Who’s Who on the Dial
William Woodson
Cast, Narrator, Announcer
169 episodes in 5 shows · 1947–1954
Bill Woodson is best remembered on radio as the narrator of the crime drama This Is Your FBI, heard on ABC from 1948 to 1953. He also voiced a range of characters on programs such as Suspense, Inheritance and Family Theater. In later years he became a familiar narrator on television, including more than 100 episodes of the animated Super Friends.
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This Is Your FBI 163 · Cast, Narrator, Announcer About This Is Your FBI
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The Sorrowful Safecracker January 2, 1948 · narrator The Unwilling Hostess January 9, 1948 · narrator The Mercenary Mother January 16, 1948 · narrator The Round-Trip Murder January 23, 1948 · narrator The Plastic Profile January 30, 1948 · narrator The Jewel-Laden Jockey March 5, 1948 · narrator The Hen-Pecked Hijacker March 12, 1948 · narrator Operation Ransom March 19, 1948 · narrator The Unwilling Partner March 26, 1948 · narrator The Runaway Racketeers April 2, 1948 · narrator The Lonesome Lamister May 7, 1948 · narrator The Big Guy May 14, 1948 · narrator The Curious Prospectors May 21, 1948 · narrator The Unhappy Medium June 4, 1948 · narrator The Student of Violence June 11, 1948 · narrator The Respectable Thief July 30, 1948 · narrator The Three-Way Frame-Up August 6, 1948 · narrator The Remorseful Runaway August 13, 1948 · narrator The Wrong-Way Shakedown August 20, 1948 · narrator The Tell-Tale Bracelet August 27, 1948 · narrator The Great Deception September 3, 1948 · narrator Deadlier Than the Male September 10, 1948 · narrator The Innocent Fugitive September 17, 1948 · narrator The Unknown Voice September 24, 1948 · narrator The Phantom Mine October 1, 1948 · narrator The Two Wise Men November 5, 1948 · narrator The Gridiron Swindle November 12, 1948 · narrator The Man Who Died Twice November 19, 1948 · narrator The Unwilling Draft Dodger November 26, 1948 · narrator Two Tickets to Nowhere December 3, 1948 · narrator The Voyage of Terror December 10, 1948 · narrator The Prodigal Brother December 17, 1948 · narrator The Return of St. Nick (1948) December 24, 1948 · narrator The Friendly Forgers December 31, 1948 · narrator
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The Out-Of-Date Killer January 7, 1949 · narrator The Skid Row Shakedown January 14, 1949 · narrator The Slap-Stick Holdup January 21, 1949 · narrator The Fugitive Bridgegroom January 28, 1949 · narrator The Cut-Rate Caravan February 4, 1949 · narrator The Mother-In-Law Racket February 11, 1949 · narrator The Three Fathom Frameup February 18, 1949 · narrator Murder on the Midway February 25, 1949 · narrator The Tell-Tale Ransom March 11, 1949 · narrator The Baby Rental Racket March 18, 1949 · narrator The Comeback Kid April 1, 1949 · narrator The Bogus Healer April 15, 1949 · narrator The Larcenous Landlady April 22, 1949 · narrator The Lonely Hearts Racket April 29, 1949 · narrator The Tropical Shakedown May 6, 1949 · narrator Apprentice of Larceny May 13, 1949 · narrator The Swampland Fugitive May 20, 1949 · narrator The Bogus Bankrupt May 27, 1949 · narrator The Hungry Wrestler June 3, 1949 · narrator The Gentle Killer June 17, 1949 · narrator The Rocking Chair Shakedown June 24, 1949 · narrator The Sentimental Double Cross July 29, 1949 · narrator Out of the Storm August 5, 1949 · narrator The Larcenous Bride August 12, 1949 · narrator The Hapless Hijackers August 26, 1949 · narrator The Delinquent Father September 2, 1949 · narrator Larceny Will Out September 9, 1949 · narrator The Chinatown Shakedown September 16, 1949 · narrator
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The Agent Apprentice August 11, 1950 · narrator The Vanishing Witness August 18, 1950 · narrator The Black Market Hijacking August 25, 1950 · narrator The Musical Stickup September 1, 1950 · narrator The Swing-Shift Racketeers September 8, 1950 · narrator The Flop-House Frame-Up September 15, 1950 · narrator Draft Dodging, Inc September 22, 1950 · narrator The Gold Rush Stickup September 29, 1950 · narrator Prisoner of War October 6, 1950 · narrator The Phantom Bandit October 13, 1950 · narrator The Dark Journey October 20, 1950 · narrator The International Heist October 27, 1950 · narrator The Backstage Shakedown November 10, 1950 · narrator The Prodigal Hoodlum November 17, 1950 · narrator Quartet for Crime November 24, 1950 · narrator Communist Agent December 1, 1950 · narrator The Floating Stick-Up December 8, 1950 · narrator The Jungle Killer December 15, 1950 · narrator The Return of St. Nick (1950) December 22, 1950 · narrator
