Ned Wever

Ned Wever was an American actor of the stage and old-time radio. Born in New York City in 1902, he graduated from Princeton University, where he led the Triangle Club. He began his professional stage career with a stock company in Indianapolis, and his Broadway credits included The Grab Bag (1924), The Second Little Show (1930) and Days to Come (1936). On radio he starred in Angel of Mercy, Manhattan Mother, True Detective and The True Story Hour and appeared often on Perry Mason, The Cavalcade of America, Grand Central Station and The Wonder Show. Garyn G. Roberts wrote that Bulldog Drummond was probably his best known part. He also composed songs, including Spellbound and I Can't Resist You, and Jim Cox considered him as talented a musician as an actor. He appeared in more than 70 television programs, among them Get Smart, Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and also The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. He died in 1984.