Raymond Edward Johnson (July 24, 1911 â€" August 15, 2001) was an
American radio and stage actor best remembered for his work on Inner
Sanctum Mysteries.Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Johnson started out as a
bank teller, and later studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama
in Chicago.Johnson began his career in Chicago, some of his earliest
work including a regular role on Edgar A. Guest's dramatic serial
Welcome Valley (1932â€"1937) as Bill Sutter, and was featured on The
National Farm and Home Hour in dramatic sketches as the Forest Ranger
(a role also played by Don Ameche).While in Chicago, Johnson began
working with writer/director Arch Oboler, with roles on his Lights Out
series. When both Oboler and Johnson relocated to New York City, the
actor was featured in many episodes of Arch Oboler's Plays, notably as
the title role in "The Ugliest Man in the World" (repeated five times)
and as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in "This Lonely Heart" both from 1939.
American radio and stage actor best remembered for his work on Inner
Sanctum Mysteries.Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Johnson started out as a
bank teller, and later studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama
in Chicago.Johnson began his career in Chicago, some of his earliest
work including a regular role on Edgar A. Guest's dramatic serial
Welcome Valley (1932â€"1937) as Bill Sutter, and was featured on The
National Farm and Home Hour in dramatic sketches as the Forest Ranger
(a role also played by Don Ameche).While in Chicago, Johnson began
working with writer/director Arch Oboler, with roles on his Lights Out
series. When both Oboler and Johnson relocated to New York City, the
actor was featured in many episodes of Arch Oboler's Plays, notably as
the title role in "The Ugliest Man in the World" (repeated five times)
and as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in "This Lonely Heart" both from 1939.
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