From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in 213 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. As Alfred Vosburgh, he was the leading man in the film Princess of the Dark (1917). Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name." Beginning in 1921, Whitman acted at the Morosco Theater in Los Angeles. He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros. On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician, was the narrator on Lassie and Strange as It Seems, and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation and other programs.

Filmography

• 1989Rootin' Tootin' Roundup — Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• 1966Sakima and the Masked Marvel — Voice of the Masked Man (archive footage)
• 1957The Helen Morgan Story — Big Ed Wallace (uncredited)
• Highway Patrol — Dr. Kennedy
• 1954Rails Into Laramie
• 1953Dangerous Crossing — Purser (uncredited)
• 1953One Girl's Confession — District Attorney
• 1953The Jazz Singer — Mr. Eskow
• 1953Trouble Along the Way — Lawyer Grummet
• 1952Big Jim McLain — Dr. Gelster
• 1952Strange Fascination — Mr. Lowell
• The Living Christ — Judas Iscariot
• 1950The Killer That Stalked New York — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1949The Sickle or the Cross — Tim Matthews
• 1948Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home — Narrator (voice)
• 1947Faith of Jairus — Narrator
• 1947Moon Rockets — Narrator
• 1946Prospecting for Petroleum — The Geologist (voice)
• 1946Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser — Narrator (voice)
• 1945Blonde Ransom — Reporter (uncredited)
• 1945Hitchhike to Happiness — Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)
• 1945Music in the Sky — Narrator
• 1944Bordertown Trail — Officer
• 1944My Gal Loves Music — Announcer
• 1942Phantom Killer — District Attorney John W. Rogers
• 1942Reunion in France — Maitre d'hotel (uncredited)
• 1941Gangs Inc. — Defense Attorney (uncredited)
• 1941Parachute Battalion — Staff Officer
• 1941Play Girl — Jeweller (uncredited)
• 1941The Lady Eve — Party Guest (uncredited)
• 1941The Rookie Bear — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1941Ziegfeld Girl — Ted (uncredited)
• 1940Adventures of Red Ryder — Harrison
• 1940Flight Command — Doctor
• 1940I Take This Woman — Dr. Phelps (uncredited)
• 1940In Old Missouri — Businessman
• 1940Lucky Partners — Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
• 1940New Moon — First Mate
• 1940Popular Science J-0-1 — Self (Voice), Writer
• 1940Popular Science J-0-2 — Self (Voice), Writer
• 1939Blondie Brings Up Baby — Radio Police Officer (uncredited)
• 1939Land of Liberty — Narrator
• 1939The Flying Irishman — New York City Announcer
• 1938Fleischer Studios Behind The Scenes — Narrator, Writer
• 1938Popular Science J-8-1 — Narrator, Writer
• 1938Smashing the Rackets — News Broadcaster
• 1937Little Hiawatha — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1937Mickey's Review — Narrator
• 1937Popular Science J-7-1 — Narrator, Director, Writer
• 1936Popular Science J-6-2 — Self (Voice), Writer
• 1936Robin Hood of El Dorado
• 1936Spendthrift — Radio Announcer
• 1936The Return of Jimmy Valentine — Radio Actor
• 1936The Texas Rangers — announcer (uncredited)
• 1935Page Miss Glory — Radio Show Announcer (uncredited)
• 1935The Last Wilderness — Narrator, Writer
• 1935The Old Homestead — Radio Station Executive (uncredited)
• 1935Woman Wanted — Attorney (uncredited)
