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John McIntire

Cast, Narrator, Announcer

Born June 27, 1907. (Wikidata)

293 episodes in 29 shows · 1935–1959

John McIntire got his radio start in Tarzan and the Diamond of Asher and became the first actor to play the title role in the CBS drama Crime Doctor. He also played Jack Packard in I Love a Mystery, worked on many episodes of Suspense from the early 1940s, and narrated The March of Time. On television he was best known as trail master Chris Hale on Wagon Train.

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Cavalcade of America104 · Cast, Narrator

About Cavalcade of America

1940 27

The Raven Wins Texas January 9, 1940
Thomas Jefferson January 30, 1940
Jean Laffite February 6, 1940
Enoch Crosby, the Spy February 27, 1940
The Stolen General March 5, 1940 · doubles
Sam Houston March 12, 1940 · doubles
Jordan's Banks March 19, 1940 · doubles
The Story of John Fitch March 26, 1940
The Story of Benedict Arnold April 2, 1940 · doubles
Songs of Stephen Foster, an American Legend April 9, 1940
The Story of Thomas Paine April 30, 1940 · quintuples
The Story of Nancy Hanks May 7, 1940
John Sutter June 4, 1940 · triples
Victor Herbert June 11, 1940 · narrator
Susan B. Anthony June 18, 1940 · triples
The Story of Dr. Reed June 25, 1940
The Lost Colony October 2, 1940
Valley Forge (1940) October 9, 1940
The Pathfinder of the Seas October 16, 1940
Ann Rutledge and Lincoln October 23, 1940
The Red Death October 30, 1940
Wild Bill Hickok November 6, 1940 · doubles
Doctor Franklin Goes to Court November 13, 1940
The Farmer Takes a Wife November 20, 1940
Light in the Hills November 27, 1940
John Brown December 11, 1940
The Undefended Border December 18, 1940

1941 45

Will Rogers January 1, 1941
Mightier Than the Sword January 8, 1941
As a Man Thinketh January 15, 1941
Wait for the Morning January 22, 1941
Doctor Franklin Takes It Easy January 29, 1941
Henry Clay of Kentucky February 5, 1941
Plain Mr. President February 19, 1941
Edgar Allan Poe February 26, 1941
Voice in the Wilderness March 5, 1941
Black Rust March 12, 1941
I Sing a New World March 19, 1941
Down to the Sea March 26, 1941
Edwin Booth March 31, 1941 · doubles
Ode to a Nightingale April 7, 1941
A Passage to Georgia April 14, 1941
Henry Bergh, Founder of the A.S.P.C.A April 21, 1941 · doubles
The Heart and the Foundation April 28, 1941 · doubles
Theodosia Burr May 12, 1941
David Crockett May 19, 1941
Johns Hopkins May 26, 1941
The Woman in Lincoln's Cabinet June 2, 1941 · doubles
Young Andrew Jackson June 9, 1941
Annie Oakley June 16, 1941 · doubles
Joel Chandler Harris June 23, 1941
Jean Pierre Blanchard June 30, 1941 · doubles
The Mystery of the Spotted Death July 7, 1941
Ann Hutchinson July 14, 1941
O. Henry July 21, 1941 · doubles
Clifford Holland July 28, 1941 · doubles
Josephine Baker August 4, 1941
Red Lanterns on St. Michael's August 11, 1941 · doubles
Eve of Conflict August 18, 1941
Sacajawea August 25, 1941
Leif Ericson September 1, 1941
Geronimo September 8, 1941
City of Illusion September 15, 1941
Native Land, Part One September 22, 1941 · doubles
Native Land, Part Two September 29, 1941 · triples
Captain Paul October 27, 1941
One Foot in Heaven November 3, 1941
Drums Along the Mohawk November 10, 1941
They Died with Their Boots on November 17, 1941 · doubles
So Red the Rose November 24, 1941
Men in White December 8, 1941
The Gorgeous Hussy December 29, 1941

