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Old-time radio actor · 1898–1979

Tudor Owen

Jocko Madigan on Pat Novak, for Hire.

We have him in 60 episodes of 8 series, 1949 to 1956, and 9 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.

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About Tudor Owen

Tudor Owen
Tudor Owen in the trailer for Brigadoon.Public domain in the United States (copyright not renewed). Wikimedia Commons

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Tudor Owen was born in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, on January 20, 1898. Source: Wikipedia

He worked in American radio through the 1940s and 1950s, often with producer, director and star Jack Webb. Source: Wikipedia

On Pat Novak, for Hire he played Jocko Madigan, Novak's drunken ex-doctor friend, usually found in a waterfront bar, who would talk philosophy at length before reluctantly helping solve the case. Source: Wikipedia

RadioGOLDINdex lists him on Pat Novak, for Hire from November 24, 1946, through the 1949 ABC run. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He also worked with Webb on Johnny Modero, Pier 23 (1947) and played Barney Rickett on the summer 1951 radio Pete Kelly's Blues. Source: Wikipedia

Family Theatre is his most-listed series in RadioGOLDINdex, with 28 entries from June 1949 to September 1954. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

The same index credits him on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar from 1950 to 1953, and on Escape, Night Beat and Crime Classics. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

On screen he voiced Towser in Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and played Joe Ainsley on TV's Mayor of the Town (1954-1955). Source: Wikipedia

He died in Los Angeles on March 13, 1979, at 81. Source: Wikipedia

Listen live: the channels that play Tudor Owen

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

Jack Webb on a foggy San Francisco dock at night

The series' own channel

Pat Novak, for Hire

8 of his episodes: Pat Novak, for Hire (8)

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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

The series' own channel

Escape

6 of his episodes: Escape (6)

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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

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Lux Radio Theatre

3 of his episodes: Lux Radio Theatre (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 Opening Night: the front of a 1930s art-deco movie palace on premiere night, crossed searchlight beams in the sky

Mixed channel

Opening Night

31 of his episodes: Family Theater (28), Lux Radio Theatre (3)

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Sal Vitale, the host of Gumshoe

Mixed channel

Gumshoe

17 of his episodes: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (9), Pat Novak, for Hire (8)

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Ophelia Crane, the host of The Midnight Exchange

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The Midnight Exchange

11 of his episodes: Escape (6), Suspense (3), Crime Classics (2)

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Tudor Owen’s shows on Stupid Potato

SeriesYearsEpisodes
Family Theater1949 to 195628
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar1950 to 19539
Pat Novak, for Hire19498
Escape1949 to 19546
Lux Radio Theatre1949 to 19543
Suspense1952 to 19553
Crime Classics19532
Candy Matson, YUkon 2-820919521

Tudor Owen episodes: 5 free to hear

Each one names Tudor Owen 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 Crime of Bathsheba SpoonerCrime Classics · June 15, 1953 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
  2. Hound of HeavenFamily Theater · June 8, 1949 · 60-second listens from any line
  3. IvanhoeFamily Theater · October 19, 1949 · 60-second listens from any line
  4. By Sun and CandlelightFamily Theater · November 16, 1949 · 60-second listens from any line
  5. The Valiant LadyFamily Theater · April 26, 1950 · 60-second listens from any line

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All 60 Tudor Owen episodes, by show

