Hy Averback

4/5

Biography

American actor

  • Primary profession
  • Director·producer·actor
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 21 October 1920
  • Place of birth
  • Minneapolis
  • Death date
  • 1997-10-14
  • Death age
  • 77
  • Place of death
  • Los Angeles

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

He was the voice of the loudspeaker operator in "M

A

S

H" . In one episode, he says "...and thats it from me, Hy Averback."

During World War II was the voice of "Tokyo Mose", Americas answer to "Tokyo Rose" (Iva Toguri ), broadcasting to American troops in the Pacific via the "Mosquito Network". Very active on radio after the war, notably as announcer for Bob Hope and Jack Paar on NBC. Worked in television from the 1950s, as a producer/director, best known for his work on "F Troop" , "McCloud" and "M

A

S

H" .

Comments