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Dallas R. McKennon, the voice of Gumby, Archie and dozens of other animated characters, died Tuesday at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond. He had been living in the Raymond area for the past few years. McKennon, 89, moved to the area to be close to three of his daughters, who live in Pacific County. He provided extensive voiceover acting for nearly every major animation studio in Hollywood starting in the 1950s and continuing for the next 40 years. His daughter Barbara Porter of Raymond said McKennon was officially credited with more than 160 character voices, although he probably...

Dallas McKennon 1919-2009By dtemplar 07-14-2009, 11:26 PM Cartoon Brew reports that Dallas McKennon, the legendary voice of the claymation icon Gumby as well as the voice of Archie Andrews in the Archie cartoons for Filmation died today. He was 89. McKennon was a voice actor for several Disney films, including Lady & the Tramp, Mary Poppins, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmations, and Bedknobs & Broomsticks. He also voiced in Disneyland attractions such as Benjamin Franklin in EPCOT's American Adventure, and Zeke in the Country Bear Jamboree. He also played Cincinnatus in the live-action Daniel Boone series, and as a gas station...