Gus Wickie

Gus Wickie
Born
August Wicke

(1885-05-07)May 7, 1885
Barmen, German Empire (now the Federal Republic of Germany)
DiedJanuary 3, 1947(1947-01-03) (aged 61)
Belleville, New Jersey[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, stage actor, voice actor
Years active1916–1944[2]

August Wicke (May 7, 1885 – January 3, 1947), also known as Gus Wicke and Gus Wickie,[3] was an American bass singer, and stage and voice actor. He was one of the voices of Bluto in the animated series, Popeye the Sailor, by Fleischer Studios.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gerstein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gus Wicke at the Internet Broadway Database
  3. ^ Gould, Jack (February 13, 1938). "Notes and Reflections on the Night Clubs". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  4. ^ Grandinetti, Fred M. (July 29, 2004). Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1605-9.