Charlie Cantor

Show Count: 27
Series Count: 5
Role: Old Time Radio Star
Old Time Radio
Born: September 4, 1898, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: September 11, 1966, Hollywood, California, USA

Baby Snooks Show
Show Count: 160
Broadcast History: 29 February 1936 to 6 June 1936, 23 December 1937 to 25 July 1940, 5 September 1940 to 15 June 1944, 17 September 1944 to 28 May 1948, and 8 November 1949 to 22 May 1951
Cast: Lois Corbett, Fanny Brice, Hanley Stafford, Lalive Brownell, Arlene Harris, Leone Ledoux, Alan Reed, Danny Thomas, Charlie Cantor, Ken Christy, Irene Tedrow, Frank Nelson, Ben Alexander, Lillian Randolph, Elvia Allman, Earl Lee, Sara Berner, Anne Whitfield
Director: Mann Holiner, Al Kaye, Ted Bliss, Walter Bunker, Arthur Stander
Producer: Mann Holiner, Al Kaye, Ted Bliss, Walter Bunker, Arthur Stander

Duffy's Tavern
Show Count: 65
Broadcast History: 29 July 1940 to 30 June 1942, 6 October 1942 to 27 June 1944, and 15 September 1944 to 18 January 1952
Cast: Shirley Booth, Florence Halop, Sandra Gould, Helen Lynd, Doris Singleton, Sara Berner, Connie Manning, Florence Robinson, Helen Eley, Margie Liszt, Gloria Erlanger, Pauline Drake, Hazel Shermet, Charlie Cantor, Eddie Green, Alan Reed, F. Chase Taylor, Dickie Van Patten
Director: Rupert Lucas, Jack Roche, Rory Sanford, Mitchell Benson
Producer: Ed Gardner
Top of the pops in radio situation comedy for more than a decade through the forties and into the fifties and all built around a character who never made even one appearance on the show.

Fred Allen Show, The
Show Count: 89
Broadcast History: 23 October 1932 to 16 April 1933, 4 August 1933 to 1 December 1933, 3 January 1934 to 26 June 1940, 2 October 1940 to 25 June 1944, 7 October 1945 to 28 December 1947, and 4 january 1948 to 26 June 1949
Cast: Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Helen Morgan, Sheila berrtt, Roy Atwell, Charlie Carlisle, Jack Smart, Minerva Pious, Lionel Stander, Eileen Douglas, Town Hall Quartet, Merry Macs, Alan Reed, John Brown, Charlie Cantor, Peter Donald, Parker Fennelly, Kenny Delmar
Producer: Roger White, Sylvester Weaver, Vick Knight, Howard Reilly

Kate Smith
Show Count: 15
Broadcast History: 17 March 1931 to 1 August 1958
Sponsor: La Palina Cigars, Hudson Motor Car Company, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, General Foods, Calumet Baking Soda, Swans Down Flour, Grape Nuts, Jell-O, Sanka Coffee, Readers Digest
Cast: Ted Collins, Henny Youngman, Jim Crowley, Charlie Cantor, Minerva Pious, Elmer Davis, Cecil Brown, Bill Henry
Host: Kate Smith

Life Of Riley, The
Show Count: 255
Broadcast History: 12 April 1941 to 6 September 1941, 16 January 1944 to 8 July 1945, and 8 September 1945 to 29 June 1951
Sponsor: American Meat Institute, Procter & Gamble, Pabst Beer
Cast: William Bendix, John Brown, Jack Grimes, Sharon Douglas, Hans Conried, Grace Coppin, Paula Winslowe, Peggy Conklin, Scotty Beckett, Shirley Mitchell, Lionel Stander, Charlie Cantor, Francis Trout, Jackie Grimes, Conrad Binyon, Bobby Ellis, Barbara Eiler, Tommy Cook
Director: Marx B Loeb, Al Kaye, Don Bernard, Leonard Bercovici
Producer: Irving Brecher

Allen's Alley

Broadcast: October 29, 1944

Starring: Jack Benny, Joseph Kearns, Mel Blanc, Phil Harris, John Brown, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Kenny Delmar, Frank Nelson, Mary Livingstone, Minerva Pious, Martha Tilton, Don Wilson, Del Sharbutt, Charlie Cantor, Milt Josefsberg, Basil Ruysdael, Eddie Anderson, Sam Perrin, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Mahlon Merrick, The Sportsmen, F. E. Boone, LA Speed Riggs

Added: Oct 17 2023

Baritone's Plight, The

Broadcast: April 30, 1941

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Wynn Murray, J Larry Elliott

Added: Aug 31 2023

Coffee Rationing to Begin

Broadcast: November 1, 1942

Starring: Arthur Godfrey, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Minerva Pious, Robert Benchley, Charlie Cantor, Texaco, Merry Macs

