Who’s Who on the Dial
Paul Frees
Cast, Narrator, Announcer
Born June 22, 1920. (Wikidata )
317 episodes in 39 shows · 1945–1960
Paul Frees was a radio actor heard in many different roles on Suspense and Escape. On Suspense he also announced the show's dramatic signature in the late 1940s, and on Escape he took turns with William Conrad as the opening announcer. He starred as the hero of The Green Lama and played parts on Gunsmoke and Crime Classics. Later he became a familiar cartoon voice, including Boris Badenov on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
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Suspense 88 · Cast, Announcer About Suspense
1946 2
1947 1
1948 25
The Black Curtain (1948) January 3, 1948 Summer Night July 15, 1948 · announcer Deep into Darkness July 22, 1948 · announcer The Yellow Wallpaper July 29, 1948 · announcer An Honest Man August 5, 1948 · announcer Beware the Quiet Man August 12, 1948 · announcer Crisis August 19, 1948 · announcer Song of the Heart August 26, 1948 · announcer The Morrison Affair September 2, 1948 · announcer The Big Shot September 9, 1948 · announcer Hitch-Hike Poker September 16, 1948 · announcer Celebration September 23, 1948 · announcer The Man Who Wanted to Be Edward G. Robinson September 30, 1948 · announcer Night Cry October 7, 1948 · announcer A Little Piece of Rope October 14, 1948 · announcer Give Me Liberty October 21, 1948 · announcer Death Sentence November 4, 1948 · announcer Muddy Track November 11, 1948 · announcer Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) November 18, 1948 · announcer The Screaming Woman November 25, 1948 · announcer The Hands of Mr. Ottermole December 2, 1948 · announcer The Sisters (1948) December 9, 1948 · announcer No Escape December 16, 1948 · announcer Holiday Story December 23, 1948 · announcer Break-Up December 30, 1948 · announcer
1949 44
To Find Help (1949) January 6, 1949 · announcer The Too Perfect Alibi January 13, 1949 · announcer If the Dead Could Talk January 20, 1949 · announcer The Thing in the Window (1949) January 27, 1949 · announcer Backseat Driver (1949) February 3, 1949 · announcer De Mortuis February 10, 1949 · announcer Catch Me If You Can February 17, 1949 · announcer Where There's a Will February 24, 1949 · announcer The Lovebirds March 3, 1949 · announcer Three O'Clock March 10, 1949 · announcer Murder Through the Looking Glass March 17, 1949 · announcer Dead Ernest (1949) March 24, 1949 · announcer You Can't Die Twice March 31, 1949 · announcer The Noose of Coincidence April 7, 1949 · announcer Murder in Black and White April 14, 1949 · announcer The Copper Tea Strainer April 21, 1949 · announcer The Lie April 28, 1949 · announcer Death Has a Shadow May 5, 1949 · announcer The Light Switch May 12, 1949 · announcer Consequence (1949) May 19, 1949 · announcer The Night Reveals (1949) May 26, 1949 · announcer The Ten Years June 2, 1949 · announcer Lunch Kit June 9, 1949 · announcer The Trap June 16, 1949 · announcer Ghost Hunt June 23, 1949 · announcer The Day I Died June 30, 1949 · announcer Nightmare (1949) September 1, 1949 · announcer Chicken Feed September 8, 1949 · announcer Last Confession September 15, 1949 · announcer Experiment 6-R September 22, 1949 · announcer Blind Date September 29, 1949 · announcer The Defense Rests (1949) October 6, 1949 · announcer Account Payable October 13, 1949 · announcer Good Night, Mrs. Russell October 20, 1949 · announcer Momentum October 27, 1949 · announcer The Search for Isabel November 3, 1949 · announcer The Murder of Aunt Delia November 10, 1949 · announcer The Red-Headed Woman November 17, 1949 · announcer The Long Wait November 24, 1949 · announcer Mission Completed December 1, 1949 · announcer For Love or Murder December 8, 1949 · announcer The Flame Blue Glove December 15, 1949 · announcer Double Entry (1949) December 22, 1949 · announcer The Bullet December 29, 1949 · announcer
1950 2
1951 3
1952 2
1953 3
1954 3
1955 1
1957 1
1959 1
Escape 77 · Cast About Escape
1947 9
1948 13
The Second Class Passenger (January 7, 1948) January 7, 1948 The Second Class Passenger (January 10, 1948) January 10, 1948 Snake Doctor (February 8, 1948) February 8, 1948 Snake Doctor (February 14, 1948) February 14, 1948 Ancient Sorceries (February 15, 1948) February 15, 1948 Ancient Sorceries (February 21, 1948) February 21, 1948 How Love Came to Professor Guildea (February 22, 1948) February 22, 1948 · as a parrot! and the opening "voice" How Love Came to Professor Guildea (February 28, 1948) February 28, 1948 · as a parrot The Grove of Ashtaroff March 6, 1948 Jimmy Goggles...The God March 7, 1948 · doubles Misfortune's Isle March 21, 1948 The Country of the Blind June 27, 1948 A Tooth for Paul Revere July 4, 1948
1949 9
1950 33
