Johnny Olson
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Johnny Olson.
Born: May 22, 1910
Place of Birth: Windom, Minnesota, USA
Known For
The Match Game
In this panel game show, contestants try to match answers given by six celebrities to humorous and often risque fill-in-the-blank questions.
WKRP in Cincinnati
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.
The Honeymooners Christmas Special
With a Christmas lotto radio show coming up, Ralph Kramden invests his mother-in-law's social security check, Ed Norton's Christmas bonus, and the Nortons' life savings into lottery tickets.
The Price Is Right
"Come on down!" The Price Is Right features a wide variety of games and contests with the same basic challenge: Guess the prices of everyday (or not-quite-everyday) retail items.
The Price Is Right
"Come on down!" The Price Is Right features a wide variety of games and contests with the same basic challenge: Guess the prices of everyday (or not-quite-everyday) retail items.
The Sin of Mona Kent
"New York City! Times Square! Broadway! The pulse, the heartbeat, the main artery of the theater throughout the world. To millions of young girls throughout America, it's more than a place. It's a symbol. A state of mind. A beckoning, coaxing Lorelei to the stage-struck everywhere. In endless numbers they flock like moths to the elusive candle of Broadway success, a dream that sometimes does come true..."
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
The Honeymooners Specials: Second Honeymoon
The Honeymooners Specials: Valentine Special
The Honeymooners Specials: A Christmas Carol
Ralph Kramden directs a play version of "A Christmas Carol" for his boss' fundraiser.
Filmography
as Self - Announcer
as Self - Announcer / Radio Voice (voice)
as Announcer (uncredited)
as Self - Announcer
as Self - Announcer / Town Crier
as Self - Announcer
as Self - Announcer
as Self - Announcer (voice)
as Self - Announcer
as Host