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Don Wilson was an American announcer and actor in radio and television, with a Falstaffian vocal presence, remembered best as the rotund announcer and comic foil to the star of The Jack Benny Program.
Born
Saturday, 01 September 1900
Died
Sunday, 25 April 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Death Fighter | Bobby Pau / Bobby Pau (as Don 'The Dragon' Wilson) | 2017 |
| Diamond Cartel | Mister Lo | 2015 |
| Whatever It Takes | Neil / Neil DeMarco | 1998 |
| Top Fighter | Himself / Self | 1995 |
| Magic Kid | Himself / Don 'The Dragon' Wilson | 1993 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| New York Chinatown | Actor | 1982 |
| Paper Moon | Self on Jack Benny Radio Show | 1973 |
| Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self | 1970 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Death Fighter | Bobby Pau / Bobby Pau (as Don 'The Dragon' Wilson) | 2017 |
| Diamond Cartel | Mister Lo | 2015 |
| Whatever It Takes | Neil / Neil DeMarco | 1998 |
| Top Fighter | Himself / Self | 1995 |
| Magic Kid | Himself / Don 'The Dragon' Wilson | 1993 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| New York Chinatown | Actor | 1982 |
| Paper Moon | Self on Jack Benny Radio Show | 1973 |
| Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special | Self | 1970 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Minister (segment "The Bishop") / Himself - Minister (segment "The Bishop") (archive footage) | 1968 |
| Batman | Walter Klondike | 1966 |
| General Foods Opening Night | Himself (narrator) / Self (narrator) | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor / Himself - Tenor / Self / Self - Actor / Himself | 1961 |
| Harrigan and Son | Stanton | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| About Faces | Self | 1959 |
| The Mouse That Jack Built | Don (voice) / Don | 1959 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Man | 1955 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| The Stars Are Singing | Radio Announcer | 1953 |
| Niagara | Mr. J.C. Kettering / J.C. Kettering | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Gates Ajar Morgan | 1952 |
| Sailor Beware | Mr. Chubby | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Muggsy | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Don Wilson / Self / Announcer / Self - Announcer / Narrator / Jello Commercial / Don Wilson - Announcer / Benjamin Franklin / Chubby Wilson / Coach Wilson / Col. Culpepper J. Wilson / Detective Wilson / George Washington / Herman Hockelfinger / Pilot Williams / Poncho / Rosalita's Papa / Schultz the Butcher / Shem Skinner / Sheriff / Spunky / Uncle Sam / Self - Commercial / Jell-o Commercial / Little Boy - State Farm Ins. Commercial | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Announcer / Self - Commercials | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Larceny | Master of Ceremonies | 1948 |
| The Senator Was Indiscreet | Commentator | 1947 |
| The Corpse Came C.O.D. | Narrator | 1947 |
| The Chase | Fats | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Radio Announcer | 1946 |
| Cinderella Jones | Announcer | 1946 |
| Radio Stars on Parade | Don Wilson - Announcer | 1945 |
| Out of This World | Radio Announcer | 1945 |
| Jamboree | Don Wilson - Radio Announcer | 1944 |
| Mardi Gras | Announcer | 1943 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Don Wilson - Radio Announcer / Himself - Radio Announcer | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Self - Announcer | 1943 |
| Du Barry Was a Lady | Radio Interviewer | 1943 |
| Show-Business at War | Self | 1943 |
| Footlight Serenade | Radio Announcer | 1942 |
| Hi, Neighbor | Radio Announcer | 1942 |
| Swing It Soldier | Brad Saunders | 1941 |
| The Round Up | Sheriff 'Slim' Hoover / SheriffHoover | 1941 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Radio Show Announcer | 1940 |
| Comin' Round the Mountain | Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer | 1940 |
| Screw Drivers of 1940 | Don Wilson | 1940 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again | Don Wilson | 1940 |
| Two Girls on Broadway | Announcer | 1940 |
| Village Barn Dance | Radio Announcer | 1940 |
| $1000 a Touchdown | Announcer | 1939 |
| Ferdinand the Bull | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1938 |
| Hollywood Goes to Town | Himself / Self | 1938 |
| Radio City Revels | Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer | 1938 |
| Behind the Mike | Tiny Martin | 1937 |
| Artist and Models | Radio Speaker | 1937 |
| Meet the Missus | Radio Announcer | 1937 |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | Radio Announcer | 1935 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Whatever It Takes | 1998 |