The Vanishing Lady (1950) January 10, 1950 · doubles The Sure Thing (1950) January 17, 1950 · doubles Treasure, Incorporated January 24, 1950 · doubles Present Tense January 31, 1950 · doubles The Outer Limit February 7, 1950 · doubles Two If by Sea February 14, 1950 · triples The Red Mark February 21, 1950 · doubles The Man Who Won the War February 28, 1950 · triples Port Royal March 10, 1950 · doubles Three Skeleton Key March 17, 1950 Danger at Matecumbe March 24, 1950 · doubles Green Splotches March 31, 1950 · doubles The Golden Snake April 14, 1950 The Shanghai Document April 21, 1950 Something for Nothing April 28, 1950 · doubles The Man Who Stole the Bible (1950) May 5, 1950 · doubles The Rim of Terror May 12, 1950 · triples Pass to Berlin May 19, 1950 · doubles Command (1950) May 26, 1950 · doubles Mars Is Heaven June 2, 1950 · triples Serenade for a Cobra June 16, 1950 · doubles Sundown June 23, 1950 · doubles Blood Bath June 30, 1950 · doubles A Shipment of Mute Fate (1950) July 7, 1950 · triples Shark Bait July 14, 1950 · doubles Yellow Wake July 21, 1950 · doubles Poison July 28, 1950 Two Came Back August 4, 1950 The Red Forest (1950) August 11, 1950 · doubles The Footprint August 18, 1950 Crossing Paris August 25, 1950 Earth Abides, Part 1 November 5, 1950 Earth Abides, Part 2 November 12, 1950
1951 1
1952 1
1953 4
1954 7
Wild Bill Hickok 13 · Cast About Wild Bill Hickok
Jokes and Gunsmoke March 26, 1952 Jingles, the Ladies' Man May 2, 1952 The Wolf of Ghost Mountain October 3, 1952 The Red River Mutiny November 26, 1952 Joke Book Bandits December 12, 1952 The Big Cleanup April 15, 1953 The Little Dude June 10, 1953 The House on Windy Hill October 14, 1953 Silk Hat Hogan's Donkey December 9, 1953 A Tangled Rope December 23, 1953 The Old Home Town November 12, 1954 Six-Gun Serenade December 1, 1954 The Thirty-Five Calibre Killer December 15, 1954
Dangerous Assignment 12 · Cast About Dangerous Assignment
Solve Kent Jackson's Murder May 24, 1950 Smash Outlaw Propaganda Broadcasts April 28, 1951 Did the American Hartley Kill Borrego? July 3, 1951 The Stolen Treaty August 25, 1952 Recover the Diplomatic File from Mr. Alexander November 12, 1952 Resolve Doctor Mitsuko Scandal February 18, 1953 Retrieve Peter Mettnick, Alive March 4, 1953 Nail Mr. Big of the Bureau March 18, 1953 Put an End to Anti-submarine Base Sabotage April 29, 1953 Recover Stolen Blueprints May 20, 1953 Grab James C. Stroller June 24, 1953 Find Anthony Targou July 1, 1953
The Railroad Hour 11 · Cast About The Railroad Hour
Rio Rita November 8, 1948 The New Moon (1948) November 29, 1948 Sally (1948) December 13, 1948 Naughty Marietta (1949) January 17, 1949 State Fair (1949) March 21, 1949 The New Moon (1949) October 10, 1949 The Pirates of Penzance December 11, 1950 The Desert Song (1952) January 21, 1952 East Wind February 4, 1952 Love Song July 21, 1952 Naughty Marietta (1952) October 20, 1952
Rocky Jordan 10 · Cast About Rocky Jordan
Everything Shipshape March 27, 1949 Lady in Disguise May 8, 1949 The Man They All Loved June 5, 1949 Cairo Vendetta August 14, 1949 The Man with No Name October 9, 1949 Quest for Tornina October 16, 1949 Adventure in Zaqaziq April 16, 1950 The Dead Colleen July 2, 1950 The Lady from Tangiers July 4, 1951 The Genakos Affair July 11, 1951
Screen Directors Playhouse 9 · Cast About Screen Directors Playhouse
NBC University Theater 8 · Cast About NBC University Theater
Lux Radio Theatre 7 · Cast, Narrator About Lux Radio Theatre
Tales of the Texas Rangers 7 · Cast About Tales of the Texas Rangers
Broadway Is My Beat 6 · Cast About Broadway Is My Beat
Jeff Regan, Investigator 5 · Cast About Jeff Regan, Investigator
Night Beat 5 · Cast About Night Beat
Romance 5 · Cast About Romance
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 5 · Cast About The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
The Whistler 5 · Cast About The Whistler
Crime Classics 4 · Cast About Crime Classics
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 4 · Cast About Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Whisperer 4 · Cast About The Whisperer
Gunsmoke 3 · Cast About Gunsmoke
The Adventures of Sam Spade 3 · Cast About The Adventures of Sam Spade
The Man Called X 3 · Cast About The Man Called X
Family Theater 2 · Cast About Family Theater
Let George Do It 2 · Cast About Let George Do It
The Adventures of Ellery Queen 2 · Cast About The Adventures of Ellery Queen
The Line-Up 2 · Cast About The Line-Up
The Story of Dr. Kildare 2 · Cast About The Story of Dr. Kildare
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 2 · Cast About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Box 13 1 · Cast About Box 13
Fibber McGee and Molly 1 · Cast About Fibber McGee and Molly
Mr. President 1 · Cast About Mr. President
Pat Novak for Hire 1 · Cast About Pat Novak for Hire
Rocky Fortune 1 · Cast About Rocky Fortune
Rogue's Gallery 1 · Cast About Rogue's Gallery
The Adventures of Frank Race 1 · Cast About The Adventures of Frank Race
The Alan Young Show 1 · Cast About The Alan Young Show
The CBS Radio Workshop 1 · Cast About The CBS Radio Workshop
The First Nighter Program 1 · Cast About The First Nighter Program
This Is Your FBI 1 · Cast About This Is Your FBI
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