Mel Blanc
Born May 30, 1908 (Age: 117)
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San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the "Golden Age of American animation" (and later for Hanna-Barbera television productions) as the voice of such well-known characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Speed Buggy, Captain Caveman, Heathcliff, Speedy Gonzales, Elmer Fudd and hundreds of others. Having earned the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Blanc is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. At the time of his death, it was estimated that 20 million people heard his voice every day.
Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and comedian.
Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros. during the "Golden Age of American animation" (and later for Hanna-Barbera television productions) as the voice of such well-known characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Woody Woodpecker, Barney Rubble, Mr. Spacely, Speed Buggy, Captain Caveman, Heathcliff, Speedy Gonzales, Elmer Fudd and hundreds of others. Having earned the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices,” Blanc is regarded as one of the most influential people in the voice-acting industry. At the time of his death, it was estimated that 20 million people heard his voice every day.
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Filmography
Tom & Jerry
2021
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as Tom / Jerry (archive sounds) (uncredited)
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Age: 112
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (archive footage)
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Age: 101
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
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as Gremlin Car (archive sound)
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Age: 95
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
2000
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as Puppy Dino (voice)
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Age: 91
Space Jam
1996
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as Daffy Duck on TV (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Age: 88
Cartoons Go To War
1996
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as Himself (archival footage)
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Age: 87
The Flintstones
1994
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as Dino (voice) (archive sound)
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Age: 85
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame
1991
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as Bugs Bunny / Tweety / Daffy Duck (voice)
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Age: 83
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster
1991
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as Bugs Bunny (Voice)
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Age: 82
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
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as Daffy Duck / Tweety / Bugs Bunny / Sylvester / Porky Pig (voice)
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Age: 80
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
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as Additional Voices (voice; uncredited)
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Age: 78
Howard the Duck
1986
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as Daffy Duck (voice) (archive sound)
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Age: 78
Saturday's the Place!
1984
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 76
Strange Brew
1983
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as Voice of Mr. McKenzie
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Age: 75
Ounce of Prevention
1982
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as Bugs Bunny (voice)
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Age: 74
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
1982
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as Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Yosemite Sam / Sylvester / Sylvester, Jr. / Speedy Gonzales / Tweety / Genie / Hassan / Big Bad Wolf / Beanstalk Giant / Elvis Gorilla / Stork (voice)
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Age: 74
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
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as Twiki (voice)
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Age: 70
Bugs Bunny in Space
1977
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as Bugs Bunny (voice)
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Age: 69
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
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as Sy
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Age: 62
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Hurts and Flowers
1969
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as Vocal effects
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Age: 60
Pickled Pink
1965
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as Drunk / Drunk's Wife (voice)
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Age: 56
Crow's Fete
1965
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as Crow
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Age: 56
Kiss Me, Stupid
1964
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as Dr. Sheldrake
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Age: 56
Bear Knuckles
1964
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as Braxton Bear
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Age: 56
Trouble Bruin
1964
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as Braxton Bear
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Age: 56
Bear Hug
1964
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as Braxton Bear
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Age: 55
The Three Stooges Scrapbook
1963
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as Christopher Columbus / Feather (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 55
Common Scents
1962
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as Skunk / Duck Hunter (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 53
About Time
1962
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as (voices) (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Snow White and the Three Stooges
1961
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as Quinto (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 53
The Last Hungry Cat
1961
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as Sylvester / Tweety (voice)
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Age: 53
What's My Lion?
