Search results
- Start with Captain Kangaroo
- Guest Shots: Comedies and Dramas
- Appearance at Bergen Pac
McCann, who was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens, worked on other kiddie shows, including “Captain Kangaroo” and “Rootie Kazootie,” before beginning his own show in the early 1960s. At around the same time, he was doing more sophisticated comedy, most notably on Vaughn Meader’s “The First Family” album, in 1962, which parodied the Kennedys. (...
McCann, who also appeared locally on WNEW (Channel 5), continued working steadily throughout the next four decades, appearing on such varied shows as “Columbo,” “Boston Legal,” “Knots Landing,” and “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.” His voice credits included roles on the animated series “DuckTales” “Fantastic Four,” “The Garfield Show” and many others....
McCann was active on Facebook and enjoyed interacting with fans, sharing memories of his 1960s television efforts and also promoting his many appearances. (He toured with comedian Tim Conway in 2011 and performed locally at Bergen PAC.) McCann played a mentally disabled mute in the drama “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” the 1968 adaptation of Carson...
- Columnist, Senior Writer
- 2 min
Charles John Thomas McCann (September 2, 1934 – April 8, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. His career spanned over 70 years. He was best known for his work in presenting children's television programming and animation, as well as his own program The Chuck McCann Show and he also ...
People also ask
What did Chuck McCann do for a living?
Who is Chuck McCann wife Elizabeth Fanning?
Who was Chuck McCann?
When was Chuck McCann's FunStuff on TV?
With no peanut gallery of kids on hand, Chuck played to his crew and kept them chuckling non-stop. Bobby and I remained unobtrusive in the darkened studio and tried to stifle our laughter as Chuck portrayed hawk-nosed Dick Tracy and the largest Little Orphan Annie you ever saw.
Apr 8, 2018 · His Little Orphan Annie — complete with big, blank white eyes (which he created by using a pair of coffee creamer containers) — was a classic.
Sep 15, 2012 · Consider how he created his famous Little Orphan Annie lookalike. “I was down in the cafeteria and I put the containers for the creamer in my eyes,” McCann said. McCann was also known for...
Apr 9, 2018 · When I was about 7, I was mesmerized by his zany characters, Little Orphan Annie, Dragonlady’s Mother, Dondi and Dick Tracy, among others; as he would read from the Sunday Funnies, as we...
