Ernie Anderson

Ernie Anderson

Known for

Acting

Born

November 12, 1923

Birthplace

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Died

February 6, 1997 (aged 73)

Biography

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 Thomas Anderson, whose production entity is known as the Ghoulardi Film Company.

Best known work

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
1991
Hard Eight
Hard Eight
1997
Animaniacs
Animaniacs
1993
Ricochet
Ricochet
1991
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955
Street Hawk
Street Hawk
1985
Mr. Belvedere
Mr. Belvedere
1985
Cannon
Cannon
1971
The Dirk Diggler Story
The Dirk Diggler Story
1988
That's Life!
That's Life!
1986

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Commitment to Life

    as Self (archive)

  2. 2009

  3. 2007

    Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

    as Self (archive footage)

  4. 2006

    American Scary

    as Himself / 'Ghoulardi'

  5. 2000

  6. 1997

    Hard Eight

    as Pants on Fire Person

  7. 1995

  8. 1995

    What a Cartoon!TV

    as Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)

  9. 1993

    AnimaniacsTV

    as Announcer (voice) (1 episode)

  10. 1991

    Ricochet

    as Television Promo Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

  11. 1991

    DinosaursTV

    as Announcer (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode)

  12. 1990

  13. 1988

    The Dirk Diggler Story

    as Narrator (uncredited)

  14. 1986

    That's Life!

    as T.V. Announcer

  15. 1985

  16. 1985

    Street HawkTV

    as Narrator (voice) (13 episodes)

  17. 1983

    The Making of 'Superman II'

    as Narrator (voice)

  18. 1982

  19. 1976

    Tunnel Vision

    as Quant O'Neill / Subway Reporter / Announcer

  20. 1971

  21. 1967

    The Second Hundred YearsTV

    as Bank Guard (1 episode)

  22. 1967

  23. 1965

  24. 1965

  25. 1963

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