Larry Thor

Larry Thor was a Canadian-born radio announcer and newscaster who also acted in film and radio, wrote scripts, and taught screenwriting. A native of Lundar, Manitoba, he first worked in radio in 1937 as a singer at CFAR in Flin Flon, Manitoba, then wrote for the station for three years before announcing and reading news at Canadian stations. He moved to the United States in 1946 and joined KFAC in Los Angeles, later working at KMPC and KNX in Hollywood. In radio drama he founded Peak Radio Ltd., announced for Green Lama, Rocky Jordan and Suspense, and was perhaps best known for playing Detective Danny Clover in Broadway Is My Beat. He announced The Clyde Beatty Show, was the announcer on Gilligan's Island from 1964 to 1967, wrote scripts for Suspense and other programs, recorded a children's album, and taught screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1968 until his death in 1976.