About Ray Gandolf
Lived 1930 – 2015 (aged 85). Ray Gandolf was an American actor and broadcaster.
Raymond L. Gandolf (April 2, 1930 – December 2, 2015 ) was an American sports broadcaster on CBS, who went on to become a co-anchor of the historical series Our World for ABC Television, and also reported from four Olympic Games.
Life Gandolf was born in Norwalk, Ohio on April 2, 1930. He was married to Blanche Cholet and had five daughters. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech from Northwestern University.
Gandolf, along with Linda Ellerbee and Richard Gerdau, won a writing Emmy Award in 1987 for an episode of Our World. He also received a Peabody Awards and a duPont Award.
Gandolf died in Manhattan on December 2, 2015 at the age of 85.
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American television personality and sports broadcaster (1930-2015)
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Ray Gandolf was born on 2 April 1930 in Norwalk.
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Ray Gandolf died on 2 December 2015 in Manhattan.
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Ray Gandolf was an actor and broadcaster.
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