Jack Grimes (actor)
| Jack Grimes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 1, 1926 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 2009 (aged 82) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1933-1991 |
Jack Grimes (April 1, 1926 – March 10, 2009) was an American voice and radio actor who played Jimmy Olsen in the last three years of The Adventures of Superman radio program, the 1966 Filmation TV series The New Adventures of Superman, and also for his performance on the 1967 anime Speed Racer.
Grimes was born April 1, 1926, in New York City. His acting career began at age 7, during the depression, when he helped earn money for his family. He completed grammar school at the Professional Children's School and went on to complete four years at Columbia University.
Grimes appeared as Jackie Grimes in the Broadway play The Old Maid, which won a Pulitzer Prize and ran for 10 months in New York. It then went on tour for another 11 months. His other Broadway credits include Stork Mad (1936), Excursion (1937), and Western Waters (1937-1938).
Grimes worked on radio, beginning with the CBS program Let's Pretend. He was also a regular on The Fred Allen Show, The Philip Morris Playhouse, Second Husband, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, and Death Valley Days. By age 12, he was appearing on 35 to 40 radio shows a week.
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