Santos Ortega
| Santos Ortega | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1899 New York City, New York |
| Died | April 10, 1976 (aged 76) Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Occupation | Radio, television actor |
Santos Ortega (June 30, 1899, New York, New York – April 10, 1976, Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was an American actor.
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[edit] Radio
Ortega was active in radio, starring in The Adventures of Nero Wolfe (1943–1944) and narrating a popular radio show called Gangbusters as well as Stroke of Fate. Perhaps his most famous and notable radio role was Commissioner Weston on The Shadow. He played the title role in Bulldog Drummond (1942–43)[1] and was heard in the daytime radio serial Perry Mason,[2] 1948's Roger Kilgore, Public Defender,[3] and as the title character in The Adventures of Charlie Chan (1947–1948),[4] The Affairs of Peter Salem from 1949 to 1953,[5] and Hannibal Cobb (1950–1951).[6] Throughout the 1930s and 1940s and into the 1950s and early 1960s, the prolific Ortega lent his remarkable range of voice characterizations to numerous other radio drama series such as Inner Sanctum, The Mysterious Traveler, Suspense, Casey Crime Photographer, The Eternal Light, The Columbia Workshop, The Big Story, Perry Mason, You Are There, Dimension X, and X Minus One. Ortega also originated the radio role of Inspector Queen on The Adventures of Ellery Queen[7]
[edit] Television
On television he portrayed Will Hughes (usually just referred to as "Grandpa") on the soap opera As the World Turns, replacing actor Will Lee in the role on the show's second episode (1956). He continued in the role until shortly before his death in 1976.
[edit] References
- ^ Cox, Jim, Radio Crime Fighters, 2002, p. 63, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 0786413905
- ^ Starr, Michael Seth (2008). "Enter Perry Mason". Hiding in Plain Sight: The Secret Life of Raymond Burr. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 83. ISBN 1557836949.
- ^ Cox, Jim, Radio Crime Fighters, 2002, p. 213, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 0786413905
- ^ Cox, Jim, Radio Crime Fighters, 2002, p. 9, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 0786413905
- ^ Cox, Jim, Radio Crime Fighters, 2002, p. 37, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 0786413905
- ^ Cox, Jim, Radio Crime Fighters, 2002, p. 126, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, ISBN 0786413905
- ^ Lackman., Ron. "Adventures of Ellery Queen, etal". The Encyclopedia of American Radio. p. 5, etal. ISBN 0816004077.
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