Dal McKennon

About Dal McKennon

Who is it?: Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day: July 19, 1919
Birth Place:  La Grande, Oregon, United States
Died On: July 14, 2009(2009-07-14) (aged 89)\nRaymond, Washington
Birth Sign: Leo
Other names: Dal McKennon Charles Farrington
Occupation: Actor, voice actor
Years active: 1942–1995
Spouse(s): Betty Warner (m. 1942; his death 2009)
Children: 8

Dal McKennon Net Worth

Dal McKennon was born on July 19, 1919 in  La Grande, Oregon, United States, is Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew. Dal McKennon was born on July 19, 1919 in La Grande, Oregon, USA as Raymond Dallas McKennon Jr. He was an actor, known for Lady and the Tramp (1955), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) and Gumby 1 (1995). He was married to Betty Warner. He died on July 14, 2009 in Raymond, Washington, USA.
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💰 Net worth: Under Review

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Biography/Timeline

1950

Born in La Grande, Oregon, McKennon's best-known roles were that of Gumby for Art Clokey, and Archie Andrews for Filmation's Archie series, and the primary voice of Buzz Buzzard in the Woody Woodpecker cartoons. In the early 1950s, McKennon created and hosted his own daily kids TV wraparound show, Space Funnies/Capt. Jet, which was seen weekday mornings on KNXT (KCBS) TV Ch. 2 in Hollywood, California. Space Funnies was the first Los Angeles-based kids show to air reruns of The Little Rascals and Laurel & Hardy Film Comedies. He was also the primary voice actor for the 1960 cartoon series Q.T. Hush. McKennon was also the voice of Hardy Boys sidekick Chet Morton in the 1969 animated mystery series.

2009

McKennon married his childhood sweetheart, Betty Warner, in Portland, Oregon in 1942. The marriage lasted until he died of natural causes on July 14, 2009, five days before his 90th birthday, at the Willapa Harbor Care Center in Raymond, Washington. The couple had six daughters and two sons. They lived in California until 1968, when they moved to Cannon Beach, Oregon, from where Dallas commuted for acting and voiceover roles.

2015

McKennon was an avid Oregon Trail Historian. He worked at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center giving instructional speeches and put together songs, stories and informational documents leading up the Oregon Trail's sesquicentennial (150th anniversary).