- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoland Winternitz
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Roland Winters was born on November 22, 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Docks of New Orleans (1948), Blue Hawaii (1961) and The Chinese Ring (1947). He was married to Helen Lewis and Ada Carver Howe. He died on October 22, 1989 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
- SpousesHelen Lewis(June 22, 1960 - ?) (her death)Ada Carver Howe(November 9, 1930 - June 18, 1959) (her death)
- Children
- ParentsFelix WinternitzAntoinette Marie Christine Iverson
- Made just one appearance (in 1968) as the reclusive McMann, co-director of the advertising agency McMann & Tate, in the TV series 'Bewitched'.
- Close friend of James Cagney.
- In the 1970s Winters's voice appeared in a number of radio spots for Manhattan's House of Chan, in which he expounded on the joys of eating at his "cousin's" famous restaurant. He concluded each commercial with "tell 'em Charlie sent you".
- Son of Felix Winternitz, a violinist and composer who had achieved great success through his world tours during the late 19th century. By the time of Roland's birth, Felix had settled in Boston as a professor at the New England Conservatory.
- At the age of 43, Roland Winters, more than thirty years younger than his predecessor, the late Sidney Toler, and virtually the same age as Keye Luke who would again appear as Chan's number one son, Lee, first appeared as Charlie Chan in 1948.
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