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Old-time radio actor · 1915–1997

Bill Zuckert

Lt. Louis Parker on Crime and Peter Chambers (NBC, 1954).

We have him in 24 episodes of 8 series, 1943 to 1956, and 5 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

About Bill Zuckert

Bill Zuckert
Bill Zuckert in the TV series Lock-Up.Public domain in the United States (copyright not renewed). Wikimedia Commons

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Bill Zuckert was born on December 18, 1915, and grew up in the Bronx, New York. Source: Wikipedia

Before turning professional he spent six years with the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., acted with little theater groups, and performed unpaid on radio for the March of Dimes, the Red Cross and the U.S. Navy. Source: Wikipedia

His professional radio career began in 1941, and he voiced hundreds of radio dramas over the following two decades. Source: Wikipedia

During World War II he served with the Seabees in New Guinea. Source: Wikipedia

He played police Lieutenant Louis Parker, best friend of Dane Clark's detective, on NBC's Crime and Peter Chambers, which ran from April 6 to September 7, 1954. Source: Wikipedia

RadioGOLDINdex, which lists him as William Zuckert, credits him in about 104 broadcasts from 1942 to 1979, including Crime and Peter Chambers (20), The Cavalcade of America (14), X Minus One (10), Dimension X (6) and 21st Precinct (2). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He served on the boards of both the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA. Source: Wikipedia

On television his many guest roles included the sheriff in the Star Trek episode "Spectre of the Gun". Source: Wikipedia

He died of pneumonia, a complication of cancer, on January 23, 1997, at age 81, in Woodland Hills, California. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Bill Zuckert

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

Illustrated cover for X Minus One: a rocket on a launch gantry at night under a sky full of stars, searchlights

The series' own channel

X Minus One

5 of his episodes: X Minus One (5)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

7 of his episodes: 21st Precinct (6), Rocky Fortune (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

3 of his episodes: Cavalcade of America (2), Words at War (1)

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Bill Zuckert’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Crime and Peter Chambers19547
21st Precinct1953 to 19566
X Minus One1955 to 19565
Cavalcade of America1952 to 19532
Murder By Experts19491
Rocky Fortune19531
The Danny Kaye Show19461
Words at War19431

Bill Zuckert episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Bill Zuckert 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. Mars Is HeavenX Minus One · May 8, 1955 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. And Peter Chambers54-04-1302Charles Avon DruggistCrime and Peter Chambers · April 13, 1954 · 60-second listens from any line
  3. And Peter Chambers54-04-2704Joan BradlyCrime and Peter Chambers · April 27, 1954 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. And Peter Chambers54-05-1106Old Man Krauses News StandCrime and Peter Chambers · May 11, 1954 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. And Peter Chambers54-06-0108Angela Wentworths UncleCrime and Peter Chambers · June 1, 1954 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 24 Bill Zuckert episodes, by show

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Crime and Peter Chambers 7 episodes, 1954
  1. And Peter Chambers54-04-1302Charles Avon DruggistApril 13, 1954 · Free
  2. And Peter Chambers54-04-2704Joan BradlyApril 27, 1954 · Free
  3. And Peter Chambers54-05-1106Old Man Krauses News StandMay 11, 1954 · Free
  4. And Peter Chambers54-06-0108Angela Wentworths UncleJune 1, 1954 · Free
  5. And Peter Chambers54-07-0612Cufflink IsJuly 6, 1954 · Potato Plus
  6. And Peter Chambers54-08-1017Tina Diaz-Utopia BallroomAugust 10, 1954 · Potato Plus
  7. And Peter Chambers54-08-1718Elaine Janis-School TeacherAugust 17, 1954 · Potato Plus
21st Precinct 6 episodes, 1953 to 1956
  1. The MainlinerAugust 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. The CabinetMay 5, 1954 · Potato Plus
  3. The MoverJuly 7, 1954 · Potato Plus
  4. The NumberOctober 13, 1954 · Potato Plus
  5. The SonNovember 25, 1955 · Potato Plus
  6. The Shopping BagApril 12, 1956 · Potato Plus
X Minus One 5 episodes, 1955 to 1956
  1. Mars Is HeavenMay 8, 1955 · Episode guide · Free
  2. The EmbassyJuly 28, 1955 · Potato Plus
  3. Childs PlayOctober 20, 1955 · Potato Plus
  4. A Logic Named JoeDecember 28, 1955 · Potato Plus
  5. The Old Die RichJuly 17, 1956 · Potato Plus
Cavalcade of America 2 episodes, 1952 to 1953
  1. The Green WallMay 20, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. Down BrakeJanuary 13, 1953 · Potato Plus
Murder By Experts 1 episode, 1949
  1. The Case of the Missing MindDecember 26, 1949 · Potato Plus
Rocky Fortune 1 episode, 1953
  1. Murder on the AisleNovember 24, 1953 · Potato Plus
The Danny Kaye Show 1 episode, 1946
  1. Court of Human Relations ( )January 25, 1946 · Potato Plus
Words at War 1 episode, 1943
  1. Here Is Your WarNovember 2, 1943 · Potato Plus

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