Cliff Norton (1918 - 2003)

Cliff Norton was an American character actor and radio announcer who appeared in many movies and television series in a career that spanned over 40 years. Norton was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21, 1918. He began his career as a radio disc jockey in Chicago. While working in Chicago radio, he met NBC announcer Dave Garroway who introduced Norton to TV with Garroway's variety series Garroway at Large. For two years from 1949 to 1951 Norton was regularly featured on the show in humorous skits. He appeared in such films as It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Kiss Me Stupid, and The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 

On television, he made appearances on Bewitched, The Monkees, Hogan's Heroes, The Munsters, That Girl, The Wild Wild West, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, as well as many others. He appeared in a short-lived weather spot, Your Weather and Mine, which aired locally in the Los Angeles area in 1963.

Cliff Norton served in the Army Air Corps as a bombardier during World War II. He died of natural causes in Studio City, California, on January 25, 2003.