Ed Herlihy

Ed Herlihy

Infobox actor
name = Ed Herlihy


caption =
birthdate = August 14, 1909
birthplace = Boston, Massachusetts
deathdate = January 30, 1999
deathplace = New York City, New York

Ed Herlihy (August 14, 1909 – January 30, 1999) was an American newsreel narrator for Universal-International. His voice was heard in countless films on every subject, making him one of the best-known voices in broadcast history. He also was a long-time radio and television announcer for NBC, hosting "The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour" in the 1940s and 1950, as well as doing Kraft commercials during the 1960s through the early-1980s. He was also Jack Paar's announcer on "The Tonight Show".

He died of natural causes in New York City, at age 89.

Filmography

*Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV) .... Narrator
*Malcolm X (1992) .... Joe Louis Announcer
*Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) .... Newscaster
*A Fine Mess (1986) .... TV Reporter
*Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) .... Mr. Buxton
* (1985) .... Dooley
*The King of Comedy (1983)
*The Chosen (1981) .... Newsreel Announcer
*Speeches of Winston Churchill, The (voice) (archive footage)

External links

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