• 1934Art Trouble — Richard Burton
• 1934City of Wax — Narrator
• 1934Inyaah (Jungle Goddess) — Narrator
• 1934Stand Up and Cheer! — President (voice)
• 1934The 9th Guest — Voice of the Host (Uncredited)
• 1934The Band Plays On — Doctor Wilson
• 1934Wings Over Ethiopia — Narrator
• 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-8
• 1932Igloo — Narrator (voice)
• 1932Sea Spiders — Narrator (voice)
• 1932The Iceless Arctic — Narrator (voice)
• 1931Heroes of the Flames — Don Mitchell
• 1929Lucky Boy — Mr. Trent
• 1928Sailors' Wives — Warren Graves
• 1928The Adventurer — The Tornado
• 1927Backstage — Frank Carroll
• 1927Stolen Pleasures — John Manning
• 1927The Woman on Trial — Julie's Lawyer
• 1927Too Many Crooks — Marshall Stone
• 1926A Woman of the Sea — The Novelist from the City
• 1926Exclusive Rights
• 1926Hell-Bent for Heaven
• 1926His Jazz Bride
• 1926Oh! What a Nurse! — Clive Hunt
• 1926Sunshine of Paradise Alley — Glen Wathershoon
• 1926The Love Toy — Prime Minister
• 1926The Night Cry — Miguel Hernández
• 1925His Majesty, Bunker Bean — Bert Hollins
• 1925The Love Hour — Attorney
• 1925The Pleasure Buyers — Genne Cassenas
• 1925The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted — Jerome Wallace
• 1925Three Weeks in Paris — Duke Laporte
• 1921If Women Only Knew — Professor Storey
• 1919A Trick of Fate — Richard Crane
• 1919The Best Man — Jefferson Hathaway (as Alfred Whitman)
• 1919The End of the Game — Frank Miller
• 1918A Gentleman's Agreement — Allen Spargo
• 1918Baree, Son of Kazan — Jim Carvel (as Alfred Whitman)
• 1918Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers — Ross Cavanaugh
• 1918Desert Law — Donald McLane
• 1918The Girl from Beyond — Geoffrey Hampden / George Hammond
• 1918The Home Trail — Tom Evans
• 1918The Sea Flower — Truxton Darnley
• 1918The Wild Strain — Harold Burton
• 1918Tongues of Flame — L'Eau Darmant
• 1917Environment — Arnold Brice
• 1917Money Madness — Tom Williams (as Alfred Vosburgh)
• 1917Princess of the Dark — Jack Rockwell (as Alfred Vosburgh)
• 1917Shackles of Truth — Luther Snaith
• 1917Sunlight's Last Raid — Jack Conway
• 1917The Serpent's Tooth — Sid Lennox
• 1916Enchantment — The Faun's Mate
• 1916Four Months — Billy Carrington
• 1916Her Father's Son — Lt. Richard Harkness
• 1916Jealousy's First Wife — Randolph Truax
• 1916Life's Harmony — Gordon Howard
• 1916Pastures Green — Bruce Blake
• 1916Professor Jeremy's Experiment — Thorpe Willis
• 1916Realization — Carl
• 1916Tangled Skeins — Randall Wellington
• 1916The Atonement — Dick Stanton
• 1916The Code of Honor — Capt. Frank Marvin
• 1916The Counterfeit Earl — Ralph Collum
• 1916The Gentle Conspiracy — Bob Fillmore
• 1916The Holly House — Rolin Henderson
• 1916The Little Troubadour — Frank Towne
• 1916The Quicksands of Deceit — Hugh Conway
• 1916The Road to Love — Karan (as Alfred Vosburgh)
• 1916The Silken Spider — Rev. Lewis Dunston
• 1916The Touch on the Key — Jimmy Lorman
• 1913The Pitfall — Jim Bell
• 1913The Sign of the Snake — Secondary Role

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)
• 1949Popular Science L-8-5 — Self (Voice)
• 1948Popular Science L-7-4 — Self (Voice)
• 1941Popular Science J-0-4 — Self (Voice)
• 1941Popular Science J-0-5 — Self (Voice)
• 1941Popular Science J-0-6 — Self (Voice)
• 1940Popular Science J-0-3 — Self (Voice)
• 1935Popular Science J-5-1 — Self (Voice)
• 1934Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight" — Self - Narrator (voice)