Stanley Andrews
Stanley Martin Andrews was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program Little Orphan Annie and later as "The Old Ranger", the first host of the syndicated western anthology television series, Death Valley Days.
Biography
Early life
Andrews was born in Chicago, Illinois, as Stanley Martin Andrzejewski.
Career
Andrews worked in stock theater early in his career. In an interview in 1957, he credited acting in Minneapolis in 1916 for giving him the confidence necessary "to embark on a successful career." He recalled that the troupe presented a different play each week for 52 weeks.
His first big role was on radio as Daddy Warbucks in the Little Orphan Annie series, where he starred from 1931 to 1936. He appeared in more than 250 movies, which included Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Beau Geste, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Ox-Bow Incident, It's a Great Life, State of the Union, The Lemon Drop Kid, Superman and the Mole Men. He had an uncredited role in the holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life, portraying Mr. Welch, a man who gets into a fight with James Stewart's main character. His final film role was in Cry Terror! in 1958.·
Besides his regular appearances on Death Valley Days, he appeared in seventeen episodes of The Range Rider, with Jock Mahoney and Dick Jones, eleven segments of Annie Oakley, ten episodes of The Gene Autry Show, seven episodes of The Lone Ranger, six appearances on Buffalo Bill, Jr., again with Dick Jones, and four times each on Tales of the Texas Rangers and the western aviation series, Sky King. Andrews appeared in the 1954 episode of Stories of the Century titled “Tom Horn”.
In the latter series with Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters, Andrews was cast as Jim Herrick in "Danger Point", and as Josh Bradford in "The Threatening Bomb" and as Old Dan Grable in "Golden Burro" and as Pop Benson in "Rustlers on Wheels". Andrews portrayed Dr. Henry Fulmer in the 1955 episode "Joey Saves the Day" of the NBC children's western series, Fury.
Death
In 1969, Andrews died in Los Angeles, California, aged 77.
Selected filmography
Roman Scandals - Official Evelyn Prentice - Judge Wings in the Dark - Jack, an Official After Office Hours - Theatre Patron All the King's Horses - Count BatthyTransient Lady - Judge Times Square Lady - Doctor at Hockey Game Private Worlds - Dr. BarnesIt Happened in New York - Plainclothesman Mississippi - Gambler with 4 Aces The Call of the Savage - Emperor Mena Stolen Harmony - Patrol Chief Goin' to Town - Engineer Hold 'Em Yale - Judge Alias Mary Dow - Detective People Will Talk - Willis McBrideSo Red the Rose - Cavalry Captain College Scandal - Jim Men Without Names - Jim, the Fingerprint ManThe Murder Man - Police Commissioner Curly Top - Orphanage Trustee Woman Wanted - Jury Foreman She Gets Her Man - Kelly Orchids to You - Judge at Flower Show The Crusades - Amir Annapolis Farewell - Officer in Brigg's Office Here's to Romance - Father Anna Karenina - Husband - Third Couple Diamond Jim - Gambler Wanderer of the Wasteland - Sheriff CollinshawThe Big Broadcast of 1936 - Gordoni's Servant with Dog She Couldn't Take It - Attorney Wyndersham It's in the Air - Investigator Three Kids and a Queen - Federal Man Peter Ibbetson - Judge Escape from Devil's Island - Steve HarringtonIn Old Kentucky - Steward Nevada - CawthorneDangerous Intrigue - Mr. MitchellYou May Be Next - Naval Commander Dangerous Waters - Steamship Company Agent Drift Fence - Clay JacksonDesire - Customs Inspector Sutter's Gold - Senator Rand Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - James Cedar Florida Special - Armstrong, the Railroad PresidentCounterfeit - Duffield Parole! - Williams White Fang - Police Sergeant Drake The Texas Rangers - First Higgins Henchman The Devil Is a Sissy - Doctor In His Steps - BroderickAlibi for Murder - Earl Quillan Craig's Wife - Police Officer Davis Wild Brian Kent - Tony BaxterThe Plainsman - Officer Pennies from Heaven - Detective Stephens Let's Make a Million - Cliff SpauldingHappy Go Lucky - Capt. MatzdorfFind the Witness - District AttorneyThe Devil's Playground - Salvage Boat CommanderShe's Dangerous - Franklin WebbA Doctor's Diary - Dr. Wilson John Meade's Woman - Mr. Westley Nancy Steele Is Missing! - Warden - 1936 Her Husband Lies - District Attorney The Man Who Found Himself - Inspector Grey The Last