The jump from comic strip to radio to movies is frequently just a series of short hops. “Blondie” followed that trend — as did many 1930s’ comic characters: Batman, Superman, the Lone Ranger — thus by ...

Arthur Lake (April 17, 1905 – January 9, 1987) was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio and television.

Dagwood tries to impersonate Mr. Dithers so he can land a big contract. Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent. Gray: Shemp Howard (very funny as a process server).

Blondie is the first of two TV series based on the comic strip of the same name. It first aired on January 4, 1957, on NBC. Although Penny Singleton had starred in most of the Blondie movies, ...