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Harry Rudolph von Zell was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, and for once mispronouncing President Herbert Hoover's name on the air, a slip that was exaggerated on a later comedy record album.
Born
Wednesday, 11 July 1906
Died
Saturday, 21 November 1981
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Self - for Carnation Instant Non Fat Dry Milk | 2004 |
| Avalon | Self | 1990 |
| Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | 1978 |
| Yesterday's Witness | Self | 1976 |
| The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz | Narrator | 1968 |
| Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Newscaster / Off-Screen Narrator | 1966 |
| McHale's Navy | Vice Adm. Parker | 1962 |
| Celebrity Golf | Self - Host | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Murphy / Averill Murphy | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | John Lomax | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Self - for Carnation Instant Non Fat Dry Milk | 2004 |
| Avalon | Self | 1990 |
| Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | 1978 |
| Yesterday's Witness | Self | 1976 |
| The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz | Narrator | 1968 |
| Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Newscaster / Off-Screen Narrator | 1966 |
| McHale's Navy | Vice Adm. Parker | 1962 |
| Celebrity Golf | Self - Host | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Murphy / Averill Murphy | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | John Lomax | 1959 |
| The George Burns Show | Harry von Zell / Announcer / Self / Reporter | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Sidney Hawes / Phil Scharf | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Nathaniel Ferguson / John Sherman / Henry Baffle / Fred McDermott | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Frank Curtis | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self - Pitchman for S& H Green Stamps / Self - S & H pitchman / Self - spokesman for S&H Green Stamps | 1956 |
| Columbia Laff Hour | (archive footage) | 1956 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Himself | 1955 |
| The Donald O'Connor Show | Self - Announcer | 1954 |
| The George Gobel Show | 1954 | |
| The Jimmy Durante Show | Self - Spokesman for Texaco | 1954 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Son of Paleface | Mr. Stoner | 1952 |
| The Marrying Kind | Radio Quiz Show Host | 1952 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm | Mr. Chadwick | 1951 |
| I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Savage | 1951 |
| You're in the Navy Now | Capt. 'Danny' Eliot (as Harry Von Zell) / Capt. 'Danny' Eliot | 1951 |
| Call Me Mister | Maj. Gen. William Steele | 1951 |
| For Heaven's Sake | Tex Henry | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Harry von Zell | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Harry von Zell / Announcer / Announcer Announcer / Harry von Zell Announcer | 1950 |
| Two Flags West | Ephraim Strong | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends | Mr. Morrison | 1950 |
| Dear Wife | Jeff Cooper | 1949 |
| The Saxon Charm | Zack Humber | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Host - Los Angeles Segment | 1948 |
| Where There's Life | Joe Snyder | 1947 |
| The Guilt of Janet Ames | Carter | 1947 |
| Meet Mr. Mischief | Harry Von Zell / Hasim - the Fake Swami | 1947 |
| Till the End of Time | Scuffy | 1946 |
| How DOooo You Do | Harry | 1945 |
| The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Ben | 1945 |
| It's in the Bag! | Phil | 1945 |
| The Parade of the Maestros | Self / Announcer | 1935 |
