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Old-time radio actor · 1885–1953

Herbert Rawlinson

First host-narrator of Hollywood Star Playhouse (1950).

We have him in 59 episodes of 14 series, 1944 to 1953, and 10 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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About Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson, a signed portrait.Public domain in the United States (published before 1929). Wikimedia Commons

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Born on 15 November 1885 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England. Source: Wikipedia

As film jobs grew scarcer in the 1940s, he moved into radio and built a second career there. Source: Old Corral (b-westerns.com)

He was the original host and narrator of Hollywood Star Playhouse, the anthology that began in April 1950; Orval Anderson took the job after him. Source: Wikipedia

RadioGOLDINdex credits him as host of Hollywood Star Playhouse on broadcasts from June 1950 to July 1951. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

RadioGOLDINdex logs him in Lux Radio Theatre casts from 1944 to 1948 and in The Cavalcade of America from 1944 to 1946. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He appears in Family Theatre casts from 1947 and 1948 and in dozens of episodes of The Anderson Family around 1947. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He worked on four logged Let George Do It episodes in 1948 and 1949, among them "The Flowers That Smelled of Murder" (November 1, 1948). Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He crossed to America on the same ship as Charlie Chaplin and became a silent-film leading man; his last film, Ed Wood's Jail Bait, came out after his death. Source: Wikipedia

He died of lung cancer on 12 July 1953. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Herbert Rawlinson

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

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

14 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (14)

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

The series' own channel

Let George Do It

4 of his episodes: Let George Do It (4)

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

The series' own channel

The Whistler

2 of his episodes: The Whistler (2)

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

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Escape

1 of his episodes: Escape (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

44 of his episodes: Family Theater (23), Lux Radio Theatre (14), Screen Directors Playhouse (3), Cavalcade of America (3), Screen Guild Theater (1)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

11 of his episodes: Let George Do It (4), This Is Your FBI (2), This is Your FBI (2), Broadway Is My Beat (1), The Adventures of Sam Spade (1), The Man Called X (1)

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Buster Pratt, the host of Laugh Track

Mixed channel

Laugh Track

1 of his episodes: Lum and Abner (1)

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Herbert Rawlinson’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Family Theater1947 to 195323
Lux Radio Theatre1944 to 195214
Let George Do It1948 to 19494
Cavalcade of America19463
Screen Directors Playhouse1949 to 19513
The Whistler19512
This Is Your FBI19522
This is Your FBI1950 to 19522
Broadway Is My Beat19491
Escape19471
Lum and Abner19481
Screen Guild Theater19441
The Adventures of Sam Spade19511
The Man Called X19511

Herbert Rawlinson episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Herbert Rawlinson 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. 001- The Man Who Would Be King -Raymond LawrenceEscape · July 7, 1947 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Man Against DeathFamily Theater · April 10, 1947 · 60-second listens from any line
  3. Top ManFamily Theater · June 19, 1947 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. Stopwatch FinaleFamily Theater · September 11, 1947 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. A Rose by Any Other NameFamily Theater · December 18, 1947 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 59 Herbert Rawlinson episodes, by show

