Join Potato Plus

Old-time radio actor · 1925–2010

Jane Webb

Tom Mix and Chicago radio serials; Veronica on Archie Andrews.

We have her in 25 episodes of 13 series, 1946 to 1955, and 12 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

About Jane Webb

Jane Webb
Jane Webb in a 1946 NBC Radio press photo for The Baxters.Public domain in the United States (published without a copyright notice). Wikimedia Commons

Hear all 25 Jane Webb episodes, and every episode of every show, on demand: Potato Plus, $5 a month.

Join Potato Plus

Jane Karyl Webb was born on August 13, 1925; her mother was a Swedish-born opera soprano and her father a playwright. Source: Wikipedia

As a child she joined the cast of Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters, a series she is credited on from 1936 to 1946. Source: Wikipedia

A Paramount talent agent spotted her in Chicago, and she signed a Paramount acting contract on April 19, 1939. Source: Wikipedia

In 1940s daytime radio she played Midge on The Bartons, Doris Keller on Bachelor's Children, Peggy Mead on Aunt Mary and Belinda Boyd on Those Websters. Source: Wikipedia

She played Mary Lamont on Dr. Kildare (1950 to 1951) and Veronica Lodge on The Adventures of Archie Andrews (1951). Source: Wikipedia

The RadioGOLDINdex catalog lists her on Let George Do It from 1946 to 1950, Family Theatre in 1949 and 1950, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in June 1950. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Her most frequent credit in that catalog is Heartbeat Theatre, with 17 entries from 1956 to 1973. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

In Filmation cartoons she voiced Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge for the Archie shows and Ginger and Mary Ann on The New Adventures of Gilligan. Source: Wikipedia

She died on March 30, 2010, at age 84. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Jane Webb

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

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

The series' own channel

Let George Do It

5 of her episodes: Let George Do It (5)

Now Tuning in…

Larry Thor on a rain-slick Broadway at night

The series' own channel

Broadway Is My Beat

2 of her episodes: Broadway Is My Beat (2)

Now Tuning in…

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)

Now Tuning in…

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

The series' own channel

Suspense

1 of her episodes: Suspense (1)

Now Tuning in…

Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

14 of her episodes: Let George Do It (5), Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (2), Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (2), Broadway Is My Beat (2), Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1), The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (1), New Adventures of Nero Wolfe (1)

Now Tuning in…

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

6 of her episodes: Family Theater (3), Screen Directors Playhouse (2), Lux Radio Theatre (1)

Now Tuning in…

Marshal Ramrod, the host of Dry Gulch

Mixed channel

Dry Gulch

1 of her episodes: The Roy Rogers Show (1)

Now Tuning in…

Jane Webb’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Let George Do It1946 to 19505
Crime Classics1953 to 19543
Family Theater1949 to 19503
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator1953 to 19552
Broadway Is My Beat19502
Screen Directors Playhouse19492
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar1950 to 19532
Lux Radio Theatre19491
New Adventures of Nero Wolfe19501
Richard Diamond, Private Detective19501
Suspense19541
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe19491
The Roy Rogers Show19541

Jane Webb episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Jane Webb 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. Cousin Jeff and the PigsLet George Do It · October 18, 1946 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. The Care Worn CuffNew Adventures of Nero Wolfe · October 27, 1950 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  3. Valley SunsetLet George Do It · September 12, 1949 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  4. The FloatersLet George Do It · January 23, 1950 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
  5. The Scream of the EagleLet George Do It · July 3, 1950 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line

Hear all 25 Jane Webb episodes, and every episode of every show, on demand: Potato Plus, $5 a month.

Join Potato Plus

All 25 Jane Webb episodes, by show

The 20 marked Potato Plus are for members: join to hear every one of them, whole, from any moment.

Let George Do It 5 episodes, 1946 to 1950
  1. Cousin Jeff and the PigsOctober 18, 1946 · Episode guide · Free
  2. Valley SunsetSeptember 12, 1949 · Episode guide · Free
  3. The FloatersJanuary 23, 1950 · Episode guide · Free
  4. The Scream of the EagleJuly 3, 1950 · Episode guide · Free
  5. Eleven O'ClockJuly 17, 1950 · Potato Plus
Crime Classics 3 episodes, 1953 to 1954
  1. Billy Bonny Bloodletter, Also Known as 'The KidOctober 21, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. Raschi Among the Crocodiles, and the Prank He PlayedNovember 4, 1953 · Potato Plus
  3. Old Sixtoes, How He Stopped Construction on the B. B. C. and IMarch 17, 1954 · Potato Plus
Family Theater 3 episodes, 1949 to 1950
  1. EvangelineSeptember 28, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. Sara BernhardtMay 3, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The Outcasts of Poker FlatMay 17, 1950 · Potato Plus
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 2 episodes, 1953 to 1955
  1. Beware the Walking DogMay 3, 1953 · Potato Plus
  2. Confession of MurderMay 5, 1955 · Potato Plus
Broadway Is My Beat 2 episodes, 1950
  1. The Thelma Harper Murder CaseMay 5, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Mario La Vecchia Murder CaseJune 2, 1950 · Potato Plus
Screen Directors Playhouse 2 episodes, 1949
  1. The Human ComedySeptember 9, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. Spiral StaircaseNovember 25, 1949 · Potato Plus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 2 episodes, 1950 to 1953
  1. The Caligio Diamond MatterJune 8, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Alfred Chambers MatterOctober 6, 1953 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 1 episode, 1949
  1. Portrait Of JennyOctober 31, 1949 · Potato Plus
New Adventures of Nero Wolfe 1 episode, 1950
  1. The Care Worn CuffOctober 27, 1950 · Episode guide · Free
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1 episode, 1950
  1. Martin White Sees Dead MenJanuary 22, 1950 · Potato Plus
Suspense 1 episode, 1954
  1. The Bertillion MethodApril 26, 1954 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1 episode, 1949
  1. The Indian GiverAugust 13, 1949 · Potato Plus
The Roy Rogers Show 1 episode, 1954
  1. Song - The River of No ReturnJuly 22, 1954 · Potato Plus

Who Jane Webb worked with most

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

The weekly note

New channels, the best find from the archive, and what is coming up. One email a week.

By clicking Sign up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

LIVE
Sleep Open