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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 19, 1890
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gayne Whitman
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name."
Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros.
On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Rootin' Tootin' Roundup | Narrator (Little Hiawatha) (archive footage) |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Sakima and the Masked Marvel | Voice of the Masked Man |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie | |
| 1953 | Dangerous Crossing | Purser (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Jazz Singer | Mr. Eskow |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Lawyer Grummet |
| 1953 | One Girl's Confession | District Attorney |
| 1952 | Big Jim McLain | Dr. Gelster |
| 1952 | Strange Fascination | Mr. Lowell |
| 1950 | The Killer That Stalked New York | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Sickle or the Cross | Tim Matthews |
| 1948 | Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home | Narrator (voice) |
| 1948 | Popular Science L8 - 5 | Narrator |
| 1947 | Moon Rockets | Narrator |
| 1947 | Faith of Jairus | Narrator |
| 1946 | Prospecting for Petroleum | The Geologist (voice) |
| 1946 | Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser | Narrator (voice) |
| 1945 | Hitchhike to Happiness | Radio Program Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Music in the Sky | Narrator |
| 1944 | Bordertown Trail | Officer |
| 1944 | My Gal Loves Music | Announcer |
| 1942 | Phantom Killer | District Attorney John W. Rogers |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Maitre d'hotel (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Parachute Battalion | Staff Officer |
| 1941 | Play Girl | Jeweller (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Gangs Inc. | Defense Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Rookie Bear | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Ted, Box Office Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Harrison |
| 1940 | I Take This Woman | Dr. Phelps (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Doctor |
| 1940 | New Moon | First Mate |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1940 | In Old Missouri | Businessman |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | Narrator |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | New York City Announcer |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Radio Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes | Narrator |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | News Broadcaster |
| 1938 | Popular Science J8-1 | Narrator |
| 1937 | Popular Science J-7-1 | Narrator |
| 1937 | Little Hiawatha | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Mickey's Review | Narrator |
| 1936 | Robin Hood of El Dorado | |
| 1936 | Spendthrift | Radio Announcer |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | announcer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Last Wilderness | Narrator |
| 1935 | Woman Wanted | Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Radio Show Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Old Homestead | Radio Station Executive (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Popular Science J6-2 | |
| 1934 | Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight" | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On | Doctor Wilson |
| 1934 | City of Wax | Narrator |
| 1934 | Inyaah (Jungle Goddess) | Narrator |
| 1934 | Art Trouble | Richard Burton |
| 1934 | The 9th Guest | Voice of the Host (Uncredited) |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | President (voice) |
| 1934 | Flight Over Abyssinia | narrator |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 | |
| 1932 | Sea Spiders | Narrator (voice) |
| 1932 | Igloo | Narrator (voice) |
| 1932 | The Iceless Arctic | Narrator (voice) |
| 1929 | Lucky Boy | Mr. Trent |
| 1928 | The Adventurer | The Tornado |
| 1928 | Sailors' Wives | Warren Graves |
| 1927 | Backstage | Frank Carroll |
| 1927 | The Woman on Trial | Julie's Lawyer |
| 1927 | Too Many Crooks | Marshall Stone |
| 1927 | Stolen Pleasures | John Manning |
| 1926 | His Jazz Bride | |
| 1926 | The Night Cry | Miguel Hernández |
| 1926 | A Woman of the Sea | The Novelist from the City |
| 1926 | Sunshine of Paradise Alley | Glen Wathershoon |
| 1926 | Oh! What a Nurse! | Clive Hunt |
| 1926 | Exclusive Rights | |
| 1926 | The Love Toy | Prime Minister |
| 1926 | Hell-Bent for Heaven | |
| 1925 | His Majesty, Bunker Bean | Bert Hollins |
| 1925 | The Pleasure Buyers | Genne Cassenas |
| 1921 | If Women Only Knew | Professor Storey |
| 1919 | The End of the Game | Frank Miller |
| 1919 | The Best Man | Jefferson Hathaway (as Alfred Whitman) |
| 1918 | Baree, Son of Kazan | Jim Carvel (as Alfred Whitman) |
| 1918 | Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers | Ross Cavanaugh |
| 1918 | The Wild Strain | Harold Burton |
| 1918 | A Gentleman's Agreement | Allen Spargo |
| 1918 | The Home Trail | Tom Evans |
| 1918 | The Girl from Beyond | Geoffrey Hampden / George Hammond |
| 1918 | The Sea Flower | Truxton Darnley |
| 1917 | Money Madness | Tom Williams (as Alfred Vosburgh) |
| 1917 | The Serpent's Tooth | Sid Lennox |
| 1917 | Princess of the Dark | Jack Rockwell (as Alfred Vosburgh) |
| 1917 | Shackles of Truth | Luther Snaith |
| 1917 | Environment | Arnold Brice |
| 1916 | Her Father's Son | Lt. Richard Harkness |
| 1916 | The Road to Love | Karan (as Alfred Vosburgh) |
| 1916 | Life's Harmony | Gordon Howard |
| 1916 | The Silken Spider | Rev. Lewis Dunston |
| 1916 | Professor Jeremy's Experiment | Thorpe Willis |
| 1916 | The Atonement | Dick Stanton |
| 1916 | Enchantment | The Faun's Mate |
| 1916 | The Holly House | Rolin Henderson |
| 1916 | The Little Troubadour | Frank Towne |
| 1916 | Pastures Green | Bruce Blake |
| 1916 | The Quicksands of Deceit | Hugh Conway |
| 1916 | Tangled Skeins | Randall Wellington |
| 1916 | The Gentle Conspiracy | Bob Fillmore |
| 1916 | Jealousy's First Wife | Randolph Truax |
| 1916 | Four Months | Billy Carrington |
| 1916 | The Touch on the Key | Jimmy Lorman |
| 1916 | The Counterfeit Earl | Ralph Collum |
| 1916 | Realization | Carl |
| 1913 | The Sign of the Snake | Secondary Role |
| Popular Science, Episode L7 - 4 | Narrator |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Highway Patrol | Dr. Kennedy |
| 1951 | The Living Christ | Judas Iscariot |