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Life & Death

Died aged 64
NationalityUnited StatesBorn21/09/1903Died13/07/1968 (aged 64)Died inNew MilfordWikidataQ7987185 ↗Buried atCenter CemeteryTMDb#1471692 ↗

Cornelius Westbrook Van Voorhis was a narrator for television programs and movies. He is perhaps best known for his work on The March of Time radio and newsreel series, where he became known as the "Voice of Doom", as well as for the catchphrase, "Time...marches on!"

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Filmography24 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1961The Ladies ManMovieTV Person to Person58
1958The Secret Life of Adolf HitlerMovieNarrator55
1952TemboMovieSelf - Narrator49
1949Crusade in EuropeSeriesNarrator (voice)46
1947The March of Time: The Russians Nobody KnowsMovieNarrator44
1947The March of Time: Fashion Means BusinessMovieNarrator44
1947The March of Time: The Teachers’ CrisisMovieNarrator44
1946Atomic Power!MovieNarrator43
1945Seeing Them ThroughMovieNarrator42
1945The March of Time: Report on ItalyMovieNarrator42
1945The March of Time: Where's the Meat?MovieNarrator42
1945American BeautyMovieNarrator (voice)42
1945The March of Time: Teen-Age GirlsMovieNarrator42
1944The March of Time: Post-War FarmsMovieNarrator41
1944The March of Time: The Unknown BattleMovieNarrator41
1944The March of Time: Underground ReportMovieNarrator41
1944The March of Time: The Irish QuestionMovieNarrator41
1944The March of Time: Sweden's Middle RoadMovieNarrator41
1944The March of Time: What To Do with GermanyMovieNarrator41
1942Africa, Prelude to VictoryMovieNarrator (voice)39
1942The March of Time: The Fighting FrenchMovieNarrator39
1942We Are the MarinesMovieNarrator39
1939The Roaring TwentiesMovieHimself - Narrator (uncredited)36
1936The March of Time: An American DictatorMovieNarrator33