Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 21, 1895 ( 89 years old )
Place of Birth
Orangeville, Utah, USA
Also Known As
Jesse Delos Jewkes
J. Delos Jewkes
J.D. Jewkes
Delos Jewkes
From New York Times Obituary, July 19, 1984: J. Delos Jewkes, a singer and actor who supplied the voice of God for Cecil B. De Mille's "Ten Commandments," died of a heart attack here Tuesday. He was 89 years old. Mr. Jewkes appeared in about 300 films, with Shirley Temple, John Wayne and others. He was featured in all of Jeanette MacDonald's and Nelson Eddy's films. He also appeared with Hoot Gibson and on the Orpheum-Keith Vaudeville Circuit. Mr. Jewkes started his singing career in 1925 with traveling opera and light opera companies. He sang in the bass section of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and with the Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra.
Known For
Bottles
1936-01-11Pop Goes the Easel
1935-03-29White Cargo
1942-12-12Have You Got Any Castles?
1938-06-25Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971-10-07Santa's Workshop
1932-12-10Father Noah's Ark
1933-04-08Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07Bitter Sweet
1940-11-08Coney Island
1943-06-18