1942 4

The Dark Angel February 16, 1942
Yellow Jack April 6, 1942
The Printer Was a Lady May 4, 1942
A Tooth for Paul Revere May 11, 1942 · doubles

1944 14

The Sailor Takes a Wife January 31, 1944
Odyssey to Freedom March 6, 1944 · doubles
Ambulance Driver, Middle East April 3, 1944
Hymn from the Night September 18, 1944 · doubles
Lifetide (1944) September 25, 1944 · doubles
Valley Forge October 9, 1944 · doubles
The Girl Lincoln Loved October 23, 1944
Take Her Down (1944) October 30, 1944
The Laziest Man in the World November 13, 1944
The Admiral November 20, 1944 · doubles
Witness for the People November 27, 1944
Doughnut Girl December 4, 1944 · doubles
The Conquest of Pain December 11, 1944 · doubles
America for Christmas December 25, 1944 · doubles

1945 9

Westward the Women January 1, 1945 · doubles
Name, Rank, Serial Number January 8, 1945 · doubles
Immortal Wife January 15, 1945
A Race for Lennie January 29, 1945
The Man Who Taught Lincoln February 12, 1945
Washington and the Traitor February 19, 1945
Flight Nurse February 26, 1945 · doubles
Sign Here, Please March 19, 1945 · doubles
Grandpa and the Statue March 26, 1945

1947 5

Abigail Opens the White House February 24, 1947
Mr. Pullman's Palace Car March 3, 1947
The Man Who Stepped Aside March 24, 1947
Kansas Marshal March 31, 1947
Frontier Widow April 28, 1947

Suspense55 · Cast, Announcer

1943 2

Statement of Employee Henry Wilson November 2, 1943
Back for Christmas December 23, 1943

1944 24

One-Way Ride to Nowhere January 6, 1944
Suspicion February 10, 1944
Sorry, Wrong Number (1944) February 24, 1944
The Defense Rests March 9, 1944
Narrative About Clarence March 16, 1944
Sneak Preview March 23, 1944
Cat and Mouse March 30, 1944
The Palmer Method April 20, 1944
Death Went Along for the Ride April 27, 1944
The Dark Tower May 4, 1944
The Visitor May 11, 1944
Donovan's Brain, Part One May 18, 1944
Donovan's Brain, Part Two May 25, 1944
Case History of Edgar Lowndes June 8, 1944 · announcer
A Friend to Alexander (1944) June 15, 1944 · announcer
The Ten Grand June 22, 1944
The Walls Came Tumbling Down June 29, 1944
The Beast Must Die July 13, 1944
Of Maestro and Man July 20, 1944
Actor's Blood August 24, 1944
Black Path of Fear August 31, 1944
You'll Never See Me Again September 14, 1944
The Bluebeard of Bellac September 21, 1944
A Thing of Beauty December 28, 1944

1945 8

I Had an Alibi January 4, 1945
To Find Help January 18, 1945
Sell Me Your Life February 15, 1945
John Barbie and Son February 22, 1945
My Wife, Geraldine March 1, 1945
Love's Lovely Counterfeit March 8, 1945
Heart's Desire March 22, 1945
Reprieve May 10, 1945

1947 5

The Thirteenth Sound February 13, 1947
Phobia June 26, 1947
One Hundred in the Dark (1947) November 20, 1947
The Clock and the Rope (1947) December 5, 1947
The Man Who Couldn't Lose (1947) December 12, 1947

1948 3

Donovan's Brain February 7, 1948 · doubles
The House by the River February 28, 1948
The Screaming Woman November 25, 1948

1949 1

The Too Perfect Alibi January 13, 1949

1950 7

I Never Met the Dead Man January 5, 1950
The Escape of Lacey Abbott January 19, 1950
Consideration February 2, 1950
Lady Killer March 2, 1950
Blood Sacrifice March 30, 1950
Six Feet Under April 13, 1950
The Chain April 27, 1950 · announcer

