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Old-time radio actor

Norman Field

Supporting player on The Lux Radio Theatre, 1936-1954.

We have him in 178 episodes of 18 series, 1937 to 1955, and 15 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

About Norman Field

Norman Field, from Radio Doings, September 1931, page 13
Norman Field in Radio Doings, September 1931, page 13.Public domain in the United States: Radio Doings 1931: copyright not renewed. Radio Doings

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RadioGOLDINdex lists Norman Field on The Lux Radio Theatre from "The Brat" on July 13, 1936 to a broadcast in October 1954, with most of his Lux credits falling between 1942 and 1949. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

On Lux he is often listed as playing "doubles", and several of his Lux credits name him as the performer of the commercial spokesman part. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

His Lux credits from 1943 and 1944 include the radio versions of The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He was in the cast of Family Theatre from "A Rose By Any Other Name" (December 18, 1947, hosted by Don Ameche) into 1953. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

RadioGOLDINdex credits him on Screen Directors Playhouse between March 1949 and May 1950. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

In dozens of episodes of the mystery series Mystery Is My Hobby (1946-1948) he is billed right after the star, Glenn Langan. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

For the 1948 revival of Chandu the Magician, RadioGOLDINdex notes he has been credited with the part of Bob Reagent, though episode 80 announces Lee Millar in that role. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He was the principal voice on the NBC wartime series The Pacific Story broadcast of September 17, 1944. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

His RadioGOLDINdex credits run from the Mutual-Don Lee dedicatory program of December 30, 1936 to Heartbeat Theatre in June 1956, and also take in The Whistler, Suspense, Cavalcade of America and The Halls of Ivy. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Listen live: the channels that play Norman Field

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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

115 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (115)

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Bob Bailey in a Los Angeles detective's office at night

The series' own channel

Let George Do It

3 of his episodes: Let George Do It (3)

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Illustrated cover for Suspense: a single desk lamp in a dark room, a revolver and a telephone off the hook on the desk, long shadows across the floor

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Suspense

3 of his episodes: Suspense (3)

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Illustrated cover for The Whistler: a lonely rain-slicked city street at night

The series' own channel

The Whistler

3 of his episodes: The Whistler (3)

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Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

The series' own channel

Broadway Is My Beat

1 of his episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (1)

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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

157 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (115), Family Theater (31), Screen Directors Playhouse (7), Cavalcade of America (2), Hello Americans (1), Railroad Hour (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

8 of his episodes: Let George Do It (3), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (2), Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (1), The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (1), Broadway Is My Beat (1)

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Ophelia Crane, the host of The Midnight Exchange

Mixed channel

The Midnight Exchange

7 of his episodes: Suspense (3), The Whistler (3), Crime Classics (1)

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Buster Pratt, the host of Laugh Track

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Laugh Track

3 of his episodes: The Halls of Ivy (2), The Great Gildersleeve (1)

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Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

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Dry Gulch

2 of his episodes: All Star Western Theatre (2)

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Illustrated cover for This Just In: a 1940s network radio newsroom at night, a ribbon microphone beside a teletype machine

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This Just In

1 of his episodes: Complete Broadcast D-Day CBS (1)

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Norman Field’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Lux Radio Theatre1937 to 1954115
Family Theater1947 to 195331
Screen Directors Playhouse1949 to 19507
Let George Do It19503
Suspense1948 to 19513
The Whistler1946 to 19513
All Star Western Theatre1947 to 19482
Cavalcade of America19472
Richard Diamond, Private Detective19492
The Halls of Ivy19512
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator19551
Broadway Is My Beat19511
Complete Broadcast D-Day CBS19441
Crime Classics19541
Hello Americans19421
Railroad Hour19521
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe19511
The Great Gildersleeve19521

Norman Field episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Norman Field 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 he is named, and listens from any line.

