Ernie Anderson

Acting

Ernie Anderson

Born November 12, 1923 · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Died February 6, 1997 · aged 73

Ernest Earle Anderson was an American radio and television personality, horror host, and announcer. Known for his portrayal of "Ghoulardi", the host of late night horror films on WJW Channel 8 on Cleveland television from 1963 to 1966, he worked as an announcer for the American Broadcasting Company television network from the late 1970s until the mid-1990s. He is the father of filmmaker Paul Thoma…

Known For

RicochetRicochet · 1991
Ricochet
6.11991
MovieCrimeThriller
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Hard EightHard Eight · 1997
Hard Eight
6.81997
MovieDramaCrime
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
The Dirk Diggler StoryThe Dirk Diggler Story · 1988
The Dirk Diggler Story
5.31988
MovieComedyDrama
A mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson at age seventeen. Presented as a behind-the-scenes television profile, it chronicles the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed porn star whose fame and fortune spiral into drug abuse and tragedy. Modeled on real-life adult film actor John Holmes, the film serves as an early prototype for Anderson’s later feature Boogie Nights (1997).
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' · 1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
6.81982
MovieDocumentary
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
That's Life!That's Life! · 1986
That's Life!
5.71986
MovieComedyDrama
A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.
The Making of 'Superman II'The Making of 'Superman II' · 1983
The Making of 'Superman II'
7.61983
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
Powerpuff Girls : Meat Fuzzy LumpkinsPowerpuff Girls : Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins · 1995
Powerpuff Girls : Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins
6.71995
MovieAnimationComedy
The Powerpuff Girls must stop Fuzzy Lumpkins
Tunnel VisionTunnel Vision · 1976
Tunnel Vision
4.81976
MovieComedy
A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.

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Turn Blue: The Short Life of GhoulardiTurn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi · 2009
Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi
2009
MovieDocumentary
For northeast Ohioans who grew up in this area in the 1960s, the new TV production Turn Blue: The Short Life of Ghoulardi is an entertaining blast from the past. Ernie Anderson, who played Cleveland's counter-culture media celebrity Ghoulardi, hosted WJW-TV's late-night horror movies from 1963 to 1966 and was an incredible influence locally. The one-hour production premiered on Western Reserve PBS in 2009. It earned two Emmy Awards, for directing and editing for producer Phil Hoffman. Turn Blue is the work of award-winning producer/director Phil Hoffman, Ed.D., who also teaches radio and television courses at The University of Akron. It is the latest in a series of local history productions that Hoffman has created in cooperation with Western Reserve Public Media. The program has also aired on WGTE Public Media in Northeast Ohio.

Ghoulardi, Himself

Street HawkStreet Hawk · 1985
Street Hawk
7.01985
SeriesAction & AdventureMystery
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.

Narrator (voice)

RangoRango · 1967
Rango
1967
SeriesWesternComedy
Rango is an American Western situation comedy starring comedian Tim Conway which was broadcast in the United States on the ABC television network in 1967. In Rango, Conway played an inept Texas Ranger who had been assigned to the quietest post the Rangers had, Deep Wells, so as to keep him from creating unnecessary trouble. The Rangers apparently had wanted him removed from the service altogether but were prevented from doing so by the fact that his father was their commander. But he seemed to bring his own trouble with him, as crime suddenly returned to a place that had seen very little of it the prior 20 years. Also appearing in Rango was the American Indian character Pink Cloud, an overly-assimilated Indian who was very fond of the ways of the whites and whose command of the English language was generally better than theirs. The theme song co-written by Earle Hagen and sung by Frankie Laine. The series ran for less than a year. TV Guide ranked the series number 47 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time list in 2002.