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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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Tangled Skeins
Randall Wellington
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Art Trouble
Richard Burton
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Stolen Pleasures
John Manning
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Sakima and the Masked Marvel
Voice of the Masked Man
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Gangs Inc.
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
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New Moon
First Mate
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Highway Patrol
Dr. Kennedy
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Sunshine of Paradise Alley
Glen Wathershoon
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Bordertown Trail
Officer
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Hitchhike to Happiness
Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)

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