  1. The Phantom LadyLux Radio Theatre · March 27, 1944 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. StagecoachScreen Directors Playhouse · January 9, 1949 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  3. A Free SoulLux Radio Theatre · November 1, 1937 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  4. The Ex-Mrs BradfordLux Radio Theatre · June 19, 1939 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  5. Ball of FireLux Radio Theatre · June 1, 1942 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line

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Lux Radio Theatre 115 episodes, 1937 to 1954
  1. A Free SoulNovember 1, 1937 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The Ex-Mrs BradfordJune 19, 1939 · Episode guide · Free
  3. Ball of FireJune 1, 1942 · Episode guide · Free
  4. Arise My LoveJune 8, 1942 · Potato Plus
  5. HM Pulham EsqJuly 13, 1942 · Potato Plus
  6. This Above AllSeptember 14, 1942 · Potato Plus
  7. How Green Was My ValleySeptember 21, 1942 · Potato Plus
  8. Morning GloryOctober 12, 1942 · Potato Plus
  9. A Womans FaceNovember 2, 1942 · Potato Plus
  10. BroadwayNovember 30, 1942 · Potato Plus
  11. AlgiersDecember 14, 1942 · Potato Plus
  12. The Pied PiperDecember 21, 1942 · Potato Plus
  13. A Star Is BornDecember 28, 1942 · Potato Plus
  14. The Bugle SoundsJanuary 4, 1943 · Potato Plus
  15. This Gun for HireJanuary 25, 1943 · Potato Plus
  16. The Show-OffFebruary 1, 1943 · Potato Plus
  17. The Maltese FalconFebruary 8, 1943 · Potato Plus
  18. Are Husbands NecessaryFebruary 15, 1943 · Potato Plus
  19. The Lady Is WillingMarch 1, 1943 · Potato Plus
  20. Reap the Wild WindMarch 8, 1943 · Potato Plus
  21. LibelMarch 15, 1943 · Potato Plus
  22. Each Dawn I DieMarch 22, 1943 · Potato Plus
  23. CrossroadsMarch 29, 1943 · Potato Plus
  24. Once upon a HoneymoonApril 12, 1943 · Potato Plus
  25. A Night to RememberApril 19, 1943 · Potato Plus
  26. The Navy Comes ThroughMay 3, 1943 · Potato Plus
  27. The Talk of the TownMay 17, 1943 · Potato Plus
  28. Hitlers ChildrenMay 24, 1943 · Potato Plus
  29. The Major and the MinorMay 31, 1943 · Potato Plus
  30. My Friend FlickaJune 7, 1943 · Potato Plus
  31. The Philadelphia StoryJune 14, 1943 · Potato Plus
  32. The Great Mans LadyJune 28, 1943 · Potato Plus
  33. My Sister EileenJuly 5, 1943 · Potato Plus
  34. Flight for FreedomSeptember 20, 1943 · Potato Plus
  35. Pride of the YankeesOctober 4, 1943 · Potato Plus
  36. Mister LuckyOctober 18, 1943 · Potato Plus
  37. Slightly DangerousOctober 25, 1943 · Potato Plus
  38. So Proudly We HailNovember 1, 1943 · Potato Plus
  39. Five Graves to CairoDecember 13, 1943 · Potato Plus
  40. DixieDecember 20, 1943 · Potato Plus
  41. Shadow of a DoubtJanuary 3, 1944 · Potato Plus
  42. The Constant NymphJanuary 10, 1944 · Potato Plus
  43. His Butlers SisterFebruary 7, 1944 · Potato Plus
  44. Wake Up and LiveFebruary 21, 1944 · Potato Plus
  45. In Old OklahomaMarch 13, 1944 · Potato Plus
  46. The Hard WayMarch 20, 1944 · Potato Plus
  47. The Phantom LadyMarch 27, 1944 · Episode guide · Free
  48. Happy LandApril 10, 1944 · Potato Plus
  49. This Land Is MineApril 24, 1944 · Potato Plus
  50. Appointment for LoveMay 1, 1944 · Potato Plus
  51. Action in the North AtlanticMay 15, 1944 · Potato Plus
  52. Naughty MariettaJune 12, 1944 · Potato Plus
  53. Lost AngelJune 19, 1944 · Potato Plus
  54. It Happened TomorrowJuly 3, 1944 · Potato Plus
  55. Lucky PartnersSeptember 25, 1944 · Potato Plus
  56. Seventh HeavenOctober 16, 1944 · Potato Plus
  57. The Story of Dr WassellOctober 23, 1944 · Potato Plus
  58. Standing Room OnlyOctober 30, 1944 · Potato Plus
  59. It Started with EveNovember 20, 1944 · Potato Plus
  60. Dark WatersNovember 27, 1944 · Potato Plus