1953 1

Plan X February 2, 1953

1957 1

The Big Day May 26, 1957

1958 2

The Chain (1958) March 9, 1958
Rain Tonight June 29, 1958

1959 1

John Barbey and Son March 29, 1959

Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr39 · Announcer

About Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr

Chapter 1 1936 · announcer
Chapter 2 1936 · announcer
Chapter 3 1936 · announcer
Chapter 4 1936 · announcer
Chapter 5 1936 · announcer
Chapter 6 1936 · announcer
Chapter 7 1936 · announcer
Chapter 8 1936 · announcer
Chapter 9 1936 · announcer
Chapter 10 1936 · announcer
Chapter 11 1936 · announcer
Chapter 12 1936 · announcer
Chapter 13 1936 · announcer
Chapter 14 1936 · announcer
Chapter 15 1936 · announcer
Chapter 16 1936 · announcer
Chapter 17 1936 · announcer
Chapter 18 1936 · announcer
Chapter 19 1936 · announcer
Chapter 20 1936 · announcer
Chapter 21 1936 · announcer
Chapter 22 1936 · announcer
Chapter 23 1936 · announcer
Chapter 24 1936 · announcer
Chapter 25 1936 · announcer
Chapter 26 1936 · announcer
Chapter 27 1936 · announcer
Chapter 28 1936 · announcer
Chapter 29 1936 · announcer
Chapter 30 1936 · announcer
Chapter 31 1936 · announcer
Chapter 32 1936 · announcer
Chapter 33 1936 · announcer
Chapter 34 1936 · announcer
Chapter 35 1936 · announcer
Chapter 36 1936 · announcer
Chapter 37 1936 · announcer
Chapter 38 1936 · announcer
Chapter 39 1936 · announcer

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar23 · Cast

About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Arrowcraft Matter June 15, 1950
The Howard Caldwell Matter September 30, 1950
The Jack Madigan Matter October 21, 1950
The Edward French Matter April 7, 1951
The George Farmer Matter June 9, 1951
The Arthur Boldrick Matter June 16, 1951
The Hatchet House Theft Matter June 27, 1951
The Alonzo Chapman Matter July 4, 1951
The Amelia Harwell Matter July 2, 1952
The Baltimore Matter January 2, 1953
The Chicago Fraud Matter February 6, 1953
The Latourette Matter February 20, 1953
The Underwood Matter February 27, 1953
The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (1953) March 6, 1953
The Syndicate Matter March 24, 1953
The Enoch Arden Matter April 7, 1953
The Rochester Theft Matter May 12, 1953
The Brisbane Fraud Matter May 26, 1953
The Independent Diamond Traders' Matter November 24, 1953
The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (1954) July 20, 1954
The Funny Money Matter June 30, 1957
The Durango Laramie Matter February 23, 1958
The Cautious Celibate Matter April 19, 1959

Lux Radio Theatre15 · Cast, Narrator

About Lux Radio Theatre

The Fallen Sparrow February 14, 1944
Wake Up and Live February 21, 1944
In Old Oklahoma March 13, 1944
Destroyer April 3, 1944
Happy Land April 10, 1944 · doubles
This Land Is Mine April 24, 1944
Appointment for Love (1944) May 1, 1944
Penny Serenade (1944) May 8, 1944 · performer, commercial spokesman
Crack-Up December 30, 1946
Anna and the King of Siam January 20, 1947
It's a Wonderful Life March 10, 1947
Magic Town December 15, 1947 · narrator
The Street with No Name January 31, 1949
The Stratton Story February 13, 1950
High Tor June 1, 1953 · doubles

Gunsmoke7 · Cast

Fingered November 21, 1952
Fall Semester May 30, 1953
Sundown June 6, 1953
Hickok July 25, 1953
Potato Road May 7, 1955
Daddy-O June 10, 1956
Little Bird May 11, 1958

