Arthur Lake (actor) at 6646 Hollywood Blvd. Many of the actors on the radio show noted Lake's commitment to the program, stating that on the day of the broadcast, Lake "was" Dagwood Bumstead. Far from being upset about being typecast, Lake continued to embrace the role of Dagwood in a short-lived 1957 "Blondie" TV series, then even into the 1960s and beyond; he would often give speeches to Rotary clubs and other civic organizations, eagerly posing for pictures with a Dagwood sandwich. Lake became very friendly with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and his mistress Marion Davies. He was a frequent guest at
Will Hutchins Dagwood Bumstead in a CBS television version of the comic strip "Blondie". He travelled to South Africa to appear in "Shangani Patrol" (1970) playing Frederick Russell Burnham. Back in the US, Hutchins guest starred on "Love, American Style", "Emergency!", "Chase", "Movin' On", "The Streets of San Francisco", and "The Quest". He was in "The Horror at 37,000 Feet" (1973), "Slumber Party '57" (1976), and "The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington" (1977). He also began appearing in circuses. Hutchins had roles in "Roar" (1981), "Gunfighter" (1999) and "The Romantics" (2010). Hutchins was married to Chris Burnett, sister of Carol Burnett, with