  61. The Unguarded HourDecember 4, 1944 · Potato Plus
  62. Casanova BrownDecember 11, 1944 · Potato Plus
  63. Berkeley SquareDecember 18, 1944 · Potato Plus
  64. The Vagabond KingDecember 25, 1944 · Potato Plus
  65. The Master RaceJanuary 15, 1945 · Potato Plus
  66. For Whom the Bell TollsFebruary 12, 1945 · Potato Plus
  67. Bedtime StoryFebruary 26, 1945 · Potato Plus
  68. Disputed PassageMarch 5, 1945 · Potato Plus
  69. Grissleys MillionsMarch 19, 1945 · Potato Plus
  70. A Tale of Two CitiesMarch 26, 1945 · Potato Plus
  71. The SuspectApril 9, 1945 · Potato Plus
  72. Only YesterdayApril 16, 1945 · Potato Plus
  73. The Petrified ForestApril 23, 1945 · Potato Plus
  74. MoontideApril 30, 1945 · Potato Plus
  75. Sing You SinnersMay 7, 1945 · Potato Plus
  76. Alexander Graham BellMay 14, 1945 · Potato Plus
  77. KentuckyMay 28, 1945 · Potato Plus
  78. IntermezzoJune 4, 1945 · Potato Plus
  79. Murder My SweetJune 11, 1945 · Potato Plus
  80. The Canterville GhostJune 18, 1945 · Potato Plus
  81. This Love of OursFebruary 4, 1946 · Potato Plus
  82. None but the Lonely HeartJune 3, 1946 · Potato Plus
  83. DragonwyckOctober 7, 1946 · Potato Plus
  84. From This Day ForwardOctober 28, 1946 · Potato Plus
  85. Ive Always Loved YouNovember 4, 1946 · Potato Plus
  86. OssNovember 18, 1946 · Potato Plus
  87. Meet Me in St LouisDecember 2, 1946 · Potato Plus
  88. Killer CatesDecember 16, 1946 · Potato Plus
  89. Crack UpDecember 30, 1946 · Potato Plus
  90. Till the End of TimeJanuary 6, 1947 · Potato Plus
  91. National VelvetFebruary 3, 1947 · Potato Plus
  92. Frenchmens CreekFebruary 10, 1947 · Potato Plus
  93. Somewhere in the NightMarch 3, 1947 · Potato Plus
  94. Leave Her to HeavenMarch 17, 1947 · Potato Plus
  95. My Darling ClementineApril 28, 1947 · Potato Plus
  96. The Egg and IMay 5, 1947 · Potato Plus
  97. CynthiaJune 23, 1947 · Potato Plus
  98. The Seventh VeilSeptember 15, 1947 · Potato Plus
  99. Two Years Before the MastSeptember 22, 1947 · Potato Plus
  100. The WebSeptember 29, 1947 · Potato Plus
  101. SingaporeNovember 3, 1947 · Potato Plus
  102. Saratoga TrunkNovember 24, 1947 · Potato Plus
  103. The Farmers DaughterJanuary 5, 1948 · Potato Plus
  104. The YearlingJanuary 19, 1948 · Potato Plus
  105. Mother Wore TightsFebruary 2, 1948 · Potato Plus
  106. Cloak and DaggerMay 3, 1948 · Potato Plus
  107. Jane EyreJune 14, 1948 · Potato Plus
  108. April ShowersMay 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
  109. Double IndemnityOctober 30, 1950 · Potato Plus
  110. Treasure IslandJanuary 29, 1951 · Potato Plus
  111. She Wore a Yellow RibbonMarch 12, 1951 · Potato Plus
  112. The Third ManApril 9, 1951 · Potato Plus
  113. The Reformer and the RedheadJune 25, 1951 · Potato Plus
  114. Strangers on a TrainDecember 3, 1951 · Potato Plus
  115. Great ExpectationsOctober 12, 1954 · Potato Plus
Family Theater 31 episodes, 1947 to 1953
  1. A Rose by Any Other NameDecember 18, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. The Future Is YoursFebruary 19, 1948 · Potato Plus
  3. Passion and DeathMarch 25, 1948 · Potato Plus
  4. Suspended MomentJune 24, 1948 · Potato Plus
  5. GrampsSeptember 30, 1948 · Potato Plus
  6. The World of David LeeOctober 7, 1948 · Potato Plus
  7. Little Lost ShepherdNovember 10, 1948 · Potato Plus
  8. World Without EndJanuary 19, 1949 · Potato Plus
  9. God and a Red ScooterFebruary 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
  10. The Fourth StrikeMarch 30, 1949 · Potato Plus
  11. Night ElevatorApril 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
  12. The Story of Joyce KilmerAugust 17, 1949 · Potato Plus
  13. The Other Wise ManDecember 14, 1949 · Potato Plus
  14. GermelshausenMarch 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
