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Ed Gardner

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Ed Gardner was an American comic actor, writer, and director; he is best remembered as the creator, and star, of the radio's popular Duffy's Tavern comedy series.

Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Updated May 3, 2026.

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Programs

Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern
1940–1951
288 broadcasts
Command Performance
Command Performance
1942–1977
364 broadcasts
Suspense
Suspense
1942–1962
950 broadcasts
The Fred Allen Show
The Fred Allen Show
1932–1950
278 broadcasts

Broadcasts

Guest Peggy Lee30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Guest Peggy Lee
Fri Feb 1 1946 · Comedy
Archie Takes Up Reading30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Takes Up Reading
Fri May 3 1946 · Comedy
Archie And Finnegan Double Date30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie And Finnegan Double Date
Wed Apr 6 1949 · Comedy
Army Surplus Helicopter30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Army Surplus Helicopter
Thu Sep 7 1950 · Comedy
George Jessel Rudy Vallee31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
George Jessel Rudy Vallee
Wed Nov 5 1947 · Comedy
Ginger Rogers Frank Sinatra Alice Faye Ed Gardner29:00
Command Performance 
Ginger Rogers Frank Sinatra Alice Faye Ed Gardner
Sat Aug 21 1943 · Variety
With Clifton Fadiman28:00
Duffy's Tavern 
With Clifton Fadiman
Tue Jun 15 1943 · Comedy
33rd Wedding Anniversary, Pat O'brien30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
33rd Wedding Anniversary, Pat O'brien
Fri Mar 16 1945 · Comedy
Turning The Tavern Into A Hotel (With Gracie Fields)31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Turning The Tavern Into A Hotel (With Gracie Fields)
Tue Feb 29 1944 · Comedy
Christmas 1945 Second Half2:03:00
Command Performance 
Christmas 1945 Second Half
Tue Dec 25 1945 · Variety
Archie Opens A Bank Account With Ten Dollars29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Opens A Bank Account With Ten Dollars
Wed Mar 23 1949 · Comedy
Mickey Rooney29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Mickey Rooney
Wed Mar 2 1949 · Comedy
Fathers' Day31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Fathers' Day
Thu Jun 15 1950 · Comedy
With Lucille Ball30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
With Lucille Ball
Tue Nov 9 1943 · Comedy
Fish And Fantasy With John Garfield30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Fish And Fantasy With John Garfield
Fri Apr 27 1945 · Comedy
Dave Hossinger And Rickie Jordan30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Dave Hossinger And Rickie Jordan
Fri Jan 25 1946 · Comedy
Katherine Hepburn Jesters Ed Gardner Kathryn Grayson30:00
Command Performance 
Katherine Hepburn Jesters Ed Gardner Kathryn Grayson
Sat Jul 31 1943 · Variety
Guest Charles Laughton29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Guest Charles Laughton
Tue Apr 18 1944 · Comedy
Insurance Policy For Finnegan (With Gene Tierney)30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Insurance Policy For Finnegan (With Gene Tierney)
Fri Sep 22 1944 · Comedy
Auditor Finds A Shortage (Garry Moore)29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Auditor Finds A Shortage (Garry Moore)
Wed Jan 7 1948 · Comedy
Archie Plans To Write A Script For Tv With Marlene Dietrich29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Plans To Write A Script For Tv With Marlene Dietrich
Wed Mar 9 1949 · Comedy
Archie Hires Madam Zooma30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Hires Madam Zooma
Fri Nov 16 1945 · Comedy
Guests John H Anthony And Minerva Pious30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Guests John H Anthony And Minerva Pious
Wed Jan 22 1947 · Comedy
The Cast Does 'A Christmas Carol'30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
The Cast Does 'A Christmas Carol'
Fri Dec 21 1945 · Comedy
Archie Quits Guest Jinx Falkenburg28:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Quits Guest Jinx Falkenburg
Fri Jan 5 1945 · Comedy
Christmas Program With Monty Woolley28:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Christmas Program With Monty Woolley
Fri Dec 22 1944 · Comedy
Men's Fashion Lecture (With Adolph Menjou)29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Men's Fashion Lecture (With Adolph Menjou)
