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Old-time radio actor

Colleen Collins

Voice mimic on radio; This Is Your FBI and Fibber McGee and Molly.

We have her in 28 episodes of 10 series, 1945 to 1956, and 13 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

About Colleen Collins

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RadioGOLDINdex lists Colleen Collins in 49 radio recordings, dated from November 11, 1941 to December 4, 1958. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

On the April 23, 1945 broadcast of Something New she was billed as "The Girl Of 1000 Voices" and played a courtroom scene imitating Mary Livingstone, Judy Canova and others. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

She imitated Judy Canova on Which Is Which? on January 24, 1945, and was credited as a mimic on The Rudy Vallee Drene Show in May 1946. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Fibber McGee and Molly is her most-listed series, with 12 entries from 1941 to 1956. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

She is in the cast of This Is Your FBI's "The Baby Rental Racket" (March 18, 1949) and "The Cross Country Fugitive" (March 14, 1952). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Her Family Theatre credits include "The Windbag" (1947), "In Another Year" and "For Bonnie Annie Laurie" (both 1948). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

She was in three Wild Bill Hickok episodes from 1951 and 1952, including "Jingles' Birthday Party". Source: RadioGOLDINdex

She has six Lux Radio Theatre entries from 1945 to 1950, among them "Bedtime Story" (1945) and "Holiday Affair" (1950), and in "Guest Wife" (1945) she is credited as doubling. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Listen live: the channels that play Colleen Collins

Free 24/7 stations. These play the episodes below, in rotation with the rest of their shows.

Illustrated cover for Escape: a jungle trail at dusk, an old brass compass and a torn map on a rock, a rope bridge over a gorge

The series' own channel

Escape

1 of her episodes: Escape (1)

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Illustrated cover for Lux Radio Theatre: a 1930s Hollywood theatre stage before a closed gold curtain, a single ribbon microphone in a spotlight

The series' own channel

Lux Radio Theatre

1 of her episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (1)

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Buster Pratt, the host of Laugh Track

Mixed channel

Laugh Track

10 of her episodes: Fibber McGee and Molly (10)

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Illustrated cover for Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

7 of her episodes: Family Theater (4), Railroad Hour (2), Lux Radio Theatre (1)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

Mixed channel

Dry Gulch

5 of her episodes: Wild Bill Hickok (3), Tales of the Texas Rangers (1), The Roy Rogers Show (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

4 of her episodes: This Is Your FBI (3), This is Your FBI (1)

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Skip Delaney, a smiling silver-haired DJ in a red snowflake Christmas sweater, at a vintage microphone in a bright studio with a lit Christmas tree

Mixed channel

Boomer Xmas

1 of her episodes: Fibber McGee and Molly (1)

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Roxy Vance, a smiling DJ with a teal-streaked bob, hoop earrings, a Santa hat and a denim jacket

Mixed channel

Gen X Xmas

1 of her episodes: Fibber McGee and Molly (1)

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Winnie Hale, a laughing silver-haired archivist in glasses and a cherry red cardigan with a sprig of holly

Mixed channel

Vintage Christmas

1 of her episodes: Fibber McGee and Molly (1)

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Colleen Collins’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Fibber McGee and Molly1951 to 195611
Family Theater1947 to 19484
This Is Your FBI1950 to 19523
Wild Bill Hickok1951 to 19523
Railroad Hour19492
Escape19491
Lux Radio Theatre19451
Tales of the Texas Rangers19521
The Roy Rogers Show19541
This is Your FBI19491

Colleen Collins episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Colleen Collins on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment she is named, and listens from any line.

  1. A Charge on Devil's MountainWild Bill Hickok · May 20, 1951 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Cooks Dinner For Molly's BirthdayFibber McGee and Molly · October 23, 1951 · 60-second listens from any line
  3. Rummage SaleFibber McGee and Molly · January 15, 1952 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. Buys A PuppyFibber McGee and Molly · January 13, 1953 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. Exchanging Gifts At The Bon-TonFibber McGee and Molly · December 29, 1953 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 28 Colleen Collins episodes, by show

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Fibber McGee and Molly 11 episodes, 1951 to 1956
  1. Cooks Dinner For Molly's BirthdayOctober 23, 1951 · Free
  2. Rummage SaleJanuary 15, 1952 · Free
  3. Buys A PuppyJanuary 13, 1953 · Free
  4. Exchanging Gifts At The Bon-TonDecember 29, 1953 · Free
  5. Shopping for a Gift for TeenyDecember 20, 1954 · Potato Plus
  6. Little Boy LostApril 3, 1955 · Potato Plus
  7. Teeny's Mystery Ladies SocietyMay 1, 1955 · Potato Plus
  8. Mc Gee IncorporatedDecember 13, 1955 · Potato Plus
  9. The Fur CoatJanuary 9, 1956 · Potato Plus
  10. Molly Has A ToothacheFebruary 6, 1956 · Potato Plus
  11. Gift ShoppingPotato Plus
Family Theater 4 episodes, 1947 to 1948
  1. Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeJune 5, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. The WindbagAugust 14, 1947 · Potato Plus
  3. In Another YearJanuary 1, 1948 · Potato Plus
  4. For Bonnie Annie LaurieJuly 8, 1948 · Potato Plus
This Is Your FBI 3 episodes, 1950 to 1952
  1. The Temporary FatherDecember 29, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Cross Country FugitiveMarch 14, 1952 · Potato Plus
  3. The Baby PeddlerNovember 28, 1952 · Potato Plus
Wild Bill Hickok 3 episodes, 1951 to 1952
  1. A Charge on Devil's MountainMay 20, 1951 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Fury of Savage RiverAugust 5, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Jingles Birthday PartyOctober 8, 1952 · Potato Plus
Railroad Hour 2 episodes, 1949
  1. BittersweetJanuary 31, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. EileenMarch 14, 1949 · Potato Plus
Escape 1 episode, 1949
  1. 070- The Drums of the Fore and Aft -Ben WrightJuly 14, 1949 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 1 episode, 1945
  1. Bedtime StoryFebruary 26, 1945 · Potato Plus
Tales of the Texas Rangers 1 episode, 1952
  1. Prelude to FelonyMarch 16, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Roy Rogers Show 1 episode, 1954
  1. Song - My Little BuckarooJuly 15, 1954 · Potato Plus
This is Your FBI 1 episode, 1949
  1. The Baby Rental RacketMarch 18, 1949 · Potato Plus

Who Colleen Collins worked with most

Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.

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