  15. Shadow on the MountainJanuary 10, 1951 · Potato Plus
  16. The PromiseApril 18, 1951 · Potato Plus
  17. The House Where Time StoppedJuly 18, 1951 · Potato Plus
  18. Seeds of PromiseAugust 22, 1951 · Potato Plus
  19. Jewels of the QueenOctober 17, 1951 · Potato Plus
  20. Wherever You GoOctober 31, 1951 · Potato Plus
  21. Star of WonderDecember 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
  22. Flight from HomeJanuary 9, 1952 · Potato Plus
  23. The Juggler of Our LadyJanuary 16, 1952 · Potato Plus
  24. The PromiseFebruary 27, 1952 · Potato Plus
  25. Land of SunshineMarch 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
  26. Genius From HobokenMay 7, 1952 · Potato Plus
  27. World Without EndMay 21, 1952 · Potato Plus
  28. DellaDecember 3, 1952 · Potato Plus
  29. Mother of AllMay 6, 1953 · Potato Plus
  30. The Longest HourJuly 1, 1953 · Potato Plus
  31. Revolution in RodneyvilleAugust 5, 1953 · Potato Plus
Screen Directors Playhouse 7 episodes, 1949 to 1950
  1. StagecoachJanuary 9, 1949 · Episode guide · Free
  2. You Were Meant for MeMarch 13, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. Criss CrossOctober 10, 1949 · Potato Plus
  4. The UninvitedNovember 18, 1949 · Potato Plus
  5. All My SonsDecember 2, 1949 · Potato Plus
  6. Rope of SandApril 28, 1950 · Potato Plus
  7. Miss Grant Takes RichmondMay 19, 1950 · Potato Plus
Let George Do It 3 episodes, 1950
  1. Solo in WhispersJune 19, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. Solo in Whispers (aka-So Low in Whispers)June 19, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The Golden LizardJuly 24, 1950 · Potato Plus
Suspense 3 episodes, 1948 to 1951
  1. Life Ends at MidnightMay 8, 1948 · Potato Plus
  2. The Thirteenth SoundApril 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
  3. Over DrawnMay 31, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Whistler 3 episodes, 1946 to 1951
  1. Solid CitizenJuly 1, 1946 · Potato Plus
  2. Hasty ConclusionMay 19, 1947 · Potato Plus
  3. Tall Thin ManJune 3, 1951 · Potato Plus
All Star Western Theatre 2 episodes, 1947 to 1948
  1. The Varmit and The BabyAugust 2, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. Buried Treasure with Eddy ArnoldMarch 13, 1948 · Potato Plus
Cavalcade of America 2 episodes, 1947
  1. That Skipper from StoningtonApril 7, 1947 · Potato Plus
  2. A Lady of DistinctionJune 9, 1947 · Potato Plus
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 2 episodes, 1949
  1. Gibson Murder CaseOctober 8, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. William Carter Loses MemoryNovember 26, 1949 · Potato Plus
The Halls of Ivy 2 episodes, 1951
  1. Professor Barrettes PlayJanuary 3, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Mrs WhyOctober 24, 1951 · Potato Plus
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 1 episode, 1955
  1. Sucker BaitJune 9, 1955 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 1 episode, 1951
  1. The Joe Gruber Murder CaseJuly 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
Complete Broadcast D-Day CBS 1 episode, 1944
  1. CBS D-Day2000June 6, 1944 · Potato Plus
Crime Classics 1 episode, 1954
  1. Robby-Boy Balfour; How He Wrecked a Big Prison's ReputationMarch 31, 1954 · Potato Plus
Hello Americans 1 episode, 1942
  1. The Bad-Will AmbassadorDecember 27, 1942 · Potato Plus
Railroad Hour 1 episode, 1952
  1. Seventh HeavenNovember 3, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1 episode, 1951
  1. Heir for G-StringAugust 25, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Great Gildersleeve 1 episode, 1952
  1. Gildersleeve vs GolfNovember 5, 1952 · Potato Plus

Who Norman Field worked with most

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

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