1961
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as Rocky the Mountain Lion (voice)
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Age: 53
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
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as Holly's Drunk Visitor (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Daffy's Inn Trouble
1961
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as Daffy Duck / Porky Pig
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Age: 53
Prince Violent
1961
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as Bugs Bunny / Yosemite Sam / Elephant / Peasants / Guard (voice)
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Age: 53
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
1961
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as Speedy Gonzales / Sylvester / Mice (voice)
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Age: 53
Compressed Hare
1961
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as Bugs Bunny / Wile E. Coyote (voice)
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Age: 53
The Rebel Without Claws
1961
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as Sylvester / Tweety / Southern Colonel / Soldier (voice)
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Age: 53
A Scent of the Matterhorn
1961
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as Pepé Le Pew (voice)
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Age: 53
The Abominable Snow Rabbit
1961
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as Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Hugo the Abominable Snowman (voice)
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Age: 52
D' Fightin' Ones
1961
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as Sylvester / Bulldog (voice)
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Age: 52
Strangled Eggs
1961
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as Foghorn Leghorn / Henery Hawk (voice)
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Age: 52
The Mouse on 57th Street
1961
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as Mouse / Cops / Spiffany's Man / Muldoon (voice)
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Age: 52
Hoppy Daze
1961
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as Sylvester / Gruff Cat / Hippety Hopper (voice)
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Age: 52
Zip 'n Snort
1961
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as Wile E. Coyote (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 52
Cannery Woe
1961
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as Speedy Gonzales / Sylvester / Jose / Mayor Raton (voice)
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Age: 52
The Thread of Life
1960
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as Ship's Voice (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 52
People Are Bunny
1959
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as Daffy Duck / Bugs Bunny / TV Host (voice)
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Age: 51
Tweet Dreams
1959
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as Sylvester / Tweety / Dr. Milt Towne / Dog / Junior (voice)
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Age: 51
Unnatural History
1959
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as Rover (voice)
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Age: 51
A Witch's Tangled Hare
1959
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as Bugs Bunny / Sam Krubish (voice)
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Age: 51
A Broken Leghorn
1959
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as Foghorn Leghorn / Junior Rooster (voice)
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Age: 51
Bonanza Bunny
1959
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as Bugs Bunny / Blacque Jacque Shellacque (voice)
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Age: 51
Here Today, Gone Tamale
1959
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as Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester
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Age: 51
Cat's Paw
1959
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as Sylvester / Junior (voice)
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Age: 51
Wild and Woolly Hare
1959
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as Bugs/Sam/Cowboys/Injun Joe/Gambler/Old Timers (voice)
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Age: 51
Tweet and Lovely
1959
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as Sylvester / Tweety (voice)
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Age: 51
Mexicali Shmoes
1959
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as Speedy Gonzales / Jose (voice)
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Age: 51
Really Scent
1959
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as Pepe Le Pew
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Age: 51
Backwoods Bunny
1959
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as Bugs Bunny (voice)
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Age: 51
Apes of Wrath
1959
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as Stork / Bugs Bunny / Elvis Gorilla / Daffy Duck (voice)
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Age: 50
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
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as The Maxwell / Ed the Vault Guard (voice)
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Age: 50
Trick or Tweet
1959
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as Sylvester / Tweety (voice)
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Age: 50
Hare-abian Nights
1959
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as Bugs Bunny / Yosemite Sam (voice)
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Age: 50
China Jones
1959
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as Voice Characterizations (voice)
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Age: 50
Mouse-Placed Kitten
1959
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as Clyde / Junior (voice)
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Age: 50
Tweet and Sour
1956
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as Sylvester / Tweety (voice)
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Age: 47
Pappy's Puppy
1955
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as Sylvester / Stork / Butch / Doctor / Puppy (voice)
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Age: 47
Red Riding Hoodwinked
1955
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as Tweety / Sylvester / Big Bad Wolf (voice)
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Age: 47
Past Perfumance
1955
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as Pepe le Pew
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Age: 46
Lighthouse Mouse
1955
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as Sylvester / Lighthouse Keeper / Parrot (voice)
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Age: 46
Pests for Guests
1955
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as Goofy Gopher Mac / Furniture Salesman (voice)
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Age: 46
Feather Dusted
1955
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as Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
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Age: 46
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Hot Footlights
1945
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as Sneezes
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Age: 37
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Use Your Head
1945
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as Private McGillicuddy
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Age: 36
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Drinking Water
1945
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as Private McGillicuddy
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Age: 36
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Cleaning Mess Gear
1945
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as Private McGillicuddy
