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Dwight Weist(1910-1991)

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Dwight Weist
Dwight Weist was born on 16 January 1910 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Name of the Rose (1986), 9½ Weeks (1986) and Radio Days (1987). He was married to Virginia Fleming and Elizabeth B. Maxwell. He died on 16 July 1991 in Block Island, Rhode Island, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1910
DiedJuly 16, 1991(81)
BornJanuary 16, 1910
DiedJuly 16, 1991(81)
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Known for

Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Valentina Vargas in The Name of the Rose (1986)
The Name of the Rose
7.7
  • The Voice of Adso as an Old Man
  • 1986
Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
9½ Weeks
5.9
  • Farnsworth
  • 1986
Mia Farrow in Radio Days (1987)
Radio Days
7.4
  • Pearl Harbor Announcer
  • 1987
Zelig (1983)
Zelig
7.6
  • Hearst Metrotone Announcer(voice)
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Mia Farrow in Radio Days (1987)
    Radio Days
    7.4
    • Pearl Harbor Announcer
    • 1987
  • Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Valentina Vargas in The Name of the Rose (1986)
    The Name of the Rose
    7.7
    • The Voice of Adso as an Old Man
    • 1986
  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • 1973–1986
  • Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
    9½ Weeks
    5.9
    • Farnsworth
    • 1986
  • Zelig (1983)
    Zelig
    7.6
    • Hearst Metrotone Announcer (voice)
    • 1983
  • Some of the Greatest
    6.3
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1955
  • When the Talkies Were Young (1955)
    When the Talkies Were Young
    5.8
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1955
  • Spotlight
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • Transatlantic Hop
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1953
  • André Baruch, Norman Brokenshire, Milton Cross, Arthur Godfrey, H.V. Kaltenborn, Clem McCarthy, Quentin Reynolds, Dwight Weist, and Dan Donaldson in Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)
    Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
    5.7
    • Narrator
    • 1950
  • Kilroy Returns (1949)
    Kilroy Returns
    Short
    • Commentator
    • 1949
  • State Trooper
    Short
    • Commentator
    • 1949
  • Holiday for Danny
    Short
    • Commentator
    • 1949
  • Letter to a Rebel
    Short
    • 1948
  • Sport's Golden Age
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1948

Additional Crew

  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.1
    TV Series
    • announcer
    • 1971–1977

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • 'Shorty' Weist
  • Born
    • January 16, 1910
    • Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 16, 1991
    • Block Island, Rhode Island, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Virginia Fleming1954 - ?
  • Other works
    Radio: Played Police Commissioner Weston on "The Shadow" series.

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    Radio actor and movie narrator.
  • Nickname
    • The Man of a Thousand Voices

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