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THE FAT MAN - "There he goes across the street into the drugstore, steps on the scale, height: 6 feet, weight: 290 pounds, fortune: Danger.  Who isit? The Fat Man." Brad Runyon was the Fat Man, played by Jack Scott Smart.  The series was created by Dashall Hammott and was first heard on the ABC network Jan. 21, 1946. J. Scott Smart fit the part of the Fat Man perfectly, weighing in at 270 pounds himself.  When he spoke, there was no doubt that this was the voice of a big guy.  Smart gave a witty, tongue-in-cheek performance and helped make THE FAT MAN one of the most popular detective programs on the  air. Smart also appeared in The March Of Time (early 1930s), the Theater Guild On The Air, Blondie, The Fred Allen Show, and The Jack Benny Program.