Dick Whittinghill Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dick Whittinghill (born March 5, 1913, Montana – died January 24, 2001, Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television actor, recording artist and radio DJ in the United States. His early music career included membership in The Pied Pipers vocal group which sang with Tommy Dorsey's big band.Beginning in 1950, Whittinghill was for three decades a popular disc jockey at radio station KMPC in Los Angeles. After his retirement, he was heard on a recorded Sunday program on KMPC, and later as afternoon drive personality at KPRZ, Los Angeles, reversing his traditional KMPC role, as former KMPC afternoon DJ Gary Owens was then KPRZ morning man.Among the features of his program were the "story records," sent in by listeners, in which a short anecdote was completed with a line from a song. For example, the spider told Little Miss Muffet, "You can keep the curds but give me...All the Way (whey). (using Frank Sinatra's song).Dick Whittinghill had a minor national chart record. His narration "The Square" reached #144 on the Record World chart in May, 1965.
Attended the University of Montana. Moved to Los Angeles and formed a singing quartet, 'The 4 Esquires'. Subsequently became one of the original Pied Pipers, a vocal group, often accompanying Jo Stafford and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6384 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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Disc jockey on Los Angeles, California radio station KMPC, 1950-1979.
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(1950-1979) Morning DJ, KMPC, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Switch
1977
TV Series
TV Newscaster
Adam-12
1971-1974
TV Series
Mr. Hayes / Paul Foster
Emergency!
1973
TV Series
Newspaperman
Mayberry R.F.D.
1970
TV Series
TV Announcer
Dragnet 1967
1967-1969
TV Series
Dr. Jack Patterson / Clerk
The Swinger
1966
Television Crewman (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
1966
TV Series
Rod Patrick
Perry Mason
1961-1965
TV Series
Barman / Jerry / Glenn McCoy
Make Room for Daddy
1963
TV Series
Howard Blake
Ensign O'Toole
1963
TV Series
Announcer
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
Radio Engineer (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1962
TV Series
Jason
It's Only Money
1962
T.V. Speaker (uncredited)
Moon Pilot
1962
Col. Briggs
Bachelor Flat
1961
Radio D.J. (voice, uncredited)
The Errand Boy
1961
Man in Screening Room (uncredited)
Bonanza
1961
TV Series
John the Banker
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
Bruce Freedman (uncredited)
The Ladies Man
1961
Man on Date (scenes deleted)
Lassie
1960
TV Series
Caswell
Bourbon Street Beat
1960
TV Series
M.C.
The Untouchables
1960
TV Series
Earl Forrest
-30-
1959
Fred Kendall
A Private's Affair
1959
Cpl. Henderson (uncredited)
The D.A.'s Man
1959
TV Series
Clayton
Say One for Me
1959
Lou Christy (uncredited)
The Five Pennies
1959
Announcer (uncredited)
The Geisha Boy
1958
Reporter (uncredited)
Dragnet
1956-1958
TV Series
Beetle Buckingham
Jamboree!
1957
Disk Jockey KMPC Hollywood
Short Cut to Hell
1957
Mike Norden (uncredited)
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
T.V. Interviewer
Calypso Heat Wave
1957
Dick Whittinghill
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Strangers Kiss
1983
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dragnet 1967
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Lively Set
1964
Himself
Dan Raven
1960
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1966
TV Series
Colonel Briggs
The Gun of Zangara
1960
TV Movie
Earl Forrest (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1978
Star on the Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame
Radio
Awarded on December 13, 1978 at 6384 Hollywood Blvd.