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Family Theater 23 episodes, 1947 to 1953
  1. Man Against DeathApril 10, 1947 · Free
  2. Top ManJune 19, 1947 · Free
  3. Stopwatch FinaleSeptember 11, 1947 · Free
  4. A Rose by Any Other NameDecember 18, 1947 · Free
  5. Verdict - GuiltyJanuary 29, 1948 · Potato Plus
  6. Passion and DeathMarch 25, 1948 · Potato Plus
  7. Suspended MomentJune 24, 1948 · Potato Plus
  8. Melancholy ClownJanuary 26, 1949 · Potato Plus
  9. The LegacyMay 18, 1949 · Potato Plus
  10. The Prince and the PauperMarch 8, 1950 · Potato Plus
  11. Stephen Foster StoryOctober 4, 1950 · Potato Plus
  12. Peter ZengerNovember 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
  13. Joppe, the JugglerDecember 20, 1950 · Potato Plus
  14. The Long Way 'RoundFebruary 7, 1951 · Potato Plus
  15. Story of Little TreeMarch 7, 1951 · Potato Plus
  16. Suzie's Prayer BallApril 4, 1951 · Potato Plus
  17. Peppe VirgoMay 30, 1951 · Potato Plus
  18. Hold-Out HeartJune 6, 1951 · Potato Plus
  19. Days of GraceJune 27, 1951 · Potato Plus
  20. Star of WonderDecember 26, 1951 · Potato Plus
  21. The Juggler of Our LadyJanuary 16, 1952 · Potato Plus
  22. The Story of Little TreeApril 2, 1952 · Potato Plus
  23. To the VictorMay 13, 1953 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 14 episodes, 1944 to 1952
  1. Guadalcanal DiaryFebruary 28, 1944 · Potato Plus
  2. Lost AngelJune 19, 1944 · Potato Plus
  3. The Petrified ForestApril 23, 1945 · Potato Plus
  4. KentuckyMay 28, 1945 · Potato Plus
  5. This Love of OursFebruary 4, 1946 · Potato Plus
  6. Coney IslandSeptember 30, 1946 · Potato Plus
  7. KittyFebruary 24, 1947 · Potato Plus
  8. Stairway to HeavenOctober 27, 1947 · Potato Plus
  9. SingaporeNovember 3, 1947 · Potato Plus
  10. Nobody Lives ForeverNovember 17, 1947 · Potato Plus
  11. The Farmers DaughterJanuary 5, 1948 · Potato Plus
  12. Samson and DelilahNovember 19, 1951 · Potato Plus
  13. Captain Horatio HornblowerJanuary 21, 1952 · Potato Plus
  14. Submarine CommandNovember 17, 1952 · Potato Plus
Let George Do It 4 episodes, 1948 to 1949
  1. A Close CallJuly 12, 1948 · Potato Plus
  2. The Perfect SpecimenAugust 9, 1948 · Potato Plus
  3. The Flowers That Smelled of MurderNovember 1, 1948 · Potato Plus
  4. Everything Is NiceSeptember 5, 1949 · Potato Plus
Cavalcade of America 3 episodes, 1946
  1. Children of Ol Man RiverFebruary 4, 1946 · Potato Plus
  2. The Old Fall River LineSeptember 23, 1946 · Potato Plus
  3. Mr Conyngham Sweeps the SeasOctober 21, 1946 · Potato Plus
Screen Directors Playhouse 3 episodes, 1949 to 1951
  1. Music for MillionsApril 10, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. Love CrazyAugust 19, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. Back StreetMay 24, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Whistler 2 episodes, 1951
  1. House on Hainsley BoulevardJuly 1, 1951 · Potato Plus
  2. Autumn SongJuly 22, 1951 · Potato Plus
This Is Your FBI 2 episodes, 1952
  1. The Protection PeddlersJanuary 11, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The MasqueraderApril 18, 1952 · Potato Plus
This is Your FBI 2 episodes, 1950 to 1952
  1. The Honeymoon HomicideMarch 24, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Pay OffFebruary 29, 1952 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 1 episode, 1949
  1. The Sherman Gates Murder CaseDecember 3, 1949 · Potato Plus
Escape 1 episode, 1947
  1. 001- The Man Who Would Be King -Raymond LawrenceJuly 7, 1947 · Episode guide · Free
Lum and Abner 1 episode, 1948
  1. Are Having Trouble Paying Their Back TaxesOctober 3, 1948 · Potato Plus
Screen Guild Theater 1 episode, 1944
  1. China SeaDecember 4, 1944 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Sam Spade 1 episode, 1951
  1. Civic Pride CaperApril 13, 1951 · Potato Plus
The Man Called X 1 episode, 1951
  1. Pirates off the Coast of IndiaFebruary 3, 1951 · Potato Plus

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