Ed Herlihy
American newsreel narrator (1909-1999) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 89
Edward Joseph Herlihy was an American newsreel narrator for Universal-International. He was also a long-time radio and television announcer for NBC, hosting The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour in the 1940s and 1950, and was briefly interim announcer on The Tonight Show in 1962.
Ed Herlihy is read about 59 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Sports on the Silver ScreenFilm1995The Flood of '55Film, Narrator (archive footage)1994
Don't Drink the WaterFilm, Narrator1991
The Republic Pictures StoryFilm, Narrator1988
Who Framed Roger RabbitFilm, Newscaster1986
It's Garry Shandling's ShowSeries, Announcer (voice)
A Fine MessFilm, 1986TV Reporter1985
Pee-wee's Big AdventureFilm, Mr. Buxton1982
The King of ComedyFilm, Ed Herlihy1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya, Baby?Film1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries, Banshee Spokesperson (uncredited)1970
Friars Club Roast of Don RicklesFilm1963
Suspense Story: Nat'l Press Club Hears HitchcockFilm1956
The Perry Como ShowSeries1952Knights of the HighwayFilm, Narrator1950
The Bob Hope ShowSeriesThundering RailsFilm, 1950Narrator1947
Kraft Television TheatreSeries, Announcer
Communism CondemnedFilm, 19471909Born14 August 1909People around Ed
Close ties
Woody Allen Directed Zelig and Don't Drink the Water
Martin Scorsese Directed The King of Comedy (1983)
Tim Burton Directed Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Spike Lee Produced Malcolm X (1992)
Paul Reubens Produced Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Blake Edwards Directed A Fine Mess (1986)
Arnon Milchan Produced The King of Comedy (1983)- Mae Questel Also in Zelig and Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jason Hervey Also in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Jerry Paris Directed Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Known for
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The King of Comedy 1982
Malcolm X 1992
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988
Zelig 1983
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985
Filmography 19
24 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
He was also the voice of Kraft Foods radio and television commercials from the 1940s through the early 1980s. When he died in 1999, his obituary in The New York Times said he was "A Voice of Cheer and Cheese".
