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Richard LeGrand

Cast, Announcer

Born August 29, 1882. (Wikidata)

565 episodes in 9 shows · 1934–1957

Richard LeGrand worked his way up through stage dramas, musical comedies, tent shows and vaudeville, often playing dialect characters. On radio he became a comedy favorite as Peavey the druggist on The Great Gildersleeve, a part he also played in three Gildersleeve films. He later joined Fibber McGee and Molly as Ole, the Elks Club janitor, and used his Peavey voice to play Phil Harris's father on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show.

Sources: Richard LeGrand, Wikipedia

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The Great Gildersleeve424 · Cast

1942 11

1943 22

1944 28

1945 33

1946 33

1947 32

1948 36

1949 33

1950 40

1951 34

1952 48

1953 49

1954 23

1955 1

1957 1

Fibber McGee and Molly122 · Cast, Announcer

1944 1

1949 23

1950 27

1951 29

1952 23

1953 18

1954 1

The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show9 · Cast
Lux Radio Theatre3 · Cast
Calling All Cars2 · Cast
Suspense2 · Cast
Cavalcade of America1 · Cast
The Halls of Ivy1 · Cast
The Screen Guild Theater1 · Cast

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