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The Great Gildersleeve
185 of his episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (185)
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Old-time radio actor · 1888–1961
Judge Horace Hooker on The Great Gildersleeve.
We have him in 257 episodes of 17 series, 1937 to 1955, and 11 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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Earle Ross was born in Chicago on March 29, 1888; his unusual voice tended to land him villain and old-man parts even at school. Source: Wikipedia
Actor Wilton Lackaye saw him in a high school play and urged him to go on stage; by 1912 he was on Broadway in Where the Trail Divides and Cost of Living. Source: Wikipedia
From 1927 he led the Earle Ross Players at the Warrington Theatre in Oak Park, Illinois, and he ran a fine arts school there from 1929 to 1932. Source: Wikipedia
An early radio name, he hosted The Earle Ross Theater of the Air and starred in the serial Inspector Post. Source: Wikipedia
On The Great Gildersleeve he played Judge Horace Hooker, executor of the estate Gildersleeve managed; the two feuded in the early seasons, and after a change of writers in January 1943 they slowly became friends. Source: Wikipedia (The Great Gildersleeve)
The RadioGOLDINdex credits him on The Great Gildersleeve from its May 16, 1941 audition and August 31, 1941 premiere through October 20, 1955. Source: RadioGOLDINdex
He also played Howie MacBrayer on Point Sublime. Source: Wikipedia
His Lux Radio Theatre credits begin with 'The Virginian' on November 2, 1936, and he turns up on Wild Bill Hickok episodes from 1951 to 1954, such as 'Pettigrew's Prize Pig' (March 21, 1952). Source: RadioGOLDINdex
He returned to acting in 1935 and in 1936 appeared in the westerns Cavalry, Stormy Trails and Riders of the Whistling Skull; he died of cancer in North Hollywood on May 21, 1961, aged 73. Source: Wikipedia
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185 of his episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (185)
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211 of his episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (185), The Mel Blanc Show (14), Father Knows Best (3), Our Miss Brooks (2), The Halls of Ivy (2), The Adventures of Maisie (2), Life with Luigi (2), The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show (1)
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37 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (23), Railroad Hour (6), Screen Directors Playhouse (4), Family Theater (3), Hallmark Playhouse (1)
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6 of his episodes: Wild Bill Hickok (5), The Roy Rogers Show (1)
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6 of his episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (6)
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3 of his episodes: The Great Gildersleeve (2), The Mel Blanc Show (1)
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| Series | Years | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Gildersleeve | 1942 to 1955 | 185 |
| Lux Radio Theatre | 1937 to 1947 | 23 |
| The Mel Blanc Show | 1946 to 1947 | 14 |
| Railroad Hour | 1949 to 1952 | 6 |
| Wild Bill Hickok | 1951 to 1954 | 5 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | 1949 to 1951 | 4 |
| Family Theater | 1947 to 1948 | 3 |
| Father Knows Best | 1952 to 1954 | 3 |
| Broadway Is My Beat | 1950 to 1952 | 2 |
| Life with Luigi | 1952 to 1953 | 2 |
| Our Miss Brooks | 1949 | 2 |
| The Adventures of Maisie | 1950 | 2 |
| The Halls of Ivy | 1950 | 2 |
| Complete Broadcast D-Day CBS | 1944 | 1 |
| Hallmark Playhouse | 1948 | 1 |
| The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show | 1949 | 1 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | 1953 | 1 |
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