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Charlie O'Donnell

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Biography

Charlie started his career as a radio disc jockey in New York and gained notoriety as the announcer for the long running game show Wheel of Fortune.more

Born

8/12/1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

10/31/2010

Birth Name

Gender

Male

Credits

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Role
- Wheel of Fortune
  Announcer (1975-1982; 1989-current)
  - S 27: Ep 155 Season 2009/10 - April 16, 2010 - America's Game
    4/16/10
  - S 27: Ep 154 Season 2009/10 - April 15, 2010 - America's Game
    4/15/10
  - S 27: Ep 153 Season 2009/10 - April 14, 2010 - America's Game
    4/14/10
  - S 27: Ep 152 Season 2009/10 - April 13, 2010 - America's Game
    4/13/10
  - S 27: Ep 151 Season 2009/10 - April 12, 2010 - America's Game
    4/12/10
  - + 486 More Credits
- Wheel of Fortune
  Announcer
  - S 26: Ep 88 Season 2008/09 - January 7, 2009 - Armed Forces Week
    1/7/09
  - S 26: Ep 87 Season 2008/09 - January 6, 2009 - Armed Forces Week
    1/6/09
  - S 26: Ep 86 Season 2008/09 - January 5, 2009 - Armed Forces Week
    1/5/09
  - S 26: Ep 85 Season 2008/09 - January 2, 2009 - America's Game II
    1/2/09
  - S 26: Ep 84 Season 2008/09 - January 1, 2009 - America's Game II
    1/1/09
  - + 67 More Credits
- Wheel of Fortune
  Star
  - S 26: Ep 2 Season 2008/09 - September 9, 2008 - Endless Summer
    9/9/08
- America's Funniest Home Videos
  Sub-Announcer (2004)
  - S 14: Ep 22 Episode 317
    5/23/04
  - S 14: Ep 21 Episode 316
    5/16/04
  - S 14: Ep 20 Episode 315
    5/2/04
  - S 14: Ep 19 Episode 314
    4/18/04
  - S 14: Ep 18 Episode 313
    4/11/04
  - + 260 More Credits
- Press Your Luck
  Sub-Announcer (1984-1985)
  - S 3: Ep 3 Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
    3/16/03
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode 758
    9/26/86
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode 738
    7/25/86
  - S 3: Ep 3 Episode 203
    7/2/84
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode 202
    6/29/84
  - + 196 More Credits
- Monopoly
  Announcer
  - S 1: Ep 13 Show 13
    9/1/90
  - S 1: Ep 12 Show 12
    8/25/90
  - S 1: Ep 11 Show 11
    8/18/90
  - S 1: Ep 10 Show 10
    8/11/90
  - S 1: Ep 9 Show 9
    8/4/90
  - + 9 More Credits
- Solid Gold
  Announcer (1987-1988)
  - S 8: Ep 26 Solid Gold Soul, Part 3
    7/23/88
  - S 8: Ep 22 Solid Gold Soul, Part 2
    5/21/88
  - S 8: Ep 21 Solid Gold Soul, Part 1
    5/14/88
  - S 8: Ep 20 Solid Gold Ladies of the 80's
    5/7/88
  - S 8: Ep 19 Solid Gold Ladies of the 80's
    4/30/88
  - + 60 More Credits
- Wordplay
  Announcer
  - S 1: Ep 160 Wordplay Series Finale
    9/4/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 Wordplay Episode 1
    12/29/86
- The $100,000 Pyramid
  Announcer (1986-1987)
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-356
    8/17/87
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-351
    6/1/87
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-346
    5/25/87
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-341
    5/18/87
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-336
    5/11/87
  - + 65 More Credits
- Trivia Trap
  Announcer
- Hot Potato
  Announcer (1984)
  - S 1: Ep 115 Celebrity Show 50
    6/29/84
  - S 1: Ep 114 Celebrity Show 49
    6/28/84
  - S 1: Ep 113 Celebrity Show 48
    6/27/84
  - S 1: Ep 112 Celebrity Show 47
    6/26/84
  - S 1: Ep 111 Celebrity Show 46
    6/25/84
  - + 110 More Credits
- The $25,000 Pyramid
