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