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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977Fun with Dick and JanePool Builder
1977Roosevelt and TrumanRichieTelevision film
1977The World's Greatest LoverBodyguard
1977Mad BullYapopotsky, 'The Cave Man'Television film
1978The One and OnlyThe Elephant
1979Young Guy ChristianJunkmanTelevision film
1979A Pleasure Doing BusinessScarpuchi
1980FatsoSonny
1980The Further Adventures of Wally BrownBrunoTelevision film
1981History of the World: Part IPrehistoric Man #2
1981Pen 'n' Inc.Delivery ManTelevision film
1983DempseyMorganTelevision film
1990The Jackie Bison ShowLarry J. LizardVoice, television film
1998An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandMr. O'BloatVoice, direct-to-video[3]
2000Ready to RumbleSanitation Guy
2000The Flintstones in Viva Rock VegasBronto CraneFinal film role

TV

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975Baretta MalcolmEpisode: "The Big Hand's on Trouble"
1975KojakAlley OopEpisode: "A Long Way from Times Square"
1976The Blue KnightHermanEpisode: "A Slight Case of Murder"
1977Laverne & ShirleyRobert A. MarklandEpisode: "The Robot Lawsuit"
1979Starsky & HutchHammerlock GrangeEpisode: "The Golden Angel"
1982Teachers OnlyMr Pafko8 episodes
1983Laverne & ShirleyThe GhostEpisode: "The Ghost Story"
1983-84 WebsterMaurice8 episodes
1989Growing PainsPhillyEpisode: "Paper Route"
1991Pro StarsVoice
1992Goof TroopSlickVoice, episode: "Counterfeit Goof"
1992Bobby's World Voice, episode: "Swim by Me"
1991-1992Darkwing DuckJoke Store Owner / A.F. ErretVoice, 2 episodes
1992The Little MermaidEbbVoice, episode: "Beached"
1993BonkersVoice, episode: "In Toons We Trust"
1995What-a-MessVoice, 3 episodes
1994-1995Weird ScienceMr. Brinkman2 episodes
1995Timon & PumbaaHerman / Eddie the SnakeVoice, 2 episodes
1996Quack PackDoctorVoice, episode: "The Germinator"
1996Pinky and the BrainSweaty PeteVoice, episode: "The Pink Candidate"[3]
1997Pacific BlueEpisode: "Rave On"
1997George and LeoChief Big HeartEpisode: "The Halloween Show"
1997L.A. HeatLandlordEpisode: "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. 1 2 "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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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