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Gayne Whitman

Mar 19, 1890 - Aug 31, 1958 (68 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name."

Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros.

On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.

Known For

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Highway Patrol
Dr. Kennedy
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The Living Christ
Judas Iscariot
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Big Jim McLain
Dr. Gelster
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Page Miss Glory
Radio Show Announcer (uncredited)
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The Lady Eve
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ziegfeld Girl
Ted, Box Office Attendant (uncredited)
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
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Trouble Along the Way
Lawyer Grummet
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The Killer That Stalked New York
Doctor (uncredited)
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Woman Wanted
Attorney (uncredited)

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