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Daws Butler (November 16, 1916 - May 18, 1988)

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The Folks behind the Toons

Daws Butler

Ultra-prolific voice actor, Charles Dawson ‘Daws’ Butler was born on November 16, 1916, in Toledo, Ohio.  Butler showed a keen knack for vocal imitation early on yet was extremely shy.  Intent on overcoming his shyness and fear of public speaking, Butler entered into numerous ammeter impersonation contests and won nearly all of them.  He subsequently landed professional engagements at vaudeville theaters and soon thereafter became a member of the comedy troop The Three Short Waves; performing in theaters, on radio, and at nightclubs.

Butler served in the Navy during World War II. He met his wife-to-be, Myrtis, at a wartime function near Washington, D.C.  Following the war, Butler and his new bride moved to Los Angeles.  Cartoon director, Tex Avery, caught Butler’s act at a nightclub and hired him to do voice work at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.  His first performance was as the urbane and sophisticated Wolf in the zany short, Little Rural Riding Hood.

Butler would go on to have roles in numerous projects directed by Avery.  During this time he became friends with fellow voice actor, Don Messick.  In 1957, when MGM had closed down its animation unit, producers William Hanna and Joseph Barbera formed their own company, and Butler and Don Messick were quickly hired to provide voices for many of the characters created by the studio.  Among the dozens of iconic characters Bulter voiced include Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Wally Gator, Barney Rubble, Hokey Wolf, Snagglepuss, Mr. Jinks, Peter Potamus, Augie Doggie, the Funky Phantom and many others. 

Side gigs additionally involved Butler voicing the characters of Capt’n Crunch and Snap, Crackle and Pop in commercials for breakfast cereals.

Apart from specials and commercials, Butler was less prolific in the 1970s and 1980s.  Around this time he started a workshop for voice actors.  One of his students, Nancy Cartwright, would go on to voice the character of Lisa Simpson in the long-running animated series, The Simpsons.  

Bulter remained married to Myrtis until his death in 1988.  The couple had four sons.  Following Butler’s death, his former protege, Greg Burson, assumed voicing many of the characters originally voiced by Butler. 

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Jetsons RadioShack “gift cel” given out in conjunction with an ad campaign that featured the futuristic Hanna-Barbera family licensed to represent the tech retailer featured in every shopping mall.

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The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound Studio: Hanna-Barbera | USA, 1988

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