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{{Short description|American radio and television actor (1909–1993)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jerry Hausner
| name = Jerry Hausner
| image = Jerry Hausner in The Bigamist.jpg
| image=
| caption = Jerry Hausner in ''[[The Bigamist (1953 film)|The Bigamist]]'' (1953)
| birth_name = James Bernard Hausner
| birth_name = James Bernard Hausner
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|5|20}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1909|05|20}}
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], Ohio<br>[[United States]]
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|4|1|1909|5|20}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1993|04|01|1909|05|20}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California<br>[[United States]]
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]], [[Hollywood Hills, California]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1934&ndash;1975
| spouse = Velma McCall
}}
}}
'''James Bernard Hausner''' (May 5, 1909 &ndash; April 1, 1993) (Another source gives May 20, 1909, as his birth date.)<ref name=rs>DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. Pp. 122-123.</ref> was an American radio and television actor, best known as [[Ricky Ricardo]]'s agent in ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' and as the voice of Waldo in ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'' and several characters such as Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles and Itchy in ''[[The Dick Tracy Show]]'' (he has also worked as a dialogue director for both of these cartoons).
'''James Bernard Hausner''' (May 20, 1909 &ndash; April 1, 1993),<ref name=rs>DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-2834-2}}. Pp. 122-123.</ref> known professionally as '''Jerry Hausner''', was an American radio and television actor, best known as [[Ricky Ricardo]]'s agent in ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' and as the voice of Waldo in ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'' and several characters such as Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles and Itchy in ''[[The Dick Tracy Show]]'' (he had also worked as a dialogue director for both of these cartoons).


==Career==
== Career ==
On [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] Hausner had the role of Sammy Schmaltz in ''Queer People'' (1934).<ref>{{cite web|title=Queer People – Cast|url=http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea2-d936-a7fd-eef6cad30000&type=op#oc|website=Playbill Vault|accessdate=May 18, 2016}}</ref> He also acted in [[Summer stock theatre|stock theater]] and [[vaudeville]] before going into radio at [[WHLO|WJAY]] in Cleveland, Ohio.<ref name=rs />
Hausner appeared as a [[courier]] who summons the Roman emperor [[Nero]] to a meeting called by [[Devil|the Devil]] in the 1969 [[KCET]] television reading of [[Norman Corwin]]'s 1938 radio play ''[[The Plot to Overthrow Christmas]]''. He provided special vocal effects in the 1975 animated film ''[[Hugo the Hippo]]''.


On radio, he was a regular on ''[[Blondie (radio)|Blondie]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Studio Notes|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5298300/the_evening_news/|work=The Evening News|date=May 19, 1941|location=Pennsylvania, Harrisburg|page=14|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = May 17, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref> ''The Jim Backus Show'',<ref name=rp>Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-4513-4}}. P. 174.</ref> ''[[The Judy Canova Show]]'',{{r|rp|page1=182}} ''Too Many Cooks'',{{r|rp|page1=338}} and ''[[Young Love (radio series)|Young Love]]''.{{r|rp|page1=361}}
==Death==
Hausner died of heart failure on April 1, 1993, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 83 years old and was buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/jerry-hausner-105704/|title=Jerry Hausner|website=Variety|date=1993-04-05|accessdate=2012-06-06}}</ref>


Hausner appeared as a [[courier]] who summons the Roman emperor [[Nero]] to a meeting called by [[Devil|the Devil]] in the 1969 [[KCET]] television reading of [[Norman Corwin]]'s 1938 radio play ''[[The Plot to Overthrow Christmas]]''. He made guest appearances – in different roles – on ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]'', He also provided special vocal effects in the 1975 animated film ''[[Hugo the Hippo]]''.
==Filmography==
*''[[All My Sons]]'' (1948)
*''[[Never Fear]]'' (1949)
*''[[Woman in Hiding]]'' (1950
*''[[To Please a Lady]]'' (1950)
*''[[The Jackpot]]'' (1950)
*''[[Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm]]'' (1951)
*''[[You're in the Navy Now]]'' (1951)
*''[[Fourteen Hours]]'' (1951)
*''[[On the Loose (1951 film)|On the Loose]]'' (1951)
*''[[Sailor Beware (1952 film)|Sailor Beware]]'' (1952)
*''[[The Stooge]]'' (1952)
*''[[Off Limits (1953 film)|Off Limits]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Affairs of Dobie Gillis]]'' (1953)
*''[[Half a Hero]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Bigamist]]'' (1953)
*''[[Lucky Me (film)|Lucky Me]]'' (1954)
*''[[Private Hell 36]]'' (1954)
*''[[Phffft]]'' (1954)
*''[[The Naked Street]]'' (1955)
*''[[Paths of Glory]]'' (1957)
*''[[Who's Minding the Store?]]'' (1963)
*''[[The Patsy (1964 film)|The Patsy]]'' (1964)


Hausner was notable as the French tavern proprietor who, in the final scene of Stanley Kubrick's ''[[Paths of Glory]]'', introduces the German singer, played by Christiane Susanne Harlan, the future Mrs. Christiane Kubrick.
==References==

== Personal life ==
He was married to Velma McCall Hausner (1904 - 1978).<ref>{{Cite web |title=16 Feb 1965, 20 - The Paducah Sun at Newspapers.com |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/429457565/?terms=%22jerry%20hausner%22%20velma&match=1 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Death ==
Hausner died of heart failure on April 1, 1993, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 83 years old and was buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/jerry-hausner-105704/|title=Jerry Hausner|website=Variety|date=April 5, 1993|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref>

