Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

January 16, 1910

Died

July 16, 1991

Place of Birth

Palo Alto, California, USA

Also Known As

The Man of a Thousand Voices

Social Media

Dwight Weist

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Biography

Dwight Weist, Jr. (January 16, 1910 - July 16, 1991) was an actor and announcer in the era of old-time radio.

Known For

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Pearl Harbor Announcer

Radio Days

1987

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Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)

The Name of the Rose

1986

6.1

Farnsworth

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

7.4

Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

Zelig

1983

7.5

Narrator (multiple segments) (voice) (archive footage)

The Camps of Death

1983

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narrator

Decade for Decision

1957

6.9

archive footage

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

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Narrator (voice)

Born to Fight

1956

4.0

Himself - Narrator (voice)

I Never Forget a Face

1956

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5.8

Narrator (voice)

Golden Glamour

1955

Credits

Radio Days

as Pearl Harbor Announcer

1987

7.1

The Name of the Rose

as Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)

1986

7.5

Nine 1/2 Weeks

as Farnsworth

1986

6.1

Zelig

as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)

1983

7.4

The Camps of Death

as Narrator (multiple segments) (voice) (archive footage)

1983

7.5

🎬

Decade for Decision

as narrator

1957

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The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1957

6.9

🎬

Born to Fight

as Narrator (voice)

1956

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I Never Forget a Face

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1956

4.0

🎬

Golden Glamour

as Narrator (voice)

1955

5.8

The Future Is Now

as Narrator (voice)

1955

6.0

Gadgets Galore

as Narrator (voice)

1955

6.1

When the Talkies Were Young

as Narrator (voice)

1955

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Magic Movie Moments

as Narrator

1953

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Blaze Busters

as Narrator

1950

5.5

Cavalcade of Girls

as Narrator

1950

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