James Rowley French (September 23, 1928 - December 20, 2017) was an
American radio personality and producer who has written and produced,
as of 2011, over 803 radio shows, including The Adventures of Harry
Nile and The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series.French
became morning DJ on KIRO (AM) in Seattle in 1959. He later began
production of Imagination Theatre, which in 2003 moved to KIXI-AM His
syndicated programs are now broadcast on over 120 stations in the U.S.
and Canada, and are also heard on the XM Satellite Radio system all
over North America.He made an appearance on NBC's Pandora's Clock
(1996) in the role of an Army non-com. He provided the voice for the
Scientist in Gunman Chronicles, Father Grigori in Half-Life 2, the
Fisherman in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Bill in the games Left 4 Dead
and Payday: The Heist (as a cameo in the opening cutscene to one of
the missions), and Elder Titan in Dota 2.In late January 2017, it was
formally announced via the Imagination Theatre Facebook page that, due
to age and health issues, Jim French and his family would be closing
down their production company, Jim French Productions, and
discontinuing all broadcasts of Imagination Theatre at the end of
March 2017. French died on December 20, 2017 at age 89. He was
predeceased by his wife Pat, who had died earlier the same year.
Imagination Theatre is now produced by Aural Vision, LLC.
American radio personality and producer who has written and produced,
as of 2011, over 803 radio shows, including The Adventures of Harry
Nile and The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series.French
became morning DJ on KIRO (AM) in Seattle in 1959. He later began
production of Imagination Theatre, which in 2003 moved to KIXI-AM His
syndicated programs are now broadcast on over 120 stations in the U.S.
and Canada, and are also heard on the XM Satellite Radio system all
over North America.He made an appearance on NBC's Pandora's Clock
(1996) in the role of an Army non-com. He provided the voice for the
Scientist in Gunman Chronicles, Father Grigori in Half-Life 2, the
Fisherman in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Bill in the games Left 4 Dead
and Payday: The Heist (as a cameo in the opening cutscene to one of
the missions), and Elder Titan in Dota 2.In late January 2017, it was
formally announced via the Imagination Theatre Facebook page that, due
to age and health issues, Jim French and his family would be closing
down their production company, Jim French Productions, and
discontinuing all broadcasts of Imagination Theatre at the end of
March 2017. French died on December 20, 2017 at age 89. He was
predeceased by his wife Pat, who had died earlier the same year.
Imagination Theatre is now produced by Aural Vision, LLC.
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