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Nelson Olmstead

Description

Nelson Olmsted was an actor in films and recordings, and on radio and television, from the 1950s to the 1970s. Sometimes billed as Nelson Olmstead, he was best known for an unusual NBC radio series, Sleep No More (1956–57), in which he narrated his own adaptations of terror tales and science-fantasy stories.

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Programs

Sleep No More
Sleep No More
1956–1957
21 broadcasts
X Minus One
X Minus One
1955–1958
132 broadcasts
Lights Out
Lights Out
1934–1947
108 broadcasts
D
Dimension X
1950–1951
57 broadcasts

Broadcasts

The Signal Man29:00
Lights Out 
The Signal Man
Sat Aug 24 1946 · Horror
The Bet The Clerk's Quest29:00
Sleep No More 
The Bet The Clerk's Quest
Wed Apr 3 1957 · Horror
Woman In Gray A Suspicious Gift29:00
Sleep No More 
Woman In Gray A Suspicious Gift
Wed Mar 20 1957 · Horror
The Seventh Order29:00
X Minus One 
The Seventh Order
Tue May 8 1956 · Science Fiction
The Green Hills Of Earth25:00
X Minus One 
The Green Hills Of Earth
Thu Jul 7 1955 · Science Fiction
The Escape Of Mr Trimm30:00
Sleep No More 
The Escape Of Mr Trimm
Wed Mar 13 1957 · Horror
A Passenger To Bali30:00
Sleep No More 
A Passenger To Bali
Wed Apr 10 1957 · Horror
The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall Escape29:00
Sleep No More 
The Jilting Of Granny Weatherall Escape
Wed Jan 30 1957 · Horror
And The Moon Be Still As Bright Audition24:00
X Minus One 
And The Moon Be Still As Bright Audition
Fri Apr 22 1955 · Science Fiction
And The Moon Be Still As Bright Replay24:00
X Minus One 
And The Moon Be Still As Bright Replay
Thu Sep 22 1955 · Science Fiction
Homecoming And Aunt Cassie28:00
Sleep No More 
Homecoming And Aunt Cassie
Wed Apr 17 1957 · Horror
Conqueror's Isle29:00
Sleep No More 
Conqueror's Isle
Wed Nov 21 1956 · Horror
Volpla21:00
X Minus One 
Volpla
Thu Aug 29 1957 · Drama
I Am Waiting And Browdian Farm29:00
Sleep No More 
I Am Waiting And Browdian Farm
Wed Jan 23 1957 · Horror
The Waxwork The Man And The Snake29:00
Sleep No More 
The Waxwork The Man And The Snake
Wed Jan 9 1957 · Horror
Banquo's Chair The Coward28:00
Sleep No More 
Banquo's Chair The Coward
Wed Feb 6 1957 · Horror
Lulu22:00
X Minus One 
Lulu
Thu Oct 31 1957 · Drama
To Build A Fire Three Skeleton Keys28:00
Sleep No More 
To Build A Fire Three Skeleton Keys
Wed Feb 27 1957 · Horror
Marius13:00
Sleep No More 
Marius
Wed Nov 14 1956 · Horror
The Waxwork27:00
Sleep No More 
The Waxwork
Wed Nov 7 1956 · Horror
Pyrigi's Wonderful Dolls28:00
X Minus One 
Pyrigi's Wonderful Dolls
Sun Jun 5 1955 · Science Fiction
T
26:00
Dimension X 
The Martian Death March
Sun Jan 14 1951 · Science Fiction
Three Oclock30:00
Sleep No More 
Three Oclock
Wed Dec 12 1956 · Horror
The Category Inventor21:00
X Minus One 
The Category Inventor
Thu Jun 27 1957 · Drama
Mr Mergenthwirkers Lobblies And August Heat28:00
Sleep No More 
Mr Mergenthwirkers Lobblies And August Heat
Wed Nov 28 1956 · Horror
Thus I Refute Bealsley The Book Shop30:00
Sleep No More 
Thus I Refute Bealsley The Book Shop
Wed Mar 6 1957 · Horror