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George Fenneman Biography

Birth Name:George Watt Fenneman

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from San Francisco State College in 1942 with a degree in speech and drama
  • Quote: "Listen, those were the biggest 15 years of my life․ 'You Bet Your Life' was my career․"
  • On "Dragnet," he was the announcer who proclaimed "The names have been changed to protect the innocent," a role that he later parodied on an episode of "The Simpsons․"
  • Best known as comedian Groucho Marx's straight man on the television show "You Bet Your Life․"
  • Served as the television spokesman for Home Savings of America from 1978 until 1995