Harry Bartell
Actor, TV Actor
1913 – 2004
Who was Harry Bartell?
Harry Bartell was an American actor and announcer in radio, television and film. With his rather youthful sounding voice, Bartell was one of the busiest West Coast character actors from the early 1940s until the final end of network radio drama in the 1960s. He served in the United States Army.
Bartell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but grew up in Houston, where he got his start at station KRPC. Upon moving to California, he became a favorite of producer/director Norman MacDonnell, performing frequently on Escape, and was a leading member of the Gunsmoke repertory company. Bartell was with the latter series from the first broadcast on April 26, 1952 until the last show on June 18, 1961; his roles ranged from friendly townspeople to victims to heavies, from the occasional role of Dodge City printer Mr. Hightower to famed gunslinger Doc Holliday in a 1952 episode. With fellow actor Vic Perrin, he also co-wrote two episodes near the end of the radio run, and appeared many times on the TV version of Gunsmoke, sometimes reprising his radio roles.
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- Born
- Nov 28, 1913
New Orleans - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 26, 2004
Ashland - Resting place
- Riverside National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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