Personal Info
Ralph Livingstone Edwards
Ralph Edwards
Acting
Biography
Ralph Edwards was born near Merino, Colorado, in 1913, moving with his family to Oakland, California, when he was 12. He worked his way through college at radio stations in Oakland and San Francisco, graduating from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama. Edwards moved to New York in 1936 and became one of radio's busiest announcers, doing as many as 45 network shows a week. In 1940, in response to this hectic pace, Edwards created, produced and hosted the landmark audience participation show "Truth or Consequences".
The show's great popularit…
Filmography
Movies
Mansfield 66/67
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self (archive footage)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
as Self
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Self - Host of 'This Is Your Life' (archive footage)
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
as Host
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Beat the Band
as Eddie Martin
The Bamboo Blonde
as Eddie Clark
Radio Stars on Parade
as Ralph Edwards
TV Shows
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited) · 2 ep.
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1 ep.
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - This Is Your Life · 1 ep.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self · 1 ep.
This Is Your Life
as Self · 1 ep.
This Is Your Life
as Self - Host · 289 ep.
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1 ep.
Truth or Consequences
as Host · 39 ep.