Dwight Weist

from Palo Alto, California, USA

Artwork for The Name of the Rose

Biography

Dwight Weist, Jr. (January 16, 1910 - July 16, 1991) was an actor and announcer in the era of old-time radio.

Timeline

1987Aged 77

  • Poster for Radio Days

    Pearl Harbor Announcer

1986Aged 76

  • Poster for Nine 1/2 Weeks

    Farnsworth

  • Poster for The Name of the Rose

    Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)

1983Aged 73

  • Poster for The Camps of Death

    Narrator (multiple segments) (voice) (archive footage)

  • Poster for Zelig

    Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

1957Aged 47

  • Poster for The Golden Age of Comedy

    archive footage

  • Poster for Decade for Decision

    Narrator (voice)

1956Aged 46

  • Poster for I Never Forget a Face

    Himself - Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Born to Fight

    Narrator (voice)

1955Aged 45

  • Poster for When the Talkies Were Young

    Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Gadgets Galore

    Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for The Future Is Now

    Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Golden Glamour

    Narrator (voice)

1954Aged 44

1953Aged 43

1950Aged 40

  • Poster for Cavalcade of Girls

    Narrator

  • Poster for Blaze Busters

    Narrator

1948Aged 38

1947Aged 37

1946Aged 36

1939Aged 29

1938Aged 28

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