Don Wilson
Don Wilson (September 1, 1900 – April 25, 1982) was an American announcer and actor in radio and television, with a Falstaffian vocal presence, remembered best as the rotund announcer and comic foil to the star of The Jack Benny Program.
His film roles included small appearances as announcers or commentators in several films, and an appearance as Mr. Kettering opposite Marilyn Monroe in Niagara.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5755 |
| Birthday | 1900-09-01 |
| Place of Birth | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
| Also Known As | Donald Harlow Wilson, Donald H. Wilson, Donald Wilson, Don H. Wilson, |
1937
Artists & Models
6.8/5
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
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Artists & Models
1948
Larceny
5.853/17
Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for...
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Larceny
1946
The Chase
6.289/71
Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.
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The Chase
1938
Ferdinand the Bull
6.663/212
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would h...
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Ferdinand the Bull
1953
Niagara
6.82/433
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who a...
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Niagara
1959
The Mouse That Jack Built
6.816/19
In this spoof of "The Jack Benny Program", a mouse with Jack Benny's personality and poor violin playing ability lives, along with a mouse version of...
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The Mouse That Jack Built
1970
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
7/1
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1969
The Jack Benny Birthday Special
9/1
A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest...
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1946
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.286/14
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspaper...
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The Kid from Brooklyn
1950
Charlie's Haunt
0/0
The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are cons...
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Charlie's Haunt
1960
Jack Benny Christmas Show
0/0
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's script with his guest star. When Edgar is detaine...
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
1934
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
5.4/7
A group of confectionary soldiers go to war against a neighboring cookie castle.
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The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.583/24
Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is t...
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Broadway Melody of 1936
1940
Screw Drivers of 1940
0/0
Film-within-a-film: two men eating lunch at restaurant see another Shell Oil film entitled "The Largest Club in the World" with Lew Lehr and Don Wilso...
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Screw Drivers of 1940
1941
The Roundup
9/2
A woman's believed-dead cowhand beau shows up on her wedding day to cause trouble.
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The Roundup
2000
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
7/21
This charming collection features 7 classic Disney cartoons from the 30's and 40's. "The Cookie Carnival" The other unrelated christmas short is "Ferd...
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Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
1941
Swing It Soldier
6.5/2
In this musical comedy, a pregnant disc jockey misses her husband who is fighting overseas. Stressed out by the situation and her job, she decides to...
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Swing It Soldier
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
5/2
Radio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling of rival Fred Allen to prove his boasts about roughing...
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Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
Love Thy Neighbor
7.333/3
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each oth...
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Love Thy Neighbor
1952
Sailor Beware
6.303/33
Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps tryi...
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Sailor Beware
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
6.5/18
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Loui...
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Du Barry Was a Lady
1953
The Stars Are Singing
5.2/5
After she enters the United States illegally, 15-year-old Polish singer Katri Walenska (Anna Maria Alberghetti) finds herself under the wing of aspiri...
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The Stars Are Singing
1945
Out of This World
8/4
An all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25% shares of his contract.
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Out of This World
1948
Desert Empire
0/0
A travelogue, this film provides a guided tour of pre-World War II Utah and of course does not pretend to cinematic greatness. Recommended viewing for...
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Desert Empire
1963
General Foods Opening Night
0/0
Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods line up, the actors and actress band together to...
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General Foods Opening Night
1943
Show-Business at War
7/4
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
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Show-Business at War
1943
Dangerous Blondes
6.286/7
Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them. They get a chance wh...
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Dangerous Blondes
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
7/4
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film celebrated here is Marie Antoinette (1938), which h...
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Hollywood Goes to Town
1943
Mardi Gras
5.333/3
The first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would co...
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Mardi Gras
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
6.5/4
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.
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The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
3.667/3
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each touchdown they score.
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$1,000 a Touchdown
1938
Radio City Revels
7.667/3
A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.
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Radio City Revels
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
7/6
Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly Mahoney wh...
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Two Girls on Broadway
1945
Radio Stars on Parade
9/1
A Hollywood talent agency tries to avoid finacial ruin by getting its best clients on the air.
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Radio Stars on Parade
1937
Behind the Mike
8/1
Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
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Behind the Mike
2004
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
7.6/12
Six more animated stories from the Disney studios. 'Three Blind Mousketeers' follows the misadventures of the outrageous trio. In 'Three Little Pigs',...
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Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.5
1945
Of Japanese Descent
0/0
A public relations film which implies that the relocation and interment of Japanese Canadians was benign and necessary. Views of a Vancouver slum, idl...
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Of Japanese Descent
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.225/40
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
1955
A Midsummer Daydream
0/0
Tonight we are pleased to present the noted director John Brahm. Mr. Brahm has chosen for this evening a bright and amusing story by the Pulitzer Priz...
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A Midsummer Daydream
1940
Comin' Round the Mountain
9/1
A Tennessee boy (Bob Burns) returns from the big city, runs for mayor and puts his musical kin on the radio.
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