Daws Butler
Charles Dawson Butler (born November 16, 1916 in Toledo , Ohio , † May 18, 1988 in Culver City , California ) was an American animated film - voice actor , mostly for Hanna Barbera's films .
Life
Butler performed as a parodist after finishing school in Chicago . During World War II he served two years in the US Navy , where he met his future wife. After the war he moved to Hollywood , where he initially worked for the radio. In 1949 he made his television debut as a voice actor in a children's puppet show. In the 1950s he acted as a spokesperson for cartoons by Tex Avery and Walter Lantz , and Butler and Stan Freberg published numerous successful comedy albums on Capitol Records . From the late 1950s he began working with Hanna-Barbera, where he spoke, among other things, Huckleberry Hound in Hucky and his friends , Quick Draw McGraw in Quick and his friends and Yogi Bear . In the second season of the Flintstones , Butler stood in for Mel Blanc , who was out of action due to a car accident, and voiced his voice for Barney Rubble . In the 1980s, Butler offered voice acting workshops. Nancy Cartwright was one of his students . He died of a heart attack at the age of 71. He was survived by his four sons and his wife, who only died in 2018 at the age of 101.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Little Johnny Jet
- 1955: Crazy Mixed Up Pup
- 1955: The Legend of Rockabye Point
- 1958–1962: Hucky and Friends ( The Huckleberry Hound Show )
- 1959–1961: Quick and Friends ( The Quickdraw McGraw Show )
- 1960-1962: Yakky Doodle
- 1960–1965: Flintstones family ( The Flintstones )
- 1961–1962: Yogi Bear ( The Yogi Bear Show )
- 1962-1963: The Jetsons ( The Jetsons )
- 1964: Mary Poppins
- 1964: The Woody Woodpecker Show
- 1964-1965: Mister Magoo
- 1966: Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?)
- 1968: Wacky Races - Auto Racing Total ( Wacky Races )
- 1972: The crazy Holidays ( The Roman Holidays )
- 1974: Fenn - Hong Kong Phooey ( Hong Kong Phooey )
- 1985-1987: The Jetsons ( The Jetsons )
Awards
- 1984: Winsor McCay Award
Web links
- Daws Butler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Daws Butler in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Butler, Daws |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butler, Charles Dawson (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo , Ohio |
DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1988 |
Place of death | Culver City , California |