Les Damon

Les Damon
Publicity Photo of Les Damon
Born	Lester Joseph Damon (1908-03-31)March 31, 1908 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	July 21, 1962(1962-07-21) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–1962
Known for	Nick Charles on The Adventures of the Thin Man Michael Waring on The Falcon
Spouse	Ginger Jones ​ ​ (m. 1943)​
Children	Lisa
Military career
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Technical Sergeant
Unit	Fourteenth Air Force
Commands held	China Burma India Theater
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Bronze Star

Lester Joseph Damon (March 31, 1908 – July 21, 1962) was an American character actor best known for his nearly 30 years performing on radio. Out of all his appearances on radio, Damon was best remembered for his roles as Nick Charles on The Adventures of the Thin Man from 1941-1943 and again from 1946-1950 on NBC then CBS and as Michael Waring on The Falcon from 1950-1953 on Mutual.^[1]