Howard Petrie
Howard Alexander Petrie (born November 22, 1906 in Beverly , Massachusetts , † March 24, 1968 in Keene , New Hampshire ) was an American radio announcer and film and television actor .
Life
When he was three years old, he and his family moved to Concord, Massachusetts . The Petrie family later lived in Arlington, Massachusetts, and then in Somerville, Massachusetts , where Howard graduated from high school. As a talented musician, he headed the local men's choir at his high school, where he played various musical instruments. After graduating from Somerville High School in 1924, he worked briefly as a banker and securities dealer.
During a sales pitch on a radio station, his sonorous bass voice brought him a job at the local Boston radio station WBZ in 1929, where he made his debut as a junior announcer. After 10 months in the WBZ studios, Petrie moved to New York in June 1930, where he was now part of the team for the National Broadcasting Company . He managed to establish himself as the chief spokesperson for many radio shows early on. His first major moderation was Everything Goes ( with Garry Moore). While at NBC, he met his future wife, Alice Wood. She was also employed there between 1931 and 1936. The Petries had a son.
In 1943, the Petrie couple moved to California , where Howard was entrusted with the moderation of the Judy Canova show. In 1947 a film producer who was looking for a big, strong man for a film role saw Petrie on the stage of his station and offered him the role. With a height of 1.93 meters and 120 kilograms he played “big man roles” from now on, he appeared particularly often as a supporting actor in westerns such as Mutiny on the Serpent River or Star of the Law . Petrie also regularly took on guest roles on US television.
In the early 1960s, the eclectic character actor retired from acting to run a gift shop in New Hampshire with his wife. He died in 1968 at the age of 61 and was buried in the Worcester Rural Cemetery in Worcester , Massachusetts.
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival
- 1950: The Count of Mexico (Fancy Pants)
- 1950: Walk Softly, Stranger
- 1950: Lord of the Rough Mountains (Rocky Mountain)
- 1951: The big train to Santa Fé (Cattle Drive)
- 1951: Gangster (The Racket)
- 1952: Mutiny at the Bend of the River
- 1952: Companions of Horror (The Wild North)
- 1952: Stronger than Chains (Carbine Williams)
- 1953: The Rebel of Java (Fair Wind to Java)
- 1953: Trouble Along the Way
- 1954: Knight of the Prairie (The Bounty Hunter)
- 1954: The Bob Mathias Story
- 1954: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)
- 1955: The City of Dead Souls (Rage at Dawn)
- 1956 A kiss before death (A Kiss Before Dying)
- 1957: Tin Star (The Tin Star)
- 1959: Bonanza (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1960: Wyatt Earp intervenes ( The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1960: Peter Gunn (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1960/1961: A Thousand Miles of Dust ( Rawhide ; TV series, 2 episodes)
Web links
- Howard Petrie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Howard Petrie at Find A Grave
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrie, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petrie, Howard Alexander (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American radio announcer, film and television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beverly , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1968 |
| Place of death | Keene , New Hampshire |