Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor.
Whitman's theatrical debut came when he carried a spear behind an actor portraying King Richard III in a production in Indianapolis.
Soon after that, he changed his screen name to Alfred Whitman because "1917 was not a good time to have a German sounding name.
[3] He returned to films in 1925 when he received a contract with Warner Bros.[4] On radio, Whitman played the title role in Chandu the Magician,[5] was the narrator on Lassie[5]: 192-193 and Strange as It Seems,[5]: 319 and was an announcer on Paducah Plantation[5]: 264 and other programs.
Whitman was married to Estelle Taylor, an actress with a stock theater company in St.