On This Date in Animated History: Legendary Voice Actor Daws Butler Passed Away - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-18-2010, 08:59 AM

Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Elroy Jetson), dies at 71

tv star collector · 05-18-2010, 10:09 AM

My all-time favorite voice actor, Daws Butler is sorely missed. So great was
his range that it took several actors to replace his many voices. Bill Hanna
nailed it when he said that if not for Daws there may have never even been
a Hanna-Barbera. Don Messick, Daws' friend and colleague for many years,
credited Daws with getting him his first cartoon job (at MGM); and Nancy
Cartwright ("Bart Simpson") was one of Daws' students in his voice acting
class. Daws is one of the most underrated actors in the business (and one
of the most modest). He always seemed to stand in the shadow of his more
famous contemporary, Mel Blanc. But Daws' many characters (Huckleberry Hound, Quick
Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss, Cap'n Crunch, to name a few) are
loved by millions. He is one of my childhood heroes and, although I never
met him, I miss him a lot.

catlover79 · 05-18-2010, 11:59 AM

Marvo301 · 05-18-2010, 05:51 PM

Daws Butler was one of the all time great cartoon actors. And he made a fabulous team with Don Messick with whom he often worked. (i.e. Don Messick was Boo Boo to Daws Butler's Yogi)

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05-18-2010, 08:59 AM	#1
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05-18-2010, 10:09 AM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	My all-time favorite voice actor, Daws Butler is sorely missed. So great was his range that it took several actors to replace his many voices. Bill Hanna nailed it when he said that if not for Daws there may have never even been a Hanna-Barbera. Don Messick, Daws' friend and colleague for many years, credited Daws with getting him his first cartoon job (at MGM); and Nancy Cartwright ("Bart Simpson") was one of Daws' students in his voice acting class. Daws is one of the most underrated actors in the business (and one of the most modest). He always seemed to stand in the shadow of his more famous contemporary, Mel Blanc. But Daws' many characters (Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss, Cap'n Crunch, to name a few) are loved by millions. He is one of my childhood heroes and, although I never met him, I miss him a lot.