Daws Butler | |
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.jpg) Butler in 1976 | |
| Born | Charles Dawson Butler November 16, 1916 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 1988 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
| Other names | Dawes Butler |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1935–1988 |
| Notable work | Hanna-Barbera |
| Spouse |
Myrtis Martin (m. 1943) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1975)[1] |
Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988), professionally known as Daws Butler, was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company and the Walter Lantz cartoon studio. He originated the voices of many familiar Hanna-Barbera characters, including: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey, Augie Doggie, Loopy De Loop, Wally Gator, Snooper and Blabber, Dixie and Mr. Jinks, Hokey Wolf, Lippy the Lion, Elroy Jetson, Lambsy, Peter Potamus, The Funky Phantom and Hair Bear.[2][3] While at Walter Lantz, he did the voices of: Chilly Willy, Smedley, Maxie the Polar Bear, Gooney and Sam in the Maggie and Sam series.
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ "Daws Butler (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "OBITUARIES : Daws Butler; Voice of Well-Known Cartoon Characters". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1988.