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L. A. Speed Riggs
Cast
253 episodes in 4 shows · 1938–1952
Speed Riggs was a tobacco auctioneer at Liberty Warehouse in Durham, North Carolina, whose rapid-fire chant became the sound of Lucky Strike. He first went on the air in December 1937 on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade, and in 1938 he was named the Voice of Lucky Strike. He did the brand's commercials on Jack Benny's program and alongside Fred Allen and Kay Kyser, serving as its spokesman for about 33 years.
Sources: Lee Aubrey "Speed" Riggs, Wikipedia
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The Jack Benny Program 199 · Cast About The Jack Benny Program
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Jack Looks for a Replacement Singer October 1, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer Frank Sinatra October 8, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer Captain O'Benny October 22, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer Allen's Alley October 29, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer Guests Amos 'n' Andy November 5, 1944 · tobacco auctoneer Jack Hires Larry Stevens November 12, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer From Corona Naval Hospital November 19, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer How the Gang Spent Thanksgiving November 26, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Gets Mad and Goes Home December 3, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Resolves to Be Friends with Fred Allen December 31, 1944 · tobacco auctioneer
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Mrs. Nussbaum's Restaurant January 14, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Ice Skating in Central Park January 21, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer From Mitchell Field January 28, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer From St. Albans Naval Hospital February 4, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer From St. Joseph, Missouri February 18, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer From Fitzsimons Hospital, Denver February 25, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer The Train Station March 4, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Professor LeBlanc's First Lesson April 29, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Is Going to San Francisco May 13, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Steve Bradley Wants to Be Jack's Publicity Man September 30, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Gaslight October 14, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer The Robbery October 28, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Tire Trouble November 25, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer The I Can't Stand Jack Benny Contest December 2, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Dinner at the Colmans' December 9, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer Hello, Louella December 16, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer The English Butler December 23, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer, his voice cracks during the opening chant End of the Contest December 30, 1945 · tobacco auctioneer
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State Fair January 20, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Contest Winners January 27, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer From Palm Springs (1946) February 10, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Rochester Lost at Sea February 17, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Guest Gilbert Seldes February 24, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Lost Weekend March 10, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Dennis Returns from the Navy March 17, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer I Stand Condemned March 24, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Weekend at the Acme Plaza April 7, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Practices Next Door to Ronald Colman April 14, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Aboard the Saratoga April 21, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer The Kid from Brooklyn April 28, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Leaving for Chicago on the Train May 5, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Quiz Kids Contest May 12, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Fred Allen Asks Jack to Be on His Show May 19, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Ed Sullivan Gives Jack an Award May 26, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Phil and Dennis Have Their Own Shows September 29, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Listens to the World Series (1946) October 6, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Jack and Mary Walk to the Studio October 13, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Tries to Break His Contract with the Sportsmen November 3, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Rochester Gives Jack a Haircut November 10, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Guests Ronald and Benita Colman November 17, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer The Killers November 24, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Shoelaces for Don December 8, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Exchanges Don's Gift December 15, 1946 · tobacco auctioneer
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Guests Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall January 5, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Gracie Wants to Listen to Jack January 12, 1947 I Was Condemned January 19, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Fires the Sportsmen February 23, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Tries to Rehire the Sportsmen March 2, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Looks for a New Quartet March 9, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer The Sportsmen's Replacements March 16, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer The Sportsmen Are Hired Back March 23, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer From San Francisco (1947) March 30, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Wants Goldwyn to Film His Life April 6, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Buys a Baseball Team April 13, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer The Egg and I April 20, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Leaving for Chicago April 27, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer To the Train Station for Chicago May 4, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer From Chicago May 11, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer From New York (1947) May 18, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Benny's Boulevard May 25, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Back from Sun Valley October 5, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Goes for a Physical October 12, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Golf at Hillcrest October 19, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer The Seventh Hole at Hillcrest October 26, 1947 · tobacoo auctioneer Dark Passage November 2, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Corner Drugstore November 9, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Renews His Driver's License November 16, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer The Movie of Jack's Life November 23, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Turkey Dream November 30, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer Violin Lesson and the Vault December 7, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer The New Tenant (1947) December 28, 1947 · tobacco auctioneer
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Rose Bowl Tickets January 4, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Going to Denver January 11, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer In Denver for the March of Dimes January 18, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer On the Train to Hollywood January 25, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack and Mary See the Colmans' Movie February 1, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Nightmare Alley February 8, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack's Thirty-Ninth Birthday February 15, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack's New House in Palm Springs February 22, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Gladys Comes to Rehearsal February 29, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer The Walking Man March 7, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Winner of the Walking Man Contest March 14, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Lectures the Beavers March 21, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Your Money or Your Life March 28, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Wants to Borrow Bing's Oscar April 4, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer From Palm Springs (1948) April 11, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Murder at the Racquet Club (1948) April 18, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Charley's Aunt (1948) April 25, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Guest Frank Sinatra May 2, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Ronald Colman's Oscar May 9, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Robert Taylor Subs for Jack May 16, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer The Egg and I (1948) May 23, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer I Was Framed May 30, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Leaves for Detroit June 6, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer From Detroit June 13, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer From Cleveland June 20, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer From New York (1948) June 27, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Back from Europe October 3, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer World Series at Jack's October 10, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Sorry, Wrong Number October 17, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer The Colmans Have Dinner at Jack's October 24, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Goes Trick-or-Treating October 31, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Sees a Psychiatrist November 7, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Mary Is Late November 14, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Calls the Ad Agency November 21, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Thanksgiving at Mary's November 28, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Professor LeBlanc's Lesson December 5, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Tries to Relax at Home December 12, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer A Wallet for Don December 19, 1948 · tobacco auctioneer Last Show for NBC December 26, 1948 · commercial spokesman
