Career
He is perhaps best known for his work on The March of Time radio and newsreel series, where he became known as the "Voice of Doom", as well as for the catchphrase, "Time..marches on!". He narrated each episode of the 1954-1956 National Broadcasting Company series Justice, starring Dane Clark and Gary Merrill. He also did narration for the 1957 television series PANIC!.
He was originally scheduled to be the announcer for The Twilight Zone television show.
One of his last appearances was in a circa 1966 series of television commercials for Quaker Life Cereal, where he moderated "the great Quaker Life debate..is it for adults or kids?". He ended each commercial with his stentorian voice proclaiming "Quaker Life.
lieutenant must be for everybody!". He died in his hometown, New Milford, Connecticut in 1968.
His interment was at New Milford"s Center Cemetery.