Added: Sep 29 2023

Death Comes To The Mystery Story Writer

Broadcast: December 4, 1940

Starring: Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Kenny Baker, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Texaco

Added: Dec 14 2023

Dinah Shore & Ed Gardner

Broadcast: October 7, 1944

Starring: Ed Gardner, Dinah Shore, Connie Haines, Ken Carpenter, Charlie Cantor, Art Tatum, Chico Marx, Dave Newman

Added: Oct 04 2015

Dog, The

Broadcast: February 14, 1947

Starring: Walter Tetley, Alan Young, Hans Conried, Ruth Perrott, Jim Backus, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Veola Vonn, Al Schwartz, Ipana Toothpaste, Vitalis Hair Tonic, Minit-Rub

Added: Sep 26 2023

Filinda Blank - My Story

Broadcast: March 12, 1941

Starring: Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Larry Elliott, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, The Martins

Added: Mar 14 2023

Fred Allen & Rochester & Ginny Simms

Broadcast: August 26, 1944

Starring: Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Paul Lukas, Meredith Willson, Portland Hoffa, Ginny Simms, Ken Carpenter, Charlie Cantor, Eddie Anderson, Rochester Van Jones, The Sportsmen, Martha Mears

Added: May 24 2020

Gene Tierney & Roy Acuff & Martha Tilton

Broadcast: April 22, 1944

Starring: Frank Morgan, Gene Tierney, Virginia O'Brien, Martha Tilton, Ken Niles, Charlie Cantor, John Conte, Roy Acuff and The Smoky Mountain Boys

Added: Apr 19 2015

Glenn Ford & Marilyn Maxwell & Phil Silvers

Broadcast: March 23, 1947

Starring: Phil Silvers, Glenn Ford, Marilyn Maxwell, Charlie Cantor, Larry Stevens, George Dvorak, The Four Hits

Added: Mar 13 2016

Grab It Or Leave It

Broadcast: October 2, 1940

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Christina Carroll

Added: Sep 07 2023

Great Department Store Dilemma, The

Broadcast: November 27, 1940

Starring: Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Kenny Baker, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Texaco

Added: Nov 30 2023

Guest - Bela Lugosi

Broadcast: April 25, 1943

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Bela Lugosi, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington

Added: Apr 11 2024

Guest - Hugh Herbert, Joan Edwards

Broadcast: November 8, 1942

Starring: Arthur Godfrey, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Minerva Pious, Robert Benchley, Charlie Cantor, Texaco, Merry Macs

Added: Oct 05 2023

Guest - Jack Benny

Broadcast: January 10, 1943

Starring: Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Al Goodman, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Mishel Piastro

Added: Jun 08 2023

Hour of Good Intentions, The

Broadcast: June 25, 1941

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Walter Tetley, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Wynn Murray, Thomas Dewey, Harold Graves, Oklahoma A & M Cowboy Quartet

Added: Jul 06 2023

Letter, The

Broadcast: September 27, 1946

Starring: Alan Young, Ken Christy, Doris Singleton, Jean Gillespie, Jim Backus, Charlie Cantor, Sherwood Schwartz, Jimmy Wallington, Al Schwartz, Ipana Toothpaste, Vitalis Hair Tonic, Joe Young

Added: Sep 29 2023

Little Red Riding Hood

Broadcast: March 5, 1941

Starring: Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Larry Elliott, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, The Martins

Added: Mar 07 2023

Nicotine Alley

Broadcast: March 19, 1941

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Larry Elliott, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, The Martins

Added: Mar 28 2023

No Blood and No Sand

Broadcast: June 18, 1941

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Walter Tetley, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Wynn Murray, Thomas Dewey

Added: Jun 29 2023

Phantom of the Opera

Broadcast: February 7, 1943

Starring: Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Claude Rains, Al Goodman, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Hi Lo Jack and The Dame

Added: Feb 15 2024

Rhyme Doesn't Pay

Broadcast: May 14, 1941

Starring: Mel Blanc, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Wynn Murray, Archibald Crossley

Added: Oct 13 2023

Saga of the Great American Drugstore, The

Broadcast: June 11, 1941

Starring: John Brown, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Wynn Murray, Monte Proser

Added: Jun 22 2023

Travel Agent Pays a Visit

Broadcast: May 24, 1936

Starring: Jack Benny, John Brown, Kenny Baker, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Charlie Cantor, Blanche Stewart, Sam Hearn, Ed Beloin, Jell-O, Harry Baldwin, Johnny Green and His Orchestra

Added: Aug 21 2022

What's Wrong with Radio

Broadcast: May 21, 1941

Starring: Mel Blanc, Fred Allen, Alan Reed, Portland Hoffa, Kenny Baker, Minerva Pious, Charlie Cantor, Jimmy Wallington, Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Wynn Murray, Archibald Crossley

Added: May 25 2023