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First Show for CBS January 2, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Lunch at the Brown Derby January 9, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack's Scrapbook January 16, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Don Won't Sign His Contract January 23, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Don Still Won't Sign January 30, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Don Signs a New Contract February 6, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack's Birthday Is Tomorrow February 13, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer The Horn Blows at Midnight (1949) February 20, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer A Day at the Races March 6, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer After the Races March 13, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Mary and Van Are Late March 20, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Spring Cleaning March 27, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Flying to New York April 3, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Shops for a New Car April 24, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer The Treasure of the Sierra Madre May 1, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Is Upset with the Cast May 8, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Mary Is Sick May 15, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Bus Tour of Beverly Hills September 11, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Meets the Stars of CBS September 25, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Becomes Generous October 2, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack's Memory Is Lost and Found October 9, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Recovering from a Cold October 16, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Rides in a Yacht November 6, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Last Week's Mistakes November 13, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer Texas Benefit December 11, 1949 · tobacco auctioneer
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Drear Poosen January 8, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer How Jack and Fred Allen Met January 15, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer I Was Betrayed January 22, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer To New York for the Heart Fund January 29, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer From New York for the Heart Fund February 5, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Allen's Alley Spoof February 12, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Gin Rummy on the Super Chief February 19, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer The Fiddler February 26, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Buck Benny Rides Again (1950) March 5, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Sagebrush Soap Contest March 12, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer The Champion March 19, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer From Palm Springs (1950) March 26, 1950 From Palm Springs, with Al Jolson April 2, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Fifty Cents to a Bum April 9, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer, his voice cracks at the start of the show Jack Gets the House Painted April 16, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer The Beavers Do the Show April 23, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Buys a New Suit May 7, 1950 Mother's Day Gags May 14, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Back from London September 10, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer The Gold Rush of '49 September 24, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and Murder November 12, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer USC-UCLA Game November 26, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer Grass Reek December 3, 1950 Murder at the Racquet Club (1950) December 10, 1950 · tobacco auctioneer
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King Solomon's Mines, Part One January 7, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Goes to the Doctor January 21, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer How Palm Springs Was Founded February 11, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Watches TV February 18, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Goes to the Dentist March 4, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Is Sick in Bed March 18, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Sunset Boulevard March 25, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Leaves for New York to Do a TV Show April 1, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer The Tax Men Visit Jack April 8, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer The Tax Men Come Back April 15, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer The Tax Men and the Circus April 22, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer From Nellis Air Force Base April 29, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer I Was Shanghaied May 6, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Plans to Drive to New York May 13, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer The Cast Is Unhappy with Their Contracts May 20, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Speed Riggs at the Doctor's May 27, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer The Cast Sings the Commercial June 3, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer At a Nightclub to Hear the Sportsmen October 21, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Jack Loses His Song October 28, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Saturday's Hero November 18, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Golden Girl November 25, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Cuff Links for Don December 2, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer The Guadalajara Trio Sings Jack's Song December 9, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer Decorating the Christmas Tree December 23, 1951 · tobacco auctioneer
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Information Please 51 · Cast About Information Please
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Fred Allen (1940) November 15, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, Lewis Lawes November 22, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer Leon Henderson (1940) November 29, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer Jan Struther, Elmer Rice December 6, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer Earnest Hooton December 13, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer Louis Bromfield, Herbert Marshall December 20, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer Walter D. Edmonds December 27, 1940 · tobacco auctioneer
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Vincent Sheean January 3, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Kenneth Simpson, James Wallace January 10, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Owen Davis January 17, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Lewis E. Lawes, Boris Karloff January 24, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Alexander Woollcott, S. J. Perelman January 31, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Jan Struther, Sir Willmott Lewis February 7, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, Henry Noble MacCracken February 14, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Jo Davidson February 21, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer John O'Hara February 28, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Christopher Morley, Elmer F. Layden March 7, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Claude Wickard March 14, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, Roland Young March 21, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Elsa Lanchester March 28, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer John Gunther, Lyman Bryson April 4, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Philip Merivale April 11, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Rex Stout, Henry Curran April 18, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Paul Lukas April 25, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, Donald Ogden Stewart May 2, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Gene Tunney (1941) May 9, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Frank Sullivan, Richard Maney May 16, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Third Anniversary Show May 23, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Jan Struther, Cornelia Otis Skinner May 30, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Sally Benson June 6, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Bill Tilden June 13, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer James Wallace, Alfred E. Smith June 20, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Alfred Hitchcock (1941) June 27, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer John Gunther, Walter Duranty July 4, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer John Gunther, Mary Boland July 11, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Lyman Bryson, Henry Noble MacCracken August 1, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Larry MacPhail August 8, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, Russell Crouse August 15, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Louis Bromfield, Margaret Leach September 12, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Stephen Vincent Benet September 19, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Jan Struther, Thomas Beecham September 26, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Fred Allen (1941) October 17, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, C. S. Forester October 24, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Cornelia Otis Skinner November 21, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Drew Pearson, Robert Allen November 28, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer Deems Taylor, Edna Ferber December 5, 1941 · tobacco auctioneer
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Your Hit Parade 2 · Cast About Your Hit Parade
The Fred Allen Show 1 · Cast About The Fred Allen Show
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