Karl Weber (actor)

A native of Columbus Junction, Iowa,[1] Weber attended Cornell College[2] and was a graduate of the University of Iowa.[3] He had three brothers and two sisters.[4]

Before going into radio, Weber acted with Shakespearean troupes in the Midwest. In the late 1940s, he helped to found the New Stages off-Broadway group in New York City.[3] His Broadway credits include The Land of Fame and Lady Behave.[5]

Weber's roles in radio programs included those shown in the table below.

Weber played Arthur Tate in Search for Tomorrow.[4]

Weber portrayed FBI agent Charlie Reynolds in Walk East on Beacon (1952).[10]

In the mid-1960s, Weber was featured in commercials for Avis Rent a Car. The company spent $6 million on the campaign in its first year.[1] He also made commercials for Lyndon B. Johnson's and Nelson A. Rockefeller's campaigns for president.[3]

In 1968-1969, Weber was president of New York's chapter of the Screen Actors Guild. He also used his talent to record more than 200 books for the American Foundation for the Blind.[3]

Weber met his wife, Marjorie, when they were students at Cornell College. They had a daughter, Lynn, and two sons, Christopher and Mark.[2]

Weber died of congestive heart failure in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 30, 1990. He was 74. His survivors included a daughter, two sons, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two brothers and a sister.[3]