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Kenny Delmar

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Kenneth Howard Delmar was an American actor active in radio, films, and animation. An announcer on the pioneering radio news series The March of Time, he became a national radio sensation in 1945 as Senator Beauregard Claghorn on the running "Allen's Alley" sketch on The Fred Allen Show. The character Delmar created was a primary inspiration for the Warner Bros. cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn.

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Programs

The Fred Allen Show
The Fred Allen Show
1932–1950
278 broadcasts
The Shadow
The Shadow
1937–1954
728 broadcasts
Guest Star
Guest Star
1947–1966
458 broadcasts
Suspense
Suspense
1942–1962
950 broadcasts
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
1949–1962
792 broadcasts
The Eternal Light
The Eternal Light
1944–1973
765 broadcasts
Command Performance
Command Performance
1942–1977
364 broadcasts
Columbia Workshop
Columbia Workshop
1936–1947
341 broadcasts

Broadcasts

Mr. Mob Buster30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Mr. Mob Buster
Sun Nov 11 1945 · Variety
The Bowery30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
The Bowery
Sun Jun 9 1946 · Variety
The Stockings Were Hung25:00
The Shadow 
The Stockings Were Hung
Sun Dec 24 1939 · Mystery
The Isle Of The Living Dead30:00
The Shadow 
The Isle Of The Living Dead
Sun Oct 13 1940 · Mystery
The Sandhog Murders25:00
The Shadow 
The Sandhog Murders
Sun Nov 26 1939 · Mystery
Guest Basil Rathbone, Medley Mary Lou15:00
Guest Star 
Guest Basil Rathbone, Medley Mary Lou
Thu Jul 24 1947 · Drama
Guest Hildegard, Among My Souvenirs15:00
Guest Star 
Guest Hildegard, Among My Souvenirs
Thu Jul 17 1947 · Drama
Lina Romay Ed Gardner29:00
Command Performance 
Lina Romay Ed Gardner
Tue Mar 29 1949 · Variety
One Long Pan Skit30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
One Long Pan Skit
Sun Apr 11 1948 · Variety
1946.01.27 The Jack Benny Program Fred Announces Contest Winners29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
1946.01.27 The Jack Benny Program Fred Announces Contest Winners
Sun Jan 27 1946 · Variety
Traveling Salesman31:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Traveling Salesman
Sun Jan 23 1949 · Variety
The Man Who Murdered Time29:00
The Shadow 
The Man Who Murdered Time
Sun Jan 1 1939 · Mystery
Murder Incorporated24:00
The Shadow 
Murder Incorporated
Sun Dec 17 1939 · Mystery
Renting The Room28:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Renting The Room
Sun Jun 15 1947 · Variety
Guest Don Mcneill Break The Contestant29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Guest Don Mcneill Break The Contestant
Sun May 9 1948 · Variety
The Mark Of The Bat29:00
The Shadow 
The Mark Of The Bat
Sun Jul 24 1938 · Mystery
James Farley Literary Panel30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
James Farley Literary Panel
Sun Apr 18 1948 · Variety
Martha Raye Guests29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Martha Raye Guests
Sun Nov 4 1945 · Variety
The Flight Of The Vulture24:00
The Shadow 
The Flight Of The Vulture
Sun Dec 10 1939 · Mystery
Leo Durocher, Scalping Baseball Tickets29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Leo Durocher, Scalping Baseball Tickets
Sun Apr 25 1948 · Variety
Returns29:00
The Shadow 
Returns
Sun Nov 19 1939 · Mystery
Hillbilly30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Hillbilly
Sun Oct 21 1945 · Variety
Col Stoopnagle Babysitting28:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Col Stoopnagle Babysitting
Sun May 22 1949 · Variety
Traffic In Death (Begin Sponsorship Blue Coal)29:00
The Shadow 
Traffic In Death (Begin Sponsorship Blue Coal)
Sun Sep 25 1938 · Mystery
Guest Phil Baker15:00
Guest Star 
Guest Phil Baker
Thu Apr 10 1947 · Drama
Law Busters30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Law Busters
Sun Jan 26 1947 · Variety
Cairo32:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Cairo
