Daws Butler

Daws Butler
Butler in 1976
Born
Charles Dawson Butler

(1916-11-16)November 16, 1916
DiedMay 18, 1988(1988-05-18) (aged 71)
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
Other namesDawes Butler
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1935–1988
Notable workHanna-Barbera
Spouse
Myrtis Martin
(m. 1943)
Children4
AwardsInkpot 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, Auggie 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.

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ "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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  3. ^ "OBITUARIES : Daws Butler; Voice of Well-Known Cartoon Characters". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1988.

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