Train from Madrid - Secret Service Man Born Reckless - Police Commissioner Easy Living - Police Captain Jackson High, Wide, and Handsome - Lem MoultonBlonde Trouble - Head Janitor Souls at Sea - First Mate The Man Who Cried Wolf - A Judge Double or Nothing - Police Lieutenant Big City - Detective Bennett Dangerously Yours - Houston, the Customs Inspector Madame X - Gendarme Testifying in Court Conquest - Prince Mirska Blossoms on Broadway - Chairman She Married an Artist - Editor Checkers - Deputy The Bad Man of Brimstone - Clergyman The Buccaneer - Collector of the PortPenitentiary - Prison Capt. Dorn The Lone Ranger - Capt. Smith - aka Col. JeffriesForbidden Valley - Hoke LanningWhen G-Men Step In - PrestonTip-Off Girls - Police Sergeant Cocoanut Grove - Truant Officer Alexander's Ragtime Band - ColonelThree Comrades - Officer Giving Toast Speed to Burn - Police Chief I'll Give a Million - CaptainSpawn of the North - PartridgeYou Can't Take It With You - Attorney to Kirby at Arraignment Juvenile Court - Mayor Hold That Co-ed - Belcher - Committeeman The Mysterious Rider - William BelloundsPrairie Moon - Frank WelchStablemates - Track Steward The Lady Objects - BakerAdventure in Sahara - Col. RancreuxBlondie - Mr. Hicks Road Demon - Chairman Colton Kentucky - Presiding JudgeShine On, Harvest Moon - Pa JacksonHomicide Bureau - Police CommissionerPirates of the Skies - Maj. SmithHotel Imperial - Col. Paloff First Offenders - District Attorney The Lady's from Kentucky - DoctorUnion Pacific - Dr. Harkness Racketeers of the Range - Sam - Continental Packing Boss Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever - James Willet Beau Geste - MarisCoast Guard - Comdr. HookerGolden Boy - Driscoll - Fight Official Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Senator Hodges The Housekeeper's Daughter - Police Captain Geronimo - Colombus Delano Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President - George - Policeman Charlie McCarthy, Detective - Freight Captain Hi-Yo Silver - Captain Smith / Colonel Jeffries The Green Hornet - Police Commissioner The Man Who Wouldn't Talk - Colonel The Blue Bird - Wilhelm Convicted Woman - Prosecutor Little Old New York - Patrol CaptainStrange Cargo - Constable Johnny Apollo - Welfare SecretaryMaryland - Dr. John Trimble Brigham Young - Hyrum SmithKit Carson - LarkinThe Westerner - Sheriff Colorado - Colonel Gibbons King of the Royal Mounted - Tom Merritt Sr. So You Won't Talk - Press Foreman The Mark of Zorro - Commanding Officer The Son of Monte Cristo - TurnkeyPlay Girl - Joseph ShawhanMeet John Doe - WestonIn Old Colorado - George DavidsonLas Vegas Nights - Sheriff Dead Men Tell - Inspector Vesey Strange Alibi - Lieutenant-Detective PagleTime Out for Rhythm - James AndersonLady Scarface - Police Capt. L. Andrews Wild Geese Calling - DelaneyMan at Large - FBI Chief Ed Ruby Borrowed Hero - Mr. Taylor, Defense AttorneyThe Bugle Sounds - Veterinarian North to the Klondike - Tom AllenMr. and Mrs. North - Policeman The Fleet's In - Lt. Commander The Power of God - Edward HaleValley of the Sun - Major at Court Martial Reap the Wild Wind - Turnkey Canal Zone - Cmdr. MerrillTo the Shores of Tripoli - Doctor Mississippi Gambler - Colonel My Gal Sal - Mr. DreiserTen Gentlemen from West Point - Capt. SloaneThe Postman Didn't Ring - Postal Insp. BrennanThe Major and the Minor - Conductor #1 The Navy Comes Through - Judge Advocate Flight for Freedom - Prosperous Gent Crash Dive - Shipwrecked Captain Daredevils of the West - Col. Andrews The Ox-Bow Incident - Bartlett Bombardier - Congressman It's a Great Life - Attorney Schuster #2 Dixie - Mr. Masters The Adventures of a Rookie - Gen. Ames Riding High - Reynolds Canyon City - Johnson - Water Co. PresidentIn Old Oklahoma - Mason - Indian Agent True to Life - Frank, Bakery Foreman It Happened Tomorrow - Policeman Rosie the Riveter - General Follow the Boys - Australian Officer The Hitler Gang - Otto Meissner Tucson Raiders - Governor YorkMan from Frisco - Chief CampbellSensations of 1945 - Mr. Collins Wing and a Prayer - Marine General Atlantic City - RogersVigilantes of Dodge City - General Wingate The Princess and the Pirate - Captain 'Mary Ann'Faces in the Fog - Iverson, Juror Music for Millions - Doctor in Hospital Practically Yours - Shipyard Official Lake Placid Serenade - Executive Keep Your Powder Dry - Colonel Greeting Cadets Between Two Women - Slipper Room Patron Trail to Vengeance - Sheriff MorganCode of the Lawless - Chadwick Hilton Sr.The Daltons Ride Again - Tex Walters Road to Utopia - Joe - Official at Ship Adventure - Bit Part God's Country - Howard KingThe Hoodlum Saint - Chronicle Publisher The Virginian - Rancher Bad Bascomb - Col. Cartright Smoky - Fred Kramer - Rancher Mr. Ace - Tomahawk Club Boss Two Years Before the Mast - Policeman Wake Up and Dream - Conductor Till the Clouds Roll By - Doctor San Quentin - Head Guard It's a Wonderful Life - Mr. Welch California - Willoughby Scared to Death - PathologistEasy Come, Easy Go - Detective Trail Street - Ferguson The Michigan Kid - Sheriff of RawhideThe Sea of Grass - Bill the Sheriff Millie's Daughter - Detective King of the Wild Horses - Sheriff Jason Ballau High Barbaree - Farmer Blaze of Noon - Bartender Framed - Detective Robin Hood of Texas - Mr. Hamby - Saddle Shop OwnerKiller Dill - Mr. Jones - Underwear Customer Desire Me - Emile The Fabulous Texan - Vigilante Leader Road to Rio - Capt. HarmonPerilous Waters - Capt. PorterPanhandle - TylerThe Man from Texas - Sheriff I Remember Mama - Minister Docks of New Orleans - Theodore Von ScherbeMr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - Mr. Murphy State of the Union - Senator The Dead Don't Dream - Jesse WilliamsBest Man Wins - Sheriff DingleThe Fuller Brush Man - Det. Ferguson Sinister Journey - Tom SmithJinx Money - Mr. Morgan, Bank President Northwest Stampede - BowlesA Southern Yankee - Secret Service Agent The Man from Colorado - Roger MacDonald The Return of Wildfire - Pop MarloweAdventures of Frank and Jesse James - Jim Powell My Dear Secretary - Mr. McNally - Publisher Leather Gloves - Mr. HubbardThe Valiant Hombre - Sheriff George DodgeThe Paleface - Commissioner EmersonLast of the Wild Horses - Rancher Pete FergusonBrothers in the Saddle - Sheriff OakleyThe Last Bandit - Jeff BaldwinBlondie's Big Deal - Mr. ForsytheFighting Fools - Boxing CommissionerRoughshod - Sam Ellis The Doolins of Oklahoma - Coffeyville Sheriff Look for the Silver Lining - Producer Trail of the Yukon - RogersBrimstone - Edward WinslowTough Assignment - Chief Investigator PattersonSamson and Delilah - The Traveling Saleswoman - Dr. Stephen Monroe The Nevadan - Deputy Morgan Blonde Dynamite - Mr. Jennings, Bank PresidentWest of Wyoming - Simon MillerMule Train - Chalmers Tyrant of the Sea - Officer The Arizona Cowboy - Jim DavenportCargo to Capetown - Capt. Richards Riding High - Veterinarian Outcasts of Black Mesa - Sheriff GrassetRock Island Trail - Businessman Salt Lake Raiders - Chief MarshalColt.45 - Sheriff Trigger, Jr. - Rancher WilkinsWhere Danger Lives - Dr. Matthews Streets of Ghost Town - Dusty Creek SheriffAcross the Badlands - Sheriff CrockerTwo Flags West - Col. Hoffman Copper Canyon - Joe the Bartender Under Mexicali Stars - Race AnnouncerShort Grass - Pete LynchStage to Tucson - El Paso Sheriff Winters Al Jennings of Oklahoma - Marshal Ken SlatteryVengeance Valley - Mead CalhounThe Lemon Drop Kid - Judge Wilkinson Saddle Legion - Chief John LaytonThe Texas Rangers - Marshal Gorey Silver Canyon - Major Weatherly Hot Lead - Warden Lewis Utah Wagon Train - SheriffSuperman and the Mole Men - The SheriffThe Greatest Show on Earth - Spectator Lone Star - Mr. Thompson Waco - JudgeMan from the Black Hills - Pop FallonTalk About a Stranger - Mr. Wetzell, Orange Grower Kansas Territory - GovernorAnd Now Tomorrow Carson City - Mine Owner on Train Thundering Caravans - Henry ScottWoman of the North Country - Captain Fargo - Judge BruceMontana Belle - Marshal CombsRide the Man Down - Phil Evarts The Bad and the Beautiful - Sheriff Powder River - Townsman Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders - Anderson Ride, Vaquero! - Gen. Sheridan Dangerous Crossing - Ship's Pilot El Paso Stampede - Marshal Zeke BanningThe Great Adventures of Captain Kidd - Trapper Appointment in Honduras - Capt. McTaggartThose Redheads from Seattle - Sheriff All the Brothers Were Valiant - Matthew Shore's Father Southwest Passage - Constable Bartlett Dawn at Socorro - Old Man FerrisThe Steel Cage - Roy, Head Guard Treasure of Ruby Hills - Marshal GarveyThe Night Holds Terror - Mr. Courtier The Twinkle in God's Eye - Sheriff Star in the Dust - Ben SmithThe Three Outlaws - Railroad PresidentFrontier Gambler - Constable Philo DeweyGun for a Coward - Old Nester Untamed Youth - Farmer Collingwood Cole Younger, Gunfighter - The Judge Cry Terror! - Older Executive