Richard Karron

Richard Karron
Born
Richard Karant

(1934-04-11)April 11, 1934
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 2017(2017-03-01) (aged 82)
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor

Richard Karron (born Richard Karant; April 11, 1934 – March 1, 2017)[1][2] was an American actor and voice actor who was noted for his distinctive voice. He was known for his roles in History of the World: Part I, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas and Fatso.

Early life

Karron was born in The Bronx, New York, to Samuel and Gertrude Karant. He served in the Army in the Korean War for eight years and was an Honor Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After a career as a salesman, he then was discovered by Dustin Hoffman at 'Catch a Rising Star' in New York and started an acting career. Karron was in the entertainment industry including stage, television, and film and voice overs well into his late 60s and early 70s. He married his wife, Judy, in September 2001 and they later moved from New York to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, where he contributed to the community through Canines for Service and self-recovery programs.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane Pool Builder
1977 Roosevelt and Truman Richie Television film
1977 The World's Greatest Lover Bodyguard
1977 Mad Bull Yapopotsky, 'The Cave Man' Television film
1978 The One and Only The Elephant
1979 Young Guy Christian Junkman Television film
1979 A Pleasure Doing Business Scarpuchi
1980 Fatso Sonny
1980 The Further Adventures of Wally Brown Bruno Television film
1981 History of the World: Part I Prehistoric Man #2
1981 Pen 'n' Inc. Delivery Man Television film
1983 Dempsey Morgan Television film
1990 The Jackie Bison Show Larry J. Lizard Voice, television film
1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Mr. O'Bloat Voice, direct-to-video[3]
2000 Ready to Rumble Sanitation Guy
2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Bronto Crane Final film role

TV

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Baretta Malcolm Episode: "The Big Hand's on Trouble"
1975 Kojak Alley Oop Episode: "A Long Way from Times Square"
1976 The Blue Knight Herman Episode: "A Slight Case of Murder"
1977 Laverne & Shirley Robert A. Markland Episode: "The Robot Lawsuit"
1979 Starsky & Hutch Hammerlock Grange Episode: "The Golden Angel"
1982 Teachers Only Mr Pafko 8 episodes
1983 Laverne & Shirley The Ghost Episode: "The Ghost Story"
1983-84 Webster Maurice 8 episodes
1989 Growing Pains Philly Episode: "Paper Route"
1991 Pro Stars Voice
1992 Goof Troop Slick Voice, episode: "Counterfeit Goof"
1992 Bobby's World Voice, episode: "Swim by Me"
1991-1992 Darkwing Duck Joke Store Owner / A.F. Erret Voice, 2 episodes
1992 The Little Mermaid Ebb Voice, episode: "Beached"
1993 Bonkers Voice, episode: "In Toons We Trust"
1995 What-a-Mess Voice, 3 episodes
1994-1995 Weird Science Mr. Brinkman 2 episodes
1995 Timon & Pumbaa Herman / Eddie the Snake Voice, 2 episodes
1996 Quack Pack Doctor Voice, episode: "The Germinator"
1996 Pinky and the Brain Sweaty Pete Voice, episode: "The Pink Candidate"[3]
1997 Pacific Blue Episode: "Rave On"
1997 George and Leo Chief Big Heart Episode: "The Halloween Show"
1997 L.A. Heat Landlord Episode: "Captain Crimestopper"

References

  1. ^ "Richard Karron's Obituary". Wilmington Star-News. March 3, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  2. ^ Lentz, Harris (May 3, 2018). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017. McFarland. pp. 212–213. ISBN 978-1476633183 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Richard Karron (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 6, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.