Dallas McKennon
American actor (1919–2009)
Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American actor. He had many roles as a voice actor in a career lasting over 50 years.[1] His best-known roles were that of Gumby for Art Clokey, Archie Andrews for Filmation's Archie series, and the main voice of Buzz Buzzard in the Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
Dallas McKennon | |
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| Born | Dallas Raymond McKennon July 19, 1919 |
| Died | July 14, 2009 (aged 89) Raymond, Washington, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean |
| Other names | Dal McKennon Charles Farrington |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1942–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Warner (m. 1942–2009; his death) |
| Children | 8 |
Filmography
changeLive-Action roles
change- Mystery Mansion - Sam
- The Cat from Outer Space - Farmer
- The Andersonville Trial - First Guard
- Hot Lead and Cold Feet - Saloon Man
- Tom Thumb - Con-Fu-Shon (voice)
- Daniel Boone - Cincinnatus
Animated roles
change- The Gumby Show - Gumby / Pokey / Prickle / Henry / Denali / Rodgy (re-dubbed voice)
- Space Funnies[2] - Captain Jet
- Walter Lantz series - Inspector Willoughby
- The Hardy Boys (1969 cartoon series) - Joe Hardy/Chubby Morton
- Archie cartoon series - Archie Andrews
- The Puppetoon Movie (1987) – Additional voices including the character Gumby.
- Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse cartoon series - Courageous Cat
- Q.T. Hush series - Q.T. Hush/Shamus
- Woody Woodpecker series - Buzz Buzzard
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin - Tintin / Professor Calculus
- Lady and the Tramp - Toughy, Pedro, Professor, Hyena
- Sleeping Beauty - The Owl
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Additional voices
- The Misadventures of Merlin Jones - Detective Hutchins
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Max
- The Adventures of Mark Twain - Jim Smiley
- Mary Poppins - Fox, Penguin #2, Hunting Horse, Merry-Go-Round Operator
- Tom and Jerry short, Cat and Dupli-cat - Falsetto
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Bear
- The Birds - Sam the Chef
- The Hall Of Presidents - Andrew Jackson
- The American Adventure - Benjamin Franklin
- Clambake - Gas station attendant
- Wee Sing: Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies - Narrator/Crooked old man
- Wee Sing: King Cole's Party - Crooked old man
- Gumby: The Movie - Gumby, Professor Kapp, Fatbuckle, Lucky Claybert, Nobuckle
- Omby Amby - Journey Back to Oz
- The Haunted Mansion - Deaf Old Man
Video games
change- Crash Bandicoot & Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Ripper Roo (laugh only)
- Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse - The Ghost (archive footage - uncredited)
References
change- ↑ Noland, Claire (1991-01-04). "Dallas McKennon dies at 89; actor gave voice to many animated characters". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ↑ www.veoh.com
Other websites
change- Dallas McKennon - Daily Telegraph obituary
- Dallas McKennon at Find a Grave
- Dallas McKennon on IMDb
- Dallas McKennon Archived 2018-12-08 at the Wayback Machine from The Observer (La Grande)