 Idelson's acting career began in 1931 on Chicago's WGN radio, when he played Skeezix on "Uncle Walt and Skeezix", a radio drama based on the "Gasoline Alley" comic strip.One year later he landed the role of Rush on the long-running "Vic and Sade", playing the role until he joined the U.S. Navy.After the war, his acting credits included radio and television versions of the daytime drama series "One Man's Family".