Wendell Niles

Wendell Niles

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1904-12-29
Deathday: 1994-03-28 (89 years old)

Biography

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Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was one of the great announcers of the American golden age of radio. He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Man Called X, The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour . On February 15, 1950, Wendell starred in the radio pilot for The Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak along with Gerald Mohr.


He began in entertainment by touring in the 1920s with his own orchestra, playing with the Dorsey Brothers and Bix Beiderbecke.


Niles moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1935 to join George Burns and Gracie Allen.


He and his brother, Ken, developed one of the first radio dramas, which eventually became Theatre of the Mind.


-Los Angeles Magazine- How the intersection got its claim to fame


Q: Why is the intersection of Hollywood and Vine famous? There’s nothing there.


A: In May 1936, Wendell Niles from radio station KFWB brought a microphone to the corner and started a man-on-the-street program. “Niles was a big announcer on radio shows for Bob Hope and George Burns,” says L.A. vocal legend Gary Owens. Niles’s popularization of the corner as shorthand for Hollywood was copied by newspaper reporters and gossip columnists alike and even led to the (terrible) feature film Hollywood and Vine, which was released in 1945. The radio show is gone, but you can still watch celebrities through the glass at the online entertainment network BiteSize TV, whose studios are located in the W Hotel.


He toured with Bob Hope during World War II and narrated a 1936 Academy Award-winning short film on the life of tennis great Bill Tilden.


Among his film credits is Knute Rockne, All American with Ronald Reagan.


Wendell Niles was the announcer for "America's Show Of Surprises"..."It Could Be You", and the Hatos-Hall production "Your First Impression". Niles was also the original announcer for Let's Make a Deal during that show's first season in 1963 and 1964; he was later replaced by Jay Stewart.


Wendell and his brother Ken Niles are the first brothers to have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


He died of cancer in his Toluca Lake home at the age of 89.

Filmography

all 29

Movies 25

self 10

TV Shows 4

Voice 1

Self - Announcer
Chain Letter

Chain Letter (1966)

TV
Newscaster (uncredited)
A Strange Adventure

A Strange Adventure (1956)

Movie
Self - Announcer
It Could Be You

It Could Be You (1956)

TV
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times (1955)

Movie
The Insult Machine
Cured Duck

Cured Duck (1945)

Movie
Wendell Niles (uncredited)
Hitchhike to Happiness

Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)

Movie
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Movie
Man-on-the-Street Radio Announcer
Three Faces West

Three Faces West (1940)

Movie
6
Concert Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Four Wives

Four Wives (1939)

Movie
Self - Announcer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Movie
6
Radio Announcer Introducing Garrett
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent (1939)

Movie
Monteray Police Announcer (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve (1937)

Movie
Radio News Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Marked Woman

Marked Woman (1937)

Movie
First Radio Announcer
The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars (1932)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1904-12-29

Deathday
1994-03-28 (89 years old)

Birth Place
Twin Valley, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Wendel Niles, Wen Niles

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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