== Filmography ==
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*''[[Syncopation (1942 film)|Syncopation]]'' (1942) – Cockeye (uncredited)
*''[[Two Weeks to Live]]'' (1943) – Reporter (uncredited)
*''[[All My Sons]]'' (1948) – Halliday (uncredited)
*''[[Abandoned (1949 film)|Abandoned]]'' (1949) – Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
*''[[Never Fear]]'' (1949) – Mr. Brownlee
*''[[Woman in Hiding]]'' (1950) – Conventioneer (uncredited)
*''[[Outrage (1950 film)|Outrage]]'' (1950) – Mr. Denker
*''[[To Please a Lady]]'' (1950) – Spotter in Husing's Booth (uncredited)
*''[[The Jackpot]]'' (1950) – Al Stern (uncredited)
*''[[Three Husbands (1951 film)|Three Husbands]]'' (1950) – Joe, the Bartender (uncredited)
*''[[You're in the Navy Now]]'' (1951) – Crew Member (uncredited)
*''[[Fourteen Hours]]'' (1951) – Reporter (uncredited)
*''[[Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm]]'' (1951) – Steve (uncredited)
*''[[Hard, Fast and Beautiful]]'' (1951) – Bit Role (uncredited)
*''[[Behave Yourself!]]'' (1951) – Taxi Driver (uncredited)
*''[[On the Loose (1951 film)|On the Loose]]'' (1951) – Gus, Red Mill Waiter (uncredited)
*''[[The Lady Pays Off]]'' (1951) – Cab Driver (uncredited)
*''[[The Stooge]]'' (1951) – Al Borden (uncredited)
*''[[Two Tickets to Broadway]]'' (1951) – Agent Punching Conway (uncredited)
*''[[Sailor Beware (1952 film)|Sailor Beware]]'' (1952) – Corpsman (uncredited)
*''[[Just This Once (film)|Just This Once]]'' (1952) – Stanley Worth
*''[[The Atomic City]]'' (1952) – John Pattiz
*''[[You for Me]]'' (1952) – Patient (uncredited)
*''[[Off Limits (1953 film)|Off Limits]]'' (1952) – Fishy
*''[[The Affairs of Dobie Gillis]]'' (1953) – Al, Booking Agent (uncredited)
*''[[Half a Hero]]'' (1953) – George Faring (uncredited)
*''[[The Bigamist (1953 film)|The Bigamist]]'' (1953) – Roy Esterly (uncredited)
*''[[Lucky Me (film)|Lucky Me]]'' (1954) – Street Pitchman (uncredited)
*''[[Private Hell 36]]'' (1954) – Hausner, Nightclub Owner
*''[[Phffft]]'' (1954) – Steve (uncredited)
*''[[The Naked Street]]'' (1955) – Louie
*''[[Paths of Glory]]'' (1957) – Café Proprietor
*''[[Wake Me When It's Over (film)|Wake Me When It's Over]]'' (1960) – Military Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
*''[[Let's Make Love]]'' (1960) – Counterman (uncredited)
*''[[Wives and Lovers (film)|Wives and Lovers]]'' (1963) – Sardi's Waiter (uncredited)
*''[[Who's Minding the Store?]]'' (1963) – Smith
*''[[The Patsy (1964 film)|The Patsy]]'' (1964) – Floorman (uncredited)
*''[[Patty Duke Show]]'' (1965) – T.J. Blodgett, Postman
*''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' (1967) – Fight Announcer in S1:E20, "Monkees in the Ring"
*''[[Room 222]]'' (1969) Ticket Agent in S1:E24 "The New Boy"
*''[[Hugo the Hippo]]'' (1975) – Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 29 September 2024

Jerry Hausner
Jerry Hausner in The Bigamist (1953)
Born
James Bernard Hausner

(1909-05-20)May 20, 1909
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1993(1993-04-01) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California
OccupationActor
Years active1934–1975
SpouseVelma McCall

James Bernard Hausner (May 20, 1909 – April 1, 1993),[1] known professionally as Jerry Hausner, was an American radio and television actor, best known as Ricky Ricardo's agent in I Love Lucy and as the voice of Waldo in Mr. Magoo and several characters such as Hemlock Holmes, The Mole, Broodles and Itchy in The Dick Tracy Show (he had also worked as a dialogue director for both of these cartoons).

Career

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On Broadway Hausner had the role of Sammy Schmaltz in Queer People (1934).[2] He also acted in stock theater and vaudeville before going into radio at WJAY in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]

On radio, he was a regular on Blondie,[3] The Jim Backus Show,[4] The Judy Canova Show,[4]: 182  Too Many Cooks,[4]: 338  and Young Love.[4]: 361 

Hausner appeared as a courier who summons the Roman emperor Nero to a meeting called by the Devil in the 1969 KCET television reading of Norman Corwin's 1938 radio play The Plot to Overthrow Christmas. He made guest appearances – in different roles – on The Patty Duke Show, He also provided special vocal effects in the 1975 animated film Hugo the Hippo.

Hausner was notable as the French tavern proprietor who, in the final scene of Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory, introduces the German singer, played by Christiane Susanne Harlan, the future Mrs. Christiane Kubrick.

Personal life

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He was married to Velma McCall Hausner (1904 - 1978).[5]

Death

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Hausner died of heart failure on April 1, 1993, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 83 years old and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).[6][7]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. Pp. 122-123.
  2. ^ "Queer People – Cast". Playbill Vault. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Studio Notes". The Evening News. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. May 19, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved May 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c d Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 174.
  5. ^ "16 Feb 1965, 20 - The Paducah Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jerry Hausner". Variety. April 5, 1993. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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