The Line-Up7 · Cast

About The Line-Up

The Case of Frankie and Joyce January 4, 1951
The Mad Bomber January 11, 1951
The Cigar Box Boys Case February 15, 1951
The Silver Swan Case February 22, 1951
The Be-Bop Bandits Bungling Bang-Bang November 5, 1952
The Buggered Bunco Boys November 12, 1952
The Modern Sounds Case November 19, 1952

Fibber McGee and Molly6 · Cast

About Fibber McGee and Molly

City Hall Grass January 16, 1951
Express Company Bandits February 20, 1951
Fibber Does a Singing Commercial June 3, 1952
Reward for a Noble Deed March 17, 1953
McGee's Lucky Day March 24, 1953
McGee's False Alarm April 14, 1953

The Railroad Hour5 · Cast, Narrator

About The Railroad Hour

Blossom Time (1949) January 24, 1949
The Happy Prince December 24, 1951 · narrator
The Great Waltz (1952) May 19, 1952
The Brownings August 11, 1952
Dearest Enemy November 10, 1952

Shell Chateau3 · Announcer

About Shell Chateau

Otto Kruger and Maxie Rosenbloom June 29, 1935 · announcer
Dixie Lee and Richard Barthelmess July 6, 1935 · announcer
Lee Wiley and James J. Jeffries July 13, 1935 · announcer

The CBS Radio Workshop3 · Cast, Narrator

About The CBS Radio Workshop

Report on E.S.P. March 9, 1956 · narrator
Another Point of View, or Hamlet Revisited June 22, 1956
Epitaphs (Spoon River Anthology) June 2, 1957

Family Theater2 · Cast

About Family Theater

Maloney's Lucky Day April 19, 1950
Sarah Bernhardt May 3, 1950

Frontier Gentleman2 · Cast

About Frontier Gentleman

Aces and Eights April 20, 1958
How the Dead Man's Hand Got Its Name October 12, 1958

Hallmark Playhouse2 · Cast

About Hallmark Playhouse

The Devil and Daniel Webster June 10, 1948
Bride of Fortune November 10, 1949

Let George Do It2 · Cast

About Let George Do It

Murder and One to Go January 3, 1949
Knock on Wood January 22, 1951

The Man Called X2 · Cast, Announcer

About The Man Called X

India Quinine Contract September 30, 1944 · announcer
Stolen Diamonds November 25, 1944

The Shadow2 · Cast

About The Shadow

The Shadow Returns November 19, 1939
The Stockings Were Hung December 24, 1939

The Whistler2 · Cast

About The Whistler

A Woman's Privilege (1947) February 17, 1947
Wedding Gift December 10, 1947

This Is Your FBI2 · Cast

About This Is Your FBI

The Gold Rush Stickup September 29, 1950
The Selective Service Swindle January 19, 1951

Columbia Workshop1 · Cast

About Columbia Workshop

Ann Was an Ordinary Girl July 13, 1941

Escape1 · Cast

Casting the Runes November 19, 1947

Hopalong Cassidy1 · Cast

About Hopalong Cassidy

The Coltsville Terror January 15, 1950

I Love Adventure1 · Cast

About I Love Adventure

The China Coast Incident April 25, 1948

Luke Slaughter of Tombstone1 · Cast

About Luke Slaughter of Tombstone

The Homesteaders March 23, 1958

My Friend Irma1 · Cast

About My Friend Irma

Acute Love Sickness May 3, 1948

Richard Diamond, Private Detective1 · Cast

About Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Missing Night Watchman June 21, 1953

Screen Directors Playhouse1 · Cast

About Screen Directors Playhouse

Tomorrow Is Forever January 13, 1950

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet1 · Cast

About The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Impressing Girls April 24, 1949

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show1 · Cast

About The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show

USO Entertaining at an Army Camp February 18, 1951

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