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Red Barber (1908–1992)

Actor

Trivia:

First recipient (with Mel Allen)of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1978. See more trivia »

Born:

Walter Lanier Barber
in Columbus, Mississippi, USA

Died:

(age 84) in Tallahassee, Florida, USA
1 video | 14 news articles »

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1978 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Brooklyn Dodgers Announcer
– A Home Run for Love (1978) … Brooklyn Dodgers Announcer (voice)
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Baseball Narration
– With Glory and Honor (1953) … Baseball Narration
 
1948 Athletic Stars (short)
Narrator
 
1948 Paramount Pacemaker: Bundle from Brazil (short)
'Red' Barber
 
1947 Paramount Headliner: Try and Catch Me (short)
Narrator
 
1946 Brooklyn, I Love You (short)
'Red' Barber - Radio broadcaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers
 
1946 Ben Hogan (short)
Narrator
 
Show ShowSelf (23 titles)
2000 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joe DiMaggio (2000) … Himself (voice)
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– The National Pastime (1994) … Himself
– Shadow Ball (1994) … Himself
– A National Heirloom (1994) … Himself
– The Faith of Fifty Million People (1994) … Himself
 
1992 When It Was a Game 2 (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1991 Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (documentary)
Himself - Radio Announcer
 
1991 When It Was a Game (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1989 Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer (video documentary)
 
1988 Powel Crosley and the 20th Century (TV special documentary)
Himself - Former Baseball Broadcaster
 
1975 The Way It Was (TV series)
Himself
– The 1947 World Series: Part 2 (1975) … Himself
– The 1947 World Series: Part 1 (1975) … Himself
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.19 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Hillbilly Whiz (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The Esther Williams Aqua Spectacle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.21 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 1954 Orange Bowl (TV movie)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
 
1953 1953 Orange Bowl (TV movie)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
 
1952 1952 World Series (TV mini-series)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 7 (1952) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 6 (1952) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 5 (1952) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 4 (1952) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 3 (1952) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
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1951 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 3 June 1951 (1951) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1950 The Golden Twenties (documentary)
Narrator
 
1949 1949 MLB All-Star Game (TV movie)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
 
1949 Red Barber's Corner (TV series)
Himself
 
1948 Fighting Tarpon (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1948 1948 World Series (TV series)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 6 (1948) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 5 (1948) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 4 (1948) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 3 (1948) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
– Game 2 (1948) … Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
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1948 Athletic Varieties (short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1945 1945 Army-Navy Game (TV movie)
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2010 Prime 9 (TV series)
 
1992 The 50 Greatest Home Runs in Baseball History (video documentary)
Himself (voice)
 

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Trivia:

First recipient (with Mel Allen)of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1978. See more »

Nickname:

The Voice of the Dodgers See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius