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Cartoon voice actors from The Andy Griffith Show
From Mayberry to Bedrock!
The Andy Griffith Show launched hundreds of careers, including cartoon careers! Over on MeTV, we are celebrating the Month of Mayberry and all things Andy Griffith, so we decided to take a look at which Andy Griffith actors stepped into the world of voice acting. Some of them became prolific cartoon voice actors, while others were the voices behind your favorite cartoon commercial characters.
Hal Smith (Otis Campbell)
The man who played the town drunk was an accomplished voice actor, lending his voice to cartoons by Walter Lantz Productions, Hanna-Barbera, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. One of his first voice acting jobs was on The Huckleberry Hound Show, where he provided additional voices. He was also one of the later voice actors for Elmer Fudd. Another show he provided additional voices to was The Flintstones, which he worked on for 36 episodes, and was even the voice of Santa Claus. Playing Santa on The Flintstones led to Smith playing Santa in ten other Christmas specials. His most well-known voice acting role was Owl in the Winnie the Pooh franchise.
Howard McNear (Floyd the Barber)
Floyd the Barber also took a snip at voice-acting, playing the Doctor on The Flintstones for three episodes (The Split Personality, The Hypnotist, and Barney the Invisible). His voice acting career did not last long because McNear was getting more live-action roles and more airtime on Andy Griffith.
Hope Summers (Clara Edwards)
While Hope Summers did not appear in any cartoons, she stepped into the recording booth and lent her voice to one of the sweetest commercial characters around: Mrs. Butterworth!
Allan Melvin
Allan Melvin played many roles on Andy Griffith, like escaped prisoners, hotel detectives, and recruiting sergeants. He is most well-known as Sam from The Brady Bunch. In addition to his live-action career, he was also an accomplished voice actor in the cartoon world. Melvin's characters include Magilla Gorilla, Drooper (Banana Splits), Punkin' Puss, and, from The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, King Vultan and Thun the Lion Man.
Elinor Donahue (Ellie Walker)
Elinor Donahue appeared in three cartoons: She played Munsterella on Biker Mice from Mars and Queen Eleanora in The Legend of Prince Valiant. Her most widely recognized cartoon role was Mom on the Eek! The Cat series.
Ken Berry (Sam Jones)
Ken Berry provided additional voices for the animated series Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures and played Seymour Grey in The New Batman Adventures. He also voiced the titular character in the English-dubbed Swedish cartoon Peter-No-Tail.
Parley Baer (Mayor Roy Stoner)
Baer began his voice acting career in radio, where he appeared in programs like The Harold Peary Show and Granby's Green Acres. He voiced The Owl in The Gnome-Mobile, Christ Crosshaul in Disney's Paul Bunyan, and Cat in Man and Cat. Fun fact: he was also the voice of Ernie Keebler in the Keebler Elf cookie commercials from 1969 to 1997.
Jack Burns (Warren Ferguson)
Jack Burns has appeared in many cartoons, including The Simpsons, Animaniacs, and Darkwing Duck, but his most famous cartoon character was Ralph Kane, the crazy next-door neighbor on Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.
George Lindsey (Goober Pyle)
Yo, bet you didn't know that Goober Pyle was the voice behind characters in your favorite Disney movies. He played Lafayette in The Aristocats, Trigger the Vulture in Robin Hood, and Deadeye the Rabbit in The Rescuers. He also voiced the character Wolf in The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane.
Don Knotts (Barney Fife)
Don Knotts was in over 20 cartoons, including Inspector Gadget, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Garfield and Friends, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, and Johnny Bravo. One of his best cartoon roles was T.W. Turtle in the majorly underrated classic cartoon film Cats Don't Dance.