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Age: 36
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Personal Cleanliness
1945
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as Private McGillicuddy
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Age: 36
My Favorite Duck
1942
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as Daffy Duck / Porky Pig / Eagle / Baby Eagle (voice)
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Age: 34
Ding Dog Daddy
1942
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as
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Age: 34
A Tale of Two Kitties
1942
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as Catstello / Tweety (voice)
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Age: 34
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist
1942
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Daffy Duckaroo
1942
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as Daffy Duck / Little Beaver / Others (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Loan Stranger
1942
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as Woody Woodpecker (archive sound)
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Age: 34
The Sheepish Wolf
1942
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as Sam Sheepdog / Ralph Wolf (voice)
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Age: 34
The Hep Cat
1942
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as The Hep Cat / Rosebud
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Age: 34
The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall
1942
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as Dan Backslide / Telegraph Boy (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Impatient Patient
1942
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as Daffy Duck / Dr. Jerkyl / Intercom / Others (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Fox Pop
1942
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as Fox / Crow / Trapper / Dogs (voice)
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Age: 34
Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner
1942
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as Piano-Playing Narrator / Moth / Rochester (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Fresh Hare
1942
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Foney Fables
1942
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as Prince / Giant / Boy Who Cried Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Ducktators
1942
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as Hitler Duck / Hirohito Duck/ Other Voices (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
1942
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as Bugs Bunny / Little Buzzards (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Wacky Blackout
1942
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as Narrator / Various Animals (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Double Chaser
1942
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as Cat / Dog / Mouse Whistle (voice)
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Age: 34
Gopher Goofy
1942
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as Gophers, Farmer (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Ace in the Hole
1942
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as Woody Woodpecker (voice)
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Age: 34
Hold the Lion, Please
1942
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as Bugs Bunny/Monkey/Giraffe/Mrs. Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Nutty News
1942
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as Various (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Lights Fantastic
1942
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as Eye Test Announcer, Singing Clown, Bus Driver, Man With Cold
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Age: 33
The Wacky Wabbit
1942
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Daffy's Southern Exposure
1942
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as Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Dog Tired
1942
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as Hyena (voice)
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Age: 33
Horton Hatches the Egg
1942
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as Mouse / Hunters / Audience Member (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Saps in Chaps
1942
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as Vulture / Traveler / Cat / Villain / Horse (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Jungle Book
1942
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as Kaa (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Any Bonds Today?
1942
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as Bugs Bunny / Porky Pig (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
1942
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as Bugs Bunny / Telegram Boy / Delivery Man (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Crazy Cruise
1942
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as Voices
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Age: 33
Conrad the Sailor
1942
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as Daffy Duck
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Age: 33
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The Hungry Wolf
1942
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as Wolf (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Porky's Cafe
1942
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as Porky Pig / Conrad Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Who's Who in the Zoo
1942
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as Porky Pig / Animals (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Hollywood Matador
1942
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as Woody Woodpecker (archive sound)
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Age: 33
The Bird Came C.O.D.
1942
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as Conrad the Cat (voice)
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Age: 33
Porky's Pastry Pirates
1942
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as Porky Pig (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Aloha Hooey
1942
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as Sammy Seagull (voice)
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Age: 33
Hop, Skip and a Chump
1942
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as (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
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Clink! Clink! Another Drink
1942
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as Drunk
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Age: 33
The Field Mouse
1941
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as Grandpa (voice)
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Age: 33
Porky's Pooch
1941
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as Porky Pig / Rover / Sandy (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Wabbit Twouble
1941
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as Bugs Bunny / Big Chungus / Bear (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Pantry Panic
1941
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as Woody Woodpecker Laugh (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Cagey Canary
1941
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as Canary / Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Porky's Midnight Matinee
1941
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as Porky Pig (voice)
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Age: 33
Saddle Silly
1941
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as Pony Express Rider / Dispatcher (voice)
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Age: 33
How War Came
1941
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as Hitler
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Age: 33
Rookie Revue
1941
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as Drill Sergeant / Soldier / General (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Robinson Crusoe Jr.