  Announcer (1986-1987)
- Card Sharks
  Himself/Substitute Announcer (1980, 1986-1989)
  - S 1: Ep 2 May 1-5, 1978
    5/1/78
  - S 1: Ep 1 April 24-28, 1978 (CARD SHARKS Debut on NBC-TV).
    4/24/78
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Announcer (1986-1987)
  - S 6: Ep 13 Lynn Redgrave & Billy Crystal
    11/28/77
  - S 6: Ep 12 Lynnie Greene & John Schuck
    11/21/77
  - S 6: Ep 11 Joyce Bulifant & David Doyle
    11/14/77
  - S 6: Ep 5 Adrienne Barbeau & George Maharis
    10/3/77
  - S 6: Ep 4 Barbara Feldon & Dick Cavett
    9/26/77
  - + 81 More Credits
- The Gong Show
  Announcer (1988-1989)
  - — 1975/6/7
  - S 1: Ep 2 Peter Lawford / J.P. Morgan / Iris Turner
  - S 1: Ep 1 Peter Lawford / Rip Taylor / Susan George (1972)
- To Tell the Truth (1990)
  Sub-Announcer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
  - S 1: Ep 2 Susan Lane
- Happening '68
  Announcer (1968)
  - S 2: Ep 41 September 20, 1969: The Beach Boys
    9/20/69
  - S 2: Ep 40 September 13, 1969: Paul Revere and the Raiders (All-Raiders Show)
    9/13/69
  - S 2: Ep 39 Friends Of Distinction
    9/6/69
  - S 2: Ep 38 August 30, 1969: Barbara Feldon
    8/30/69
  - S 2: Ep 37 Oliver
    8/23/69
  - + 72 More Credits
- American Bandstand
  Himself/Announcer (1958-1968) (uncredited)
  - S 12: Ep 11 Avant-Garde
    11/16/68
  - S 12: Ep 10 Andy Kim / the "Miss 16" contest
    11/9/68
  - S 12: Ep 9 The Grass Roots / Peter Yarrow
    11/2/68
  - S 12: Ep 8 Brenton Wood
    10/26/68
  - S 12: Ep 7 Al Wilson / Joe Tex
    10/19/68
  - + 1818 More Credits
- American Bandstand
  Announcer (1958-1968)
  - S 10: Ep 47 The Byrds / The Forum
    7/29/67
  - S 5: Ep 210 AB-1285: Sam Cooke
    6/22/62
  - S 5: Ep 41 AB-1117: Aretha Franklin
    10/30/61
  - S 4: Ep 70 AB-886: Roaring 20's Tribute with Dorothy Provine
    12/9/60
  - S 4: Ep 56 AB-873: Jerry Butler
    11/21/60
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Newlywed Game
  Announcer (1987-1988)
  - S 2: Ep 54 Wednesday November 16, 1966
    11/16/66
  - S 1: Ep 18 Wednesday August 3, 1966
    8/3/66
- The Dating Game
  Announcer (1987-1989)
- Where The Action Is
  Announcer (1965-1967)
  - S 1: Ep 28 Mel Carter / Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs
    8/4/65
  - S 1: Ep 11 July 12, 1965: Mel Carter, Ian Whitcomb
    7/12/65
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- All Star Secrets
  Announcer
Guest Star (5)

Role
- Martin
  Public Address Announcer
  - S 2: Ep 23 I Don't Have the Heart
    3/27/94
- The Richard Pryor Show
  Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    10/20/77
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    9/27/77
- Batman
  TV Announcer
  - S 2: Ep 20 Deep Freeze
    11/10/66
- Batman
  TV Newsman
  - S 2: Ep 19 Green Ice
    11/9/66
- American Bandstand
  Himself, guest host
  - S 5: Ep 1 AB-1077: Ray Stevens / Charlie O'Donnell (guest host)
    9/4/61

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- Charlie has been married to Ellen Lerner O'Donnell since May 7, 1989.
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- He has four children. His son, Dennis O'Donnell, works in music publishing. His daughter, Patricia O'Donnell-Rough, manages the Instructional Media Collections and Services for UCLA. His son, Michael O'Donnell, is a set dresser for the movie industry. And his daughter, Bridgid O'Donnell, is a digital motion picture restoration artist.
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- He is most famous as Dick Clark's announcer/sidekick on American Bandstand.
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