Tue May 9 1944 · Comedy
Bing Crosby31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Bing Crosby
Tue Dec 7 1943 · Comedy
Finnegan The Millionaire33:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Finnegan The Millionaire
Fri Apr 6 1945 · Comedy
Unsplitting The Atom With Sandra Gould30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Unsplitting The Atom With Sandra Gould
Fri Nov 30 1945 · Comedy
Guest Harold Peary30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Guest Harold Peary
Fri Nov 24 1944 · Comedy
Jean Sablon Archies Girlfriend Loves Jean30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Jean Sablon Archies Girlfriend Loves Jean
Wed Dec 3 1947 · Comedy
Deems Taylor Archie Writes An Opera For Tv30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Deems Taylor Archie Writes An Opera For Tv
Tue Jan 25 1944 · Comedy
Dream Girl (With Rex Harrison)32:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Dream Girl (With Rex Harrison)
Wed May 26 1948 · Comedy
Archie's Nephew29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie's Nephew
Fri Oct 26 1945 · Comedy
Archie Wants To Marry A Rich Woman30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Wants To Marry A Rich Woman
Wed Jun 1 1949 · Comedy
Clifton Fadiman28:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Clifton Fadiman
Tue Jun 1 1943 · Comedy
Archie Asks Linda Darnell To The Policemen's Ball30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Asks Linda Darnell To The Policemen's Ball
Fri Jan 19 1945 · Comedy
Dinah Shore Ed Gardner30:00
Command Performance 
Dinah Shore Ed Gardner
Sat Oct 7 1944 · Variety
Victory Extra 125 Part 41:40:00
Command Performance 
Victory Extra 125 Part 4
Wed Aug 15 1945 · Variety
Louella Parsons29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Louella Parsons
Wed Nov 6 1946 · Comedy
Billie Burke Archie Needs Finnigan To Marry Billie24:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Billie Burke Archie Needs Finnigan To Marry Billie
Tue Feb 1 1944 · Comedy
Marilyn Maxwell Johnny Mercer Frank Sinatra31:00
Command Performance 
Marilyn Maxwell Johnny Mercer Frank Sinatra
Sun May 4 1947 · Variety
Lina Romay Ed Gardner29:00
Command Performance 
Lina Romay Ed Gardner
Tue Mar 29 1949 · Variety
Archie's Life Story (With Ida Lupino)31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie's Life Story (With Ida Lupino)
Tue Oct 26 1943 · Comedy
Christmas 19431:32:00
Command Performance 
Christmas 1943
Sat Dec 25 1943 · Variety
Ed Wynn Narrates Archie's Opera30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Ed Wynn Narrates Archie's Opera
Wed May 25 1949 · Comedy
Someone's Getting Hitched29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Someone's Getting Hitched
Wed Apr 27 1949 · Comedy
Atomic Research29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Atomic Research
Fri Dec 21 1951 · Comedy
Guest Jinx Falkenberg31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Guest Jinx Falkenberg
Fri Jun 8 1945 · Comedy
Bob Crosby And Dolores Hope31:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Bob Crosby And Dolores Hope
Tue Apr 25 1944 · Comedy
The Most Popular Bartender On Third Avenue29:00
Duffy's Tavern 
The Most Popular Bartender On Third Avenue
Wed May 18 1949 · Comedy
Fashion Show With Esther Williams22:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Fashion Show With Esther Williams
Fri Apr 26 1946 · Comedy
(Fred Allen Show 1945 49) Are You In Favor Of Anti Bribery Legslation27:00
The Fred Allen Show 
(Fred Allen Show 1945 49) Are You In Favor Of Anti Bribery Legslation
Sun Jan 19 1947 · Variety
Making A Movie Guest Larry Storch30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Making A Movie Guest Larry Storch
Fri Jan 11 1946 · Comedy
Marie Mcdonald Archie Tries To Impress Marie30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Marie Mcdonald Archie Tries To Impress Marie
Fri Apr 12 1946 · Comedy
Archie Invests In An Oil Well (With Phil Baker)30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Archie Invests In An Oil Well (With Phil Baker)
Tue Feb 22 1944 · Comedy
Pierre The Talking Dog30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
Pierre The Talking Dog
Fri May 10 1946 · Comedy
Kate Smith Henny Youngman30:00
Command Performance 
Kate Smith Henny Youngman
Fri Mar 13 1942 · Variety
He Boys Play Poker With Charles Coburn30:00
Duffy's Tavern 
He Boys Play Poker With Charles Coburn
Wed May 4 1949 · Comedy