George Fenneman(1919-1997)

Actor

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You Bet Your Life (1950–1961)

Fenneman's most enduring role was as announcer and sidekick for Groucho Marx on over 200 episodes of the popular game show, You Bet Your Life, which ran throughout the 1950s until 1961. Fenneman was the foil and straight man for Groucho's comedy and wisecracking while at the same time managing the flow of the show as announcer.

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Awards
- 1 win

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Known for

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

7.2

TV Announcer

1967

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Newscaster

Mystery Lake

6.8

Bill Richards

1953

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

5.5

Announcer

1969

Credits

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Actor

The Naked Monster
5.3
- Narrator (voice)
- 2005
The Simpsons
8.7
TV Series
- Narrator (voice)
- 1993
Talk About Pictures
TV Series
- Host
- 1978–1982
Happy Days
7.4
TV Series
- George Fenneman
- 1978
Big Jake
7.1
- Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- 1971
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
5.5
- Announcer
- 1969
Dragnet 1967
7.7
TV Series
- Main Title Announcer (voice, uncredited)
- 1967–1969
That Girl
7.3
TV Series
- Bernie Stern used-car salesman on TV (uncredited)
- 1969
Gomer Pyle: USMC
7.0
TV Series
- David Farnum
- 1968
The Name of the Game
7.6
TV Series
- 1st Newscaster
- 1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
- Newscaster
- 1968
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
7.2
- TV Announcer
- 1967
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.9
TV Series
- TV Interviewer
- 1966
Batman
7.5
TV Series
- Newsman (as George Fennaman)
- 1966
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
- Ad Pitchman
- Lipton Tea pitchman
- 1965

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You Bet Your Life-The Lost Episodes

Personal details

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Alternative names
- George Fennaman
Born
- November 10, 1919
- Peking [now Beijing], China
Died
- May 29, 1997
- Los Angeles, California, USA(emphysema)
Other works
Unsold pilot: Served as the host of a pilot for proposed game show called "Fifty Grand Mystery" in which contestants must correctly identify the murderer based on a preceding dramatization in order to win the titular sum of prize money.

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Trivia
He appeared weekly on the Dragnet radio show and, along with co-announcer Hal Gibney, Fenneman was as much a part of the show's iconic sound as its star, Jack Webb.