Classic Radio Spotlights: William Conrad, Vol. 1

William Conrad was a big part of the golden-age of radio. Not only did he star as US Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke (five episodes in this collection), but he appeared on hundreds of radio shows during the 1940s and 50s. Here’s sixteen radio broadcasts that either star William Conrad or have him in the supporting cast. You won’t have any problem identifying his deep baritone voice!

Strange Wills, 12/7/46 - “Portsmith Square”
Favorite Story, 7/17/48 - “The Strange Mr. Bartleby”
Rocky Jordan, 5/22/49 - “Desert Betrayal”
Box, 13 6/12/49 - “The Dead Man Walks”
Screen Director’s Playhouse, 7/8/49 - “The Big Clock”
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 11/12/49 - “$50,000 Heist”
The Halls of Ivy, 1/20/50 - “Gangster Money”
The Story of Dr. Kildare, 2/15/50 - “Colonel Beauregard, Paralysis”
Night Beat, 2/20/50 - “A World All His Own”
The Line-Up, 7/27/50 - “The Paradise Murder Case”
Escape, 7/11/51 - “The Island”
Gunsmoke, 8/9/52 - “The Kentucky Tolmans”
Gunsmoke, 8/23/52 - “Shakespeare”
Gunsmoke, 11/21/52 - “Fingered”
Gunsmoke, 12/13/52 - “Post Martin”
Gunsmoke, 12/20/52 Christmas Story