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Cornelius Westbrook Van Voorhis was a narrator for television programs and movies. He is perhaps best known for his work on The March of Time radio and newsreel series, where he became known as the "Voice of Doom", as well as for the catchphrase, "Time...marches on!". He narrated each episode of the 1954–56 NBC series Justice. He also did narration for the 1957 television series PANIC!. He was originally scheduled to be the announcer for The Twilight Zone television show. Mr. Van Voorhis had also been a news broadcaster for the Mutual Broadcasting System, the Columbia Broadcasting System and New York radio station WOR
Birth Name
Cornelius Westbrook Van Voorhis
Born
Monday, 21 September 1903
Died
Saturday, 13 July 1968
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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War Factories | (voice) (archive footage) | 2019 |
Crusade in the Pacific | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1962 |
The Ladies Man | TV Person to Person | 1961 |
The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler | Narrator | 1958 |
Panic! | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1957 |
Operation Manhunt | Narrator, opening sequence | 1954 |
Justice | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 1954 |
Omnibus | Self - Narrator (segment) | 1952 |
Walk East on Beacon! | Narrator | 1952 |
Tembo | Narrator | 1952 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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War Factories | (voice) (archive footage) | 2019 |
Crusade in the Pacific | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1962 |
The Ladies Man | TV Person to Person | 1961 |
The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler | Narrator | 1958 |
Panic! | Self - Narrator / Narrator | 1957 |
Operation Manhunt | Narrator, opening sequence | 1954 |
Justice | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 1954 |
Omnibus | Self - Narrator (segment) | 1952 |
Walk East on Beacon! | Narrator | 1952 |
Tembo | Narrator | 1952 |
Crusade in Europe | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1949 |
The Philco Television Playhouse | Philco announcer | 1948 |
Atomic Power | Narrator | 1946 |
Africa, Prelude to Victory | Narrator | 1942 |
We Are the Marines | Narrator | 1942 |
The Ramparts We Watch | Self - Narrator | 1940 |
The Roaring Twenties | Westbrook van Voorhis - Narrator | 1939 |