Sun May 12 1946 · Variety
The Return Of Anatole Chevanic29:00
The Shadow 
The Return Of Anatole Chevanic
Sun Feb 1 1942 · Mystery
The Perfect Crime30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
The Perfect Crime
Sun Oct 19 1947 · Variety
The Ghost Of Captain Bayloe23:00
The Shadow 
The Ghost Of Captain Bayloe
Sun Feb 5 1939 · Mystery
The Ghost Walks Again26:00
The Shadow 
The Ghost Walks Again
Sun Mar 16 1941 · Mystery
Can The Dead Talk29:00
The Shadow 
Can The Dead Talk
Sun Mar 19 1939 · Mystery
Once Upon A Sabbath29:00
The Eternal Light 
Once Upon A Sabbath
Sun Jan 9 1966 · Drama
Ghosts Can Kill28:00
The Shadow 
Ghosts Can Kill
Sun Jan 15 1939 · Mystery
Racing Form Trial30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Racing Form Trial
Sun Apr 28 1946 · Variety
Renting A House29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Renting A House
Sun Nov 18 1945 · Variety
Death Keeps a Deadline29:00
The Shadow 
Death Keeps a Deadline
Sun Nov 1 1942 · Mystery
The Voice Of Death25:00
The Shadow 
The Voice Of Death
Sun Dec 8 1940 · Mystery
Quiz Program And Soap Opera29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Quiz Program And Soap Opera
Sun Jun 6 1948 · Variety
Tribute To Medical Science49:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Tribute To Medical Science
Sun Oct 6 1946 · Variety
1st Q 'Why Are Fewer People Going To The Race Track'; Fred And Guest Charlie Cantor Love Do A Satire Of 'Honor And Obey30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
1st Q 'Why Are Fewer People Going To The Race Track'; Fred And Guest Charlie Cantor Love Do A Satire Of 'Honor And Obey
Sun Jun 30 1946 · Variety
Guest Mitzi Green, On The Bam, Bam, Bammy Shore15:00
Guest Star 
Guest Mitzi Green, On The Bam, Bam, Bammy Shore
Thu Aug 14 1947 · Drama
The Ghost Building30:00
The Shadow 
The Ghost Building
Sun Jan 12 1941 · Mystery
Mayhem In The Penthouse31:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Mayhem In The Penthouse
Sun Mar 2 1947 · Variety
Radio Mikado49:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Radio Mikado
Sun Oct 13 1946 · Variety
Guest Beatrice Kaye. 'This Is God's Country' OPEN15:00
Guest Star 
Guest Beatrice Kaye. 'This Is God's Country' OPEN
Thu Jun 5 1947 · Drama
1st Q 'Have You Ever Won Anything On A Quiz Program'; Fred Tries To Get Lauritz Melchior A Job In Radio29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
1st Q 'Have You Ever Won Anything On A Quiz Program'; Fred Tries To Get Lauritz Melchior A Job In Radio
Sun Feb 2 1947 · Variety
Black Rock30:00
The Shadow 
Black Rock
Sun Nov 13 1938 · Mystery
Final Show30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Final Show
Sun Jun 26 1949 · Variety
JP Morgan Court Of Human Relations31:00
The Fred Allen Show 
JP Morgan Court Of Human Relations
Sun May 2 1948 · Variety
Death Speaks Twice29:00
The Shadow 
Death Speaks Twice
Sun Feb 15 1942 · Mystery
Guest Helen Traubel15:00
Guest Star 
Guest Helen Traubel
Thu Apr 17 1947 · Drama
Radio Shows In Russia29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Radio Shows In Russia
Sun Dec 30 1945 · Variety
Fred Wants To Do Bings Life Story31:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Fred Wants To Do Bings Life Story
Sun May 23 1948 · Variety
Seeking A Radio Job31:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Seeking A Radio Job
Sun Dec 16 1945 · Variety
Planning A TV Show29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Planning A TV Show
Sun Feb 6 1949 · Variety
King For A Day (With Jack Benny)30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
King For A Day (With Jack Benny)
Sun May 26 1946 · Variety
Breakfast Show29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Breakfast Show
Sun May 5 1946 · Variety
1946.04.21 Command Performance Fred Allen30:00
The Fred Allen Show 
1946.04.21 Command Performance Fred Allen
Sun Apr 21 1946 · Variety
Fred Makes Phil Harris An Offer29:00
The Fred Allen Show 
Fred Makes Phil Harris An Offer
Sun May 19 1946 · Variety