Michael Rye
| Michael Rye | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Michael Riorden Billsbury March 2, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
September 20, 2012 (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Rye Billsbury |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1939–1997 |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Foster (?–2012; his death) |
Michael Rye (born John Michael Riorden Billsbury; March 2, 1918 – September 20, 2012) was an American voice actor and television actor. His decades long career spanned radio, television, animated cartoons and video games. Aside from his voice over work, Rye also acted in on-screen television roles as well, including parts in Dr. Kildare and 77 Sunset Strip.
Rye was born John Michael Riorden Billsbury in Chicago, Illinois.
He began his career during the Golden Age of Radio when radio programming was at the height of its popularity. Rye, who broadcast from Chicago, participated in an average of forty network radio shows per week.
He was cast in numerous lead roles for radio shows, including Gary Curtis for the NBC soap opera, Ma Perkins; Tim Lawrence on Guiding Light; Jack Armstrong on the radio adventure series, Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy; and Pembroke in the soap opera, Backstage Wife.
He starred in radio productions produced and broadcast from Hollywood, including the ABC crime drama, This is Your FBI; the radio anthology series, Lux Radio Theater; the radio drama, The Whistler; the CBS radio comedy, Meet Millie; and the CBS drama, Suspense. He also provided the narration for the world's first full-length recorded book, the 1969 audio adaptation of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
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