1941
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as Porky Pig / Friday / Tortoise / Others (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
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The Crystal Gazer
1941
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as Zaza Raja the Mystic
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Age: 33
All This and Rabbit Stew
1941
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Notes to You
1941
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as Porky Pig / Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Henpecked Duck
1941
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as Porky Pig / Daffy Duck / Junior Duck (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
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The Merry Mouse Cafe
1941
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as Elmer / Mouse Announcer / Mouse (voice)
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Age: 33
The Screwdriver
1941
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as Woody Woodpecker / Motorcycle Cop
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Age: 33
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941
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as Porky Pig (voice)
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Age: 33
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Playing the Pied Piper
1941
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as Cat / Mouse (voice)
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Age: 33
Aviation Vacation
1941
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as Various (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Andy Panda's Pop
1941
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as Acme Roofing Company Man/Paddy Pelican(uncredited)
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Age: 33
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The Cuckoo I.Q.
1941
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as Radio Quiz Show Contestant (voice)
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Age: 33
Woody Woodpecker
1941
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as Woody Woodpecker / Dr. Horace N. Buggy / Voice #2 (voice)
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Age: 33
Salt Water Daffy
1941
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as Navy Captain / Sailors / Admiral (voice)
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Age: 33
Meet John Doughboy
1941
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as Porky Pig / Soldiers / Horse / Chicken / Spitter Plane / Rochester (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
The Heckling Hare
1941
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Hoola Boola
1941
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as Cannibals (voice)
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Age: 33
The Wacky Worm
1941
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as The Wacky Worm / Crow (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Porky's Prize Pony
1941
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as Porky Pig (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
1941
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as Bugs Bunny / Hiawatha (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
A Coy Decoy
1941
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as Porky Pig / Daffy Duck (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Hollywood Steps Out
1941
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as Jerry Colonna / Peter Lorre (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Farm Frolics
1941
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as Farm Dog / Grasshopper (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The Trial of Mr. Wolf
1941
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as Mr. Wolf / Judge / Attorney / Bird (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Porky's Preview
1941
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as Porky Pig (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm
1941
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as Various Animals (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Porky's Ant
1941
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as Porky Pig (voice)
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Age: 32
The Little Mole
1941
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as Professor Primrose Skunk, B.O. (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Hysterical Highspots in American History
1941
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as Crow's Nest Lookout / Christopher Columbus / Ponce De Leon / Pilgrims / Dog / Real Estate Salesman / Cat / Paul Revere / Minutemen / Robert Fulton / Old Man / Telegraph Operator / Thomas Edison / Recording Voice
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Age: 32
Goofy Groceries
1941
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as Crab / Jack Bunny / Chicken Pie / Dog / Gorilla / Black Boy / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
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There's Music In Your Hair
1941
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as Violinist
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Age: 32
Porky's Bear Facts
1941
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as Porky Pig/Bear/Cow/Dog/Mouse (voice)
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Age: 32
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
1941
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as Boat Captain / Mammy / Fighter One / Fighter Two / Various (voice)
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Age: 32
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The Carpenters
1941
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as Mr. Teewilliger, Clancy (voice)
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Age: 32
Tortoise Beats Hare
1941
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as Bugs Bunny / Cecil Turtle / Chester Turtle / Turtles (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
It Happened to Crusoe
1941
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as Robinson Crusoe (voice)
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Age: 32
Joe Glow, the Firefly
1941
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as Joe Glow (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The Cat's Tale
1941
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as Mouse / Cat / Dog (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The Way of All Pests
1941
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as Various Bugs (voice)
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Age: 32
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The Little Theatre
1941
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as Coo-Coo Bird / Pie (voice)
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Age: 32
The Haunted Mouse
1941
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as Cat (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The Crackpot Quail
1941
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as Quail (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
The Fighting 69½th
1941
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as Black Ant, Red Ant Captain, Black Ant General
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Age: 32
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The Streamlined Donkey
1941
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as Various
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Age: 32
Porky's Snooze Reel
1941
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as Porky Pig (voice)
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Age: 32
A Helping Paw
1941
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as Chester / Tobias the Dog
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Age: 32
Elmer's Pet Rabbit
1941
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as Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
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Goofy Roofer
1941
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as Andy's Dad (Voice)
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Age: 32
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The Land Of Fun
1941
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as Various
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Age: 32