He was Mr Conductor on Shining Time Station for awhile.
“Hey boys and girls, do you know the seven words you
can’t say on television? Let’s find out!” (Naaw, just
kidding)
Was he a smoker or something? Voice def. got quite a bit raspy over the years.
As for those saying he’ll be going to you know where, I’m
reminded of a Steve Martin bit where he imagines being up at the gates of heaven, awaiting his judgement: “How many times did I take the Lord’s name in vain? Ewwwwwwwwwww...A million
and six? Jesus Chr—” (stops himself short)