Radio characters Radio characters Guy Noir is a fictional private detective regularly featured on the public radio show A Prairie Home Companion. Played by Garrison Keillor, the character parodies the conventions of the pulp fiction novel and the film noir genre. Guy Noir works on the twelfth floor of the Acme Building in a city that "knows how to keep its secrets", presumably St. Paul, Minnesota. The Guy Noir storylines often incorporate major media stories of the previous week. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guy Noir"
Jack Flanders is the protagonist of several audio dramas produced by the ZBS Foundation. He is the creation of writer and sound artist Thomas Lopez and is played by actor Robert Lorick. The early stories were broadcast on college radio stations and on NPR during the 1970s and 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jack Flanders"
Detective Sergeant Joe Friday was a fictional character created and played by American actor, television producer, and writer Jack Webb 1920- 1982) on the radio and television series Dragnet. His last partner (on the TV series Dragnet 67) was Detective Bill Gannon, played by actor Harry Morgan. Over the run of the series, Friday was partnered with Ben Romero, Ed Jacobs, Frank Smith, and ultimately Gannon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joe Friday"
Kato is a fictional character from The Green Hornet radio program. This character has also appeared with the Green Hornet in film, television, book and comic book versions as well. Kato was the Hornet's sidekick and had been played by a number of actors including Keye Luke and, in the television series, Bruce Lee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kato (The Green Hornet)"
Marshal Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke. Dillon is the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870's. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marshal Matt Dillon"
Paul Temple is a fictional private detective and writer of crime novels, invented by English author Francis Durbridge ( 1912- 1998). Some of the novels were written in collaboration with John Thewes, Douglas Rutherford or Charles Hatten and those with Rutherford were even published under the name "Paul Temple" and by this making the fictional writer a "real" one. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paul Temple"
Senator Beauregard Claghorn was a popular radio character on the "Allen's Alley" segment of "The Fred Allen Show". Senator Claghorn, portrayed by actor Kenny Delmar, was a blustery politician whose home was usually the first at which Allen would knock. Claghorn would typically answer the door with, "Somebody, ah say, somebody knocked! Claghorn's the name, Senator Claghorn, I'm from the south." His obsession was with The South, and he would proudly point out his refusal to wear a " Union suit", for example, or claim to drink only out of Dixie cups. When asked a political question by host Allen, Claghorn would respond with a rapid stream of talk, shouting, repetition, and bad puns. After a quip, the senator would laugh uproariously, and quip one of his two catchphrases: "That's a joke, son!" or "Pay attention now, boy!" ...more on Wikipedia about "Senator Claghorn"
Silver was the name of the hero's horse in the long-running radio, and later, television program The Lone Ranger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Silver (horse)"
The Green Hornet was a American radio program that ran from January 31, 1936 to 1952, created by George W. Trendle, who also created The Lone Ranger, and initially starring Al Hodge as the Hornet. It was later made into a 1966-67 television program starring Van Williams as the Green Hornet and Bruce Lee as Kato. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Green Hornet"
The Lone Ranger was an early, long-running radio and television show based on characters created by George W. Trendle of Detroit, Michigan and developed by writer Fran Striker of Buffalo, New York. The basic premise is that a masked cowboy in the Old West gallops about righting injustices, usually with the aid of a clever and laconic American Indian called Tonto. Karl May's tales of Old Shatterhand and Chief Winnetou may have influenced the creation of the concept; but the main source for the Lone Ranger and many other masked heroes of the 20's, 30's, and on into today is Zorro. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Lone Ranger"
The Shadow is a pulp fiction crime fighter created by Walter Gibson, who became even more famous on radio. Featured also in comic books, television, and at least seven motion pictures---including the most recent, starring Alec Baldwin in the title role---The Shadow is best regarded for its radio years, in which pulp crime fiction received perhaps its most compelling broadcast interpretation and sent both parts of its unmistakeable (and never varied) introduction (Who knows...what evil...lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows...) into America's permanent lexicon. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Shadow"
Tonto was the sidekick of The Lone Ranger, the popular Western character created by George W. Trendle (in collaboration with others). Tonto himself was created by writer Fran Striker for the original radio series which began in 1933; Tonto made his first appearance on the twelfth show (which aired on station WXYZ in February 25, 1933). Though he became as iconic as his friend, Tonto was ...more on Wikipedia about "Tonto (Lone Ranger character)"
Yukon King was a fictional dog on the radio and television versions of Challenge of the Yukon (aka Sergeant Preston of the Yukon). ...more on Wikipedia about "Yukon King"
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