Delos Jewkes
Birthday
1895/10/21
Day of death
1984/07/17 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Orangeville, Utah, USA
Also know as
Jesse Delos Jewkes, J. Delos Jewkes, J.D. Jewkes
Biography
From New York Times Obituary, July 19, 1984: J. Delos Jewkes, a singer and actor who supplied the voice of God for Cecil B. De Mille's "Ten Commandments," died of a heart attack here Tuesday. He was 89 years old. Mr. Jewkes appeared in about 300 films, with Shirley Temple, John Wayne and others. He was featured in all of Jeanette MacDonald's and Nelson Eddy's films. He also appeared with Hoot Gibson and on the Orpheum-Keith Vaudeville Circuit. Mr. Jewkes started his singing career in 1925 with ...Read more
Acting
(1936) Bottles
as Asorbine Bottle / Hot Water Bottle (voice)
(1935) Pop Goes the Easel
as Art Student (uncredited)
(1942) White Cargo
as Native Singer (uncredited)
(1938) Have You Got Any Castles?
as Old King Cole
(1971) Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
(1932) Santa's Workshop
as deep-voiced gnome (voice)
(1933) Father Noah's Ark
as Various (uncredited)
(1939) Broadway Serenade
as Musician (uncredited)
(1940) Bitter Sweet
as Singer (uncredited)
(1943) Coney Island
as Member of quartettes, 'Irish' number and singing waiters
(1943) Du Barry was a Lady
as Singer
(1942) Rio Rita
as Soloist in "The Ranger's Song" (uncredited)
(1944) Lost in a Harem
as Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)
(1936) To Spring
as Wind (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Naughty Marietta
as Barber (uncredited)
(1941) One Foot in Heaven
as Choir Member (uncredited)
(1962) The Music Man
as Harley MacCauley
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Glen Cripe