Birthday
1910/01/16
Day of death
1991/07/16 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Palo Alto, California, USA
Also know as
The Man of a Thousand Voices
Dwight Weist, Jr. (January 16, 1910 - July 16, 1991) was an actor and announcer in the era of old-time radio.
(1986) Nine 1/2 Weeks
as Farnsworth
(1938) Stardust
as Self - Narrator
(1953) Magic Movie Moments
as Narrator
(1947) The Big Party
as Narrator
(1956) Born to Fight
as Narrator (voice)
(1947) Passport to Nowhere
as Narrated by
(1955) When the Talkies Were Young
as Narrator (voice)
(1983) Zelig
as Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
(1947) Forgotten Island
as Narrator
(1957) Decade for Decision
as narrator
(1955) Gadgets Galore
as Narrator (voice)
(1983) The Camps of Death
as Narrator (multiple segments) (voice) (archive footage)
(1956) I Never Forget a Face
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(1948) The Friendship Train
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1986) The Name of the Rose
as Adso as an Old Man / The Narrator (Voice)
(1955) The Future Is Now
as Narrator (voice)
(1950) Blaze Busters
as Narrator
(1955) Golden Glamour
as Narrator (voice)
(1957) The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
(1987) Radio Days
as Pearl Harbor Announcer
(1939) For Your Convenience
as Commentator (voice)
(1950) Cavalcade of Girls
as Narrator
(1947) Girls in White
as Narrator
(1947) Whistle in the Night
as Narrator
(1947) Germany Today
as Narrator
(1946) This Is America: The Great Lakes
as Narrator