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Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Acting

Born: June 2, 1915Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Walter Tetley (June 2, 1915 – September 4, 1975) was an American voice actor specializing in child impersonation during radio's classic era, with regular roles on The Great Gildersleeve and The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, as well as continuing as a voice-over artist in animated cartoons, commercials, and spoken-word record albums. He is perhaps best known as the voice of "Sherman" in the Jay Ward-Bill Scott Mr. Peabody TV cartoons. Walter Tetley's perennially adolescent voice was the result of a medical condition which arrested his development, preventing his voice from breaking into maturity as well as preventing his further physical growth. In 1971 Tetley was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He died in 1975 at age 60, having never fully recovered from his injuries. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For
Filmography
A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

Timmy (voice)

1972

Playful Pelican

Andy Panda (voice) (uncredited)

1948
There's Good Boos To-Night

There's Good Boos To-Night

Casper (voice) (uncredited)

1948
The Wacky Weed

The Wacky Weed

Andy Panda

1946
Apple Andy

Apple Andy

Andy Panda

1946

Reddy Made Magic

Reddy Kilowatt (voice) (uncredited)

1946
Molly and Me

Molly and Me

Grocery Delivery Boy

1945
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

Soldier (uncredited)

1944
The Lodger

The Lodger

1944
Mystery Broadcast

Mystery Broadcast

Page Boy (uncredited)

1943
The Gorilla Man

The Gorilla Man

Sammy

1943
Who Done It?

Who Done It?

'Shorty', a studio pageboy

1942
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

Red Cross Nurse Trainee (uncredited)

1942
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

Messenger Boy

1942
Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent

Newsboy (uncredited)

1942
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Cake Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1942
Broadway

Broadway

Western Union Messenger (uncredited)

1942
Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1941
Horror Island

Horror Island

Delivery Boy (uncredited)

1941
The Haunted Mouse

The Haunted Mouse

Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

1941
Let's Make Music

Let's Make Music

Eddie

1941
The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Telegram Boy (uncredited)

1940
Under Texas Skies

Under Texas Skies

Theodore

1940
Tom Brown's School Days

Tom Brown's School Days

Student

1940
My Son, My Son!

My Son, My Son!

Newsboy

1940
Emergency Squad

Emergency Squad

Matt

1940
Tower of London

Tower of London

Chimney Sweep

1939
First Love

First Love

Willie, Country Club Page

1939
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

Rocks Mulligan

1939
The Family Next Door

The Family Next Door

Boy

1939
The Spirit of Culver

The Spirit of Culver

Hank

1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)

1939
Boy Slaves

Boy Slaves

Pee Wee

1939
Prairie Moon

Prairie Moon

Clarence Nails Barton

1938
Lord Jeff

Lord Jeff

Tommy Thrums

1938
Clock Cleaners

Clock Cleaners

Stork (voice) (uncredited)

1937
Cupid Gets His Man

Cupid Gets His Man

Dan Cupid (voice)

1936
Bold King Cole

Bold King Cole

Felix the Cat (voice)

1936
Neptune Nonsense

Neptune Nonsense

Felix the Cat (voice)

1936
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

Felix the Cat (voice)

1936