Jan 5, 1982: Passing of Hans Conried

On this date in OTR: Hans Conried died Jan. 5, 1982. His old time radio credits include:

•  "Life with Luigi"
• "The Mel Blanc Show"
•  "Alan Young Show"
•  "My Friend Irma" 
• "Wrongway Feldman" from Gillian's Island
• Captain Hook/Mr. Darling from Peter Pan. 
• 1970s Rankin Bass version of "The Hobbit" with Conried as Thorin
• "Dr. T"in"The 5,000 Fingers Of Dr.T"with Mr.& Mrs.Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy and Mr.Tommy Rettig
• real estate agent in The House in Cypress Canyon and the killer in Sorry Wrong Number

... to name but a few.

The rumor goes that he also went on as Jack Barrymore a few times when Jack was... "indisposed."

He was born April 15, 1917.

December 17, 1902 House Jameson was born

On this day in 1902, House Jameson was born.

December 13, 1910 Van Heflin was born

On this day in 1910, Van Heflin was born.

October 22, 1979 Pat McGeehan was born

On this day in 1979, Pat McGeehan was born.

October 16, 1906 William Spier was born

On this day in 1906, William Spier was born.

September 27, 1920 William Conrad was born

On this day in 1920, William Conrad was born.

September 25, 1933 Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters debuted

On this day in 1933, Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters debuted.

September 18, 1905 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was born

On this day in 1905, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was born.

August 5, 1914 Parley Baer was born

On this day in 1914, Parley Baer was born.

June 23, 1905 Mary Livingstone was born

On this day in 1905, Mary Livingstone was born.

April 30, 1908 Eve Arden was born

On this day in 1908 Eve Arden was born.

March 27, 1914 Richard Denning was born

On this day in 1914, Richard Denning was born.

December 10, 1914 Dorothy Lamour was born

On this day in 1914, Dorothy Lamour was born.

December 2, 1917 Ezra Stone a.k.a. Henry Aldrich was born

On this day in 1917, Ezra Stone a.k.a. Henry Aldrich was born.

November 30, 1926 Richard Crenna was born

On this day in 1926, Richard Crenna was born.

November 14, 1904 Dick Powell was born

On this day in 1904, Dick Powell was born.

November 8, 1916 Norman Macdonnell was born

On this day in 1916, Norman Macdonnell was born.

November 4, 1919 Shirley Mitchell was born

On this day in 1919, Shirley Mitchell was born.

October 16, 1906 William Spier was born

On this day in 1906, William Spier was born.

September 26, 1920 Barbara Britton was born

On this day in 1920, Barbara Britton was born.  Britton made radio guest appearances in great radio dramas such as Lux Radio Theater, Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater, Your Movietown Radio Theater, Proudly We Hail, and Mr and Mrs North.