What a great pleasure it was to read about Walter Tetley (or should I say Leroy and Julius). Ann Whitfield lives in the Northwest and attends the annual REPS (Radio Enthusists of Puget Sound) Showcase each year. Maybe she can share some information about Walter when they were together on the Phil Harris & Alice Faye show.
Keep up the research work on these support actors. We all know about Harold Peary and Jim Jordan, but what about Mr. Pevie or Mr. Wimple. Who were those guys and what other characters did they play on radio? Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks a lot! Richard Le Grand played Mr. Pevey. When all else fails, there is always IMDB.
That won’t pull up his radio work though; I don’t know too much about that. And I really don’t remember a Mr. Wimple on the Great Gildersleeve; was that another show? Did Ann Whitfield play one of Phil and Alice Faye’s daughters?
Thanks for the info. Yes, Ann played one of the daughters on the Phil Harris & Alice Faye show. She either lives in Washington State or Oregon. The people at REPS could probably tell you how to contact her.
I just learned that a radio actor named Bill Thompson played Wallace Wimple on Fibber McGee & Molly. Wimple always talked about his “big old wife, Sweetie face”. He also played Horatio Boomer and Mr. Old Timer on the same show. I’m sure that there were other radio actors who played multiple characters on other radio shows. That’s the part that fascinates me.
I heard Bill Thompson on a guest spot on the Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show on which he played a German professor. I knew it was him instantly. Ann must be in her 70s by now, right? Or maybe her 80s.
Brian