Jerry Hausner
Biography
Jerry Hausner was an American actor whose career moved through vaudeville, stock theater, Broadway, radio, film, and television. Born in Cleveland, he played Sammy Schmaltz in Queer People on Broadway in 1934 and later worked at radio station WJAY in Cleveland. He became familiar to listeners as a regular on programs such as Blondie, The Jim Backus Show, The Judy Canova Show, Too Many Cooks, and Young Love. On screen he was known for playing Ricky Ricardo's agent on I Love Lucy and for voicing Waldo in Mr. Magoo, along with characters including Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles, and Itchy in The Dick Tracy Show. He also did dialogue direction for those cartoons. His film work included Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957), where he appeared as the French tavern proprietor in the final scene, and he supplied special vocal effects for Hugo the Hippo (1975). He died in 1993.
83years old at death
- Born Cleveland
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as James Bernard Hausner
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 15 years1948 to 1963
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First role
Before moving into radio at WJAY in Cleveland, Ohio, Hausner acted in stock theater and vaudeville and played Sammy Schmaltz on Broadway in Queer People in 1934.
Behind the camera
Hausner provided the voices of Waldo in Mr. Magoo and of Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles and Itchy in The Dick Tracy Show. For both cartoons, he also served as dialogue director.
Jerry Hausner movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ida Lupino directed three of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together4 more actors
- Jerry ParisThe Naked Street (1955) and Outrage (1950)
- Kem DibbsPaths of Glory (1957) and The Bigamist (1953)
- Kenneth PattersonPrivate Hell 36 (1954) and Outrage (1950)
- Rita LupinoNever Fear (1950) and Outrage (1950)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.