Matt Crowley

Matt Crowley (June 20, 1905 – March 7, 1983) was an American film, television and radio actor.

Matt Crowley
BornJune 20, 1905
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedMarch 7, 1983(1983-03-07) (aged 77)
Clearwater, Florida
OccupationActor

Life and career

Matt Crowley was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a student of George Pierce Baker at Yale University.[1]

As an actor, Crowley had a long and successful career in radio before he moved into films, where he was best known for his roles in The Mob (1951), The Edge of Night (1956), and April Love (1957).[2]

He died on March 7, 1983, in Clearwater, Florida, United States.

Work

Partial filmography

Television

Radio
  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in the title role [3]
  • Pretty Kitty Kelly as narrator (1940s)[4]
  • Casey, Crime Photographer as Jack Casey[5] (1930s-50s)
  • Dick Tracy as Dick Tracy[6]
  • John's Other Wife as John Perry. (1936–42)[5]:179
  • Jungle Jim as Jungle Jim Bradley[5]:185 (1935–38)
  • Keeping Up with Wigglesworth as the announcer (1945)[5]:189
  • Mark Trail as Mark Trail (1950–53)[5]:217
  • Myrt and Marge as Anthony Link (1931–47)[5]:249
  • The Adventures of Superman as Batman[7] and Inspector Henderson (1940–51)
  • Perry Mason as Paul Drake (1943–55)[5]:269
  • Pretty Kitty Kelly as announcer and narrator (1937–46)[5]:275
  • The Road of Life as Dr. Jim Brent (1937–59)[5]:285
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References
  1. "After 10 Years on the Radio Tonsils Return Him to Stage". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. December 13, 1942. p. 31. Retrieved 26 June 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Matt Crowley". IMdB.com. IMdB. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 122-123. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-13. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, juvenile Matt Crowley.
  4. "Monday's Highlights" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror. 13 (4): 43. February 1940. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 67.
  6. Dunning, J. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780199770786. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. Krey, Brian (Spring 2016). "Echoes of the Dark Knight: Remembering the all-too-brief radio career of Batman and Robin". Nostalgia Digest. 42 (2): 46–53.
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