Inspector Willoughby | |
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First appearance | Salmon Yeggs (1958) (as Willoughby) Rough and Tumbleweed (1961) (as Inspector Willoughby) |
Last appearance | The Case of the Elephant's Trunk (1965) |
Created by | Walter Lantz Paul J. Smith |
Voiced by | Daws Butler (1958–1960) Dallas McKennon (1959–1965) |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Inspector Seward Willoughby |
Nickname | Secret Agent 6 7/8 |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Secret Agent |
Inspector Seward Willoughby is a cartoon character created by Walter Lantz and Paul J. Smith, named after the Hollywood avenue which runs alongside the building where Lantz's office was housed (at 861 Seward Street).[1]
Initially created as a recurring secondary character, Willoughby starred in his own series of shorts with him as a crime fighting secret agent. His cartoons were often shown on The Woody Woodpecker Show alongside Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy and Andy Panda.[2]