Willard Waterman
Recorded March 17th, 1984 - 49 min
Actor who starred as the Great Gildersleeve for eight years. His career began in Chicago in 1935 and he subsequently had roles in various radio soap operas and kids’ shows before going to Hollywood to appear in scores of dramatic broadcasts before being cast as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve after Harold Peary left the role in 1950. He was 69 at the time of our conversation and he died February 2, 1995 at age 80.
Great Gildersleeve 4/28/54 - Gildy Swears Off Girls
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August 14, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Both Perry and Waterman were great as Gildy. i can hardly tell which is which to this day when i listen to an old “Gildersleeve” show. R.I.P Willard