Frank Gallop

June 20, 1900, New York City - May 5, 1988, New Yo

After starting his radio career in Boston, Massachusetts, Gallop moved to New York with his friend Ed Herlihy. Gallop soon established a career as a radio announcer on CBS and NBC. He was heard on soap operas such as Amanda of Honeymoon Hill, Hilltop House, When A Girl Marries, and Stella Dallas, as well as the Columbia Workshop and New York Philharmonic broadcasts. He was the announcer in The Milton Berle Show on radio where he also was a comic foil for Berle.
Gallop was the announcer for Perry Como's 1950s television shows. He was also the host of Kraft Mystery Theater, a 1961-1963 summer replacement show for Como's.
In 1966, he released a single on Kapp Records, "The Ballad of Irving", a parody  of Lorne Greene's song "Ringo". The tune hit #2 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was followed by "The Son of Irving" in 1966.

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