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The Selective Service Swindle January 19, 1951 · narrator The Continental Killer January 26, 1951 · narrator The Innocent Highjacker February 2, 1951 · narrator The Island Fugitive February 9, 1951 · narrator The Penny Lender February 16, 1951 · narrator The Canvas-Backed Frame-Up February 23, 1951 · narrator The Tin Can Killing March 2, 1951 · narrator Captain Larceny March 9, 1951 · narrator The Hollywood Shakedown (1951) March 16, 1951 · narrator The Saboteurs March 30, 1951 · narrator The Soybean Shakedown April 6, 1951 · narrator The Runaway Sister April 13, 1951 · narrator The Big Fix April 20, 1951 · narrator The Profiteers May 4, 1951 · narrator The Corruptors (1951) May 11, 1951 · narrator The Straw Hat Shakedown May 18, 1951 · narrator Old Mother Larceny May 25, 1951 · narrator The Traitor June 22, 1951 · narrator The Fraudulent Healer June 29, 1951 · narrator The Runaway Corpse July 6, 1951 · narrator The Roaring Twenties July 20, 1951 · narrator The Post Time Stick-Up August 3, 1951 · narrator The Bogus Highjacking August 17, 1951 · narrator The Bad Samaritan August 24, 1951 · narrator Ghost Town August 31, 1951 · narrator The Curious Fisherman September 7, 1951 · narrator The Interrupted Journey September 14, 1951 · narrator The Tell-Tale Cargo September 21, 1951 · narrator The Harvest September 28, 1951 · narrator The Hostage October 5, 1951 · announcer The Tropical Frame-Up October 12, 1951 · narrator The Stranger October 19, 1951 · narrator Citizen Caldwell October 26, 1951 · narrator The Million Dollar Question November 2, 1951 · narrator The Traveling Bride November 9, 1951 · narrator The Unwilling Host November 16, 1951 · narrator The Flying Felon November 23, 1951 · narrator The Unhappy Embezzler November 30, 1951 · narrator The Un-American Patriot December 7, 1951 · narrator Crime for Sale December 14, 1951 · narrator The Innocent Santa Claus December 21, 1951 · narrator The Intruder December 28, 1951 · narrator
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The Toy Bandit January 4, 1952 · narrator The Protection Peddlers January 11, 1952 · narrator Knockout January 18, 1952 · narrator Fiesta Fugitives January 25, 1952 · narrator The Campus Crime Wave February 1, 1952 · narrator The Face February 8, 1952 · narrator The Old Hat February 15, 1952 · narrator The Unwelcome Fugitive February 22, 1952 · narrator The Pay Off February 29, 1952 · narrator The Skyway Man March 7, 1952 · narrator The Cross Country Fugitive March 14, 1952 · narrator The Corruptors (1952) March 21, 1952 · narrator The Phantom Hitch-Hiker March 28, 1952 · narrator The Hollywood Shakedown (1952) April 4, 1952 · narator The Masquerader April 18, 1952 · narrator The Loner April 25, 1952 · narrator The Courier May 2, 1952 · narrator Man Hunt May 16, 1952 · narrator The Larceny Express May 30, 1952 · narrator Jackpot June 6, 1952 · narrator The Respectable Felon June 13, 1952 · narrator The Three-A-Day Fugitive June 20, 1952 · narrator The Tell-Tale Camera June 27, 1952 · narrator The Five Fathom Stick-Up July 4, 1952 · narrator Killer for Hire July 11, 1952 · narrator The Bridal Shakedown July 18, 1952 · narrator The Seagull Shakedown September 5, 1952 · narrator The Comic Strip Bandits September 19, 1952 · narrator The Little Tin Box September 26, 1952 · narrator Sight-Seeing Killer October 3, 1952 · narrator The Wayward Brother October 24, 1952 · narrator The Evil Samaritan October 31, 1952 · narrator Wide Open City November 14, 1952 · narrator Snow Screen December 19, 1952 · narrator The Sunshine Syndicate December 26, 1952 · narrator
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Family Theater 3 · Cast About Family Theater
Let George Do It 1 · Cast About Let George Do It
Studio One 1 · Cast About Studio One
Suspense 1 · Cast About Suspense
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