Charlton Griffin

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Charlton Griffin is a voiceover actor and audiobook narrator, as well as owner of Audio Connoisseur, an audiobook publishing company. [1] He primarily records audiobooks of literary classics and is considered "the voice of Sherlock Holmes." [2] He has won four Earphone Awards and five Audie Awards.

Awards

YearTitleAuthorAwardResultRef.
2001Complete Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Vol. 1 (1899–1952) William Somerset Maugham Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics Winner [3] [4]
The Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham Earphones Award Winner [5]
The Short Stories of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1892) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Earphones Award Winner [6]
2003Complete Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Vol. II (1899–1952) William Somerset Maugham Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics Winner [7] [8]
Classic Chinese Short Stories, Vol. 1 Feng Menglong , Lin Yu Tang, P'u Sung-ling, et al. Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [7]
2004Classic Chinese Short Stories, Volume 2 Yuan Zhen , Lien Pu, Hsieh Liang, Mao Tun, Feng Meng-lung Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [9]
Hannibal (1958) Harold Lamb Audie Award for Autobiography or Memoir Finalist [9]
2005 The Twelve Caesars (121) Suetonius Audie Award for Autobiography or Memoir Finalist [10]
The Egyptian (1945) Mika Waltari Audie Award for Classics Finalist [10]
The Egyptian (1945) Mika Waltari Audie Award for Literary Fiction Finalist [10]
Complete Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Vol. III William Somerset Maugham Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [10]
2009 A Christmas Carol (1834) Charles Dickens Earphones Award Winner [11]
2010 A Christmas Carol (1834) Charles Dickens Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Finalist [12] [13]
A Christmas Carol (1834) Charles Dickens Audie Award for Classics Finalist [12] [13]
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes: Volume I (1812) Arthur Conan Doyle Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [12] [13]
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes: Volume I (1812) Arthur Conan Doyle Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [12] [13]
Great Expectations (1861) Charles Dickens Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Winner [12] [14] [15] [13]
Great Expectations (1861) Charles Dickens Audie Award for Classics Winner [12] [13]
2011The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes: Volume II Arthur Conan Doyle Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Finalist [16] [17]
The History of Rome, Vol. 1 Livy Audie Award for History or Biography Finalist [16] [17]
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) Charles Dickens Audie Award for Classics Finalist [16] [17]
2012The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes: Volume III (1812) Arthur Conan Doyle Earphones Award Winner [18]
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes: Volume III (1812) Arthur Conan Doyle Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Finalist [19]
2013 Dombey and Son (1848) Charles Dickens Audie Award for Classics Winner [20] [21]

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References

  1. ↑ Bauers, Sandy (2001-08-16). "Classic stories for the 'Connoisseur' make owner/narrator's dream real". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  2. ↑ "The Genius of Charlton Griffin: Audiobook Teacher". Eidos. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  3. ↑ "2001 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  4. ↑ Rosenblum, Trudi M. (2001-06-11). "Audie Awards Gala Lets Audiobook Stars Shine". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ↑ "THE SHORT STORIES OF WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM by William Somerset Maugham Read by Charlton Griffin | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  6. ↑ "THE SHORT STORIES OF ANTON PAVLOVICH CHEKHOV by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Read by Charlton Griffin | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  7. 1 2 "2003 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  8. ↑ "Audie Awards Given at APA Conference". Library Journal. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  9. 1 2 "2004 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2022-08-21. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "2005 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  11. ↑ "A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens Read by Charlton Griffin | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2010 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Audie Awards 2010". BookReporter. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  14. ↑ Sehgal, Parul (2010-05-26). "BookExpo America 2010: 'Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales' Takes Audie Honors". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  15. ↑ Mickelsen, Anna (2014-08-01). "Great Expectations". Library Journal . Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  16. 1 2 3 "2011 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  17. 1 2 3 "The Audie Awards 2011". BookReporter. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  18. ↑ "THE COMPLETE STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Charlton Griffin | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  19. ↑ "2012 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  20. ↑ "2013 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  21. ↑ "Awards: Ben Franklin and Audie Winners; Camões Prize for Literature". Shelf Awareness . 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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