Career
He was an announcer on such shows as The Charlotte Greenwood Show, Hedda Hopper"s Hollywood, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Manitoba Called X, The Bob Hope Show, The Burns & Allen Show, The Milton Berle Show and The Chase and Sanborn Hour. On February 15, 1950, Wendell starred in the radio pilot for The Adventures of the Scarlet Cloak along with Gerald Mohr. He began in entertainment by touring in the 1920s with his own orchestra, playing with the Dorsey Brothers and Bix Beiderbecke.
Niles moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1935 to join George Burns and Gracie Allen.
Among his film credits is Knute Rockne, All American with Ronald Reagan. Wendell Niles was the announcer for "America"s Show Of Surprises".."lieutenant Could Be You", and the Hatos-Hall production "Your First Impression".
Niles was also the original announcer for Let"s Make a Deal during that show"s first season in 1963 and 1964. He was later replaced by Jay Stewart.
He died of cancer in his Toluca Lake home at the age of 89.
