The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
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1944–1951 on radio · ABC, then NBC
The Life of Riley
William Bendix as Chester A. Riley — twice over, and once with Jackie Gleason.
This is the crossover at its most literal: the same character, in production simultaneously, played by two different men because of a contract. Gleason's television Riley lasted a single season and won an Emmy; Bendix kept the radio version going, then took over the television role himself in 1953 and ran it to 1958. Few series demonstrate as plainly that in these years radio and television were parallel businesses rather than a succession.
- On radio
- Radio from 16 January 1944
- On television
- Television from 4 October 1949
- The overlap
- Radio and television versions ran concurrently, with different leads
60 recordings · Hollywood
Network broadcasts, 1946–1951, held by the Internet Archive. Public domain (US network broadcast, copyright not renewed); no Creative Commons or non-commercial terms apply.
194610
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley
Riley Gets Free Medical Advice from Simon's Uncle, a Horse Doctor
30 Nov 1946 · 26 min
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
194711
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
194813
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
194910
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
195010
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19516
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The Life of Riley, ABC, then NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.