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Santos Ortega
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Born June 30, 1899. (Wikidata )
165 episodes in 25 shows · 1936–1965
Santos Ortega was a busy radio voice from the 1930s into the early 1960s, best known as Commissioner Weston on The Shadow. He played the title roles in Bulldog Drummond and The Adventures of Charlie Chan, originated Inspector Queen on The Adventures of Ellery Queen, and narrated Gang Busters, while turning up often on Inner Sanctum and Suspense. On TV he later played Will Hughes on As the World Turns.
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Inner Sanctum Mysteries 56 · Cast About Inner Sanctum Mysteries
1941 4
1942 1
1943 2
1944 1
1945 17
Death Is an Artist January 23, 1945 Death in the Depths February 6, 1945 No Coffin for the Dead February 20, 1945 The Bog-Oak Necklace April 10, 1945 The Judas Clock April 17, 1945 The Black Art May 15, 1945 Dead to Rights May 22, 1945 Musical Score May 29, 1945 Portrait of Death June 12, 1945 Dead Man's Holiday June 19, 1945 Dead Man's Deal August 28, 1945 The Last Story September 11, 1945 Terror by Night (1945) September 18, 1945 The Lonely Sleep September 25, 1945 The Shadow of Death October 2, 1945 · doubles The Wailing Wall November 6, 1945 The Undead December 18, 1945
1946 9
1947 3
1948 11
Death Demon July 5, 1948 Murder Takes a Honeymoon July 26, 1948 The Murder Ship August 2, 1948 House of Doom August 9, 1948 Hangman's Island September 20, 1948 Murder by Prophecy September 27, 1948 Death of a Doll October 18, 1948 Deathwatch in Boston November 15, 1948 Cause of Death December 6, 1948 Murder Faces East December 13, 1948 Between Two Worlds December 20, 1948
1949 5
1950 1
1951 1
1952 1
The Shadow 19 · Cast About The Shadow
The Isle of Fear October 30, 1938 The Phantom of the Lighthouse September 7, 1947 The Comic Strip Killer November 23, 1947 The Bones of the Dragon January 11, 1948 The Nursery Rhyme Murders February 22, 1948 · doubles Death Coils to Strike March 21, 1948 The Ghost That Gleams April 4, 1948 Reflection of Death May 9, 1948 · doubles The Giant of Madras May 16, 1948 · doubles Murder at Dead Man's Inn September 12, 1948 Revenge Is Murder September 19, 1948 · doubles Death Is a Colored Dream September 26, 1948 The Phantom Racketeer October 3, 1948 A Mask for Murder October 10, 1948 · doubles Dead Man's Ride October 17, 1948 The Drum of Obi October 24, 1948 · doubles Murder by a Corpse October 31, 1948 Evil in the House November 7, 1948 The Wig Makers of Doom Street November 28, 1948
Suspense 14 · Cast About Suspense
A Matter of Execution August 30, 1959 Infanticide October 11, 1959 The Country of the Blind (1959) December 13, 1959 A Korean Christmas Carol December 20, 1959 The Revolution March 13, 1960 Out the Window May 22, 1960 Elemental June 12, 1960 End Game July 31, 1960 Rakovsky's Rubles September 11, 1960 Time on My Hands September 25, 1960 Yuletide Miracle December 17, 1961 Heads You Lose March 11, 1962 You Died Last Night April 1, 1962 Hide and Seek May 13, 1962
21st Precinct 11 · Cast About 21st Precinct
The Plant December 25, 1953 The Platform January 13, 1954 The Brother (1954) April 14, 1954 The Book June 9, 1954 The DOA July 28, 1954 The Mark October 27, 1954 The Loser December 15, 1954 The Giver December 22, 1954 The Communication April 13, 1955 The Beard December 23, 1955 The Neighbor May 31, 1956
X Minus One 11 · Cast About X Minus One
The Man in the Moon May 29, 1955 Nightmare July 21, 1955 Almost Human August 11, 1955 Nightfall December 7, 1955 The Roads Must Roll January 4, 1956 How to April 3, 1956 The Last Martian August 7, 1956 Field Study February 20, 1957 Martian Sam April 3, 1957 Man's Best Friend April 24, 1957 Skulking Permit (1957) July 4, 1957
Dimension X 7 · Cast About Dimension X
The Adventures of Superman 6 · Cast About The Adventures of Superman
Cavalcade of America 5 · Cast About Cavalcade of America
The Adventures of Ellery Queen 5 · Cast About The Adventures of Ellery Queen
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 5 · Cast About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator 4 · Cast About Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator
The Mysterious Traveler 4 · Cast About The Mysterious Traveler
Columbia Workshop 2 · Cast About Columbia Workshop
Romance 2 · Cast About Romance
Stroke of Fate 2 · Cast About Stroke of Fate
The Big Story 2 · Cast About The Big Story
Words at War 2 · Cast About Words at War
Bulldog Drummond 1 · Cast About Bulldog Drummond
Casey, Crime Photographer 1 · Cast About Casey, Crime Photographer
Chandu the Magician 1 · Cast About Chandu the Magician
Charlie Chan 1 · Cast About Charlie Chan
Murder by Experts 1 · Cast About Murder by Experts
The CBS Radio Workshop 1 · Cast About The CBS Radio Workshop
Theatre Five 1 · Cast About Theatre Five
You Are There 1 · Cast About You Are There
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