Francis "Dink" Trout (June 18, 1898 - March 26, 1950) was an American actor, voice artist and radio personality.

Biography

Early years

Trout was born in 1898 in Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois.

Radio

In 1927, Trout had his own musical program on WOR in Newark, New Jersey.

Much of his career involved playing characters in American radio shows. He was heard as Waldo Binney on The Life of Riley,