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Dick Beals (1927–2012)

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Dick Beals provided the voice for the commercial character Speedy Alka-Seltzer and originated the voice of Gumby and the first Davey from the TV series "Davey and Goliath," As a child, he was too small to play sports so started cheerleading for his local high school at age 7. At Michigan State, he was a member of the cheerleading squad and earned his bachelor's degree in 1949... See full bio »

Born:

Richard Lee Beals
in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Vista, California, USA
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2004-2005 Duck Dodgers (TV series)
Baby-Faced Moonbeam
– Till Doom Do Us Part (2005) … Baby-Faced Moonbeam (voice)
– Talent Show a Go-Go/The Love of a Father (2004) … Baby-Faced Moonbeam (voice)
 
1996 Pinocchio's Revenge
Pinocchio (voice)
 
1996 The Bugs n' Daffy Show (TV series)
Various Characters (voice)
 
1995 That's Warner Bros.! (TV series)
Various Characters (voice)
 
1992-1993 The Addams Family (TV series)
N.J. Normanmeyer
– Camp Addams/Little Doll Lost/King of the Polycotton Blues (1993) … N.J. Normanmeyer (voice)
– Double O Honeymoon (1993) … N.J. Normanmeyer (voice)
– Sweetheart of a Brother (1993) … N.J. Normanmeyer (voice)
– Addams Family PTA (1992) … N.J. Normanmeyer (voice)
– Itt's Over (1992) … N.J. Normanmeyer (voice)
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1989 Garfield and Friends (TV series)
Roscoe
– Polecat Flats/U.S. Acres: Hogcules/Brain Boy (1989) … Roscoe (voice)
– Pros and Cons/U.S. Acres: Rooster Revenge/Lights! Camera! Garfield! (1989) (voice)
 
1987 DuckTales (TV series)
– Superdoo! (1987) (voice / as Richard Beals)
 
1987 The Puppetoon Movie
Speedy Alka-Seltzer (voice)
 
1962-1985 The Jetsons (TV series)
Arthur Spacely
– Elroy in Wonderland (1985) (voice)
– Elroy's TV Show (1962) … Arthur Spacely (voice)
– The Flying Suit (1962) (voice)
 
1983 The Biskitts (TV series)
Scat
– Turnaround Hound/A Dark and Stormy Knight (1983) … Scat (voice)
– The Swamp Monster/May the Best Biskitt Win (1983) … Scat (voice)
– The Moonpond/Fly Me to the Goon (1983) … Scat (voice)
– The Trojan Biskitt/Snatched from Scratch (1983) … Scat (voice)
– The Golden Biskitt/The Bone in the Stone (1983) … Scat (voice)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1983 Saturday Supercade (TV series)
– Episode #1.3 (1983) (voice)
 
1983 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Blib / Flan / Floog / …
– The Secret World of Og (1983) … Floog/Flub/Blib/Little Green Man #2/Og Boy (voice) (as Richard Beals)
– All the Money in the World (1983) … Flan
 
1979 Casper and the Angels (TV series) (voice)
 
1967 Jack and the Beanstalk (TV movie)
Jack (singing voice)
 
1967 Birdman (TV series)
Birdboy
– The Return of Vulturo (1967) … Birdboy (voice)
 
1966 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Tiny Tom
– The Trickster/Crack of Doom/The Human Dynamo (1966) … Tiny Tom (voice)
 
1966 Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles (TV series)
Buzz Conroy
 
1965 The Secret Squirrel Show (TV series)
Additional voices
 
1965 Roger Ramjet (TV series)
Yank/Dan (voice)
 
1964 The Flintstones (TV series)
Elf #1 / Kids / The Scouts
– Christmas Flintstone (1964) … Kids/Elf #1 (voice)
– Cave Scout Jamboree (1964) … The Scouts (voice)
 
1964 The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (TV series)
 
1961-1964 Davey and Goliath (TV series)
David 'Davey' Hansen
– A Diller, a Dollar (1964) … David 'Davey' Hansen (voice) (as Richard Beals)
– Bully Up a Tree (1964) … David 'Davey' Hansen (voice) (as Richard Beals)
– Editor in Chief (1964) … David 'Davey' Hansen (voice) (as Richard Beals)
– Good Neighbor (1964) … David 'Davey' Hansen (voice) (as Richard Beals)
– Happy Landing (1964) … David 'Davey' Hansen (voice) (as Richard Beals)
See all 39 episodes »
 
1963 The Funny Company (TV series)
Buzzer Bell / Shrinking Violet
– Confetti (1963) … Buzzer Bell/Shrinking Violet (voice)
– Electricity (1963) … Buzzer Bell/Shrinking Violet (voice)
– Keep Smiling (1963) … Buzzer Bell/Shrinking Violet (voice)
– Lighthouse (1963) … Buzzer Bell/Shrinking Violet (voice)
– Man in Space (1963) … Buzzer Bell/Shrinking Violet (voice)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1962-1967 The Gumby Show (TV series)
Additional voices / Gumby
 
1962 Adventures of the Road-Runner (short)
Ralph Phillips (voice)
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Rinaldo
– The Dummy (1960) … Rinaldo (as Richard Beals)
 
1957 Boyhood Daze (short)
Ralph Phillips (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957 The Snow Queen
The Prince (voice: English version)
 
1955 My Little Margie (TV series)
– Vern's Flying Saucer (1955)
 
1953 From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (short)
Ralph Phillips (voice) (uncredited)
 
1952 Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (TV series)
Bobby 'Butch' Moore
– The Kid Brother … Bobby 'Butch' Moore (as Richard Beals)
 
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1967 You're in Love, Charlie Brown (TV movie) (voice director)
 
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1967 Jack and the Beanstalk (TV movie) (performer: "Half Past April, and a Quarter to May", "A Tiny Bit of Faith", "It's Been Nice", "Stiffen Up That Upper Lip")
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1992) Author of his memoir, "Thing Big." See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Beals

Height:

4' 6" (1.37 m)
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Personal Quote:

I'm the voice of little babies to 15 year Olds. In cartoons, I have also been the voice of all kinds of animals--parrots, chipmunks, birds rabbits, you name it. See more »

Trivia:

Beals provided voices for both the characters "Yank" and "Dan" of the "American Eagles" troupe in the mid-1960s cartoon series Roger Ramjet. See more »

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