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Mandel Kramer was an actor in old-time radio and in the early days of television.

Early years
Kramer grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where his father had a shoe store, and attended Cleveland Heights High School. He also studied law at Case Western Reserve University for "a couple of years."

Kramer graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and acted for a year in the Cleveland Play House.

Radio
Kramer's first work in radio came at WTAM in his native Cleveland, Ohio.

Kramer's roles in radio programs included those listed in the table below.

He was also heard on Light of the World, Call the Police, Gang Busters, 21st Precinct and Inner Sanctum Mystery. He once said of his work on Gang Busters that after he began playing criminals, "I probably played more gangsters than anybody in the business for the next 10 or 15 years."

In later years he was often heard on CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

Television
Kramer played Bill Marceau in The Edge of Night on CBS. In 1976, he had become the longest-tenured member of the program's cast, having had the role of Marceau for 17 years. His work earned him a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award for Supporting Actor in 1979.

Personal life
In 1939, Kramer was engaged to Ruth Valeche, a fellow graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. They married and had two daughters, Kathryn and Susan.