''The Man Called X'' is an espionage
radio
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drama that aired on CBS and NBC from July 10, 1944, to May 20, 1952.
The radio series was later adapted for television and was broadcast for one season, 1956–1957.
People
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen, and radio actor who starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the Un ...
had the lead role of agent Ken Thurston/"Mr. X", an American intelligence agent
who took on dangerous cases in a variety of exotic locations.
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco (born Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky; 11 October 1902 – 1 June 1988) was a Russian-American actor and musician who had a career in film and television that spanned from the 1920s to the 1980s, appearing in more than 100 films.
...
played Mr. X's comedic sidekick, Pegon Zellschmidt,
who always turned up in remote parts of the world because he had a "cousin" there. Zellschmidt annoyed and helped Mr. X.
Jack Latham was an announcer for the program,
and
Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles (December 29, 1904 – March 28, 1994) was an announcer during the American golden age of radio and later in television.
Early years
Niles was born in Livingston, Montana and grew up there. He attended New York University and ...
was the announcer from 1947 to 1948.
Orchestras led by Milton Charles, Johnny Green, Felix Mills,
and
Gordon Jenkins supplied the background music.
was the producer and director.
Stephen Longstreet was the writer.
Production
''The Man Called X'' replaced ''
America — Ceiling Unlimited'' on the CBS schedule in 1944.
In 1946 it was the
summer replacement for
Bob Hope's program.
Television
The series was later adapted to a 39-episode syndicated
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
series (1956–1957) starring
Barry Sullivan as Thurston for
Ziv Television.
Episodes
Season 1 (1956)
Season 2 (1956–1957)
References
External links
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The Definitive: ''The Man Called X'' article and log''The Man Called X'' episodes online
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American radio dramas
1940s American radio programs
1950s American radio programs
Television series by MGM Television
CBS Radio programs
NBC radio programs
1956 American television series debuts
1957 American television series endings
American spy drama television series