Delos Jewkes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.362

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Oct-1895

Age

(131 years old)

Place of Birth

Orangeville, Utah, USA

Also Known As
  • Jesse Delos Jewkes
  • J. Delos Jewkes
  • J.D. Jewkes

Delos Jewkes

Biography

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.


Credits

The Booze Hangs High The Booze Hangs High (1930) Character: Pigs (voice) (uncredited)
Bosko has a grand time on the farm, dancing with a cow, playing a horse's tail like a violin and getting drunk with three pigs.
Bottles Bottles (1936) Character: Asorbine Bottle / Hot Water Bottle (voice)
A dark and stormy night in a drugstore. The druggist mixes a potion and falls asleep. The skull-and-crossbones on the bottle comes to life and drips the potion on the druggist.
Bitter Sweet Bitter Sweet (1940) Character: Singer (uncredited)
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.
Broadway Serenade Broadway Serenade (1939) Character: Musician (uncredited)
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audition before a Broadway producer, but the producer only wants the singer, leaving the husband without a job and feeling a failure.
Santa's Workshop Santa's Workshop (1932) Character: deep-voiced gnome (voice)
Santa's little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day.
Father Noah's Ark Father Noah's Ark (1933) Character: Various (uncredited)
Noah, his family (wife, 3 sons, their wives), and various animals all help build the ark. The rains come, and the skunks barely miss the boat (not that anyone was particularly looking for them), but they manage to swim to it. After the rain and many lamentations by the humans, the sun returns, to the great joy of all. The ground appears, and the animals (and many new babies) disembark.
Du Barry Was a Lady Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) Character: Singer (uncredited)
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.
Pop Goes the Easel Pop Goes the Easel (1935) Character: Art Student (uncredited)
The stooges are down and out. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an artists studio where they are mistaken for students. The cop continues to hunt for them and they use a variety of disguises and tactics to elude him. A wild clay throwing fight ends the film.
One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven (1941) Character: Choir Member (uncredited)
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
King Neptune King Neptune (1932) Character: Deep Basso (uncredited)
After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea creatures launch a full-on assault on the pirate ship, and eventually the giant King himself gets free and creates major havoc for the ship.
Naughty Marietta Naughty Marietta (1935) Character: Barber (uncredited)
In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.
Lost in a Harem Lost in a Harem (1944) Character: Singer - 'Sons of the Desert' Number (uncredited)
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Coney Island Coney Island (1943) Character: Member of quartettes, 'Irish' number and singing waiters
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Character: Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Rio Rita Rio Rita (1942) Character: Soloist in "The Ranger's Song" (uncredited)
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
To Spring To Spring (1936) Character: Wind (voice) (uncredited)
Gnomes greet the coming of spring by manufacturing various bright colours.
White Cargo White Cargo (1942) Character: Native Singer (uncredited)
In Africa early in World War II, a British rubber plantation executive reminisces about his arrival in the Congo in 1910. He tells the story of a love-hate triangle involving Harry Witzel, an in-country station superintendent who'd seen it all, Langford, a new manager sent from England for a four-year stint, and Tondelayo, a siren of great beauty who desires silk and baubles. Witzel is gruff and seasoned, certain that Langford won't be able to cut it. Langford responds with determination and anger, attracted to Tondelayo because of her beauty, her wiles, and to get at Witzel. Manipulation, jealousy, revenge, and responsibility play out as alliances within the triangle shift.
Have You Got Any Castles Have You Got Any Castles (1938) Character: Old King Cole (voice) (uncredited)
A night in a small library. The characters of famous books come to life, referring to movie versions of these books.
The Music Man The Music Man (1962) Character: Harley MacCauley
Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.



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