Cast & creator
Gayne Whitman
Best known for Highway Patrol, The Flying Irishman, The Living Christ
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name." Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros. On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.
Also known as: Alfred D. Vosburgh, Alfred Vosburgh, Alfred Vosburg, Al Vosburgh, Fred Vosburgh
145
film credits
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television credits
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1913–1989 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (147)
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Highway Patrol
Dr. Kennedy
1955
The Flying Irishman
New York City Announcer
1939
The Living Christ
Judas Iscariot
1951
Ziegfeld Girl
Ted (uncredited)
1941
The Lady Eve
Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
The Helen Morgan Story
Big Ed Wallace (uncredited)
1957
Trouble Along the Way
Lawyer Grummet
1953Desert Law
Donald McLane
1918
The Killer That Stalked New York
Doctor (uncredited)
1950
Stand Up and Cheer!
President (voice)
1934
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Rails Into Laramie
1954
I Take This Woman
Dr. Phelps (uncredited)
1940
The Texas Rangers
announcer (uncredited)
1936
Adventures of Red Ryder
Harrison
1940
The Jazz Singer
Mr. Eskow
1953
Dangerous Crossing
Purser (uncredited)
1953
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Radio Police Officer (uncredited)
1939
Big Jim McLain
Dr. Gelster
1952
The Sickle or the Cross
Tim Matthews
1949
Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
1933
Reunion in France
Maitre d'hotel (uncredited)
1942
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
Jerome Wallace
1925
One Girl's Confession
District Attorney
1953
Flight Command
Doctor
1940
Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
New Moon
First Mate
1940
Land of Liberty
Narrator
1939
Smashing the Rackets
News Broadcaster
1938
The Band Plays On
Doctor Wilson
1934Heroes of the Flames
Don Mitchell
1931
My Gal Loves Music
Announcer
1944
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Radio Actor
1936
A Trick of Fate
Richard Crane
1919
Woman Wanted
Attorney (uncredited)
1935
Backstage
Frank Carroll
1927
The 9th Guest
Voice of the Host (Uncredited)
1934A Woman of the Sea
The Novelist from the City
1926
Parachute Battalion
Staff Officer
1941
Three Weeks in Paris
Duke Laporte
1925
Page Miss Glory
Radio Show Announcer (uncredited)
1935
Sunlight's Last Raid
Jack Conway
1917
Popular Science J-0-2
Self (Voice)
1940Popular Science J-0-2
Writer
1940
Her Father's Son
Lt. Richard Harkness
1916
Lucky Partners
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1940Popular Science J-8-1
Narrator
1938Popular Science J-8-1
Writer
1938
Oh! What a Nurse!
Clive Hunt
1926
Popular Science J-6-2
Self (Voice)
1936Popular Science J-6-2
Writer
1936Popular Science J-0-5
Self (Voice)
1941Popular Science J-5-1
Self (Voice)
1935Sakima and the Masked Marvel
Voice of the Masked Man (archive footage)
1966
Gangs Inc.
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1941
His Majesty, Bunker Bean
Bert Hollins
1925
Hitchhike to Happiness
Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)
1945The Code of Honor
Capt. Frank Marvin
1916
Spendthrift
Radio Announcer
1936Popular Science J-0-3
Self (Voice)
1940
The End of the Game
Frank Miller
1919Popular Science L-7-4
Self (Voice)
1948The Sign of the Snake
Secondary Role
1913
Sailors' Wives
Warren Graves
1928
Jealousy's First Wife
Randolph Truax
1916
The Pitfall
Jim Bell
1913
Phantom Killer
District Attorney John W. Rogers
1942
Hell-Bent for Heaven
1926
The Serpent's Tooth
Sid Lennox
1917Popular Science J-0-4
Self (Voice)
1941Princess of the Dark
Jack Rockwell (as Alfred Vosburgh)
1917Popular Science L-8-5
Self (Voice)
1949
The Road to Love
Karan (as Alfred Vosburgh)
1916Popular Science J-0-1
Self (Voice)
1940Popular Science J-0-1
Writer
1940
Play Girl
Jeweller (uncredited)
1941Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Narrator (voice)
1948
A Gentleman's Agreement
Allen Spargo
1918
Little Hiawatha
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1937Rootin' Tootin' Roundup
Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1989
His Jazz Bride
1926
Sunshine of Paradise Alley
Glen Wathershoon
1926
Strange Fascination
Mr. Lowell
1952
The Old Homestead
Radio Station Executive (uncredited)
1935
The Girl from Beyond
Geoffrey Hampden / George Hammond
1918
The Woman on Trial
Julie's Lawyer
1927
Baree, Son of Kazan
Jim Carvel (as Alfred Whitman)
1918Popular Science J-0-6
Self (Voice)
1941Music in the Sky
Narrator
1945
If Women Only Knew
Professor Storey
1921
The Rookie Bear
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Too Many Crooks
Marshall Stone
1927
The Love Hour
Attorney
1925
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
Ross Cavanaugh
1918
Life's Harmony
Gordon Howard
1916
Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight"
Self - Narrator (voice)
1934The Touch on the Key
Jimmy Lorman
1916
Art Trouble
Richard Burton
1934
In Old Missouri
Businessman
1940Professor Jeremy's Experiment
Thorpe Willis
1916
Bordertown Trail
Officer
1944
The Sea Flower
Truxton Darnley
1918Popular Science J-7-1
Narrator
1937Popular Science J-7-1
Director
1937Popular Science J-7-1
Writer
1937
Igloo
Narrator (voice)
1932
The Wild Strain
Harold Burton
1918
The Best Man
Jefferson Hathaway (as Alfred Whitman)
1919Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser
Narrator (voice)
1946
The Silken Spider
Rev. Lewis Dunston
1916Mickey's Review
Narrator
1937The Quicksands of Deceit
Hugh Conway
1916
Tongues of Flame
L'Eau Darmant
1918
The Pleasure Buyers
Genne Cassenas
1925
Lucky Boy
Mr. Trent
1929
Prospecting for Petroleum
The Geologist (voice)
1946
Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes
Narrator
1938Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes
Writer
1938
The Love Toy
Prime Minister
1926
The Adventurer
The Tornado
1928
Environment
Arnold Brice
1917
Moon Rockets
Narrator
1947
The Home Trail
Tom Evans
1918
Stolen Pleasures
John Manning
1927Blonde Ransom
Reporter (uncredited)
1945
The Night Cry
Miguel Hernández
1926Exclusive Rights
1926The Gentle Conspiracy
Bob Fillmore
1916The Little Troubadour
Frank Towne
1916Tangled Skeins
Randall Wellington
1916Faith of Jairus
Narrator
1947
Wings Over Ethiopia
Narrator
1934
The Last Wilderness
Narrator
1935The Last Wilderness
Writer
1935
Money Madness
Tom Williams (as Alfred Vosburgh)
1917The Holly House
Rolin Henderson
1916
City of Wax
Narrator
1934Sea Spiders
Narrator (voice)
1932Enchantment
The Faun's Mate
1916
Shackles of Truth
Luther Snaith
1917The Atonement
Dick Stanton
1916Four Months
Billy Carrington
1916
The Counterfeit Earl
Ralph Collum
1916Realization
Carl
1916Pastures Green
Bruce Blake
1916The Iceless Arctic
Narrator (voice)
1932
Inyaah (Jungle Goddess)
Narrator
1934