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Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American film, television and voice actor, who had a career lasting over 50 years. [1] Career. Born near La Grande, Oregon, Mckennon served during World War II in the Army Signal Corps in Alaska. [2]
Jul 18, 2009 · Dallas McKennon, an exuberant character actor and voice actor who helped enliven Gumby, Archie Andrews, Buzz Buzzard and many other animated characters, has died. He was 89.
Jul 18, 2009 · Dallas McKennon, an exuberant character actor and voice actor who helped enliven Gumby, Archie Andrews, Buzz Buzzard and many other animated characters, has died. He was 89.
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Dallas Raymond "Dal" McKennon was an American actor with extensive work as a voice actor in a career that lasted for over 50 years. He was most famous for his role as the voice of Gumby in Art Clokey's stop-motion clay animation series franchise of the same name. He was also well-known for portraying the Crooked Man in the 1987 children's musical video Wee Sing: King Cole's Party, as well as voicing Wally Walrus in the Woody Woodpecker series.
McKennon performed many character voices for Disney. His distinctive voice can be heard in films, such as Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and the record album Donald Duck and His Friends.
He also did numerous voices for several Disney park attractions, such as the famous Big Thunder Mountain Railroad safety spiel ("Hang onto them hats an' glasses, cuz this here's the wildest ride in the wilderness!"), the laughing hyenas in It's a Small World (recycled from the crazy laugh of the Hyena in Lady and the Tramp and later reused in the 1979 horror film Tourist Trap, Jon Favreau's 2003 Christmas comedy film Elf, and as the original voice of Ripper Roo in the Crash Bandicoot video game franchise), Benjamin Franklin in Epcot's The American Adventure, and Zeke in Country Bear Jamboree.
Additionally, he played Charlie Cooney in the 1978 live-action film The Cat from Outer Space, as well as appeared on various Disneyland LPs.
1.Donald Duck and His Friends (1960, Record Album) - Voice Cast Listing at Voice Chasers. Voice Chasers. Archived from the original on Mar 26, 2012.
Jul 20, 2009 · Dallas McKennon, an exuberant character actor and voice actor who helped enliven Gumby, Archie Andrews, and many other animated characters, has died. He was 89.
Dallas Raymond McKennon (July 19, 1919 – July 14, 2009), sometimes credited as Dal McKennon, was an American film, television and voice actor, who had a career lasting over 50 years.
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]
