The One of Radio's most solid character actors, Jack Moils could play everything from cops to

correspondence, from crooks to club owners.

This month, in honor of what would have been his 103rd birthday, were saluting Mr. Moiles, one of the

strongest pillars of support in some of the best radio plays of the era, and an effective leading man to boot. As a boy,

Moiles got into acting with the noblest of motives. His high school teacher would give a

passing English grade to any student cast in the school play.

He got his start in radio working in San Francisco and he headed to Hollywood in 1944, where

he began a career as a very busy radio actor.

Among his many talents was a gift for impressions, one he parlayed into a successful

nightclub act and in providing the voice of Winston Churchill for the

1951 film The Desert Fox.

Moil's ability to ape the voices of world leaders was put to use on the

airwaves, where he brought Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt to radio life.

Moils even used his talents to keep the troops entertained, bringing his impression

showed hundreds of camps during World War II. On radio outside of the historical realm,

Moils could be heard on Philip Marlow, gun smoke, frontier gentleman, and more. Like the best radio actors, Moils could switch

effortlessly between good and bad, upstanding and underhanded. It worked great in

shows like Philip Marlow, where he could keep you guessing as to whether he was the criminal of the week or just a red herring.

Yeah, Ray Quinlan.

That's right.

Well, I'm Philip Marlow investigating the possible disappearance of Amy Hopper. Amy, I'm Philip Marlow, investigating the possible disappearance of Amy Hopper.

Amy?

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