Captain Midnight - Major Characters

Major Characters

• Captain Midnight -- World War I aviator who leads the Secret Squadron, though he spends much time in the field actively contending with crime, espionage, and sabotage. Extremely skilled aviator with an ability to fly almost any aircraft superlatively. He is usually accompanied by a team consisting of three Secret Squadron members played by Ed Prentiss, Bill Bouchey and Paul Barnes with Prentiss playing the part the longest.
• Chuck Ramsay -- Captain Midnight's ward, a young man in his late teens or early twenties who is a Secret Squadron agent. Prior to the formation of the Secret Squadron, he shared adventures with his guardian. A member of Captain Midnight's usual team, he was played by Jules Getlin, Dolph Nelson, Billy Rose, Jack Bivans and Johnny Coons.
• Ichabod "Ikky" Mudd -- The Secret Squadron's Chief Mechanic. Mudd knew Captain Midnight briefly before the Secret Squadron was formed, and joined the Squadron shortly after it was formed. A member of Captain Midnight's usual team played by Hugh Studebaker, Sherman Marks and Art Hern, he was responsible for the development of the Code-O-Graph and also developed some weapons before and during World war II.
• Joyce Ryan -- A young woman in her late teens or early twenties who is a Secret Squadron agent. She was originally discovered as an amnesiac by Captain Midnight and Chuck Ramsay during a 1941 skirmish with the forces of Ivan Shark. She became a Secret Squadron member after several adventures with Captain Midnight, Chuck Ramsay, and Ichabod Mudd, replacing an earlier female companion named Patsy Donovan. Prior to World War II, she regained her memory and elected to remain in the Secret Squadron. A member of Captain Midnight's usual team, she was played by Marilou Neumayer and Angeline Orr.
• Agent Kelly, SS-11 -- Lyle William Kelly, a Secret Squadron agent who frequently accompanied Captain Midnight's usual team on their adventures. Kelly was Captain Midnight's usual contact to his superior, Major Barry Steele. Kelly was played by Olan Soule.
• Major Barry Steele -- U. S. Army Intelligence officer who was recalled from inactive duty as Captain Midnight's superior officer. Steele usually worked in the background but often provided the Secret Squadron with data and equipment. He often provided assignments for the Secret Squadron but left its administration to Captain Midnight.
• "Mr. Jones" -- Pseudonym used by the mysterious highly-placed government official who created the Secret Squadron and made Captain Midnight its commander, implicitly the President of the United States.
• Ivan Shark -- Ruthless criminal mastermind who developed a highly efficient mercenary organization. Shark often sold services of his organization to agents of foreign governments. Played by Boris Aplon, he was the default villain on the radio program, and although he was captured or thought killed many times, he always returned to plague the hero until, in the final episode, he was eaten by a polar bear while Captain Midnight watched from a plane overhead.
• Fury Shark -- Ivan Shark's devoted daughter and sadistic second in command in his organization. She frequently took command when Ivan Shark was unable to function (e.g., in prison). Highly intelligent, she always proved herself capable. She was played by Rene Rodier and Sharon Grainger.
• Gardo -- One of Ivan Shark's principal aides. Gardo was portrayed as being loyal, but relatively slow witted, and frequently the butt of Shark's wrath. Occasionally acted as Ivan Shark's pilot.
• Fang -- One of Ivan Shark's pre-war aides, Fang was an Oriental, who always addressed Shark as "Master." His presence vanished after World War II.
• The Barracuda -- Head of an extensive criminal organization similar to Ivan Shark's, but headquartered in the Orient. The Barracuda headed the Tiger Tong, a Chinese gang, and had his own private air force. Killed in 1942.
• Baron von Karp -- Nazi World War II villain with whom the Secret Squadron contended, first in the United States, then in occupied Europe.
• Admiral Himakito -- Japanese officer with whom the Secret Squadron contended in the Pacific theater during World War II.