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Walter Tetley

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For his entire adult life, Tetley had the voice and appearance of a preteen boy, which led to him largely taking voice roles for young boys. The exact cause was never confirmed – while co-star
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Walter would become familiar to a new generation as the voice of Sherman, the nerdy, freckled, bespectacled boy sidekick of time-traveling dog genius Mr. Peabody, in the
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for the rest of his life. He died at the age of 60 on September 4, 1975, having never fully recovered from his injuries. His interment was in
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co-star, Harold Peary, had made three albums for Capitol a decade earlier, telling children's stories Gildersleeve-style.
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The Moose That Roared – The story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a flying squirrel and a talking moose
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in the 1950s, providing an array of juvenile voices for the label's spoken-word and comedy albums, including
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The Moose That Roared: The Story of Jay Ward, Bill Scott, a Flying Squirrel, and a Talking Moose
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Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960
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in 1940, Tetley decided to stay in the Coast, working on several radio shows, including
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Tetley's foray into voices for theatrical cartoons began in 1936, as the voice of
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Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years
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In 1971, Tetley was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and used a
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The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia (n.d.). Miscellaneous Cartunes:
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In 1946, Tetley supplied the voice of the electric utility mascot
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In the late 1930s, he was often featured in Fred Allen's
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McFarland & Company, Inc. 687:(1944) – Call Boy 503:(1940) – Theodore 367:(1938) – Page Boy 16:American voice actor (1915–1975) 1151:Walter Lantz Productions people 879:(1959) – Sherman 407:(1939) – Pee Wee 391:(1938) – Newsboy 131:The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show 1048: 1022: 383:(1938) – Shifty 356: 351: 1: 915: 911:(1972) – Timmy 801:(1941) – Mouse 647:(1943) – Sammy 559:(1941) – Buddy 527:(1941) – Eddie 508:The Villain Still Pursued Her 412:You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 36: 763: 423:(1939) – Hank 248:Peabody's Improbable History 7: 805:The Painter and the Pointer 791:Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr. 10: 1167: 1136:Male actors from Manhattan 1131:American male radio actors 1126:American male voice actors 1007:DeLong, Thomas A. 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Manhattan
Los Angeles
child
radio
The Great Gildersleeve
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show
animated cartoons
commercials
Jay Ward
Bill Scott
Mr. Peabody
Felix the Cat
Van Beuren
Rainbow Parade
Andy Panda
Walter Lantz Productions
Universal Pictures
Reddy Kilowatt
Ashton B. Collins, Sr.
John Sutherland
Peabody's Improbable History
Jay Ward
The Bullwinkle Show
Capitol Records
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years
Rod Serling
The Zero Hour
The Loner
Allan Sherman

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