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Family Theater 28 episodes, 1949 to 1956
  1. Hound of HeavenJune 8, 1949 · Free
  2. IvanhoeOctober 19, 1949 · Free
  3. By Sun and CandlelightNovember 16, 1949 · Free
  4. The Valiant LadyApril 26, 1950 · Free
  5. Sir Lancelot of the LakeJune 28, 1950 · Potato Plus
  6. Julius CaesarJuly 26, 1950 · Potato Plus
  7. The Black TulipAugust 2, 1950 · Potato Plus
  8. Peter ZengerNovember 15, 1950 · Potato Plus
  9. Joppe, the JugglerDecember 20, 1950 · Potato Plus
  10. Flame and the ArrowFebruary 28, 1951 · Potato Plus
  11. Tommy Malone Comes HomeApril 25, 1951 · Potato Plus
  12. Heaven Is Like ThatMay 2, 1951 · Potato Plus
  13. Stopwatch FinaleJune 13, 1951 · Potato Plus
  14. The Bid Was Four HeartsAugust 8, 1951 · Potato Plus
  15. Jewels of the QueenOctober 17, 1951 · Potato Plus
  16. The PromiseFebruary 27, 1952 · Potato Plus
  17. World Without EndMay 21, 1952 · Potato Plus
  18. Stopwatch FinaleSeptember 3, 1952 · Potato Plus
  19. The Bid Was Four HeartsSeptember 24, 1952 · Potato Plus
  20. The CliffOctober 22, 1952 · Potato Plus
  21. Crossroads of ChristmasDecember 17, 1952 · Potato Plus
  22. Stopwatch FinaleSeptember 1, 1954 · Potato Plus
  23. One Horse CarouselJune 15, 1955 · Potato Plus
  24. RimrockAugust 3, 1955 · Potato Plus
  25. The Big OneAugust 31, 1955 · Potato Plus
  26. The Seventh SonMarch 7, 1956 · Potato Plus
  27. The Big DayAugust 29, 1956 · Potato Plus
  28. IntegrityNovember 7, 1956 · Potato Plus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 9 episodes, 1950 to 1953
  1. The Able Tackitt Matter (Unedited Drama Portions)May 2, 1950 · Potato Plus
  2. The Earl Chadwick MatterMay 23, 1950 · Potato Plus
  3. The London MatterJune 22, 1950 · Potato Plus
  4. The Trans-Pacific Import Export Company, South China Branch MaAugust 24, 1950 · Potato Plus
  5. The Yankee Pride MatterOctober 14, 1950 · Potato Plus
  6. The Celia Woodstock MatterMarch 3, 1951 · Potato Plus
  7. The Edward French MatterApril 7, 1951 · Potato Plus
  8. The Hatchet House Theft MatterJune 27, 1951 · Potato Plus
  9. The Voodoo MatterAugust 4, 1953 · Potato Plus
Pat Novak, for Hire 8 episodes, 1949
  1. Jack of ClubsFebruary 20, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. Fleet LadyMarch 6, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. Rubin Callaway's PicturesMarch 13, 1949 · Potato Plus
  4. Joe Candono - Blackmail PicturesMarch 27, 1949 · Potato Plus
  5. Go Away Dixie GillianApril 16, 1949 · Potato Plus
  6. Geranium PlantMay 14, 1949 · Potato Plus
  7. Give Envelope to John St JohnMay 21, 1949 · Potato Plus
  8. The Only Way to Make Friends Is to DieJune 18, 1949 · Potato Plus
Escape 6 episodes, 1949 to 1954
  1. 070- The Drums of the Fore and Aft -Ben WrightJuly 14, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. 071- Action -Joseph KearnsJuly 21, 1949 · Potato Plus
  3. 073- Leiningen Versus the Ants -Tudor OwenAugust 4, 1949 · Potato Plus
  4. 172- The TrampMarch 1, 1953 · Potato Plus
  5. 187- Clear for ActionJune 14, 1953 · Potato Plus
  6. 223- Two and Two Make FourAugust 21, 1954 · Potato Plus
Lux Radio Theatre 3 episodes, 1949 to 1954
  1. Portrait Of JennyOctober 31, 1949 · Potato Plus
  2. The BirdsJuly 20, 1953 · Potato Plus
  3. The Day the Earth Stood StillJanuary 4, 1954 · Potato Plus
Suspense 3 episodes, 1952 to 1955
  1. The Thirty-Nine StepsMarch 3, 1952 · Potato Plus
  2. The Diary of Captain ScottApril 21, 1952 · Potato Plus
  3. The Cave-InJuly 5, 1955 · Potato Plus
Crime Classics 2 episodes, 1953
  1. The Crime of Bathsheba SpoonerJune 15, 1953 · Episode guide · Free
  2. Mr. Thrower's HammerAugust 3, 1953 · Potato Plus
Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209 1 episode, 1952
  1. aud The Fortune TellerSeptember 21, 1952 · Potato Plus

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