Inspector Willoughby

Inspector Willoughby
First appearanceSalmon Yeggs (1958) (as Willoughby)
Rough and Tumbleweed (1961) (as Inspector Willoughby)
Last appearanceThe Case of the Elephant's Trunk (1965)
Created byWalter Lantz
Paul J. Smith
Voiced byDaws Butler (1958–1960)
Dallas McKennon (1959–1965)
In-universe information
AliasInspector Seward Willoughby
NicknameSecret Agent 6 7/8
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationSecret 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]

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Lehman, Christopher P. (9 October 2006). American Animated Cartoons of the Vietnam Era: A Study of Social Commentary in Films and Television Programs, 1961–1973. McFarland. ISBN 9780786451425. Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via Google Books.