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.
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Filmography
all 15
Movies 12
self 6
Voice 4
TV Shows 3
Narrator 3
Self (archive footage)
The Movie Orgy (2009)
Movie
Self
The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)
Movie
Self
The One, the Only... Groucho (1991)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)
Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Big Jake (1971)
Movie
6
Newsman
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Self
Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962)
Movie
Narrator
The Horse with the Flying Tail (1960)
Movie
On Phone Talking to Sheriff Wimmer (voice) (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Movie
Narrator
The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle (1958)
Movie
Narrator
Operation Raintree (1957)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Stormy, the Thoroughbred (1954)
Movie
Dr. Redding
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Movie
5.5
Self - Announcer
You Bet Your Life (1950)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.5
Based on 545 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1950
1958
1966
1982
2009
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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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